The national Republican., 1867-07-26
Alexandria Affairs.


THE SCHOONER HELEN MAnR, Captain Jones,
from Norfolk on the 9th instant, with cargo Of
ll0, 900 shingles, consigned to Messrs. Smoot &
Perry, Of this city, sprung leak, filled and went
over on her beam ends when at the mouth Of the
Piankatapk. The schooner Belle II. Hull, Of
Brooklyn, bound up tho Chesapeake, rendered
what assistance was possible. She laid along.
cargo could be reached, and in the morning
righted and carried her into the river, where she
was g.oundtd, bailed out, and tho remaining
cargo taken on board Of Capt. DrisVol's vessel,
which changed her destination, loaded with wood
and shingles, and sailed for New York. About
35, 400 shingles were saved. There was no in.
surance. Tho schooner Helen Mari Is now
wreck in the Piankatank, without sails or rig.
ging.
BUSINESS Is likely to commence early this
season, as the crops, II is expected will be sent
to market sooner than usual. We are hopeful
Of q speedy revival Of trade In Alexandria.
Business Is no dullor here, in proportion to
population, 40 than II is in other Southern
and many Northern cities.
Company was held last evening In the rooms Of
the Old Dominion Base Ball Club, Capt. Jas. M.
Stuart, president, In the chair, and NJ. NJ.
Mclean, secretary pro tenn The Building
Committee " reported that they had contracted
with Messrs. W. NJ Ives 4 Co, Of Baltimore,
for frst.class truck, with hooks, ladders, crap
plings, TO-, &e., the same to bo delivered com.
plete by the lst Of October, 1857. A vote Of
thanks was rendered to tho agents Of insurance
companies, and to the citizens generally, and
particularly to Mr.. W. O Darlington, president
Of the Jefferson and James River Insurance
Companies for their liberal subscriptions. After
the transaction Of other business Of minor impor-
tance the meeting adjourned until the FIRST Fri
day in August.
A MEETING of the subscribers to the Virginia
Land Association Is to be held at tho rooms Of
tho Corn Exchange tomorrow morning at ten
O'Clock, when It Is expected an organization will
be effected. Besides tho very respectable sub
scription raised here, number Of gentlemen in
Washington and other places have become mem-
bers and others are expected to join. The asso-
citation bids fair to prove very successful,
Tue STEAMER WIsNIsMMEr, of the Potomac
Ferry Company, Is now lying in Prince street
dock undergoing repairs Her place on the ferry
is supplied for tho present by the steamer Mari
ner.
ALEXANDRIA News OF YEsTERDAY.-The
Journal of last evening contains the following;
A DREcroRr, to include the names Of oil bust.
ness men, in each town, shipping guide for In.
land town, and list of post towns, must be n
valuable acquisition to the counting. room. Such
a book, to include both Virginia and West Vir;;
Hlnlu, Is now DtlnB Bubtou tuc
agents, Mr. Johnston and assistant, are In the
city, at tho Mansion House, and will soon COM
mence an active canvass Of the city for subscri'
bers.
SEVERAL Of the prisoners confined in the county
jail recently, with view to the enlargement OF
their sphere of usefulness made u rope OF
blankets, and hid II In the chimney of one Of the
cells for future use. The fact some how leaked
out before the poor fellows did, and they were
deprived of the power OF making any more efforts
In the sane line, or with II.
The Virginia Land Company held a meeting
this morning lasting thirty minutes. Its trans
actions were not, as may DO imagined, of sur
passing Importance.
Tue MANSION House Is being repaired by III
owner and present proprietor, Mr., James Green.
Tho repairs are being made from the top story
downwards. 1t Is first class house, and should
bo patronized.
THE DmEoroRs Of the Orange and Alexandra
railroad were In session yesterday. The feast
billty Of incorporating that road with that of thu
Manassas Gap was one Of the topics under con
sideration.
SALES or GRAIN to-day were as follows: Corn
100 bushels white l,00I do. mixed yellow do
so bushels, at O6i wheat, 278 bushels, at So 40
red 600 bushels, $2.2b and 81 35j rye, IS bushels
81 20; rye 200 bushels at 6S cts for new, 10 cts
for old 1t will bo noticed that there Is u sligh
rise in corn, and corresponding fall In tn
| cereals,