The national Republican., 1867-05-29
Alexandria hffsirs.
The Hnzefke Of Monday saws:

RAILnoAD RECEIPTS. For the week endin,
on Saturday last, there were received here, over
the Orange and Alexandria railroad, $3.50 bush.
els Of corn, 1874 bushels Of wheat, 98 bushels Of
rye, 395 bushels Of oats, 255 barrels Of -four,
q, 900 feet Of lumber, 40 tons Of Barytss, and
1000 dozen eggs
Among the receipts Of freight at the depot Of
tho Loudoun and Hampshirs railroad, in this
city, for the week ending on Saturday last, were
1871 bushels Of corn and l80 barrels Of -four.
Among tho receipts Of freight at the Manassai
Gap railroad depot for the week ending last Sat
urday, were: Corn, II, 030 bushels; wheat, 2s.
bushels rye. 226 bushels; oats, lcs bushels
meal, 2lG bushels -four, Is barrels.
CRcUIr CoURr.-The case Of tho AleIandris
and Washington Railroad Company vs.. the Wash.
ington, Alexandria, and Georgetown Railroad
Company ct ais, being called, General r J.
Brent moved q continuance Of the case on the
ground Of injunctions having been granted pre-
venting defendants from prosecuting the case,
and the non-appearanco Of oomplainantS. Mr..
II. o. Claughton moved for q confirmation Of
Commissioner YeAtons report in the case In
favor Of his client, W. II. Fowls, for q judgmen,
Of $4,000. Tho court held the motions under
adyisemsnt
DoxArIOxs TO THE PooR IN TIE Souri,
Lewis Mckenzie, esq, has received since satur
day morning, to be forwarded through him L
the suffering people in the South, IA bushels o.
corn from Mr. Alfred Wright, Of Leesburg; p
bushels Of corn from Mr.. W. N. Berkeley, Of Lou
doun; and ~ bushels Of corn from Mr.. W. II
Benton, Of Fauquier.
FINE WooL.-Mr. T. N. DAWSON, Of Jensr
sonton, shows q sample Of wool from his pur,
Siesian eve Eiderdown, and offers, "if any wool
grower In Eastern Virginia will produce a fleece
Of this years growth from his own flock that
will excel II In fneness and style, to pay him
for the 1eecen
BASE BALL-The 6rst match.game Of base.
ball will be played on Friday morning at ter
o'clock. between the first nine Of the Potoma,
nino Of tho Pioneer Base Ball Club, Of this city
on the grounds Of the Pioneer, near colross.
DEDIcArIoS.-The Methodist Church Sout
at Warronton. Va, will bo dedicated next Sun
day, on which occasion Rev. Mr.. Munsey, ofthi
place, Is expected to preach thoro.
The Journal Of the samo date ,ays
ErFEcTs OF DRISK.-0ur police reports &c day
show another Of the results Of the habitual use
Of ardent spirits. Ono Of tho persons there men
toned was, fourteen months ago, possessed oi
property to the amount Of seven or eight thou.
sand dollars. All has been swallowed up In this
short space Of time, and the owner, after hard
months work as q seine .hauler on one Of the
down.riyer hshing shores, was, on Saturday, com
mitted to Jail for stealing ehiokenS.
A NOVEL ARREsr.-A gentleman from Wash
ington, formerly 4 resident Of this city, was aI
rested on tho steamboat wharf on Saturday last
and detained awhile at the jail, for debt con
tracted In this city thirty years ago. lie wa
arrested under the law requiring bail from non
residents, and was released upon filing prope
bond. But fow arrests Of this character hav,
been made of late years, but formerly they wsr
very common