Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-23

LOCAL NEWS.
MAYORS OFFICE. Two little boys. named
respectively Carlin and Simpson. for driving a
goat into the house of oolored man named
William Cole, were discharged with reprl-
mand.
Fanny Diggs. colored, for disorderly conduct,
was fined and discharged.
Jane Brice, for an assault on Eliza Pointdex-
ter, both colored, was bound over to keep the
peace. f.4s. :.
MAGISTRATES OFFICE. May and
White. Fred Thomas, colored, for stealing two
sacks of hair from Mr. Dritus, was sent to Jail
for 90 days Thomas is the man who few
days ago when accused of stealing two heavy
iron dray pins said he caught them in gill net
In the theft for which he was committed he
sold his plumber to L. Gentzberger, collector
of iuuk who took it back to its owner and
offered it for sale two hours after it was stolen,
NIGHT REPORT cloudy aud warm.
There we're no disturbances after ten o clock,
no arrests and no prisoners in the station house.
LAST OF THE KEYpoRr EXCURSIONS The
Washington Republican ofthis morning says ::
Many Of our readers who have enjoyed the
pleasant excursions down the Potomac every
Friday evening will regret to learn that the
last one takes place to- uight Nothing of the
kind about the city has been so well patronlzsd
as these excursions as everything is done by
the officers of the boat for the comfort of those
making the trip; and it is much to the credit
of these gentlemen that not single disturbance
has taken place siuce the trips were commenc-
ed The one of this evening being the last,
will be sure to prove GROWING success.
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS. The Washington
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun Of this
morning says: The agitation for a street rail-
road and public park still continues, and 1t Is
said that the railroad will certainly be put an
der contract at an early day.
1t is said that prominent citizen offers a
donation of $lO,0O0 towards the public park,
provided the residue of the sum needed to es-
tablish the park can be raised.
ROBBERY A colored woman from the coun-
try, who has been boarding with friends in the
the Third Ward for some weeks past left for
her home this morning aud included in her bag
gageseveral articles belonging to the peoplewith
whom she had been living. The theft Was not
found out until some hours after she had gone,
when its discovery occasioned the livellest COM
motion, aud the services OF magistrates and
couStabes were quickly sought.
DISTURBANCE "A disturbance occurred
about half past nine clock last night, at the
corner of Royal and Gibbon streets, among
some colored men, which attracted large
crowd Three men and three women were en-
gagged in it, and the noise they made kept the
whole neighborhood 10 a state OF excitement
for at least half an hour Cries for the police
were uttered, but were unanswered until the
disorder had ceased.
STREET IMpRov EMENTs. The Committee
on Streets of the City Council were riding
around town yesterday evening in an omnibus
inspecting those streets, the southern extreml-
ties of which are to be graded and otherwise
improved Some of these streets will enter the
proposed park on Hunting Creek, and in the
improvements to be made upon them this idea
will not be lost sight OF. ~ Is. .''-
FlsHING.-Huntiug Greek bridge is now
famous place for angling, and parties 60 there
nightly for the purpose Of enjoying the sport.
The fish caught are white perch, aud they are
said 10 bite as rapidly as the hooks can be
baited With gauntlets to protect the hands
from the mosquitoes, those tuud OF hshlng may
enjoy an hour or two of good sport any day
after sunset.
GEN COOPER. The Richmond News says !:
Eve are pleased to learn that the visitors OF the
Allegheny Springs have made up handsome
purse, and forwarded it to Gen Samuel Cooper,
late Adjutant General Of the Confederate States
army, as slight testimonial of their regard
for his devotion to the cause so dear to the peo-
pie OF the South. .....
LARGE FUNERAL.-The remains Of George
f. Copeland, colorcd, a late graduate of How
ard University and native of this city, were
uttered mere to-day and were followed to the
grave yard by large concourse Of people Of
his race among whom were a body OF his form
er classmates.
ARRESTED AT LAST coored boy named
Richard Carter, whose frequent offences have
made him Of object an interest to the police for
some time past was caught to-day and securely
locked up in Jail. The last charge against him
is for assaulting and badly injuring an old lady
named Mrs Bridget Mcdonald.
LAMP EXPLOSION slight alarm Of fire
was occasioned about eight o'clock last night
by the bursting of an oil lamp in the grocery
store of Mr.. }. L. Sherwood, corner of Pitt aud
Prince streets. With gas at 49, 90 per thous-
and feet, it seems strange that the risk of such
accidents should be incurred.
AN EYE.So TO BE REMOVED is un
derstood that the remains of the building that
was burnt on the southwest corner Of King aud
Washington streets, which have for SO long
time constituted an eye-sore to persons passing
there, are at last to be removed.
RADICAL MEErING.-A meeting to ratify
the nomination of Grant and Wilson will be
held at the colored Odd Fellows hall, on south
Columbus street, next Monday night, at which
speeches will be made by Rev. Fields Cook,
4. ID. Beckley and others