Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Attention is directed to the new window
blind hinge advertised b. Creighton Il Son ID
to-day's Gazette
The Superintendent of Public Schools has
directed the teachers 70 see that all the pupils
have been properly: yaccluated
The Radical celebration and torch light pro-
ccssion to have taken place in this city has been
Indefinitely postponed.
The dstery of Reuben Trplett, near 'arls
Fauqucr, in this district, has been seized Tor
non payment of taxes due the u. 5.
Jefferson Circle, Brotherhood of the Union,
has secured hall in Mur's Building, for their
odge room at an annual rental of 800.
The regular monthly meeting of tie Young
Mems Christian Association will be held III
their Rooms to night, at halt:past seven clock
Rev. 0. NJ. Green will have charge OF the
congregation Of the l5t Presbyterian Church,
until next spring when he will go as u mission
AIRY to Japan.
Attention is directed to the advertisement
10 to-day's Gazette, Of DIR. Sywood, the horses
under whose care in this city arc said to be
recovering rapidly.
Complaints have again been made OF the
speed at which trains are run through the city
on the 4. e. +. r. r., but the offending cngl-
neer has been discharged
The business of the Chesapeake aud Ohio
Canal continues to be cramped. But sixteen
boats left Cumberland on Saturday, being four
more however, than the c!earlnccS OF the day
previous.
The canal boat J. G.. Groves, lying at Shoots
wharf sprung aleak this morning, but was kept
ahoat by the Use Of three or four pumps that
were put into her, until her cargo OF coal was
discharged
There we're no new cases of small pox re-
ported this morning, though the case hereto
fore reported as one Of varlolod, is said to
have developed into genuine small pox, but
not of a dangerous character.
The Sun Fire Company with the most
commendabe spirit has determined, during
the existence of the prevailing horse disease
to assist in drawing the steam engines to fires,
should any unfortun atcly occur.
Some excitement was created in the NJ. Z.
Church last night by the scutllng OF young
man whom the sexton was ejectlng tor nllsbc-
havior 1t was soon over, howaver, and the
offender was taken in charge by the police.
A coal oil lamp fell aud burst in the dwelling
house of Mr.. James Monroe, on Water street,
between Prince and Duke, last night, setting
fire to several articles of furniture, bed cloth
ing, &c, and coming within an ace OF causing
serious damage.
The horse disease continues to abatc and
the men aud OK teams have almost disappeared
from the streets. One death among the sick
horses was reported this mornlng-that OF Il
valuable animal belonging to Knox 5 Express
Company, which died from dropscy III the
heart.
There were three asscmhlages at Harmonic
Hall last night First, a meeting OF the Sun
Fire Company then u meeting OF the Com
mon Council and hardly had that adjourned
before Mariui e. Bates dancing class cleaned
the room Of its seats and tables and COM
menced tripping it on the light fantastic toe.
John Laws and William Allen, two colored
men, we're arrested by the police last night with
sulall hive Of honey in their possession which
they had stolen from Mr.. Philip Rotchford's
place, at Mush Pot. They were sent to Jail by
Justice White this morning for 80 days, to be
put in the chain gang.
Mrs. Platt Croker and Mrs Scwcll Corbctt,
and Messrs j. G. Roach, Fl. e. Clark and Z. Ii.
Bramhal, delegates to the Grand Lodge of
Good Templars, left here this morning tor
Staunton, at which place that Lodge will meet
tomorrow Sheriff o Neal and other delegates
from this city will leave here tomorrow morn
ing.
Among the cases at the Mayors office, this
morning was one Of intraction Of the Sunday
law. As the defendant refused to pay the fine
assessed against him an execution upon his
goods and chattcls for the required amount was
issued. There was also case there OF selling
lionor to minors in which the otfender WAS
fined.