Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-17
LOCAL. EfsEElTIES.

The contemplated repairs to Fort Foot Will
commence tomorrow.
One load of fresh fish arrived this morning,
and sold by retail at - cents Il bunch.
As high prices are obtained for wild fowls
and oysters in Alexandria as III Washington.
\ Radical meeting will he held in front Of
the Marshall House nighi.
The Alexandria Catholic Beneficial Society
attended the funeral of the late Patrick q Neil
Yesterday afternoon.
Ri. Rev. Bishop Becker, Of Wilmington,
Del, was in this city to day, the guest OF Rev.
Father krocS.
ChestnutS in this region are very plentiful,
aud large shipments have been made from here
to Philadelphia and Boston during the week.
There was but one arrival Of oysters 1T the
dock this morning, and they were sold to 90 to
Washington
Since the disbandmcnt Of the chain gang
last week it has been reorsaniZ2d, though there
are several Of lis members now in jail.
The ropes across King street are stretched in
consequence OF the extreme illness OF Mrs. ) uIla
McGraw very cstimahir lady. residing Oh that
street
\ clipper ship, the Mattcrhoru. will arrive
here about the lst proX!mo, TO nc loaded with
coal by the American Goa! Company Tor San
Francisco.
The officers now stationed at Fort Washing
ton, but who are TO be transferred, had 4 sale
of their furniture Yesterday. which was numcr-
ou>ly attended by citizens oil that nclgi.borhood.
|, is said that wild ducks are numerous Oh
the river below this city The most OF those
killed are carried to Washington Large tock>
of wild geese flew over this city yesterday and
last night on their way South.
Tie claim of B. C. Cline, amounting to 800,
for extra compensation as guard at the station
house. heretofore allowed by the City Council,
was reduced to $40 at Il late meeting OF the
Committee on Claims
The steamer Virginia having been thorough
~ overhaued and rehttcd, will be launched
FROM the ways u. the lower Shipyard this even.
ing or early tomorrow morning. aud ut once
resume her place on the Maryland ferry line
The tenth anniversary of the wedding OF Mr..
and Mrs. L. W. Schutt, of the county, was ccc-
brated at their residence yesterday evening, a
large coucourse of friends and Appropriateness
being present, aud all enjoying themselves very
much.
The floor Of the room in IIarow's building,
occupied rs a public school room, was discover
ed to be on fire last night, but the flames were
extinguished before much damage had been
done. The fire was accidental and caught from
red hot stove.
The remains of Maj Norman Fizhugh's
little daughter, Louisa, who died lately at her
father residence, near St. Paul, Mimi, were
brought here to-day from Washington III charge
Of her uncle Gen. /. I. Dent, to whose care
thew had been sent, and buried in the old
family lot in ST. Puul's Church burying ground.
\ gentleman just from Stafford Courthouse
reports that Col. Il. Il. Withers, and Mr.
Wallace, of Fredericksburg, delivered eloquent
and effective Conservative speeches to the
large crowd assembled at Court there yestcr-
day. Also that the man John Sullivan who
was arrested in this city charged with stealing
1850 FROM Robert lmbrick of Falmouth, was
tried there and sentenced to three years IN the
penitentiary.
Messrs. Simpson, Shinn and Ashby, Of the
Sinking Fund Commission, and Hopkins,
of the Committee on Public Property, in
spected some of the lately erected public
buildings in Washington to-day, and have de-
termiued to have the stalls in the new Market
house fitted up like those in the Ceutrc Market
in Washington: that the plaSterlng be what Is
called sand Finished, and that the pavement be
cement groutcd
The only cases disposed Of at the Mayor
Office, this morning, except those OF somc col
ored people who were fined for dlsorderIy CON
duct, were those OF coorcd man named John
Hackley who, when arrested for creating dis
turbance in the western part of the CITY, resist
cd the officer and attracted considerable atten-
ton by his protanc and bolsterous language as
he was dragged through the streets to the sta
ton house, and some boys employed at the
Mount ernon Cotton Factory, who were charg
ed with throwing stones at the coored free
school house on Alfred street OH their way to
and from work. All the parties were fined