Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-23

and Manassas Railroad Tor this week Corn
| 500 bushels, wheat 666 bushels, rye Is, oats
3555, corn meal 2GO, mill ofal 100 potatoes 10,
onions 5, beans &, clover seed %, -four 40g
bbls, dressed fruit -, butter "A bh|s. and FIR
kius eggs 90 bbls and boxes, dressed poultry Il
bills, lard bbls. and firkius, cheese box, to
baccn - boxes, apples 10 bbs.: eathcr24 rolls,
bacon 1913 lbs, ground sumac 9l2 sacks, fur
packs, rye -four, 6 hbls., lime 100 hbls.,
dressed hogs >, hay 10 bales, feathers ] sack,
talow bblS, whiSkey bbl; pig iron 100,
$50 lbs, brooms , bundles, cabbage p bags,
fowls ) coops, iacs 20 bundles, horses B. sheep
skins bales and SKINS sumac sack, COWS
aud calves Is, wood II cords, castings | box
and pieces, plows 9, country chairs I, rags
400 lbs. old iron 1928 lbs, lumber $4,000
feet, oak lumber $50 feet, horses car, cattle T.
ears hogs | car, cattle and sheep car, horses
and mules | car
During the week the receipts BY the W. 4
Q. r. II. were as follws Wheat Clio bushels,
corn IA, oats St, meal 20, fourS2 bblS., but
ter !. apples II, brandy !, poultry II bbls. and
boxes, eggs 80 bbs and boxes; calves and
sheep -. pork 22,4lG lbs cloth ) bales, dried
fruit - lbls., potatoes bbls, hides ) bundles.
wood car leads, milk l05 gallons.
LECTURES. DR.. A. Crane, of New Orleans,
the celebrated Scientist, who has travelled
nearly the whole world over, has arrived in
this city, and is stopping at the Mansion House.
He proposes to give few lectures during the
coming week upon scientific subjects, includ
ing the relation of science to religion, and
its conformation of the truthcS Of religion, as
we'll as upon his travels in the Holy Land
Syria, &C., &c The DR.. was one OF the
members of that party who visited the Holy
Land in the summer OF 1857, OF which Mark
Twain (Mr. Clcmens) was one, and during
which trip the material and facts, upon which
the book ''InnocentS Abroad was based. were
gathered. Ii arrangements can be made the
Doctor will address the Sunday Schools OF TIN.
city to morrow afternoon, upon his travels III
the Holy Land
BALL. The second annual ball for The bone.
lit of the German school will be given at llar-
monte Hall on the evening OF Monday next:
10Th inst All the necessary arrangements
have been completed, Il large uulIber OF tickets
have already been disposed of.and an delightful
evening will be enjoyed 'y all who attend.
MARINE ACCIDENT The schooner Robert
j. Washington, Captain Carroll, which arrived
here last night from Machoduck Creek, With a
cargo of corn consigned to Mr. Thomas Perry,
encountered a heavy squal off Swan Point on
"Wednesday last. and had to throw her deck
o;id overheard.
FATAL ACCIDENT "A deck hand on the
mail boat k"yport, named Hugh Murphy.whlle
cunning near the wharf at Aqua Creek ycster-
day, accidentally shot and killed 4 colnred Scul-
lion belonging to the steamer who had accom-
panied hun.
FAREWELL SERMON --Rcv. b. t. Benson,
whose acceptable pastoratc of the Methodist
Protestant Church, in this city. has Just closed,
will preach his farewell sermon To his congrc'
cation tomorrow morning.
APPOINTMENT james Butler the MY Int
Waterman at the Molmt Vernon Cotton factory
has been appointed keeper Of the Us. soldier 5
cemetery at Arlington
DEATH or Con DurGLAsS Colonel Charles
Douglass. wcll-known and highly respected
eiizcn o! l.olIdoun county. died IN i.rcSburs at
IN early hour this morning.
DEATH At THE AIMS lloUsE. An old man
named Michael Burke, for u long time past
an inmate of the Aims House, died there day
or two since.
ANOTHER SNuw-Ihcrc WAS still another
fall of snow from eight to half past eleven
0 clock last night, but it had nearly all melted
by morning.
Personal. Mr.. Faycttc McMniIcn was in
this city this morning but did not address the
members Of the Commercial Exchange as he
had anticipated.
The Market We have no change to note
in prices since. last week. The supply OF
meats is good Butter is scarce ut 3ja4oc Eggs
IS cents. Cabbage scarce and very high.
Exs~ There Will be preaching at Roberts Chap
el tomorrow morning ut IL O'Clock, by the
pastor, and in the evening, at - clock, by the
Presiding Elder, Rev. }. H. Briel.
n5~AckxowLEpGEM ExTs. The Relief Com
millce of The l. NJ. &. ~, gratefully acknow-
edge the receipt Of the following donations since
report of the 10th: So from Mrs. H.; 81 from
Mrs. b; s. from Mrs. F.; ham from Mrs. B.,
and bundle of clothing from Mrs. ID.
mss- FIRST WARD RErrnLIcANS.-A meeting
the Republicans of the First Ward will be
held in the colored Odd Fellows hall, south Co
lllmDllS street, on NolhaS cFcl.HS HtAI, ~ ~
o clock, for the purpose OF app"in ing delegates
to the County Convention. NH &-2t
A LENANDRIA LIBRARY.
Subscribers to the Alexandria Library are
hereby notified that their subscriptions expire
on the Isl pr"xilno
Upon the payment Of three dollars to the I'M
ders sned, permits viii be issued Tor me ensuing
vnor l.. s. LEADBEATER,
NH 23-lw Treasurer.
ItOlT NTRI B BACON.
10. 600 pounds choice COUNTRY BACON,
Hams, Sides and Shoulders, for sale low 10y
SHIN y & CO,
nh % Is Union street
ECEI ED THIS DAY, ~ hhds prime
LIZ BACON, Shoulders and Sides; - t'ercGs
Cnnrtc 4 Jenkins Sugar-cured Hams : hhds
Sugar. cured Shoulders, and 4boxes Sugar-curcu
Breasts ror sale by nm,