Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-19
Local BrcVitfes.

So far this has been very healthy summer
10 this city and neighborhood..
The case Of small. pox in petersburg" re-
ported to-day, turned out to be case ofmeaslcs
The weather was cooler to day than it has
been for some time past, but last night was q
''scortcher.
Many ladies have, during the last day OF
two, visited and inspected the ship Z. \. Far
we!l-the largest vessel that has been here
since lS6l-uuw lying at Shoots wharf.
The grading of the lot on Cameron between
Henry and Fayette streets, upon which the
depot of the A & F. Il. r. is to be erected,
has been completed.
Intelligence just received here from San
Jose, Costa RIGA, reports the Alexa ndrians in
that neighborhood as all well, and that the
thermometer is ranging from TO TO So.
After the Radical meeting last night, several
of the prominent Radical citizens aud others,
among them Mr. Lewis Mckenzie, Liberal
Republican. we're serenaded by the band In at
tendance upon the meeting.
As will be seen by reference to an advertise
ment in another column, books Of subscrptinn
for 100000 capital stock of the proposed
street railway, will be opened on the 10Th
proxmo.
The lock gate in the Alexandria Canal that
was washed out night before last, was replaced
about two o clock last night, and boats which
had been detained here for tweuty-four hours,
commenced locking up this morning.
The trips Of the night boat on the Quantico
line of mail steamers have been discontinued,
and passengers between here and Richmond,
who travel at night, will hereafter have TO take
the A. g. +. r. R.
During the year ending JAY 18th, POP ar
rests were made by the police force of the city,
of which number l,030 cases were Tor viola
tious of the Corporation ordinances, l32 we're
for misdemeanors, and ~ were for telUnles.
The committee appointed at the meeting Of
the Hydraulion Fire Company, "Wednesday
night, to procure seal for the company. went
to Washington yesterday and engaged with an
engrayer to have the seal completed by to-
night.
A rencounter occurred on Cameron street,
near the Market square, this afternoon, between
the young man, the leg Of whose pants was cut
off Oh his return from Cry mont, last nj ght,
and the amputator, in which, however, neither
party was badly hurt.
The Charles f. Lawrence now receiving a
cargo of coal at the wharves Of Mr.. J. p. Az
new, for Boston, is the largest aud finest
schooner that ever came to this port She
carries |, 100 tons almost twice as much as the
bark lying in the dock near here.
A disturbance occurred about nine oclock
last night at the southern extremity of Coium
bus street, beyond the corporate limits among
some men who had quarreiled because one Of
them had attempted to ALLEVIATE the affections
wi I.b
slightly, and Que, named Coon Mullen, badly
bruised
A coal oil lamp exploded in the house Of
Mr. Henry Dishman, on Wolfe, between Wa
ter aud Union streets, about nine O'Clock last
direction, producing the greatest commoton
among the inmates Of the house, and before
the flames we're extnguished some of the fur
niure in the room in which the accident &C.
Cured, was destroyed.
A coored mule driver named Charles Bogus,
belonging to the canal boat Thomas FL. Falle,
nal while that boat was iu the lock about two
o'clock this morning, and was drowned, as it
was impossible to save him in consequence of
the rapidity with which the lock was being
filled with water His body was recovered
soon afterwards and an inquest was held upon
it by Coroner Beach, the verdict of the jury,
of whom 3. R. Summers, was foreman, being
that the deceased came to his death from acct
dental drowning
The picnic of the Sunday School of St.
Johns Chapel in the grove near the Theologi-
cal Seminary. yesterday, was numerousIy at
tended, nearly the whole of the population of
West End being present Vehicles OF all de-
scriptions were called into requisiton to convey
persons to and from the scene of the fesivi-
ties. One omnibus having "A inside aud 10
turnpike at such rapid rate that the horses
attached to it had to do their best running to
keep out of its way, and the persons in and on
it we're terribly alarmed at the prospect Of an
accident, which, however, they fortunate $ es
capped.