Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-12
Local BreVities.

The sale of the garden lots at Arlington, to
have taken place yesterday, was postponed
The meeting for the benefit of the Alexan-
dria Grays, will be held at Sarepta Hall, to-
night.
The weather was very warm to-day. At
noon the thermometer stood in the shade
at $50
Col. W. A. Stewart has been granted lease
OF the Eishwharf for five years at an au:tual
rental Of $4,000.
The tomb of the ''Femae Stranger, in St.
Paul Church burying ground, has been re-
paired and whtened.
The Hydraulion Steam Fire Engine was tenn
porarily disabled after the fire at the cotton
factory this morning
C. ". Dewitt, the leader of the ID Ward
Radical club, an old and dccrcpt man, was
sent for by his friends and relatives in New
York, and carried to that city this morning.
A man with large quantity of money aud
check for much larger sum, is reported to be
wandering about the country, near Carn $
Springs, in an almost nude condition.
Four new first-class passenger cars for the
Alexandria and Washington railroad arrived
this morning. The passenger cars heretofore
used on the road, will be taken to York, Pa,
for repairs
Mr. Mcclure, the contractor for the extern
sion Of the w. & o. R. R., has forty-fve hands
at work between Hamilton and Snickersvlle,
and is said by gentleman who returned from
there yesterday, to be progressing rapidly
Mrs. John Murray, while walking on Patrick
railroad, about twilight yesterday evening, fell
into an open post hole, on the SIDE walk, and
broke one of her ankles.
Considerable excitement was created near
the tunnel, on Water street, about dark yes
terday evening, by a man under the Influence
of liquor. who, with stones, was rcpelllng an
assault made upon him by some colored boys
A colored ball was held last night in the
cabin of long boat lying at Smoot lumber
yard wharf The space was small and the tenn
perature warm, but the participants seemed to
enjoy themselves, except one, who was beaten.
Notwithstanding the orders issued from the
Mayors office but fifteen dog licenses have yet
been Issued The owners Of all dogs without
licenses will be fucd 81 day for Keeping tlln
after the first Of next month.
Mr. William Holland, of this city. had his
arm broken aud his wife and child badly
hurt in Washington, this afternoon, by the
running away of the horses attached to his
buggy The buggy was smashed to pieces.
Two young men who availed themselves of
the opportunity afforded at the fire, at the cot
ton factory this morning, Of drinking as much
liquor as they could hold, were taken up 10y
the police for fighting, and locked up in the
station house.
The whole lower section of the city last night
was filled with the ctfluyium Of the tan yard
drain. It is to be hoped that the resolution
lately adopted by the City Council, requiring
that drain to be cleaned, will be executed
speedily.
Ia the notice of transfers Of property in this
city last month, published in yesterdays Gaz-
cite, it was stated that house and lot on the
northeast corner of st. Asaph ana Queen
streets, had been sold to Jas. i. Puring. 1t
should lave been Joseph i. burlington.
4 party Of colnred people left here yesterday
10 the sloop Hero for Glymont, to participate
10 the festivities of colored excursion from
Washington to that place, but as ca m came
on they did not arrive there until all the sport
was over and did not reach here on their re-
turn until this morning
As stated in yesterdays Gazette some OF the
EMPLOYEES of the a. Il +. R. r. made Il trip
over that road yesterday morning. They re-
turned at an early hour IN the afternoon having
found the road from here to Quantlco, its
southern terminus, in good condition, with the
exception of the ballastug Which has not yet
been com plctcd.
We return our thanks for polite invitations
to attend the Commencement at Washington
and Lee University The exercises at that in-
stitution begin on the 18th inst, and close on
the 9TH and the Anniversary Celebration of
the Lee Literary Society of Bethel, Warren
ton, Va, on the 9TH inst, when there will be
addresses, debates: &c.
4 colored man named Carroll formerly be-
longing to the estate of Dennis Johnston, sold
COW in Washington, yesterday, for $40. lie
was assisted in effecting the sale by strange
colorcd man he met in the Washington mar
ket. who, when Carroll had been paid, gave
him spurious gold coin for the currency and
has not since been heard from.
4 colorcd man named Bill Buttcn. from
Washington, was brought here yesterday on
the tug Comet, from Gymout, where ne had
been cut with a razor on the face by some of
colored excursion party of which he was one.
His wounds, which were severe, were dressed
bv DR.. Brown, after which he went to his home
on the ferry boat
Mr. Rodgers pile driver which, as stated
Yesterday, has been made self-navigating,
started for Chappawamsic this morning, to raise
pile driver sunk there, belonging to the A. &
L. r. X. After that it will repair the wharves
at Smiths Point, Matthias Point and Pney
Point, and remove the wharf at Writ landing
to point short distance below its present
site.
CITY COUNCIL.'