Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-17

Local BREyITIEs. The Justices of the
Peace elect 10 the 3.d Ward have agreed
among themselves that their respective terms
Of Office shall be as toows: ". IL. May,
year; P. G. Unler, years, Sa muci Beach, 3
years.
Mr. Thomas Perry received this morning n
consignment of June app's and new potatoes
direct FROM Norfolk, which were readily d!a-
posed OF at the wharf
4 fight occurred among somr couicd ntu-
ple on the bridge at the upper end OF Fitt
street yesterday evening. An arrest wa' made
but i, proved to b, Of tic wrong man
Az an evidence that people are lag aud
| won't work even when that work Is light, 1t Is
mentioned that Mr. 8. G. Mlturn bad 10 pro-
cure the necessary labor for working his pot
terv from Baltimore. He couldn't even set
apprentices here.
| coal vessel bound cut is ashore on Fort
| Tobacco shoals.
Ali the fire plugs 10 the city have been ex-
.mincd. and the Is ouud out IT order have
been repaired.
4 6aht at the corner of Fairfax and Princess
streets this morning, between Two fancy uogs'
attracted II large crowd OF deeply Interested
spectators. nv.,
Tbo steome or John Gibson lett for New orE
in her regular trip this morning. Among Eel
Messengers was an excursion party composed
ot.ocntlemen Interested in the Merchants line
| 4 valuable mare belonging to MIR. Ccckeril
died last night Of the disease which has OF late
invaded this locality, and which now prevail
TO On alarming extent among the horses
A. fishing party OF six from this city spen
| Yesterday at the dyke 90 the opposite SIDE o
Hunting Greek. They carried with them 81
gallons of LIQUOR ard returned with uonr. va
, Of them, it is said, ate gallon and nall
: chowder.
fight occ urred yesterday evening anon
some colored people near The Bridge Pump !
= which one of the parties was pushed on IN
+ bridge and injured.
Z a man living in Lapher's 70" yeSterda
c evening, bid his wife and children good oSe
: telling them that he was golngAo XIII h''nse"
: n. then Jumped into the we'll OF q" 0'u ~
!. bonsc in that locality, but cra"icd out 'ntous
d drn drain that opcned On the siue OF III
,. near By, aud watched with delight The ei1or
n Of the large crowd which soon collected to Us
i him ont Of the water at the bottom CT the wei
y difficulty occurred at FishtoWn ycstcras
,e evening between two frequentels OF that plac
10 one OF whom had douched the other as ne Ii
4 asle,, with bucket lui of water.
d UPWARDS of sixty drum fish were caue'
- u;,b IN. hook aud line IF Piocy Point yfs
ID dow The fishing at the mouth OF the river
I'd ,cnorted to b. unusually excellent tins year
IN The report Of the special comm'sl"n ii
I'd ,o;,,.d 10 count the ballots cast IN the +
no Ward at the last ell. cticn was present cd TO
6, Hastings Court this morolog ACCORDING
he it MIR. Berkeley received sos, aud Mr.. Lama
u AL votes For Superintendent oil Gas "'
Hcwes received SOL. and Jacob RoSbury 8
votes For Constable 4. ?. Henry, co'ore
- received 493 votes and Samuel Je11els' % o.
Three boys stealing cherries were shoS az
the proprietor OF the land upon when III
were trespassing sn evening or two slhce' d
have not beeu up anybody cherry trees SID
collision occurred on the Little River tu'
n;te near town yesterday evening betWe.
e1- Jenny Lind wagon and wood cart. 81
IN uob;cles were upset but neither OF the drlV
l. hurt