Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-03
Local, BREYITEES.

meet tonight.
Lightning was observed in the northern skies
last night.
The weather to-day has been delightful
that of Indian Summer
There will be Friends meeting tonight at
their meeting house, southeast corner OF Wolfe
and st. Asaph streets.
At the revival still in progress at the NJ: 7.
Church. there were nine mourncrs and four
converts last night
The subscription to the Young Mems Chris
tiau Association Building Fund now amounts
to about 5000.
A talna ovcrcoat, purchased last week. was
stolen from the hall of Mr.. }. S. Knox. on
Duke street, last night
Thirty car loads of cattle arrived here today
by the O., A. & Nj. R. r., and went through
to the North via the B. Il 7. Il. Il.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Virginia Telegraph Company Was held at
the Mansion House today.
The Pennington steamer Fatty arrived this
morning for the first time since Friday last,
having been delayed by the ice in Plscataway
creek.
Complaints are again made of the condition
of the street pump at the corner OF prlncess
and Henry streets, and of the crossings at the
intersection of Columbus and Oronoco streets.
A ferocious and sanguinary fight occurred in
grocery on the upper end OF Ronoko street
last Friday night between two men, ,one OF
whom bit off and spit out the ear OF the other.
Thirteen marriage licenses were issued from,
and twcnty-one deeds recorded IN, the office OF
the Clerk of the County Court during the
month OF November.
A man named Benjamin Boswell, of this city,
made raid upon Seminary Hill last week and
stole set of harness from William C!eaycand
and set from George Brooks.
Ex.Mayor Hugh Latham was last night cleo
ted Representative Of Mechanics Lodge to the
Grand Lodge Of knights OF Pythlas OF the
State of Virginia, which will meet IN Norfolk.
Oriental Lodge Of the order will elect its Rep
resentative tonight.
The house near the corner of Patrick and
Queen Streets occupied by colored man nam:
ed Hannibal King and his family, was entered
during the absence Of the occupants last night,
and, it is said, robbed of $500, which was lock-
ed up in the drawer of a sideboard.
Among the arrivals at this port this morning
was that of the schooner Oriole, from House
Island, Labradore, with cargo OF fish, COP
signed to G. w. Harrison. This makes the
second cargo of imported fish Mr.. Harrison has
received this fall, and his stock is now probably
the largest in the South.
At the last term of the Fairfax County Court
~ deeds were admitted to record. The
Homestead Exemption OF Capt. John Powell
was received and ordered to be recorded. On
Vim. Kidwcll's motion for road, report re-
turned and summons ordered against the own
ers of land through which said road will pass.
Mai. II. D. B. Norris. General Supcrinten-
dent of the Costa RIGA Transcoutlnental
Railroad. will leave here tonight with his
wife for New Orleans, to take steamer there
for Aspinwall, en- route for San Jose. The road
of the construction Of which the Major has
charge will be about one hundred and fifty
miles long and will require two more years Tor
its completion.
A horse and the remains Of buggy were
found early this morning near Hoott 5 Run
They belonged to Legg IS livery stable, and had
started yesterday evening in charge OF coored
driver, also belonging to that stable, to carry
young gentleman to Falls Church, but when
coming from Washington last night, the horse
buggy and throwing out, though fortunately
not injuring, its occupants.
Mike Louphcimcr, of this city, was tried by
the County Court of Prince William, at Brents-
Vile, yesterday, upon complaint Of ?. Wien
berg, for trading without license, and was
acquitted. Previous, however, to the rendi-
ton of the verdict he was told that the jury
would cetainy make him pay $50 and so i'm,
pressed was he with that idea that he started
off for home on foot, fearing to take the train
loet tho of;nors would catch him
1t is now said, as anticipated by the
Gazette at the time Of the late break near
Four mile Run, that navigation will not be
resumed on the Alexandria Canal this
winter The earth was frozen so hard
during the late cold snap" that it can
not be worked satisfactorily any moro until
next Spring. 1t is also said that President
German of the c. T. O. Canal will run ice
breakers until the 9Th inst, after which date
the companies shipping coal will have to run