Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-04

o clock but owing to the unfavorable weather
8 the attendance was not as large as usual Sew
eral new members were admitted however,
and the names of others proposed
Judge Gray of Falls Church. addressed the
Association on the advantages of this section of
Virginia, and showed how many it possessed
over the north and northwest in respect especi-
ally to the raising Of fruit.
Mr.. f. F.. Corbett, Of Arlington. introduced
the subject Of railroads, and after long dis
cussion, in which it was generally conceded that
this whole section of the State south Of the Po-
ington, has been and is still greatly retarded i'll
its rapid improvement by il lack Of local rail
road facilities Il committee was appointed to
investigate the subject Of the comparative ad-
vantages of the environs OF this and other cities
and report the result to the next meeting OF
the Association.
The Association took Il recess, and rcassem-
bled ut night, when there was general discus
sion on various topics connected with the OBJ
jects had in view by the Association, and at
late hour it nd iourncd to meet onthc LIST Monday
in May at > 0 clock p. H. at the Custom House
1t is gratifying to know that this newauxillary to
the growth and Improvement OF Alexandria
and the country contiguous, is prosperlng and
likely to do much good by attracting to the
State. ncu and means--t}lc two things needed.
CAVALRY CoMPANY.-Thc rev Cavalry
Company forming at West End, Fairfax coun-
ty, completed its organization yesterday evening
by the election of Frederick Il. Windsor, rs
CAPTAIN; b. NJ Smith, First Lieutenant;
Thomas 3. Addison, Second Lieutenant Ed
ward L. Daingerield, Third Lieutenant and
VI. d. Ball, Orderly Sergeant. The officers
were added to the committee to augment the
company and VI. d. Ball. b. NJ. Smith, A.
W. Chiffon and Edmund Burke We're appoint
ed i committee to draft Bylaws. The COM
pany Yesterday mustered torty-eiyht men and
it is confidently expected that by the meeting
which takes place on Monday evening next, at
Cats Tavern. there will be considerable adj
dition aud in short tune Fairfax county will
boast the finest volunteer cavalry company IN
the State or country
FISH. The arrivals of fish, from the lower
landings continue numerous for 80 early in the
season. about loo, 900 herring having reached
here this morning in two cargoes. While the
receipts continue comparatively large, the de-
mand for fresh fish has SO increased, and the
facilities for sending them into the interior are
now so great that prices are kept up and pack
ers find it difficult to enter the market at the
high figures now prevailing, and thus it Is that
wear bv wear sllted Potomac shad and herring
arc becoming more and more L luxury. \ few
sales of barreled herring are reported at 50 to
merchants. but if the season should prove
good one, and the arrivals continue to increase
there will doubtless be reduction in price: yet
the day for Cheap fish is, we fear, gone
TILE FRUIT CRop-Mr Richard Riggles, Jr.,
Of Fairfax Station writes to the Richmond
State Journal II find the frost of Tuesday
night last. was severe enough to finish the
formed flowers of the apricot, and as that fruit
vos nretty we'll advanced with Us, l fear a
failure of the crop in this section. Peaches,
especially in exposed situations plums dam
sons. ncctarines, pears and apples with us are
vet too little advanced in bud to give us any
f chance of Judging them, beyond hopeful
doubt of their chance to pull through many
repititions of Jack Frost's recent visit
9 ORDA1NED.-Col William Muntord was
e last week; ordained deacon i'll the Protestant
e Episcopal church at Wilmington, North
0 Carolina, The Rev. Thomas Atkinson,
: Bishop Of North Carolina, oficiatcd. Colonel
l Nunford is son of Colonel George Nythe
C Munford. He will 60 to Memphis as assistant
d to the Rev. Mr. Wheat, of st. James church
$ Of that city, father of Mr. Leo Wheat, Colonel
d Munford. was during the war for some time
d Jieuteuant Colonel of the 18th Virginia reg
ment.
TrlEaRApIC FAClLlTIEs-The Virginia 1cIe
y graph Company have opened Offices at ManaS
= SIS. Front Royal, The Plains, Slrasburg
u Woodstock and Edinburg. and it is cxpectcC
= that the line will lie completed to HARRISON
" burg by Saturday, and that that lmportan
point. together with those named, will thus b.
: brought into immediate Geographic communlca
: ton with Alexandria The office OF the com
Z panv in this city, is in the same building Will
Is the Southern Atlantic Telegraph Co., mex
g door to the Corn Exchange.
RIVER NEws.-There was another high tlu
A early this morning, the water coming up 100
it further than yesterday, but doing no damage
s. The steamer John Gibson, from New ork
lc arrived up last night, having been detained
e several hours by rough weather outside.
10 strong northwest wind has prevailed al
Is day, and there have been comparatively ley
it arrivals of vessels.
&c The steamer Arrow took quite large com
70 uary to Mount Vernon this morning
t. pRoprcE RECEIPTS By the Washington
lr OL;o Ra;lrond Cor the nast week among the n