Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-23
LOCAL NEWS.

FIREs-The alarm of fire about eleven clock
Saturday night was caused by the burning of
some rags, the curtain and window frame in
a house on the west side of Water street, be-
tween Prince and Duke, occupied by Mr. Hi
ram Webster The fire department was speed
lily on the ground but did not go to work, as
the flames had previously been extinguishd by
Mr.. George R. Shinn, who lives just opposite,
and who, on the first alarm, kicked open the
door Of the room in which the fire was burning,
knocked the watch dog, which made violent
attack upon him, in the head, and with buck
ct applied the requisite quantity of water. The
flames caught from an oil lamp.
Before the alarm created by the above NEIL
toned incident hadentirely subsidized, it was re-
newed by brilliant light seen in the direction
of Sheridan point, some miles below the city,
but persons from that neighborhood this morn
ing are ignorant of any fire that occurred there.
The alarm about six o'clock yesterday even
ing was caused by the burning of the chimney
of house on the corner of the alley on Princess
street, between Patrick and Henry, occupied by
colored people, which had caught fire from an
oil can, the contents of which had been ignited
while lamp was being filled from it near the
fire place
The alarm about two o'clock last night was
caused by the total destruction Of the framed
building on the southeast corner of Duke and
Henry streets, belonging to Mr.. William Greg
CORY, but occupied by Messrs. Horseman and
Wall, and known as the Railroad Restaurant.
The fire department prevented the spread OF
the flames beyond the building in which they
originated The house wasinsured for $400 with
G. X. Witmer& Co., and the contents for 5000
with Geo. Wise & Co.
While on the way to this last fire, Mr. Joseph
Young, the active an efficient engineer of the
Hydraulion steam engine was accidentally
thrust againsta projecting piece of his apparatus
and severely, though fortunately, it is thought,
not seriously injured.
Since the above was written it has been
ascertained that the light seen south of the city
on Saturday night last was caused by the burn
inc of a barn near Marshall Hall, in Maryland
PUBLIC Schools. The Female Department
of Gusts School was opened, to-day, in the old
female free school room, adjoining the Orphan
Asylum, under the charge of Miss Margaretta
Law, as principal. As there is but one room i'll
that house. the hall of the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company, south Fairfax street, near
Duke, has been rented for the second grade of
this department, which will be opened there,
under the charge of Miss Phoebe Littlefeld, as
soon as it is vacated by the present occupant.
The alteration at the Washington school house
being nearly completed the male department
of that school will be re-opened next Monday.
Mrs. Mary Ann Clements has been appointed
janitress for that building, and Mrs. Schuman
and Mrs Annie Garrett for the two divisions
of the female department of Gusts School The
opening of these schools will complete the Or
ganization of the public schools in the city,
which, for the present, will provide for primary
education only.
The District Boards of Arlington and Jcffer-
son Districts, in the county, arc, also, dlgent-
ly employed in organizing their system, and
schools were expected to be opened at Ball $
Cross Roads and Columbia School House, in
| the former district, this morning.
PRODUCE RECEIPTS. the freight re-
ceived here last week by the O., A. & NJ. K. H..
were corn 1858 bushels. wheat 5, l52 bushels,
rye % bushels, oats 8, 1874 bushels, beans bush
els, barley lG bushels, corn meal % bushels,
onions / 6 bushels, dried fruit l25 bushels, ear
corn 20 bushels, potatoes 25 bushels, mill feed
700 bushels, -four GAO Ibis, bacon 407 lbs,
lard bills, dressed poultry Is bbls., butter q
bills, vinegar bbls., dressed hogs 50, eggs
% bills, apples 26 bbls,, fresh beef 1854 lbs,
sumac 262 sacks, tallow bbl., hides "A bundles,
apple butter 6rkin, fowls coop, fur l0packs,
calves and COWS 90, brooms dozen, sheep
skins bales and 1SG skins, gensing | box,
pine lumber 10000 feet, walnut lumber roo
feet, and 9 car loads of cattle and sheep.
During the same period among the other
articles of freight received by the W. & 0. r.
r. we're wheat | CPS bushels, corn ], 72O bush
els, oats ia bushels buckwheat 81 bushels,
potatoes IA bags, -four ZIG bbls., butter bbls.
and kegs, eggs II bills, poultry 80 bbls and
boxes, fowls coops, calves 9, pork 9,4s3 lbs,
old copper 756 lbs, castings GOO lbs, brooms
80 dozen, and car load OF stock.
PROPERTY ALEs.-Twenty acres of land with
a dwelling house thereon situated on the Little
River turnpike, little beyond Padgetts toll
gate, belonging to the estate of the late john
H. Taylor was sold on Saturday last at Cats
tavern, West End, to Mr.. Rose d. Cats, tor
$1,000
! At the same time and place house and lot
lust this side of Padgett's toll gate, belonging
to the estate of the late James Coxen, was sold
to Mr.. R. +. Roberts, for $405.
The cottage dwelling house on South Wash,