Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27
InEAL, RREVETIa;S.

Preaching at the Wharf Mission Chapel to-
night.
A heavy frost and ice last night This
morning the weather was fine.
The tones of the Bell in the Market house
stccple, are highly approved Of, generally.
The market people are preparing for good
market tomorrow.
The price of turkeys is now about % cts.
per pound.
The Harmonic Association will give grand
ball at their hall to. morrow night.
Large quantities of "shuckcd" oysters are
now broug ht here from Old Point Comfort.
Judging from the number of horses seen on
the streets to-day, the horse disease must have
almost entirely abatcd.
Tomorrow will be the day and Sarepta Hall
the place for the dinner to be given by the la
dies Of the congregation OF St. Pauls Church.
There were eleven mourncrs and three con-
verts at the altar OF the NJ. =. Church-whcre
a revival is still in progress-last night.
The Mayor having requested general sus-
pension Of business tomorrow, the City Super
Intcudcnt has directed the closing Of all the
public schools until Friday.
The December term Of the County Court
will commence on Monday next ) Judge Cock
Grille was in the city to day and drew the We
nire for the term.
The clothing of one of Maj. George Dutfey S
little children caught fire accidentally last
night, and the Maj. was badly, but fortunately
not seriously, burned while extlngulslDg the
flames.
Attention is directed to the advertisement,
elsewhere 10 to days Gazette, of the chairman
of the City Council Committee on Public
Property, for furnishing the new Council
chamber.
A large number of the stockholders of the
O., Il. Il NJ r. R. were in town o.day. The
streets we're quite lively. We were pleased to
greet many old and young friends from the ad-
iaccnt counties.
The Alexandria Brass Band will give grand
ball at Harmonic Hall tonight The arrange
ments have all been completed, and from
knowledge of the personnel of the committees
and managers, an agreeable evening CAP be
promised to all who may attend.
Large quantities of valuable lumber belong
ing to the Board of Public Works of the Dis
trict of Columbia are adrift in the river be-
tween here and Washington, having been
washed from the wharvcs along the Eastern
Branch.
Among the strangers in the city to.day we're
w. w. Corcoran, ESQ.,, Of Washington lie
was the guest of t. j.. Smith, esq, and was at
the wedding of that centlemans daughter, Miss
Alice, land Mr.. VIM. f. Stronga successful young
banker of New York, which took place this
afternoon.
Some difficulty occurred at Manassas yester-
day among the drovers in consequence of an
order directing that the cattle trains reaching
there should be sent North via Strasburg 1t
was soon settled, however, by telegram from
the president of the railroad, and some Of the
trains came on through this city.
The reception committees Of Oriental and
Mechanics Lodges, of Knights of Pythias
will meet in Germans Hall tomorrow at | |
a. H., to make arrangements for receiving Col
den Lodge, of that order, from Baltimore,
who will leave Washington for this city on the
steamer Wawaset at , p. m. The visitors will
be accompanied with band Of music and will be
escorted through the principal streets.
Among the cases at the Magistrates Offices
this morning were those Of George Coats, for
an assault and battery upon Henry Nokes,
both coored, which Justice Beach disposed OF
by binding both the parties to keep to peace
aud making the defendant pay the costs; and
that of Frank Wright for beating Elizabeth
Lee, both colored, which Justice White dis.
posed of by making the defendant give bonds
for his eool behavior for one year.