Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-04
LOCAL BKESI'TIES.


iul-cool, but bright and braclng.
Large crowds continue TO attend the revival
still in progress in the w. p. Church. a re-
vival is also in progress i'll the Baptist Church.
The Harmonic Association are making ar
engagements for a theatrical representation 1t
their hall on Christmas night
The photograph prize men " no were doIhg
business here, last Saturday night week ago,
were all arrested in Washington last night.
Mrs. Pullman, from whose stand i'll the
market twenty dollars was stolen some time
ago, has recovered the money through the aid
of Justice White.
The colorcd public schools are preparing for
an examination to be held previous to the
Christmas holidays There are five public
schools for colurcd children 10 the city.
In the Court of Appeals of Virginia, at
Richmond, yesterday, the case of Naglcc VS..
Newton; appeal from Circuit Court of this city,
was argued by Mr. Nccson for appellant and
Mr.. +. l.. Smith for appellee.
Quite number were present at the Friends
Meeting House last night, when an Interesting
discourse was delivered by James W. lialnes,
of Ohio Another meeting will be held there
at three clock tomorrow afternoon
A patent medicine man with gaily caparl.
soned horse and brilliantly painted, wagon and
with any number OF bells, attracted consdcra,
bic attention at the corner OF King and Royal
streets this afternoon.
A three year old child of Il colorca woman
named Mary Lawson, living on Wolfe, between
Columbus and Alfred streets, fell in the fire
there this morning and was burned so bad
Iy that its life is despaired of.
The extensive repairs to the wharf property
of the Corporation, occupied by the American
Coal Company for which Mr.. Rodgers was
awarded the contract, will be commenced this
evening A raft of lumber for that purpose
has already arrived.
Among the cases at the Mayors Office this
morning, was that of colored woman named
Betsy Brown, who had stolen $50 from her
husband, Jim Brown. Jim had hunted her
up in petersburg" and having recovered
most Of the money was content to let her OFT.
The furniture with which the Chambers OF
the City Council are to be supplied and Tor
which the Mcssrs. Green have been awarded
the contract, will consist Of single walnut desks
covered with green cnamcIlcd cloth, ana arm
chairs also walnut colOrCu.
Some of the ladies of the city propose hold
Cornct Band, commencing on the 10Th. Mrs
". II. Hcrrick is at the head Of the committee
having the arrangements in charge, and will be
pleased to receive contributions Everything
will be done to make the Fair attractive.
Mr. rafferty, and colorcd man to whom he
was showing an old gun at his second hand
store, corner of King and Columbus streets. this
morning, were considerably alarmed by the sud
den and accidental discharge of the weapon.
Fortunately neither WAS hurt, the load entering
the wall.
The two cases of variolod in shanty on
lIuion street. below Wolfe, heretofore reported
in the Gazette, are improving, and DR.. Brown,
the Health officer has not found 1t necessary
to employ medical assistance for them, as au-
thorized by the Board of Health at its late
meeting. The cases are kept secluded, and
are supplied with provisions by the Supcrln-
tendcnt OF Police.
Mr. Fairbanks, from New York, who is cx
tensvely engaged in the manufacture OF loco
motives for Central and South American Kali
roads, visited this city yesterday tor the pur-
pose of examining the Improvement IN locomo-
tive engines lately invented by Mr.. George
French, and is said to have been taVorably I'M
pressed with the value OF the invention, par
tlcularly as applicable to such roads as nc Is
now supplying with rolling stock.
At meeting of the City Council Committee
on Public Property held last night an unfavor-
able report was determined upon in reference
to the application of George Smith for pcrmls-,
sion to erect bill boards on the south ends OF
the two wings Of the market house. With re-
gard to cistcrn in the market square 1t
was decided to report recommending post,
ponemcnt Of the proposed Improvement until
the finances are in a more favorable condition.
The shipments of Cumberland coal from this
port may be said to have virtually ceased for
the winter. No more coal can reach here by
the Alexandria canal this season. Navigation
will soon be suspended on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, and the stock on hand is hardly
more than will supply the city until next spring.
Several vessels that were to have loaded here,
among them the Grace Webster, that was to
have loaded for Port de France, Martinique,
have been, or will be- sent to Baltimore to take
on their cargocs.
Mr. Edmund Wilmer dropped roll Of
money out of his pocket in his store, this
morning, but finding that some OF the notes con-
tanned 10 it were in the money draw, naturally
suspected that three strange women who had
paid them and left the store rapidly, had found
it. He therefore called policeman and point
ing them out on the street they were brought
back. When asked about it they at once ac-
knowicdged that they had found the money
and upon restoring it were released.