Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.

From TIE WATERING PLACES. From let
-ors received. it may be inferred that Alexan'
lria is pretty well represented, this summer at
tbc watering places in and ont of the State,and
,bo Alcxandrians seem to he enjoying them
.oIve, At Rawiey there i. according to Il
,,rrnspouient, IL colony Of home folks all
"prosperiug --llpt much galety butany amount
# real rnjoyment- beaux' scarce and the
..,,dirs' spout the name OF one OF the fuun-
,aips--as popular as ever. Several Alexan-
1rans at Allegheny, where - III hrs Tan tail
l,oks perfectly stunning, and THE bellies
law down in humble alteration whether to
the fan tail or its posSeSsor i, not stated, and,
- with his CLASSIC face and extensive ward
,,ln-al dozen pairs, at least, of Murray latest
!. creating sensations. Quuable to stand the
heat and dust Of the city and the confinement
incident to his lie, he has. He'd to the
mountains" having i'll view healtli and 'sfuture
h,npiuess \ few Aexandrians are ut the
White Sulphur, but in the brilliant blaze Of
fashion conglegatct there, their lights seem to
lr.dimmed; ---says ''irc take a back seat ina
nuict, coy corner and look and wonder. There
i great deal of real elegance here; some pref
* faces, IuulS JtpNtftt llCiiCSSCS, II lcN
gentlemen with "turnouts tight pants, Ma
noleonic moustaches and diamond pins-they
are the bcaux, and they 90 it, to our chagrln-
G,r Voc have no turnout only an incipient
moustache, no diamond, and only one white
vest and no swallow tail coat; to be out OF
the fashion is to be out Of the world. At Capon
Alexandria is represented by some OF the sedate
Of our population, who have gone to enjoy the
mountain air cat fit venlsOn ana mountain
mutton, with III occasional bear steak, and
regain some of their lost avolrdupolS. From all
accounts delightful place but not dull
some t;.Shionablcs-c eating delightful. At tue
Rockbrdge Alum, Baths, Hot, Sweet, Salt,
&c., scattered about like islands IN the Egcan
sea. there arc but comparatively lew VISITORS
mostly invads, seeking health--gonc to Ma
lures fountains to hubble the lnrlgoratlng
,lraughts that flow from the rocks and bubble
up from the earth to give health and strength
to the feeble and afflicted. Some have gone
to the Sea Shore to inhalc the soft, salt breezes
that blow in from ''old ocean, to dip in its
hriny waves, enjoy the aquatic sports, and luxu,
rate upon the products OF the vast deep.
At Cobb Island, out in the Atlantic, there
have been several Alexandraus -souc few yet
remain. No 'iashion' tlerc-tshing, gun
uing and bathing, rolling ten pins and playing
hii!iard>--are the notwithstanding all the time
and drinking between times. \ few AlcXan
,lrans have gone touring, some to Niagara,
Saratoga Long Branch, Canada, Cape May,
White Mountains, &c.-one is at "Naragan-
set wherever that is-somcwherc in little
Rhode Isand-whcre the mails are Irregular
but they are in for tirolic and gone sight see
ins, (which they are doing At Long Branch
they report Il reign of shUddy, with much
horse racing; at Saratoga falling off Of visi
tors, but great deal Of fashion and match
making more shoddy and brilliant equipages.
\ crowd at Niagara looking at the falls and
charged for the privilege, charged for asking
questions and charged for answering con
test going on between the Americans and Ca
nadans as to who shall get the last cent from
the unfortunate traveller. especially if it is
found out that one has L round trip ticket. The
visitors to the White Mountains are climbing
up the hill slowly, after being waited upon at
the foot by the prettieSt Of female waiter girls,
wearing shawls, overcoatS aud other wrappings,
aud holding on to trees &C.. to keep from be-
ing blown away-thcrmomrtcr little above
zerO-dellghttul to mplate-here IS and
still rising 1t is pleasant to know that Alex
audria is so well represented abroad. Old
"Plzarinctum' has its full quota-vcnerable
and vencrated spot-alwavs dear to the peo-
full outrageous understanding, lmpid
>trealns-scencry submc-cating unsurpaSs-
cd-drinking dclicious-food and drink fit
for the gods!-and the Spa where so many used
10 congregate-now but seldom visited-drowu-
ed by the laundering cataract that rushcs
through the tunnel under the canal, its presiding
,leitics have been scared away and with them
the visitors. 1t still runs iron water but Il
very few drops at timebut still it tricklcs
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MAYORS OFFICE. -George Dean, on COM
plant of William Dorsey, both colored, for dis
orderly conduct, was dismissed with an admo-
mtlon
john Beach, for di<ordcrly conduct was
dismissed with an admonition.
Sarah Myers colored, for disorderly conduct
was sent to the work house for 90 days.
Martha Woodbeck, for disorderly conduct
aud vagrancy, was committed to the work house
for So days.
NIGHT REPORT Night warm and cloudy
The door of the tin ware and stove store of
Mr. Enoeh Grimes, on King street, was found
open. -Four prisoners, but no dodgers, were at
the station house.
SNAKES. The killing of mocasin snake on
Washington street was mentioned a few days
ago. One morning since then Il snake of the
same species crawlcd out of log of wood that
wood sawyer was saving in the yard OF Il gen
tlcnlan residing on Cameron street, and short
time afterwards, while tho wife of the same gen
tlcman was arranging some fern that she had
purchased from = market man, she was very
much alarmed ut the sight of the head of
another of the same sort Of reptiles protruding
from the leaves she was handling it WASH t
Snaky morning either
CAMP MEErlNG.-Spccial trains will be run
tonight and every night during the continuance
OF the camp meeting at Falls Church to that
place. The Attendance there yesterday, though
not As large lis it WAS the dizzy before, WAS still
quite numerous and the exercises were of an
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