Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-05

A chicken fight will be fought on Oxen Hill,
opposite this city, at ten clock tomorrow
morning.
The sloop River Queen, Capt. James Guy
arrived up this morning with u load Of fiuc salt
water fish, some of which were rctailcd ut 50
cents a bunch.
We have received FROM the music and sta
tioncry store OF Mr.. j. II. PARROT, Greeley $
Grand March, by L. W. Smith
A large number Of people from Washington
visited this city yesterday, most OF the trips of
the ferry boats being crowded.
Mr.. Samuel o. Bagot will accept our thanks
for some Of the largest and finest mushrooms
ever raised in this vicinity.
The hay scales, the condition Of which was
alluded to ut the last meeting OF the City COun-
Gil, are undergoing needed repairs.
A large attendance from all the surrounding
country was present at the Manassas Camp
Meeting yesterday.
Mr.. w. B. Price, who was reported in Sat
urday's Gazette as i'll at Orkney Springs, had
much improved this morning, when he was put
on the train Tor this city.
A former resident Of this city, Mrs. Quigcy,
now Lying at Harper's Ferry, WAS here Inst
Saturday on the look out for Il woman who had
lately robbed her of $500.
NIcssrs. Peter and Samuel Pullman have Sc
cured passage Tor England, aud will sail in the
steamer that leaves Baltimore on Wednesday.
They will be absent about four months.
Persons passing the lot at the upper end Of
King street. across Hof's Run, formerly used
as 4; lager beer garden, were greatly scauda!lzed
by the card playing and other improper be-
hayiour carried on there all day yesterday by
numbers OF white and colorcd people.
Base ball players from Washington and Bati
more and their friends made an excursion to
Marshall Hall yesterday. During the day one
of the party had his watch and coat stolen,
several ladies' tainted, and one mau lad his
head cut while jumping ashore here.
On Saturday night Mr.. Samuel Pullman who
lives ON the opposite side Of Hunting Creek on
his way home from market lost his pocket book.
He rose early yesterday morning and coming
to town found what he had lost lying in the
street, near the Market House, with its contents
untouched.
The gentlemen appointed by the Greeley and
Brown Club to make collections for the purpose
of dcfraying the expenses Of the Congressional
Convention and the ratification meeting, will
commence the work assigned to them tomor
row, aud it is hoped that they will meet with
liberal responses
The passenger train from Richmond came
within an acc, yesterday morning, Of running
over man and his wagon near the brick yards
between this city and Washington. The man
was under the influence of liquor and the horse
he was driving had dragged the wagon so close
to the track that there was not two inches Of
space between it and the passing train.
Mr. Edmund Hunt has received letters from
Richmond telling him that his horse, which was
stolen on the night of the 2Sth ult., has been
recovered in Richmond, aud the thief, a man
with no fingers on his left hand, lodged in Jail
there. Another horse, supposed to be stolen,
and it's rider were taken up there at the same
time The horses we're at u horse auction when
recovered.
A party of gentlemen from this city, among
whom were several members of the sold Seven
teenth," yesterday visited Bull Run battle field,
where many incidents Of that famous battle
were recountcd, familiar spots poi utcd out, and
the scene of ''roll and tumble down a hill be-
tween "Rcb' and "Yauk, observed with
great interest, especially by one Of the partlcl-
pants who was with the party.