Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A grand tournament and ball will be held a
Marshall Hall next Tuesday.
Mr.. Robert Colvin, conductor on the o..
A. g. NJ. r. r., died in this place yesterday
Fine rains are reported as having lately
fallen along the lines of the roads leading tc
this city.
But one cargo of oysters has arrived since
yesterday, and it was speedily disposed Of Ii
came from lower Machodoc.
Gen. Eppa Hunton has been in town for a
day or two, in fine health aud spirits. He will
address the people here shortly.
Mr. Geo. Swain has purchased of Mr. An
drew Jameson lot of ground on Water street,
between Prince and Wolfe, ~ by 100 feet, for
5000.
There was quite severe storm OF wind,
rain, thunder and lightning last night. The
gale lasted only a short time, bu' 1t ralned
nearly all night
Several more cases of the infraction of the
tenders have been fucd in accordance with the
ordinance.
A gentleman who reached here this morning
from Manassas reports that very violent hail
storm passed over that place and vicinity last
night, the hailstones being of unusual size.
The arrival Of the train from Richmond was
delayed about an hour this morning IN conse-
uuencc of heavy washes along the line of the
A. & F. R. r.
A Greeley and Brown meeting at Hamilton
last night, was addressed by Messrs Mat.
Harrison, of Loudoun, William Kilgour of
this city, and Mr.. Benson, of Washington.
Two blocks of marble from the Loudoun
quarry-each weighing about twentyseven
hundred tons, arrived here yesterday and we're
sent to Washington to-day to be sawed up for
samples.
A dog belonging to Mr.. John Henderson,
which for a long time past has been in the habit
of getting 10 front Of the locomotives on St.
Asaph street and barking at them, was caught
by one of them, this evening, and had his head
cut off,
Complaints having been lodged at the May
or s office OF the disorder conduct OF the boys
who nightly coDgregate at the intersection OF
Wolfe and Water streets, warrants have been
issued for the arrest of some Of the Offenders
MIR. William Mulcy. who lost his leg at the
second battle Of Manassas while gaantIy fight
ing for the Confederate cause, has been left
fortune of 81, 900 year by the death OF a rcla-
tive in England, and will leave here for that
country to morrow.
The heavy rain storm of last Wednesday
evening prevented large turn out of the Rad
icals at their pole-raising at Falls Church. \
few, however, were present, and were addressed
by Judge Wioughby, of this city, aud n. \.
Gray, of Ohio, and j. NJ. Mccormick.
Captain Packard of the bark Jennie Cobb,
now lying at Indian Head with mutinous
crew on board, has returned from Baltimore,
whittier he went to consult the shipping Com
missioner, with supply of handouts and with
authority to compel the co!ored mutlneers to
perform their duty.
\ meeting of the Sd Ward Radical was to
have been held last night, but the attendance
was so small that the hall was not lighted. The
president told the few present thai as 1t seemed
impossble to get enough together to hold a
meeting the next time a cali was made he
would bring fiddle aud bottle of whiskey,
which he was sure would draw crowd.