Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-02

RECEIPTS By RAILROAD following are
the receipts by the O., A. & NJ. R. R. for this
week Corn 5, 100 bushels, wheat 1000 rye
35, oats |. 100, ear corn 565. corn meal 100,
onions GA, potatoes G2, mill offal 81, fax seed
10. dried fruit IS. chestnutS 20, wanuts 20.
turnps 5 -four SAG bblS, buckwheat -four -
bills, dressed hogs 279 walnut kernels IS lbs.
fresh beef 500 lbs. ground sumac 10. 800 lbs,
dressed poultry Is hbls and boxes, hay 249
bales eggs % bbs. and boxes, butter So bbls.
and boxes, tobacco boxes, game . boxes.
leather 10 rolls, lard 10 bbls. and hrkins, fur
packs hides Is bundles. brandy + bbS., apples
l23 bbls., fowls 10 coops, bacon 431 lbs. wool
sacks. vinegar bblS., spok es 10 bundles:
>umac 1876 sacks. axes q, Sundrles 81 boxes aud
bbls., tallow bbl.. trucks |, hardware , boxes,
dry goods box. bark II cord, furniture 80
packages and boxes. blooms fl, $50 lbs, wood
6 cord. cabbage 236 and bags: horses, NC. j..
rags III lbs, castings JAG lbs, machinery
pieces, sheep and calf skins 22I, iron aud bones
5.477 lbs, lumber 50 800 feet, oak lumber $50
feet empty casks 81. cattle / cars, sheep car.
cattle and sheep cars, stone cars. cross ties
t cars.
During the same time there were received by
the w. 90. r.. r.: Wheat | 1888 bushels. corn
S46, oats pa. rye 80, meal 80 flour III bb!S..
eggs bbS and boxes, poultry 50 bbIs. am!
boxes apples l04 bbls. and boxes, butter 2
bbls. and kegs cider casks and bblS., pork
l3.469 lbs., potatoes 20 bags, nuts $ bags dried
fruit 5 bags buckwheat bags, COWS 9, calves
Is, sheep 8, hay So bales, old iron, &c. LILO
lbs. shucks car load, wood II car loads, stock
car load, milk l2O gallons.
ASSAULTED on TIE IImnwAY.-Mr. Elliott.
who drives a milk wagon, while returning to
his home near the Theological Seminary. WAS
attacked, little after dark last night, on the
Little River Turnpike, about two miles from
this city, BY an unknown man, who without
warning, hurled a rock at his head The missile
fortunately struck the wagon bow and missed
its mark, and Mr.. Elliott jumped out and pre-
pared to defend himself with his whip. His as
sailant. however. who wore ii havcrsack filled
with stones, made such an assault upon him
that he was forced to beat Il retreat to the
house of Mr.. Studds, a short distance of, where
he procured gun, but by that time the high
wayman had jumped over fence, and escaped.
running towards the railroad track
CAPTURE OF a STEER Officer John Night
engi an active and efficient member Of the
police force, inspired by thoughts Of a promis-
ed reward by which ne NIGH exc out his scan
ty pay, yesterday evening in the LIST Ward
seized steer that had escaped from Il drove OF
cattle by the torctop aud though Knocked
down, run over, and tossed and pitched III every
direction by the Infatuated amina! succeeded al
ter long and arduous excrtions, and many hair
breadth escapes i'll lodging his captive III a
pen at West End.
CANAL CoMMERcE.-Dnring the mouth Of
November there arrived at this port by the
Alexandria canal 22I boats, bringing 800 bush
els of corn, tons Of furniture, lj9,O0O hoop
polls, %, 032 tons of coal; S6 perches of lime
stone, GO tons sand and SO cords OF wood. Dur
Ing the same period there were 222 departures.
carrying 72j sacks of SALT and 56S, 800 bricks.
Total arrivals tor the season LIB, and 2.2I6
departures.
TIE MARKET, this morning, Was supplied
with meats Of all kinds and poultry. Turkeys
lSa20 cts. per h. Butter 30a40c per ID. Eggs
10 cts. per Dozen There was good deal Of
game-partridg cs, rabbits, &c. Salt water
taylors and other fish were for sale at the fish
bnnnhn.