Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-19
Local BreyitieS.

A boat belonging TO the C0OSOlluatlOu Coil
Company sunk in the Cumberland level of the
Chesapeake aud Ohio canal, on Monday last,
and the water was let off on Tuesday. The
consequent interruption to navigation has not
yet been experienced in this city, but will not
probably continue longer than one day.
1t is said that young Mcssrs Richard Minor
and JOS. Dunn, of this city, and J.. L. Ball, OF
Fairfax county, are to sail from New York for
Costa RIGA on the 18th to joiu the engineering
party at present engaged iu the construction OF
a railroad in that country.
In Mondays Gazette there appeared no.
tice Of an attempted outrage last week IN Fair
fax county. 1t now appears that the outrage
consisted in the striking of woman named
Ridgway by German named Martin Whalan,
whom she had cursed.
A number of colored cxcursionists from
along the line Of tue o., \ 4 NJ. h. r. arrived
here on the early train this morning. Hall
roads and steamboats, now derive large por-
ton of their incomes from colored excursion
parties.
Some of the Indians now in Washington
made visit to this county yesterday, crossing
the Long Bridge, and gathered and carried
back with them from the marshes, specimens
OF various herbs and roots, similar to those OF
their own country.
Rev. Mr.. Mckim, rector of Christ Church,
whose arrival from his recent trip to Europe,
was mentioned yesterday, will be IN town IN a
few days He will be cordially welcomed home
by his parishoners and by cur citizens gener-
ally.
The Marshall House has been engaged for
the Headquarters of the county, and not State
Radical Executive Committee, as heretofore
stated. 1t is understood that rooms will be
opened there on Monday next.
Among the strangers in the city yesterday
were Judge George w. Lewis, Hon. Jerre
Morton, and Captain Clark, the latter in
charge of the Comnlissary Department here at
the close of the war.
The subscriptions to the Building Fund of
the Young Mems Christian Association amount
now to some $500 or 5000 We hope the sum
requisite for the proposed building will be soon
made up
We ask the attention of our country sub
scribers to the advertisements OF our merchants
who are now receiving their fall supplies OF
goods of every variety-dry goods, groceries,
china and glass wares, and notions.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr.. William
Legg, was stolen or strayed away from a stable
in Fairfax county night before last and has not
been heard of since.
Large quantities of tobacco in hogsheads are
now brought here from Piscataway by the
steamer Fairy but unfortunately for Alexau-
dria are shipped from here to Baltimore
DR.. Hodgkin has patent borer with which
he removes the decayed portions OF teeth IN
about the one hundredth part Of the time usu-
ally consumed in that operation.
Mr.. Samuel O. Holingshead, brother of
Capt. Frank Hollingshcad of the Mt. Vernon
steamer Arrow, died Of smallpox at his home,
in Baltimore, yesterday.
Mr.. Joseph White is now collecting sub
scriptions for the large banner that is to adorn
the front of the Greeley and Brown Head
quarters.
A heifer supposed to belong to Mr. William
Owings, was run over and killed on the rail-
road track near West Eud, yesterday evening,
by passing train OF cars.
Wyman's entertainments commence tonight
at Sarepta Hall.
Good-sized rock fish are now caught from
the wharves of this city.
A beautiful rainbow spanned the sky in the
West, this morning early.
A large colored excursion party went to Car
Inns Springs to-day.