Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| The Circuit Court of Fairfax county adj
jourucd yesterday evening.
Grants majority in Alexandria city and
county is $50. Daniels Rad, flor. Congress- In
the city and county has,3O4 najoritys I i i
The removal Of the scaffoldfdg from Around
the market house steeple was commenced this
morning. =
The repairs to St.. PauIs' Church having
been com pleted, services will be resumed there
on Sunday next.
There was quite fleet of oyster boats at the
dock this morning, and the supply OF oysters Is
considerably in excess of the demand.
The monthly meeting of the Woodlawn Ag-
ricultural Society will be held tomorrow after
noon at the house OF Mr., DAVID Ferris, 81
Pie many friends.of Mr. Cornelius O Leary,
one of our we'll known Irish citizens, will be
grieved to learn that he is lying at the point OF
death
Mills Stacey, the colored man now in jail
charged with robbng and assaulting old MIR.
McKenney, will be examined by Justice White
to- morrow.
The steamship Henry Chauncey is adyer
tised to leave New j ork for;Aspiuwall on Tues
day. November 18th. Letters for Costa RIGA
should be mailed by 5 p H., Sunday the 10th
Mr. Chford's chain gang was reduced
today by the discharge of one of its members
man named Lucas who paid the fine that had
been imposed upon him and was turned loose.
Fellows attending the annual session of the
Medical Society Of Virginia, to be held in
Slaunton on the 18th inst, will be carried over
the G. j. 0. and the O., A. l. NJ. R. r. for
half fare
Jonathan Waters, the colored Democrat who
was shot and badly wounded during an election
riot by some of his own race, in Baltimore, la t
night, belongs to this city, and is the son OF
old Aunt Maria Waters.
The protractcd meeting in progress at the
NJ. p. Church continues to be attended with IN.
creasng interest. The services last night were
conducted by Rev Mcssrs. ,Kigore and Her
bert, and seventeen penltents were atthc altar.
Henson T. Smith, the messenger of the
Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank, is not
the one armed colored man accused Of assault
ing and robbing the keeper of the Soldiers
Cemetery.
The train from Lynchburg, due here at G:l5
p. III. yesterday did not arrive until about en-
o'clock, having been delayed by the high water
in the Rivanna River One OF the cars Of the
same train got off the track while going through
Washington. .-.<
Mr.. John 7. Price, formerly of this city, but
now the proprietor of one Of the largest livery
stables in Washington, has, it is supposed,
caught the horse disease, and was here TO-DAY
for the purpose of receiving treatment fort t
disease from DIR. Lewis.
FIGHT AT A BALI.-A colorcd woman named
Susan Simpkins struck another colored woman
named Elanora Chase with brick at ball at
the coored Odd Fellows Hall, on. south Co.
lumbus street. last night, and cut and bruised
her considerably. She was arrested and tried
at the Mayors office this morning, but as no
one appeared against her, she was discharged
upon the payment of costs.
;. Coon TEMrLARs. AT meeting Of Wei
come Lodge l. q. G. t, held last night, the
officers elected for this quarter were duly in
stalled and Rev. DR.. j. u, Kilgore was
elected delegate, and James r. Cation alter
nate, to the Grand Lodge of the State-which
meets at Stauhton Oh the Goth Of this month.
READY TO VOTE But NOT TO PAY TAXES.
The County Treasurer, DIR. Dejarnette. was
busy all day Monday, receiving taxes at'Spot-
sylvania G. H. There was perfect rush. Oh
the part Of the white people to pay up, but
what is very remarkable we didn't see one SOL
itary colored fellow citizen nudging his way up
through the crowd to discharge the little ac-
count that stood on the Treasures books
against him. Not one Of the race however.
needed an invitation, next day, to come up and
vote The negro don't like to pay to support
the government, but he is mighty willing to
take big hand in its rule. Fred. Rerdn.. 4:
81
A PRESIDENTIAL FAv oRrrE.- Simon Came!
ron recently made speech in Lancaster coun
ty, Pa, in which he assured his friends that
he is still in high. favor with the President.
This is what be said:
Grant will be re- elected, and he will con-
tiuue to rely upon and counsel with the men
whom he has trused in the past. OF my per
sonal relations to BIN | need not speak. They,
have been close and intimate, and lean assure
you that there is no danger of their being in
terrupted.' y ... t.,...... ~ -
VOUNTRY RESIDENCE AND MARKET
" FARM FORS AT AUCTION-Will.
be offered at public sale on SATURDAY, De
,o,o hor Tth 1870 at o'clock n m. at Cats