Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.

SEVERE SrGRM-Thc storm Of Saturday
evening last, though not rs severe IN tins city
Us in the surrounding country, was accompanied
with some sharp lightning. one stroke OF which
shiyered Il stone pillar of the fence surrounding
the lot Of &. &. Smoot, in st. Paul'S Church
grave yard
At Manassas Junction the house Of Benz.
Merchant was struck BY lightning during the
storm, the chimney was dashed into fragments
and one side Of the house torn completely out.
The family of Mr. NJ, along with several
friends, about twelve in number, We're in the
house, but not one among the number was IN
iurcd
About two miles this side Of Manassas, the
telegraph wire was struck by lightning and
several poles We're torn up
In the ncig hbnrhood OF PiScataway, Prince
Georges county, Nd, hail fell with such force
that horses, cattle and sheep were killed, and
the corn much injured.
The storm in Washington WIS OF not long dil-
ration, but while il did last WIS severe, doing
considerable damage to the houses and trees IN
some sections ofGcorgctown. The schooner flo-
neer, Capt. I4othrop, from New York, at
the uprcr wharf of the Consolidated Coal
Company, had her nlainmaSt and nallt"pniaSl
shiycrcl by lightning Hail fell for i few nln-
utcs, ant, some damage WAS done.
Toys,-Nut many months ago Tor IN irritable
person, to start for i quiet walk on the streets,
his nerves would have been occasionally ur
strung hy :, harsh, grating sound, caused lhy
what the perpetrators tcrmrdl 4 rooster.
These infections We're bornc quietly. anal grad
ually this worst ofall toys died out, and it is
hoped never to be again revived during the
existence of the present generation, ut lc;lSt.
But it would appear that it WAS not intended
for man to 90 along without hrin@ worried hy
some invention dcr gued for Juvenile amlIsc-
mcnt; as the everlasting ''>iingS have again
been rugged up. and one l. now constantly III
dread Of being struck in the eyes or head by
the small missiles which the Youngsters hurl
from them Kite time, top time, marble time,
&C., are all very we'll in season, but deliver lis
from tn. ''mo:rrs and sings.
SWlNpLEES.--A man anu woman SWING
their names rs Mr., amt Mrs. ho'h;'S LOOK pos
session OF rooms ut the ""'ro'''2 mouse 81 '.'>'
Gregory. ON Prince street last Monday. Yes
terday they started out "''h inc ''''t''''',' ~
they stated ol @o''S /" '''u''''' '"' ','H
not yet re'urnco. o''''e 'i!o! '''' ~ HIS '''"
dlSco'crcd 'aa' uu'''! '"'',' S''S '','' ,''''''
seNta'' VI '''' ''''' - =,
IL IT. w :. l,s,.rIod -, ,f n,rGi,n,
ha;nh+ will, sandy. L,;r , lone rooter and red
anl ,ror, . fall ,h;,o L,t and ordinary
cloth;nm-tbc w,mnu ism tall brumtt. looking
,""'a.l; i;,.a C;,,.,.. ,,or. c;tb.r, vollow
',on'' INV - UfI .:,,
dress rImed with hIack OF p'cN ''''SS t'''''
med with yellow and processes |" '' /
fortune teller.
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FlGur. A large crowd was attracted ycstcr
oo,.,,,;,n T., ,bo intersection of kim and
10y .,:., ,,,,n,l ,n,r,
Union streets, ny Il h9"' WHICH ''''''Iu ,''',
Orl,nda Evans, in which the latter WAS Scrcrly
h,,ton I[;ll :, ono or tbc first colored men
who voted the Conservative ticket at the last
election in this city, and has consequent! m
Cured the hatred OF nearly all ms race lie
was set upon yesterday by Il crowd Of coI"red
men from Washington and this place and at
temntcd TO get away from them, but finding
that imnossible. and bcinv promised Il fair fight
Nv some white people who were standing by, he
nitched into Eyansanl gave him Il good thrash
;nw
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following Appointments for public school cXaml-
nations, viz:
Tuesday eth inst, ga. m. CustS School,
white male) llarl"w'S Building, corner OF
Royal and Cameron i! NrS'rS' 'i"i'N''S anu