Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-28

Mr. Hardness said he did not wish to be under
stood as opposed to railroads. but burdened
down us the city was by millions of dollars OF
| debt, he could not vote to augment the debt.
The bill was read third time and pasSed-aycS
II, noes .; MesSrs Hardness and Moore vot-
ing no. On motion of Mr. Hardness, the title
was amended, to read $40 authorize sub
scription to the stock of the Piedmont and Po-
tomac railroad, upon certain conditions.
THE ALEXANDRIA PosToFFICE.-Th gene
| raj repairs commenced at the Custom House
some time since, have been almost completed,
and that portion Of the building devoted tothe
purposes of postohicc has been so much I'M
proved that it will now compare fayorably with
any similar Office in the country Among the
conveuicnces addcd are one hundred and twenty
six handsome new lock- boxes cast of the gene
raj delivery window, and the sixty-six new locks
on the lock drawers. As soon as these are ar
ranged the vcstibulc Of the Office will be kept
open daily, except Sunday, from 4. L. until 9
D. M, and renters of boxes or drawers can OBJ
tain their mail at any time between those hours,
though the general delivery and regular boxes
will be closed as usual at 80 p III. A new
feature in the locks of the lock drawers is that
they can not be left OPEN for the keys can not
be removed from them unless they are locked
The management of the office is excellent, every
| thing working with the regularity OF clock work,
| and the complaints sometimes heard concerning
delays in the reception of letters and papers arc
| caused by rrcgularlty in other Offices chiefly 1t
is supposed, at the central office in Washington.
CoLoRED PICKpocKETs. Two coored men,
| Charles Williams and John Wallace, who ac-
companied colored base ball club from Wash
ington to this city, yesterday evening, were ar
rested on complaint Of William Moore, of this
city, also colored, charged with picking his
pocket They had asked him the way to a
getting upon either side Of him, while he was
doing his best to give them the proper
direction abstracted L roll of small cur
rcncy from his vest pocket. When brought be-
fore the Mayor, they were highly indignant at
the charge, and Williams produced 4 gold
watch, valued at 5000, which was offered and
accepted as security for his future appearance
As Wallace had no security, Il commitment was
made out against him, but as these proceedings
would not restore Moore his money Williams
was advised to give him the amount he had
lost, some four or five dollars, and doing SO, the
case was dismissed and both the arrested par
ties discharged.
MAYORS OFFICE Charles Williams ana
John Wallace, colored, of Washington arrested
as pickpockcts on complaint Of William Moore
also colorcd, were dismissed rs the charge was
withdrawn.
4 coorcd man from Washington named Ar
thur Taylor, for disorderly conduct, was dis
missed with an admonltlon.
Alice Carter and Fanny Stuart, colored, Tor
| disorderly conduct, were committed to the work
| house.
Mary Summers, colored, for disorlerly con-
duct, was fined and discharged
| Mary Odcll, colorcd for disordcrly conduct,
was sent to the work house.
NIGHT REPORT might warm, and cloudy,
and rainy until one o'clock. Four prisoners
and two dodgers were at the station house.
ACCIDENT TO AN .ALExANDRIAN-As the
steamer Planter was about leaving Union
wharf. Richmond county, for Fredericksburg,
on Wednesday, the gangway plank fell by acct
dent on the foot of Mr. Theodore Ii. Fickln,
principal of Washington schol in this city, who
was on his return from a visit to his brother,l in
Lancaster county, inhicting 4 severe and pain
| full wound He was attended to as we'll as cir
cumStanccs permitted on the boat and in pas
sing through Fredericksburg, and on reaching
home received the professional assistance OF DIR.
Lewis. who decided that no bones were broken
and that the injury, though severe, was not
dangerous Mr.. f. will not be able, however,
to walk, without crutchcs, for several weeks.
!
4 TERRIBLE TEMPTATION, Charles Reade 5
new novel, has Just been placed on our table by
Mr.. George f. French, at whose book store,
% King street, can be found copies OF all the
new books printed. This last production of the
prolific pen of the author is said by those who
have read it to equal any of his former efforts.
In glancing OVERT one cannot help being struck
with the leading paragraph fchapter eleventh:
"Of all the fools Nature produces with the
help of Society, fathers OF hrSt-bornS are about
the most offensive.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. This very delicious spe-
cies of berry-commonly called huCIirbcny-ls
now in season. aud is gathered i'll quantities III
all parts of this and adjoining States, and sold
in our market at Sal0 cts L quart. hen moi
contiguous to market the berries, OF which there
are several varieties arc dried and make an eX'
ceent conserve, and of late they are becoming
an article of commerce, quoted III the prices
current and sold readily III this and the North
crn markets.
CANAL NAvlGAroN-T elegams received
here state that water was let on the Antletan
or Five Mile Level, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, in which the late break occurred,
last night, and that light boats passed the point
of the recent obstruction this morning, and that
loaded boats would pass there tonight. Ar
rivals from Cumberland may therefore be ex
pccted on Sunday.
Coal TRADE-In consequence of the re-
cent suspension of navigation on the CheSa
peake and Ohio Canal nearly all the Goa
| Donots :, ,bi, ctv and GEORGETOWN have be-
come exhausted, and a large number of vessel:
have accumulated at both ports awaiting car
goes. Sixty sail, it is said, can be counted Al
Georgetown.
CHICKEN CuoLERA-The disease which ha:
prevailed for some time past among the chick
ems in the neighboring counties has at length
invaded this city, and scores of tow Is especially
in the first ward, are daily dying from Its