Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-09
LOCAL NEWS.

III
WILD CATTLE Eight OF drove Of Texas
cattle, lately broughtin by Dir, F. r. Windsor,
escaped from their enclosure at Hayfed, q shor
distance below this city, last week, and are,
from all accounts, kicking up high inks in that
neighborhood-so great an alarm have they
created, indeed, that some persons are AFRAID to
leave their houses. On Saturday last, one, a
little more mad, perhaps, than the rest IN
vaded thepfemises of Mr.. John Collard, and
chased his son Samuel into the house, aud was
ouly prevented from following hun ny the
door, which, fortunately, was closed before he
reached it. The enragei animal however,
finding another door IN the house OPEN
rushed throughit, occa>ion!nE, n may well DC
imagined, the utmost Considerations among tHc
occupants. After his unsuccessful attack upon
young Mr.. Collard. the cnraeed beast seemed
as wild as the bulls to whose tails burning
faeeots were tied in classic tines, and Spying
Mrs. Fcnueghan, 4 lady residing near there AZ a
distance. he made directly ter her, anu Fhe
was only saved from instant death 10y jumping
behind Il large tee. As it wa, h' horns
reached her dress and tore It from her back
and he threw Jug that she was carrying INTO
an adjoining field H. then visited Cameron
Mill, ,hoye everybody out Of the watermelon
patch there, and had commenced to destroy
property When he wa shot ami III alb, q, before
he had committed any further damaEe than
the demolition of grinding stone. Tie was
shot hy Mr.. George Bessart, to whom he bad
been sold running by Mr.. Windsor, for s to.
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TUE ECLIPSE on Saturday cyculnr last, was
a most interesting sight, not only to- astrono'
merS, and the learned and scleotld', but to all
men. People everywhere looked At 1t with
eagerness The calculations previously made
as to the time and duration OF the oh>cuIatla0
of the sun were correct toa second, and tor
tunataly the evening was clear The darkness,
at the moment of the most observation, was
greater than W. had supposed II would have
been, and gea and lamps were used, in some
places for hort time.
We have never known smoked glass to hc IN
such request as it was on Saturday afternoon,
and the streets, windows, and other points OF
observation, were crowded with those who de-
sired to witness the eclipse.
PosToFFICE AFFAIRS. Establishments
Aqua Creek, Stafford county: NJ. II. Albcrgcr,
postmaster; on route from Washington 20
Richmond Hunters Mills, Fairfax county;
Mary &. BilcS, postmistrcsS; on route from
Alexandria to Hamilton Offices Discontinued
Durrcttsvillc, Richmond county; papers
should now go to Farnham. King George
Court House, King George county; papers
should now 60 to Comorn. Orlcan, Fauquicr
county papers should now go to Warrenton.
Broad Run, Loudoun county; papers should
now 20 to L2esburg.
DROWNED MAN FOUND. Ca Saturday the
body of man was found floating in the river
off Indian Head. and drawn to the shore,
where an inquest was held by the coroner OF
Charles county. The body bore evidence Of
probable foul treatment. It was recognized as
that of a man who had formerly been employed
as a miller at Occoquan, and subsequently en-
ployed on a wood boat, hui his name was un,
known. The remains were deccn,ly inferred
by Mr.. John Carver, at Indian Head.
The Coal TRADE. Sixteen thousand FIVE
hundred and sixty tons TT Nnmherltnd coal
were shipped lp,t week Irom 'r'F'eto@n, as
follow. Vtu,ril Coat t.m"ray 1000 tons
Borden Mining Company, 90: tons; Cnmo Der
land Coal and Icon Company, 2,1S1 the Cen
trail Company shipping over Ray dock a
new coal company, the "Maryand Coal Com
pauy Of Anegany county," is expected to pro
duce from their mines from ten to twelve hun
bred tons of coal daily 1t will increase the
coal trade by canal one fourth over The present
transportation. From this port last week the
American Coal Company shipped 300, and
}. Z. Agncw 3, 100 tons
YESTERDAY. y esterday was one OF The
quietest days ever experienced in the city. But
few of the churches were open, and the corgrc
cations ut these few were not unusually large,
with the exception, perhaps, of that collected at
St. Pauls Church, were the services ia the
absence Of the rector We're conducted ty the
Rev. Horace Stringi fellow. The rulpits OF all
the other churches open were occupied by The
resident clergy, except that OF Grace Church,
which was filled by the Rev. q. A. smith.
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A theft Detected. A pentCel lacking
young man went into the store ol MIR. John +.
Eyahs on king Ntroct: thIA morning, for The