Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-09
RAILROAD RECEIPTS. following are

RAILROAD RECEIPTS. following are
among the receipts by the O., A. & NJ. R. R.
for the week Corn 9, 994 bushels, wheat l, $780,
rye 1876, oats l65, ear corn, 260, corn meal 37S
clover seed l2. beans &, potatoes Is, dried
fruit 10, flour 554 bb!s dressed poultry 8, butter
"a bbls and boxes, eggs Al bbls. and boxes,
buck wheat bushels, dressed hogs 80, COWS,
calves, &C.. "a, hides IS bundles, apples -
bbls., leather IL rolls, bacon ,467 lbs, bark
I cords, calf skins So, sheep skins l bale and
1874 skins, fur 6 packages, hay 925 bales, iron
100 lbs, rags 1859 lbs, wood IA cords oak
lumber 5000 feet, pine lumber $4,000 feet,
empty casks %, cattle Il cars, horses car,
sheep 2 cars, Goa! cars.
The receipts by the Washington and Ohio
Railroad Go. for the week were Wheat 936
bushels, corn FOG, oats 226, meal So, flour Is
bbls., eggs %, poultry | bbls. and boxes, but
ter bbls boxes and kegs, apples As bbls.,
dried fruit 90 bags, pork 3,Ol9 lbs, calves 80
head, seed 1853 boxes, potatoes 20 bags, leather
5 rolls, wood and rails 10 cars.
MAYORS OFFICE. Nat Holland, colored,
for stealing lumber from the wharf of the
HAMPSHIRE and Baltimore Coal Company, was
committed to Jail.
Thomas Davis, on complaint of the Acting
Inspector OF oysters, for an infraction OF the
oyster law in selling by the small measure, was
discharged as the oysters did not belong to
him.
Enoch Davis on the same charge, was fined
and discharged
MAGISTRATES OFFICE-A warrant was
issued and executed authorizing the search OF
the house OF colored woman named Eliza
Carter for articles of clothing stolen from Mrs.
Amanda Ryan, but none of the puudcr was
recovered.
NlGuT REPORT. Night dark, and misty,
with sleet and hail There were no disturb
auces. One prisoner only was at the station
house.
OYSTER CASE. Compliant was made at the
Mayors office this morning by Edward Davis
against the Acting Inspector of oysters, }. i.
Adams, for permitting unsound oysters to be
sold. The Mayor appointed u commission con
cock aud Charles Kelly to inspect a lot of
on the wharf The commission having made
the required inspection reported the oysters
unsound, and thereupnn Superintendent. of
Police Clifford was instructed to have them re-
moved immediately, and prevent them IRON
being opened or sold.
THE Cotton ROBBERY. No evidence has
yet been developed that will lead to the detcc-
ton of the thieves who robbed the house Of
Mr. Joseph Cotton, night before last. In this
connection it is mentioned that though the
robbers took all the clothing that had been left
on the first floor, they did not ascend the stairs,
and consequently the family We're not left with
SO little wearing apparel Us was at first rumor-
ed, nor did the neighbors supply them with
clothing, as was reported.
FRESH FIsH.-Three vessels with fresh fish
aboard arrived up last nj ght and this morning.
One from the mouth of the Potomac brought
up about eight thousand herring which sold at
$50 per thousand Another, also from the low
err part of the river, had some pike aboard,
which sold at 80 cents Il bunch. The other
from Deep Hole, in Occoquan Greek, brought
up yellow perch and mullets which sold at 20
cents a bunch, and rock and white perch, which
sold at 40 cents bunch.
AND STILL ANOTHER. Another highly re-
spected Alexandrian has gone to settle his last
account. Mr. James W. Atkinson was attack
ed by cramp collie On Thursday night last aud
died at noon to-day. He was native of this
city, and was we'll and favorably known by the
whole community. For number of years he
was President of the Friendship Fire Company,
and tor long time an active and ethclcnt hre-
man.
THE MARKET. -There were but compare
lively few country people in market this morn
ing. The butchers had good supplies of ex-
cellent meats, which were selling at last week
prices. Poultry scarce and high. Cabbage
very high Butter scarce at 35a40 for roll and
print On the fish benches were variety Of
fresh fish.
LYNcHBURG AND DANvILLE RAILROAD
Capt w. D. Stuart and Mr.. Thomas Brent,
engineers on the Lynchburg and Danvllle Rail
road, who are on a short visit to their friends
in this city, report that work is In active pro-
rress along the whole line of that road by a
large force of laborers, and that track laying
will commence about the first Of September
PROPERTY SALE.-Messrs Green & Wise,
Real Estate Auctioneers, sold to-day the lot Of
ground on the South side of Wilkes, between
Patrick and Henry streets, 246 feet 10 inches
on Wilkes street and running back IS feet 50
inches, to G. T. Erwin and j. A. NJ. Travers
for 81 600
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETNG.-On Thursday
night an interesting Sunday School meeting
was held in Warrenton, and addresses deliver
ed by Drs. Munsey, of Baltimore, and Meier;
rim, of Tenn, and J. L. Magruder, esq.,, Of
Baltimore. The collection for the benefit OF
the Sunday School cause was very liberal.
MARINE DISASTER schooner Jane +.
Durfee, Captain Murty, we'll known in this
city, bound from Georgetown, ID. c., for Fall
River, loaded with coal, was abandoned at sea
and sunk The crew we're taken off by the schr.
John, from New York, and landed at VIII
mington, ~ c., on the 18th inst.
RETAINED LETTERs.-The following letters
are detained in the Postofice: VIM Caldwell,
Warrentou Va, no stamp; Mrs. Emma Smith,
no destination; VIM Gofney, Orange Z, ID: no