Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-25

her smoke stack fell apon the sails ola skipper,
| lying in the dock. near by. who thinking he was
going to be burned alive called avast hurried.
in addition to imprccations, billet OF wood at
| the brazen but regardless engine. and called to
his cabin boy to hand him ont his gun in order
that he might blaze away into her with
round of duck shot Fortunately his threat
was not put into execution.
MAYORS OFF1cE.--John Colson, co!ored,
and Margaret Lucas, white. for dlsorderly con-
duct. were sent to the work house.
! Sarah Poor, on complaint of Sarah Fisher,
both coored, for abusive language, was fined
and discharged
Elizabeth Brown, colored, on complaint OF
her husband, for disorderly conduct, was hnrd
and discharged.
NIGHT REPORT. Night clear and warn.-
| There were no disturbances and the streets were
as quiet as usual except for 4 short time after
the return of the coored excursion from Gly-
mont Neither prisoners nor dodgers were at
the station house
THE CIRcus.-The circus arrived this morn
ing, and procession composed OF the music
WAGON, trained horses and crowd of children
and colored people marched through some the
streets attracting the attention OF children OF
an older growth all along the route. Indeed
50 few shows come this Way now that even
hand organs and monkeys are ranked among the
attractive diversions, aud when circus comes,
the prayer ofthe poet, make me a child again
is realized by the whole community.
NEW MARKET Ho1SE--As will be seen by
reference to notice in another column OF to-
davis Gazette, the Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund having made such arrangements as
were necessary, have advertised for proposals
for the erection of new Market House accord
| ing to the plan Of Mr. Adolph Clnss, separate
| bids to be received for the brick and wood
work. The bids will he opened On the 9Th
! proximo and the work to be commenced as
| soon thereafter as possible.
CANAL NEws.-No breaks are reported in
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, but the num-
Der of boats arriving is very small, navi CATION
having been considerably impeded by the low
water. None of the boats that leave Cumber.
land take on full cargoe<. 1t is understood
that both the feeder and dam at the LATHE
Falls of the Potomac leak badly. 1t is also
said that the Holly Water Works at Cumber-
land. waste a large quantity OF water.
Fowl THErrs. Whether people work or
not. they must eat--and go on excursions-~and
as necessity knows no law, if they have no
money with which to buy provisions, they must
steal them: and as fowls are toothsome such
depredations as the stealing of twelve ducks
from Mr.. Thomas Hays and six chickens from
Mr.. James Stuart. near the Brick Row. night
before last, are not surprising.
,r,>,-,, Tho
dent of Public Schools request us to say that he
was unable to grade the certificates i'll time for
insertion in to-day's Gazette, but that the
names of those who passed successful examl-
nation will appear To morrow. Inc grazing
will be ready in time for the meeting Of the
Board tonight.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG Il. K.
The track layers on the Alexandria and Fred
ericksburg rail road were at work this morning
on the curve between Wolfe and Duke streets.
With slight break at IIoff'S run the track is
now laid from the intersection OF Duke and
Fayette streets to where the road crosses Cam
cron run.
EFFICIENT OFFICER. Superintendent OF
Police George W. Clifford. having some diff
Guilty to-day in obtaining such lahorcr as ne
required, pulled off his coat and with saw and
hammer laid, with his own hands, I wooden
crossing over the gutter at the intersection OF
Prince and Pitt streets, anu what more, made
Il good job Of it, too
WAsHINGToN FERRY Line Seventh street
in Washington has been 50 cut up that cars
cannot run on it below B street, but for the ac
conlm0dation Of the public the Potomac Ferry
Company have engaged i line OF omnibuSes to
convey passengers from their wharf To the
| point to which the street cars run.
Excursion. The cnlorcd excurSionists to
Glymont yesterday returned about twelve
o'clock last night. The day is reported to have
been spent quietly, but after niyhtfall several
disturbances occurred, in some of which razors
were drawn and the use of pistols threatened.
FORCED INTO Town. Several of the millers
Of the surrounding country who have been
compelled to suspend operations in consequence
of ,hc prevailing drought, have been forced to
come into town and have their grain ground at
some of the steam mills.
DEAp.-Thc name of the coored man who
shot himself accidentally, near ConvalcSccnt
camp. on Tuesday last III mentioned i'll the Ga-
zette, was Robert Dyer. As SurmlScd at the
! time, he has since died from the effects OF the
wound he received.
DIsAppoINrEp-Much disappointment was
experienced at the designated hour this even
ing among the large crowd assembled at the
circus, because the balloon did not ascend. The
high wind prevailing at the time WAS assigned
as the cause of the nOn-assenson.
CRY ScHooI. BoARp.-Thc regular month
" meeting Of the City School Board will be
| held at the office of the City Superintendent
this evening at clock. Teachers tor all the
| schools are to be elected.
PooR'S HOUSE. The number of inmates at
the Corporation Poors House is larger now
ti,an is usual at this season Of the year-torty-
two of whom four are confined in the divisions
known rs the Work House.