Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-12

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ALEXANDRIA AND NICiNITY.-The Gazette of
Saturday, evening has the following items:
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al the TIayors Office, this morning was hut
siinly attended, and the rates at which the
sales were made We're consider. \ extremely
low. IL ~ ,.ardly be imG liz, that capitalists
could make better inve -tmenis than IN the Re. /
estate o. this city. A comforts ble two-s.ory
brick dwelling hou 2 ON the .outh side OF DI Ike
street, be;wen Wa'er and ULion. wa7 sold to
Capf~in James Wlnsor, for SEQ. TIL, J'ic',
store and dwelling On Royal street, ne n the
narAe:-fou-t, now occupied by DIR. Charlie
ETH as stove and tInware store. wps so,t TO
that gentle nan, for $500. Six sirtc,uths Of a
lot on the east side o. s.. a ,h street, betw = q
Prince and Duke, aUI II lot u.lOiuing il G the,
north Were ~old 10 Mr.. VIM. II. Mcknight, the
former for $50 aud he latter for $40. The 70
sales were made by John II. Parrot, Auc-
tionters.
NE 'srs. Grcen d Wise, real estate agents,
sold to-day by private sale a brick house aud
lot on w Olfe str Set, betwC en- Fairfax End Roy-
al. Belonging 10 the estate of Richard She ahy
10 M. Genzberger. Ior $500 cash.
EGnLTt jts.-The following named persons
TCsHi,Ir.I ais section Of he SITE have avail 4
diem. elves of the benefits OF the Daukrupt lay.
La opold Bendbeim IL. X. Brad haw, = ,mu
b -.ch. Gforre w. Harri5on, T.. +. White aud
George w. Harper, of Alexandra: X. E d.
VINE, J. III. .n0uLt, w. IL. Sry, >. r. 10 -ers
Mandiey Hamp aud Ab 'alom Riley, OF
Loudoun county; Il. Nj. Powell, O'cir NJ oore
anu Mst lin Maddux of Faif.Ix county John
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snu :. &. Lindsay, of fauquIer county.
NdsTOU Escd,,e.-A colored man, this morn
lug, before day, was di covered in the ward o :
Mr.. John Nightingilrs residence, on Wa,e-
5 rec near the tunnel, stealing elbS.gcs Il
pistol, b Willy loaded, was Gr:d at the thief
and he nfifowly escaped having a bullet
through hiI body. He jumped the fence and
made off oownthe HILL
Ei.1t.GcIt This excellent German Club has
RESUMED its winter evenings ent lr iinmen -
and Will CON- nue. them durIug the &C son. The
a.. ociatIon wa, latsly preseatrd by Nc. Dri.
fus with handsome u. 5. fig, for which he
reCsiys d thanks. All the meetings of the Elm
II. chit are well attended ana enjoyed.
Car al Nduioation.-It is said that Mr. T. til.
cart, OF Cumberland, will soon build several
c-nai bo-is to be propelled by steam, on a plan
which will prevent the abrasion of the canal
hanks, and whica will, if they are successful
lessen the cost Of transportation and expcdits
the pa age from the coal mines.
IBprOcement.-Mr. w. A Smoot. the owner of
the lot at the northeast corner Of Union and
Princess streets, Els1tOwn, contemplates erect
ing there large warehouse, and improving
the wharf property in front; and. as a prelimi-
nary move, had the civ surveyor there this
morning, laying off his lines.
Gun berIInd Codl.-The arrivals of DO Its from
Cumberland, by the canal, have considerably
incre led, and as vessels are scarce, in con Sc
queDce of the high freights paid at Philadel-
phia, IL is probable that a large accumulation
of coal will occur at the depots in this city.