Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-01

LOCAL BREVITIES.

There was shower OF rain ABOUT Ghree
o'clock this morning.
Forty car loads of cattle arrived here to day
by the O., A. & NJ. r. R.
Attention is directed to Dr. Loockerman's
card IN another column.
Professor Anderson, the magician, will give
exhibitions here next week.
The Second Fall month-Octobar- common
ced to-day, and the Weather was fall like.
Mrs Jarley's wax works will be exhibited at
the Assembly Rooms next Tuesday night
Officer James Shrakes has resigned his posi-
ton as member Of the police force.
A vacancy exists in the naval cadetship, at
Annapolis, from this Congressional District.
The Alexandria and Fredericksburg railroad
has completed telegraph line to .Quantlco
Greek.
Investments to the amount of $3.50, 900 IN
national and northern securities have been
made in this city during the current year.
A silver watch will be given to the player of
the best game Of ten-pin during the next sixty
days at Dan. Henry's bowling saloon.
The members of the police force were paid
off to-day, much to the delight Of themselves
and their creditors.
There were no oysters at the wharf this
morning Oae cargo arrived, but it was sold
Immediately to 60 to Washington.
Mr. Mckenzie, President of the w. & O.
r. r., is negotiating tor the purchase of cross
ties for extending his road beyond Purcelvie.
Mr.. Robert Portner, having enlarged his
brewery and furnished it with new machinery,
some of the old machinery he had there is for
sale.
Mr.. George French, book keeper for Mr..
w. n. Smoot, had new coat stolen from the
counting room of that gentleman yesterday.
On and after o.day the evening passenger
train on the ". & 0. r. +. will only run as
far as Leesburg, the morning train continuing
to run to Hamilton as heretofore.
Among the items in the estimate of the
lighthouse board for the next fiscal year, is
one for three day bcacons on the Potomac river
at cost of SIS, 900,
Mr.. Charles H. Mcknight, son of W. II.
Mcknight, esq, Of this city, an excellent pho.
nographer, has received lucrative appoint
ment on the Erie railroad.
The arrival of the morning through train
from the north has been delayed for several
days past in consequence Of dctentions between
New York and Washington.
The Committee on Streets have been in
formed that they can have as much of the
second hand tagging in Washington as they
desire, and at cheap rates.
Some one entered the 2nd Presbyterian
Church one day last week, and stole some
change left in the contribution boxes of the
Sunday School.
The Mayors office and police headquarters
were bare Of news to-day: the only cases at the
former being a man for cursing woman, and
a restaurant keeper for breaking the Sunday
law
The \. & f. Railroad Company has agreed
to supply the city, free Of cost Of the ma
teral and Of loading, transporting and unload
ing it, the sand and gravel for the repair Of
Alfred street.
William White. colored man, who stole
watch last week from Marshall Williams, also
olored, with whom he was stopping, was ar
rested in Washington yesterday brought back
to this city to.day, and committed to Jail.
Mr. W. J. Holland besides keeping the
finest of meats 10 the market, grows some Of
the largest and most delicious peaches that we
have seen for long time; sample of which
we have received and enjoyed.
A large force Of laborers is employed upon
the repairs to the Alexandria canal, made ne
cessary by the break near Gusts Spring, on
Sunday last, and it is hoped that the work will
be completed by tomorrow night
The distilleres at Cameron and Fishtown,
after long suspension, having been thorough
ly repaired, will resume operations tomorrow.
Mr.. Penn retains his appointment as store
keeper at the former aud Mr.. Thorp at the
latter.
The Radicals will hold a mass meeting in
front of the Marshall House, now Radical
Headquarters for the county, tomorrow night,
when the rooms will be formally opened
Speakers from abroad will be present and de-
liver addresses.
Mrs. John ". Padgett, while on the Market
square this morning, was struck on the back of
the neck by piece Of scautling in its fail from
the top of the south end Of the east wing of
the new Market house, and badly. though for
tunately, not seriously injured.