Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-10

For tho Middle States clear or partly cloudy
and warmer weather, souther!y 10 westerly
winds. and slight changes il barometer.
The FISHERIES. The Washington CORES
pondent Of the Baltimore Sun says:
mo regular supplies Of fab have yet arrived
ct the upper Potomsc fish whsrves. United
States Fish Commissioner Bai.c and Virginia
Stats Fish Commissioner Mcdonald both concur
in the view tho! there is no immediate prospect
Of such measures By Congress and The States OF
Maryland and Virginia as is needed to protect
The fisheries upon the Potomac f;orn being pois-
oned by gas ~aste, &C., and give fair chsrce
20 the shad planting which has been carried on
in the Potomac by tho United Ststes Commits
sion. Gas Superintendent HoZbury, at AleSsn.
dr:a, reported last April g plan to prevent the
escape Of gas house waste into the river, bU! no
seton has yet been taken upon it. Congress
appropriated SIS 0C0 to furnish tho fsh commits
sion with Gsh hatchins steamer. The steamer
to be built will accommodate all Tho hatchlD
machinery and tho 1oen to attend it. 1t will no!
expected LhsL The cod Matching which has been
carried on successfully a. Gloucester, Mass.,
the pss. winter, will profit by it. Prof Baird S
purpcEs is TO bring roy! winter twenty millions
or moro Of artjGciSlly Matched cod southwark
and place, them in the waters 8. the mouth OF
| Chess ocako bsy. Stray specimens OF tho Esh
have boon caught al along tie COST ss lar scuil
q. Virginia. Prof. Baird con:cmplstos series
Of cod fisheries much further south than anJ
now exist, snt will ma = , first experiment "a
Chesapeake bag. Should he experiment sue
caet, the Newfoundland cod fisheries will net be
| so important IS they arg now"
Tia first pair Ct chad of the scaS0r werd re-
coiyc; here yesterday, from Cap.a;a Jc:.y
! Robe, cant es present to leading physician.
! Some lew black bass sre being caught 10 the
clc3i, They arc about The SIZE G.! . large pc-ch
! ard sell Tor f;Cy cents per dC23n.
PERSONAL. -ii3 GezcrGcr Smith was ii tie
city Saturday. lockiog Is wei; AID cc:lgc - he
| was when re 80 ably :eprcscntcd tbs district
| in Cnnryrss, 10 the r0Gi: Old ti!ac3 tG!"rH tic
var.
Mr.. J. ~. L,ub;yt, OF 81. Loa:i, wh9 came
| on 10 attend tie !Nueral Of hi; lai, venerable
and esteemed mother, will return to ms Hcne,
in St. Louis to NGrro@.
Mr.. Geo. Davis 40 eli nrd hiehlg respected
c;tizAn Of A|cyanisia, died 10 Washington this
uoru;ag at the residence Of bis sou ia-laT, Dir.
Alorzo Mills. Mr. Davis was at one timo SD
perinerdert OF police Of this Gig.
City Treasurer, NJ. Z. Herlow, reusccd
home on Saturday from New Orlesos, whittier
nc has been On . short visit. lie was met at
the M,dlaod depot By Aldermen D1wnham
AID Strauss, Couucnaa Rec, Auditor Brock"
cit aud nun,hcf Ct othe: irieaGs and escorted
"a hi, ?omc. HE'S io;krg msch itoproved
b; his Zip.
NJ George Il. R2tiosoa, who's, illneas has
been heretofore po;'osd, has 20 much Improved
a. to be ahio to IGc ou:
Mr. Il. Il. Summers formerly OF iGia city,
but now Of Norfolk, is on VS.. 10 hit relatives
a1d friends here.
Rev. VI. Il. Graham, pastor Of tbs iietho-
dig. Er0tt slant chuich, iu this city, !ctt This
morning for the conlctclcc Of lbct church,
which meets 1t Gcntrcvil!e, Ma, Oh Wtdncs'
DAY.
YEsTERDAY.-;hc weather yesterday vas
bright, baluy sna so5ioglike, AID the streets
we're crowded all day. The Washineton
ferry boats did thriving business. bringing
aud carrying large numbers OF passengers on
every trip The various churches had uuusu-
ally large congregations Rev. DR.. Packard
preached at Grace Church 10 tho mcrDiSg, Eu.
no service was held there at night. Rev. {. r.
Stones rect, S. j., preached at St. Wary's
Clutch ir the noroiDg. Rev. VIM. Mcclure
preached at the NJ. e. Church South IL the
Iacruicg aai 10 tho N. +. Church at night
Rev. Mr. CoaEor, OF Baltimore, preached at
the NJ. L. Church in the morning srd 10 the
N. t. Church South at night. The other pull
pits w,rc Tiled By the resident pastors.
CONFESSION is reported ct WaTrcltoa
that John Williams, the alleged murderer g!
Mr. Howard HcilzciaT, has made a confession
to SOHO fellow prisoners, acknowledges his
participation 10 tho murder. lie asserts that
lie did not fire tho fatal shot. but stood bch!nd
scother nan named John kenDeg, WHO did
fire it. They afterwards divided the s2ol!S
The coo:at siou is, * is alleged, being suppress
cd, but, be shat So it may, kanney has been
airceted ard lodged 10 Jail. He denies all
Knowledge of the affair, end says that Nl!ana
is telling liss on hin,
RoBDERIEs.- Nurse, who lives on the
farm CT Mr.. VIM. Ar9cld, Just beyond Shooters
Hill, % the Lecsturg Pike, was robbed on Sat.
urdsy hight of number Of ctickcos, scnc
clohiux and small sum OF money.
The hen house of Mr.. George RlStoo. CT the
Back Lick Road, in Fairfax county, was also
entered OF Saturday night aud robbed OF about
twenty chickens. The farmers arc becoming
| restless at these chicken thclts and threaten
summary vengeance on any one they uHy catch
! engaged 10 them.
Police ITEMS. There have been only three
cases at the Mayors Office since Saturday.
John Callahan, for beiog druct CO tho street
was dismissed with reprlmsnd.
Ceorgcaupa Day, eo'ored, for being dunk
AID disordcrly, was Gued aud discharged.
Two youpg meu, fordiscEdcrlg condrc, we're
| iacd sna discharged.
! WASHINGTON HARBoR. Tho appropriation
! for the jnprogemeot OF the l'oionac river at
Wsshias!oo vas only $50, 900, which it is sup
posed will be applied 10 the dredging OF The
| Georpeto8n channel. which will probably DO
| filled up b. the first fall ireshct. No move has
yet bsea niate toward the permanent la4prove'
| maDt contemplated there.
The NARY WAsnINGToN.-fbe steamer
Nav Washington still lies idle. ut Der d0ca
in Washington. |. is understood thai nsTiies
have proposed .opIrcha5a her, AID also that
| several proposals for ctartelloe her. TO run ex'
cursiots during the summer moths. baFe oecn
received. ----------------
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.. Key. MI