Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The weather to-day has been delightful.
The market was enlivened this morning by
the performance Of a colored string band.
The festival of the Immaculate Conception
will be observed in the Catholic Church to-
morrow.
The recitation Of Prof Charles Whitney, at
Sarepta Hall last night, were attended by a
small audience.
A little boy named Green, fell from a spring
wagon at the corner of King and ST. Asaph
streets, this morning, and was run over and
severely bruised.
The drift lumber from Washingto hereto
fore noticed continues to Interfere with the
passage OF the ferry boats between here and
that city.
Balls were given in two places in the 4th
Ward last night, but both were broken up by
the disordcrly proceedings of a tunnel town
eI.
Most of the fire companies have determined
upon grand parade on the 22d OF February,
and it is probable that the whole department
will agree in this determination.
The revival services in progress 10 the NJ.
p Church for several weeks past, will be con-
tinuad next week. Similar services will also
be held in the NJ +. Church.
4 valuable mare belonging to William Gray,
the coored butcher, died last night from lock-
law. having stuck nail in her hoof a day or
two ago.
The approach of Christmas is shown by the
nrenaratious, mostly In the stores and shops,
for the supply of the public ut the holiday sea-
SOD.
At meeting of the Board of Police, held
Inst night, it was determined to remove officer
James Smith from the police force, and that
determination was carried into effect by the
Mayor this afternoon.
colored man named John Winsey, alias
VIM. Warnev, was arrested in Washington to-
dav and committed for stealing watch and
some clothing from William Hampshire, also
colored, in this city, last Monday.
In d;pping the grave in which the late Mr..
Charles Graham was buried, in St. Mary's
Cemetery, the sexton came upon the tounda-
t;sn Of the first Catholic Church ever built 10
this city.
Marion Cunningham, a we'll known Irish res
ident of this city, died last night, and will be
buried tomorrow. His funeral Will be attend
ed by the Catholic Beneficial Society, OF which
he was member.
There have been no arrivals of oyster boats
for several days past and the stock OF oysters 10
The hands of dealers has been nearly exhausted.
The steamer Georgeanna brought up few
barrels this morning but nothing like enough
to supply the demand.
A fashionably dressed lady dropped her
black silk ovcrskirt on King street, yesterday
afternoon, and as her hustle was composed OF
papers of various hues, attracted considerable
attention from those in her rear, as she contln-
ned her walk down the street unaware OF the
loss she had sustained.
A Young man named W. S. Reid, employed
ut the mills of the Messrs. Watkins, was badly
;ninred there night before last, but is said to
he recovering He was knocked down and run
over by heavily loaded wagon which was
standing on a hill side, and from behind the
the wheels of which the chocks had slipped
out.
The numerous friends of Justice T. h.
Fowle, of Fairfax county, will regret to learn
that that gentleman is lying extremely Ill at
his residence, few miles below this city. He
is suffering from the dropsy resulting from dis
ease of the heart and is so i'll that his friends
have almost despaired of his recovery.
William Williams, the colored man who was
sentenced yesterday to FIVE years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary, made such threats of ven
ueance against the jury that convicted him,
and was so violent after he was taken back to
iail, that he had to be heavily ironed. He and
John Rollins, also colored, who was also sem
fenced at the last term of the County Court to
the penitentary, for eighteen years, for muir
der, will start for Richmond on "Wednesday
next in charge of Sheriff O Neal.