Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-01

and hereafter information may always be had
at the Collectors Office in Georgetown and
| Cumberland: In order to insure more rcgu-
larity and to impart reliable information, parli-
cularly to Cumberland aud Georgetown, it will
| be the special duty Of the superintendent to
| telegraph from the nearest telegraph station to
| the collectors at Georgetown and Cumberland,
when from any cause navigation is suspended
on his DIVISION in which message he must state
occurrence, whether leak, break, sunl;ea boat,
or anything that makes it Necessary to draw of
the water. lie must also state the estimated
length OF time navigation will be stopped also
state place where obstruction occurs. No ex-
cuse will he taken for failure to comply with
| this order
JEWISH PASSOVER. The Passover season
commences with our lSraclite citizens on the
evening of the 9TH Of April aud continues on
| through the week the 9th aud 9TH being called
the first days of Passover the Sth, 9th, 10th
and lth the middle days. and the 18th and
18th the last days This is celebrated in COM
memnrtliun Of the great event narrated IN the
Bible when the Destroying Angel passed over
Egypt during the bondage Of the lSraellcs and
smotc all the first born, from the first born OF
Pharoah to the first born Of the beasts; but spur
I'M the first born OF all those who complied with
the order of the Almighty in striking their
door posts with the bloody hissop No heaven
bread is allowed in the household during the
continuance Of this season, and religious ser
vices arc held daily. The season ends on the
evening of Thursday, the 18th of April
CANNING ESTABLISHMENTS Clarkson, Smith
4 Co. have completed their arrangements Tor
commencing a fruit and vegetable canning cs-
Enlistment in this city during the appruach-
Ing season. Their operations will be conduc-
ted upon Il large scale and they have already
secured Il sufficient number of orders t" give
steady employment to the hands they have ell
ragged One order alone is for LOCO cans OF
tomatoes The merchants of this city and neigh
borhnul who have heretofore been III the habit
Of buying their canned goods i'll Baltimore, can
now obtain them here, and it is hoped they
will patruuiz. their home market.
RoIlIyG SrocK. On "Wednesday lust two
first cllSs locomotives for the Atlantic, Ohio
Mississippi Railroad, made 1T the Taunton
Works, Massachusetts,; yesterday. four hami-
some pasScngGr cars made at Wilmington,
Delaware, for the Alabama 4 Chattanooga
Railroad; and this morning two locomotives Tor
the Western and Atlantic Railroad, also made
at Taunton, passed through this city, via the
o. \. l. NJ r. r. \ large quantity Of roll
linz stock for Southern railroads has lately
passed through this city Oh that it could
all hc On,h in Alexandria
4. & ". X. II. CAsE.-ln the Supreme
Court of the United States, yesterday, IN the
case of james s. French, appellant, vs.. Samuel
NJ Shoemaker, the motion for Il superscdcas
and the motion to dismiss this appeal, We're
argued by Mr. f. T. Stanton, in support OF
the motion for superScdcas, and i'll opposition
to the motion to dismiss. and 10y MIR. George
". Brent and Mr.. r. IT, Merrck, in nrposi-
ton to the motion for superscdcas, and III
SUPPORT of the motion to dismiss. Decision re-
served,
.CuIEr JUSTICE" JOHN MAnsnALl.-ln
the Court of Appeals in Richmond yesterday: in
fine casc of the Commonwealth W. Chief JUS
tice John Marshall culored, (now serving 4
term in the city Jail under sentence tor assault
with intent to MAIN special policeman Rowlcs)
uuun an application to have the sentence set
aside. writ Of error was awarded not to
nnrrat, AS a s,im.rScde;ts this condition Will
prevent any suspension Of the sentence during
the trial of the application which, however,wll'
probably soon occur.
THE MARKET, this morning, WAS iutcricrcd
with hv the rain There was quite good sup
ply, however, of meats and vegetables We
have no change to notice in prices. Early vcge-
tables are becoming more abundant. The tSh
benches were we'll filed with different varieties
of fish. Mr. Shtcrat his stand had fine dis
play of lrautiul flowers.
TmE CHESAPEAKE pREsBYrEf will com
mrlr it's session in Lrrsburg "n "Wednesday
mxt--ScrviceS will cnlnmrllcr at the i're:i'y-
terrain Church on "Wednesday evening, ut
| o clock. About thirty ministers ana eluers atG
expected to he in attcndance--:a"mc. able and
DISTINGUISHED dvncs. - LrGsbmY WASH.
TuRoWN FROM lloRSE.--Ihc coored
groom of MIR. Edward Dangcrticd, while cxer-
ci<ing that gcntlcmans riding horse yesterday
evening. was thrown to the ground near the
intersection of King and st. Asaph Streets
\ crowd collected in consequence, but no dam
age had hecndonc.
Flour INSPECTOR REPORT Tile following
is the report of the -four Inspected in this city
during the quarter ending March 3lst,by l.. T.
Anthony. Inspector Family ,Hj2 bbls.; extra
a.Si,;; >upcrline I.l76; fine 1"G; lst mIddllngs
lSu ind .ln. II; rye lst 2G9; condemned II.
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