Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The weather is now very fine.

TIC weather Is uOW very uue.
Mr.. Mclean, at his oyster establishment on
the wharf, is now receiving every day, the
finest oysters Of the season.
Justice Samuel Beach has removed his Of
flee to No. l2S Princess street, where the coro-
ner's Office is also located
One of the largest funerals that ever took
place In this city was that yesterday OF William
Ford an old and respected colored man.
The age of the late Mrs. Patton, wife Of Mr..
Larkln Patton, was enormously printed IN
Saturdays Gazette. She was aged AZ years.
Two small cargoes of oysters, and full sup.
ply of fish and oysters by the Baltimore and
Potomac steamers, have arrived since Satur-
day.
Mr.. David Pullman, the contractor for the
work, this morning commenced making the
bed for a double track on the Alexandria and
Washington Railroad.
Rev. Mr.. McKim, rector of Christ Church,
preached his first sermon since his return, yes
terday. 1t was an affectonate and feeling ad-
dress to the congregation.
Messrs. Cooney, at their Tontine House, on
Cameron street, are now supplied every day
with fine game, such as sora, plovers, NC,
which they serve up 10 the best style.
The store of Mrs Mothershead, in the Mar
ket square, was this morning discovered to
have been broken open. 1t contained but lit
tie, and the loss, if any, was small.
A remarkable looking cloud, black and spin
die shaped-spanned the entire heavens from
southwest to northeast about ten o'clock last
night, and attracted considerable attention.
We omitted to mention in Saturdays Gaz-
cite, that the market on that day was very
we'll supplied, and that PR ces of meats, vege-
tables and fruits were about the same as for
the previous week.
The Board of Supervisors of Alexandria
county will meet 10 the office Of the County
Clerk, on Wednesday, the 23d day Of October,
1872, for the consideration of the Fence Law,
and for other business.
The Alexandria Passenger Railway Com
pany will be organized on Saturday next. 1t
is understood that the company will build the
street railroad from King street wharf to Com
merce street within the next six months.
In consequence Of the large freights both
WAYS between this city and New York, the
steamer Il. G. Knight, which arrived to-day,
will sail for the last named port again on We'd
nesday, and not Friday, her regular sailing
day.
The saboats Mary Wood and Horace Gree.
ley shipped heavy seas yesterday evening and
came pear swapping in the river opposite the
city. Their occupants were thoroughly soaked
but managed to get safely back to the wharves.
Saturn is visible from Immediately after
dark until about midnight in the south. in the
constellation OF Sagittarius 1t is the most
brilliant star in that quarter. Jupiter rises
after midnight. These are the only planets
now visible to the naked eye.
The Alexandria Musical Association, to
whom was due several evenings of delightful
entertainment last winter, will be reorganlzed
tomorrow night at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association, when meeting
will be held for that purpose.
John b. Smoot esq, County Superinten
dent, and William KIlgour, esq, Assistant
Congressional Elcctor for this District, will
leave here tonight for Richmond to attend the
Convention of the Conservative Superinten-
dents, Electors aud Canvassers that will meet
in that city tomorrow.
The Stanton Guards, colored military or
ganizaton of Washington, and the many other
colored people who left here last week on an
excursion to Richmond via the o., A. 4 NJ
r. r., returned last Saturday, and were taken
back to their homes by the ferry boat City Of
Alexandria, at eleven 0 clock that night.
The sport of throwing stones 10 the streets
by means Of India-rubber sings by which
many windows have of late been broken, and
but few pigeons killed. has become so annoying
that the police have been instructed to arrest
all boys caught INDUCING in it. One infatuated
youngster was caught Saturday evening and
was not released until he had paid the utter
most tarthing Of the imposed fine.
VEsr1SG:-Silk, Cashmere, Velvet, Plush,