Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-10
Local Brcyities.

Dome QceQtu repairs w - lloi stiCcl, toItit
Of Cameron are being made.
Mosquitoes still prevail, the weather no. b g.
ing cool enough to kill them OH.
With the appearance of frost the chill Is and
ievers are, to some extent diminishing.
This is the regular night in CO urse for the
sm-nlonthly meeting OF the City Council.
There continue to be heavy transportation
of cattle from the Southwest over the o., A. O.
NJ. K. K.
"A very heavy fog prevailed this morning
which, for some hours, impeded navigation on
the river.
"A number of our citizens are visiting Balti-
more to witness the proceedings of the Episcopal
Convention there.
The meeting Of the Workingmen's Party, to
have been held tonight, has been postponed I'M
til tomorrow mig ht.
Alexandria has two places wood yards
where sawed and split wood is prepared, by the
aid of steam power, for family use.
The Radical County Convention meets to-
morrow morning at ~ o'clock, at the Z. ).
Court room, over the Custom House.
A gentleman residing here had a few days
ago, an order from Florida for some work t" TO
made and forwarded to that State.
DR. J. NJ Buckley, formerly Assistant At
tarney General Of the T. 5, IS to lecture tor tho
benefit of tho Alexandria Night School.
Dr. Hammer, Dentist, has removed his Of
same building with the Alexandria Library.
"A postoffce is established at Neabsco Mills,
Prince William county, Va, some thirty miles
below this city, with +. NJ. Willis as postmaster.
There is much complaint of the insecurity Of
the wooden crossing at the intersection OF Cam.
cron and Union streets, alongside the track Oh
the railroad.
Mrs Lucy L. Turner, one of the oldest la
dies in the city rclict Of the late Henry 5. Tur-
ner, of Jefferson county, died at her residence,
here, to-day.
The line of the Virginia Telegraph was COM
pleted from Alexandria to Leesburg last Satur-
day. We hope it may meet with encourage
mcnt and success.
A. the last term Of the County Court, Mr..
X. kemper was appointed Commissioner IN
Chancery of that Court, i'll place of Mr.. +. l..
Smith, jr., resigned.
The work of excavating for the foundation
the new Market House is progressing, and It
is expected that brick laying will begin the lat
Ter part of the week.
Mrs. Gwin, the esteemed wife Of Mr.. D. ).
Gwin, died Mt hor residence, in this city, TINS
morning, after protracted illness, borne with
true christian torttude.
The Potomac Boat Club, of Georgetown,
has received telegram from the Undine Gun,
of Norfolk, saving that they will row tho P"to-
macs on tho 18th instant
The river steamers are donga heavy bust
ness at present. The steamer Wawasct has, 1ol
several trips past, been delayed on account OF
the extra amount of freight.
The oyster houses are opening for their win
ter business. The oyster packing tradels an I'M
portant branch of Baltimore industry, employ
ings thousands of persons. Why not here a:
we'll?
One of our old citizens, while crossing Prince
street yesterday evening, stumbled over Q piece
OF timber lying on the curb, and received some
severe Commissions. lie urges the enforcement o
the law against Instructions on the side walks
Some thieves, by cutting out y pane OF glas:
from the window Of the store Of Mr.. Ih0rR or
Pitt, between Queen and Princess streets. yes
terday while the occupant was Temporal rily y
sent, succeeded in taking of everything Il reach
A little daughter Of Mr.. William Davis, re.
siding on Alfred street. fell through bridge a
the corner Of Queen and Alfred streets on Sun
day. and was seriously injured in both leg
that she has been in bed ever since and Is unable
to walk
The finance committee OF the Young Men
Christian Association are entering Vigorously
on the discharge Of their duties. They hope
under the order OF things, with tho cooper
alton Of tho members and others, to place tho AS
ISOLATION on much more substantial financial
footing than it hiss hitherto been.
POLICE REPoRT-Thore have been severa
complaints ut Police Headquarters of the nos,
conduct CT certain boys in the neigh borilood Q
tho intersection of Wolfe and Water streets, ant
the nolice are on the lookout for the Offenders.
Policeman VIM. jackson has been suspended
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