Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-07
LOCAL RREVITIES.

The knights of St. Patrick will meet again
next Wednesday night.
Mr.. JAS H. Mclean will accept our thanks
for mess of the finest oysters tasted this sea-
son.
A brig from Norfolk loaded with lumber, for
Washington ran aground near the forks OF the
channel opposite this city this morning
youngSter named Isaac Hall killed I3
black birds in Johnston 5 marsh, this morning.
at three shots.
The public school held last year near the
first toll gate on the Mddlcburg Turnpike,
has not yet been re-opcncd.
Great complaints arc made of the dangerous
condition Of Paine street between Cameron and
Queen streets
Mr. John Thompson lost a valuable horse
last Saturday night. He was taken sick sud
denly and died in a few hours.
The trial Of Rhoda Jewell for killing j. +.
Clark was to have commenced mt Brcntsvllle
to-day.
A swarm of bees have taken possession Of
the unfinished extremity OF the market house
stceple.
VIM. kilgour, esq, of this city. has accept
ed an invitation to speak at Greeley mass
meeting to be held at Colrsvillc, Nd, on the
llth.
The water in the G. & o. Canal at Cnmbcr-
land is lower than it has been for a long time
past and boats are compelled to leave there with
light loads-somc with only ninety tons OF coal
The violent conduct of an insane colorcd man
near the Canal basin this morning was the oc-
caSion of some excitement, until he was taken
charge Of by the police.
Miss Jennie Boswell a scholar of the Wharf
Mission School, received yesterday a handsome
bible as the prize for mcmorzimg j2l verses Of
the New Testament
A Radical meeting will be held next Wed
nesday night in front OF the Radical hoadquar-
ters at which Francis II. Miller and other
speakers will deliver addresses.
Justice White, after patient watching yes
terday, discovered that the thieves who were
robbing his peach tree, were rats which climb
ed the tree gnawcd the fruit from its stem and
fell with it to the ground below.
An insurance of sl5,00O-$j,0 600 in the Al
cxandra Insurance Company and $4,000 each
in two companies for which S. II. Janney is
agcuth-as been effected upon the Royal street
front of the New Market House.
A large number Of disordcrly colorcd people
aSScllDlct yGSlcTudS CECulDS vi lIE slucS VI
Hooff's Run, near the upper end Of King
street, and spent several hours there in card
playing and other sorts Of gambling
The Alexandria Musical Association was re-
organized last Friday night and the following
named officers elected f. L. Wilmer, Presi-
dent j. B. Rid gewav, Vice do; S. *. Field,
Secretary, and Geo. f. French, Treasurer.
So great has been the increase of travel on
the Alexandria and Washington Railroad OF
late that six large sized cars are now required
to carry the passengers on the first and last
local trains over that road.
After great deal Of trouble and tho con-
sumption Of much time the Superintendent Of
Police got his chain gang ready to be ia ken
out to work on the streets TO day, but the tatcs
we're against him, and the rain put a stop to
the whole proceeding
At police headquarters this morning were
many India rubber sings that had been cap
tured from the boys using them. Some were
taken from youngsters who while standing IN
front of one church on Washington street last
night were throwing stones at persons entering
others.
4 colored man, detected by Mr. Rafferty, in a
theft this morning. rushed out of that gentle
mans store, on the corner of King and Column
bus streets, and ran down King street ut a
rapid rate. The cry Of stop thief was soon
raised, however, and he was caught before he
had gone more than two blocks.