Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-01

of home, much improved in health, increased
in personal pulchritude, and exhilarated i'll
spirits We learn that there is good company
still at Rawley-favorite place with Alexan-
drians on account Of the water and its effects
upon people generally \ few Alexandrians
who had cougrcgatel at the Allegheny,
soon quit that delightful spot, the better
to make an exhibit Of their vast attire at
the White Sulphur where the tan tails, -
Swallow tails, long tails, short tails y,
''bob tails, and any and all other kinds OF
tails mostly congregate, but where q dozen
suits, displaying all the Establishments and ST.
perior qualities ofthe man are eclipsed by a
spanking pair, diamond pin and French
moustache Alexandria has been represented
at Saratoga and Newport, too. From the
| former place we have accounts OF much wealth
and display, fine eating and 4 good place tor
'syndcating Newport is described as de
lghtful place resort for the creme &c Ia creme
of northern aristocracy-ultra radlcallsm-
some shoddy and terrible display-a place where
the ladies ask the gentlemen to ride and sail
Niagara was visited frequcntly -everybody saw
the Falls from a different stand point s
Crane" they all say; some few went under
none over. Old Boreas drove the visitors to the
| White Mountain away soon, for while we were
sweltering down here, up there 1t was too cold
for comfort and the gentle zephyrS that fan the
top Of that elevation require stronger than
ropes to hold on by. Cape May, Atlantic city
and Cobb's Island were favored with the pres
! cnce of Alcxandrians who delight in aquatic
sports. and dislainng smaller fish went tor
the monsters of the deep and caught sharks.
Since their departure the sharks have had
undisputcd sway and no longer fear the fatal
hook. At ;'Narraganset pier which after a
search on the map is found to be sort Of APP
| pendage to Newport, on the other side, there
still lingcrs solitary soourncrtrom old Belle l1a-
ven At various of the lrglula watering places
there vet remain few, loath to give mp the
bracing air and health-reuewlng water but soon
they will all be ':home again.
TAXEs.--A correspondent from Alexandria
writes to the Washington Republican As fol-
lows :-'Therc is movement on foot which
if successfully carried ont, will have the effect
Of considerably decreasing the revenue of the
city. 1t is now contended that under the new
constitution OF the State all city laws for the
collection of license taxes are void. 1t certain
" was the intention Of the gentleman who
drew that section Of the constitution (Judge
Underwood to make the constitution exclude
all license taxes except upon such business as
liquor selling, junk stores, &c, rs it might be
deemed Of interest to tax as high as possible,
with 81 view to their Encouragement. The
license tax on express companies Is already dis
pued, and the Adams Company have pro-
cured temporary injunction to prevent the
ton of the right to levy the tax is decided by
the courts. The addition to the express
companies alluded to above. and heretofore
mentioned in the Gazette, some of hucksters
and butchers declared their intention to refuse
to pay license tax. but to-day almost all OF them
with one accord paid the required amnunt.
Coal TEssEIs-A letter from Georget own
SAYS :-''Thcre is Il great scarcity OF coal
schooners at the wharves just now. :Adrlccs
from New York, received to-day by one OF the
coal companies, are to the effect that large
fleet of light schoonrrs bound south has been
lying off Sandy Hook for nearly 4 weak, wait
inc for favorable winds Vessels are looked
for the latter part of the present week.
ScHool. PERMITS Up to three o clock this
afternoon, l3S permits had been granted for
Washington School 100 for Custis 81 for
Lee lOl for Peabody, the last named school
being now full
The colured people seem either not 10 know
how to get permits, or to be Indifferent about
it, for only i have been granted Tor Snowden
School and 5 for Halowell.
HuRr--A colored boy named Monroe John
son, employed at the wharf of the Potomac
Ferry Company in jumping from the steamer
CITY of Alexandria as she was starting out OF
her slip for Glymont last night, struck the
wharf with his head instead OF his iect, but
fortunately saved himself from going overheard.
LEASING OF FEE SsoNE POINT The fish,
ing shore known as Free Stone Point, belong
ing to Col. J. ". Fairfax and B. Robertson,
csos., WAS leased by public auction Yesterday
evening in front Of the Mansion House. by !.
d. Harrison, auctioncer, 10 Jacob u. fauncr
for five years at $ $50 per annun.
DEPOT OF TIE \. Il F. Il. R-It is under
stood that the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railroad Company have purchased the lot in
| rear of the property OF MIR. j. !. Emerson,
| upper end of Duke street. and will proceed in
| short time to the erection OF Il handsome de
| pot building thereon.
\ NUISANCE The noise and fuss made BY
the colored boys who nightly congregate ut the
cast end of the tunnel on Water street have
reached the nuisance stagc,tn the abatement of
which the attention of the police Is directed.
LEEsBURu ExcUsIoNGsrs "A party Offices
burg excursiouists will arrive here tomorrow
morning on their way to Fort Washington and
Mount Vernon. They will return to their
homes in the evening.
GAME-Reed birds are now very abundant
and are killed in large numbers. Fish are plen-
| ,itul, too, in the lower Potomac. Oysters are
now in season.
Local RreVities.
The schooner Rough and Ready. belonging
to Captain McCrackcn, which was sunk near
the lower shipyard some days since has been
raised and will be repaired. The schooner
Yellow Jacket is sunk in deep water between
the two shipyards.
But five per cent discount will be allowed on
Corporation tax bills paid between this date
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