Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-15
Local KreyitieS.

Local Brevitics.
A watermelon weighing AZ pounds was sold
in this place yesterday.
Mr. Atwell, ice dealer, has received cargo
of splendid ice from the Kennebeck river
The thermometer at noon, to-day, in the
shade, stood at $50.
A large supply of watermeIons were brought
to town yesterday-some Of them remarkably
large and fne
The growing corn, pastures and vegetables
have much improved. owing to the late rains
IN this section of the State.
A wash occurred on Saturday last at Big
Slack Water on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, which delayed navigation two days.
B. F. Hunter, formerly of this city, has OBJ
tanned a patent for replacing cars On the track
when they have been thrown off.
Col. Mcclure, the contractor on the ". &
0, r. r. extension, was 10 this city to-day
He has 100 men and 40 horses at work, and is
progressing as rapidly as possible.
The colored supporters of Gen. Grant we're
to have held a meeting at the Alfred street
colored school house last night, but were pre-
vented by the storm.
Joseph Campbell. the colored man who was
injured so severely day before yesterday On the
steamer Vanderbilt, died in Washington yes,
terday He formerly lived in this city.
A man dressed up in fantastical style and
driving gai|y caparisoned horse was riding
through the city this morning advertising his
remedies for the cure of corns
The terms of agreement between the W. &
O. and A. & w. railroads having been arranged,
the connection of those two roads between t,ere
and Washington will be completed next week.
Mr.. Albert g. Harrison and Mr.. j. o. Kerby,
who reside in Fairfax county, a short distance
below this city, each lost a valuable horse by
the excessive heat of Tuesday last
Last night we had another good rain. There
was much lightning. The clouds seemed to ex-
tend all around the country, and the rain was
probably general,
The Convention has brought to town large
ties, including the delegates The hotels are
filled.
DR.. Gibson, the physician in charge of the
case says that the death of Theodore Spelge,
reported yesterday, was not occasioned by the
burn he received, but resulted from COMES
tive chill
The youthful portion of the community were
delighted this morning when upon their APP
pearance upon the streets they observed the
show bills of the circus that had been put up
during the night.
A corps of engineers, among whom ls Mr.
4. N. Hurdle, of this city, are now engaged In
surveying a route for railroad from the
mouth Of Oxen Run on the opposite side OF the
river to Washington.
The man Hobb, accused Of cattle thievn1g
and who was shot at while escaping from Mr.
Rose Cats, several weeks ago, is reported to
have been seen several times lately IN the
neighborhood of West End.
Some interruption to the proceedings OF the
Coroner's inquest upon the body OF 5. NJ.
Cbeeseman. who was shot in Washington by
Barnv Wood, was occasioned yesterday by the
discovery that one of the jurors, NJ. Eldrldge
was a resident of this city.
The Superintendent of Gas requests US to
saw that 10 order to make some necessary re-
pairs the gas will be shut off from the city for
time tomorrow, and in consequence when
turned on at night will burn dim for few
moments but will soon resume Its usual bril-
liancy.
An attempt was made last night by three
men to break into the upper house OF the frame
row on the east side of St. Asaph street, be-
tween Wolfe and Wilkes. The inmates we're
awake, however, and made such noise that
the thieves ran off in the direction of the tan
yard.
The Greeley and Brown Club at its last meet
ing showed an increase of over one hundred IN
its membership since the previous meeting
Included in its list Of members are the names
of several we'll. known colored men, among whom
NAV be mentioned John Credit, John Dogan,
Randolph Smith and Richard Miles.
Considerable excitement was created in the
western portion of the city yesterday evening
by the freaks of wild bullock belonging to
Mr.. William Holland, which had escaped from
his Enclosure and was being driven back. He
finally eluded his captors and is still at large IN
the swamp bordering Cameron Run.
During the storm of last night several tele-
graph poles near McGaffney's farm on the
Washington Turnpike were shivered by, the
lightning, and the electricity played around the
instruments in the Office of the Western Union
telegraph Co. in this city entirely too trlsky
for the comfort of the operators. The light
ming also struck the bridge of the VIZ y f. Il.
over the w ashington Turnpike and shlVered one
of the aoor beams-the damage to which was
repaired this morning.