Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-22
Local Breyities.

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The weather has turned comparatively cool,
and is now quite pleasant =
Several colored persons were baptized yes
terday, near the lower ship-yard.
A picnic and tournament will be held on the
farm OF Daniel Hail. near Pohick on Saturday
next 81.
Mr.. John Cloves accidentally fell into the
Prince street dock this morning, but was
speedily rescued. =
Two or three steamers, crowded with
| colored exeursonists from Washington passed
here to-day on their way down the river
A large colored excursion party will leave
here in a special train for Richmond to night
via the o., A. & NJ. r. R.
| A Greeley aud Brown flag pole has been
procured aud will be erected at an early day at
the intersection OF Potomac Strand aud King
street.
All the parties injured by the railroad acct
dent near Fairfax station, some weeks ago,
have 50 far recovered that they can move
about on crutches.
Some of the finest potatoes we have seen
this year we're raised BY Mr.. d. S: Gordon, OF
Fairfax county, near Fails Church, who has
them for sale
Can't w. H. Smith received at his fruit
and vegetable depot, in the Mansion House
block, this morning, lot of. splendid water
melous fresh from the patches around Norfolk.
The work of repairing, repaiuting, and reit-
ting St. Pauls Church, began this morning,
and until completed the congregation of that
church will attend worship III the lecture room,
An adjourned meeting of both branches of
the City Council will be held to. night for the
purpose of passing the revenue and salary bills,
| and to commence the election of the Corpora
ton officers.
| A sail boat was capsized in Hunting Creek
yesterday evening, but fortunately. all the boys
it contained. among whom we're sous OF McSsrs.
Padgett, Mankin, Grimes and some others, es-
capped serious injury.
The canal basin yesterday was crowded with
boats, and for some distance upthe canal they
were moored The sight was a very eulivenng
one The coal trade here is steadily increas
| ing.
A lighted lamp was turned over, last Satur-
day night, by colored child in the house OF a
colored man named Beverley Diggs, on Peyton
street, between King and Prince, and some
bed clothing was destroyed before the resulting
flames were extinguished.
The river last night and this morning pre-
seuted very lively appearance, large num-
Der of vessels lying at anchor in the stream
and others constantly arriving and departing.
After dark last night the harbor was thlckly
studded with lights.
The schooner Mary W. Hupper from New
| Haven lying in the stream yesterday, had her
| flag flying at half mast, in consequence of the
death of John Peterson, one of her crew. The
| body of the deceased was brought ashore in the
afternoon and buried.
! 4 police officer, while collecting from shoe
maker living on Union street. fine for keep
ing dog without a license, 90 Saturday even
| ing last, was assaulted by the wife of the de-
| lnuuent with broom stick, and the shoe
maker reinforcing his wife, the officer was
| forced to beat hasty retreat.
| Speeches were made at the canal locks to
large crowd of idlers, white and colored, on
Saturday evening last, by Basil Warning and
George Douglas, the latter colored During
the formers speech, the plank upon which he
was standing, was dragged from beneath him,
and he was preciptated into the canal, but was
pulled out Immediately
Arthur Cole, the colored man who was SO
severely cut aud slashed with razor by anoth-
er colored man, named John Rollins, at the
brick yards between here and Washington,
some nights ago, is, DR.. Gibson, who Sewed up
his wounds. eleven in number, and some Of them
twelve lncneS long, says, likely " Teco'er. lloi-
lins is still coufued 10 Jail here.
Mr. William Cook, who lives at Lochabar,
north of the canal locks. becoming tired OF
driving colored boys out of his pear tree, yes
terday discharged gun load of smalI shot at
three of them whom he had stoned OFT his
premises short time before, and from the
manner in which they jumped to the ground
and made off, it is imagined that some OF the
| shot took effect.
A colored man, named James Brown. who
had served out, all to two weeks, term OF I'M
prisonment in the city Jail for stealing rope
from canal boat, escaped on Saturday last
and has not been heard Of since. lie was taken
out to bring the daily supply Of ice for the jail
from a neighboriug ice house, and awaited him
self of the opportunity afforded by the tempo
rary withdrawal Of the guards attention, to Ell
feet his escape.
A disturbance occurred last Saturday night
among some of the attendants at rattle and
dance 10 Brick Row, on Columbus street,
short distance this side of the canal BASIN
About niue were engaged, of whom one had
finger severely bitten, one had his head bruised
terribly, and one had his breast hurt so badly
that he thought some of his ribs were broken.
a young woman was struck by flying brick
and had her head seriously injured.
The excursion of the Woodlawn Farmers
| Club down the river on the steamer Zaide, last
Saturday, was very agreeable affair The
CON auy landed at Sandy Point, where a COLA
ton, prepared by DR.. How land, was partaken
of with a zest that attested its excellence. On
her return. the steamer stopped at Accotink,
| Mount Vernon aud Colliugswood and landed
the members of the club who lived in the
neighborhood of these places
The Sunday law was pretty we'll observed
yesterday, though several parties have been re,
| ported tor its intracton, and will be proceeded
against at once The report that the Mayor
had instructed the police to relax. their vig'
lence with regard to the volators of the law, IS
incorrect. No orders except those published
have been issued respecting the law, and the
Mayor says it is his intention to enforce ITS pro-
visions as long as they remain unrepealed.
n, Saturday last market boat on its