Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-15
Local BreVitieS.

The general health of this city continues very
good
The general health of this city, continues
very good
There were some fine showers of rain yester
day afternoon and last night.
Mr.. Holland had at his stand in market, this
morning, very superior lamb, veal, &c.
The wheat harvest will commence generally
in the Piedmont country and the Valley, next
week.
The sale of the property of delinquent tax
payers will take place on Monday next, in front
Of the Auditors Office. 4
The bell presented to the Mission Chapel, by
Mr.. James Coleman, was hung in the steple OF
that building to-day.
Mr.. Slater had in market, this morning,
new early Rose Potatoes and crisp fresh Gu
cumbcrs raised in his garden.
Work on the Market House is progressing
rapidly. The roofing of the western front, on
Royal street, has been commenced.
Regular terms of the u S. Circuit and Dis
first Monday in July.
Maj. Fickln, has been appointed clerk to
the Greeley and Brown National Commute in
w aSnlnStO0. 49,
Mr. David Pullman, an active and energetic
young gentleman Of this city, has been appoint
ed road master ofthe A. 4 +. X. K.
Judge Underwood has issued an order re-
stralning the sale of the property Of NJ Edridge
& Co., advertised by James Ennis, Constable.
Two new locomotives, the H. G. Ondcrdonk
and Edward Mathews, passed through here
this morning for the N, 9. & R. R. r.
Rev. Mr.. Killgore is slowly recovering from
his late ndisposition, but hopes to be well
enough to fill the pulpit Of the NJ. ?. Church,
tomorrow.
TIL, special term of the Circuit Court, for
the city, will commence on Wednesday, not
Monday, as misprinted yesterday, the 18th
instant.
A sample of the wheat just harvested on the
farm of Mcssrs. Hopkins and Ray, near thi scity
has been left at this Office. The grains are
large and we'll filled.
A meeting of the regents of the Ladies
Vernon on Tuesday last, and will remain in
session probably until Wednesday next.
The boys 'using" near the Hydraulon En-
CINE House, had fine sport yesterday. evening
in chasing flock of cartridges that alighted in
that neighborhood
All the delegates from this city to the late
State Catholic Union, in Fredericksburg, have
returned, and express themselves as highly
pleased with the hospitality of that town.
A little boy named Hicks, grandson of Mr..
Bossart, while handling pistol day before
yesterday was shot through the palm Of the
hand by the accidental discharge of the weapon
A man had fit on the corner of King aud
Pitt streets, early this morning, from the i'm
mediate use of bad whiskey but as soon as he
recovered, he took another drink.
The dredging machine that has been for
some days past trying to dig the schooner A.
j. Bentley out of the bank in which she is en-
bedded,a at Ragged Point, returned to day, hav-
ing been unsuccessful.
Two Prince Georges county Magistrates,
while holding court at Moshier's store, on
Thursday last, being unable to agree upon a
decision, had a difficulty, during which, one
had piece of his ear bitten off and the other
received black eye.
Miss Mary Ogden, of the Back Lick nei gh-
borhood, Fairfax county, who was bitten few
days ago by mad cat, has returned from Eau
quier county, whittier she went to have the
mad stone'' applied, and is satisfied that all
the virus has been extracted, as the stone
! "stnck FAST to the wounds -