Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-13
LOCAL NEWS.

LOOAL IN Il w y.
MANAsSAs-A letter from Geo. c. Round,
in the Richmond State Journal, from Manassas
says" Manassas is still improving, and the
country round about it, although suffering
severely from the drought during the summer
The late crops are looking well, and will prob
ably yield fair return. A fue new school
house is in process of erection in the centre of
the township just west of the village, for a
graded school. The board of school trustees
School No. |, in token of the public apprecia-
ton of the services of our distinguished Super
intendent Of Public Instruction. Five other
School-houSes have been erected in other por-
tions OF the township during the scholastic
year just closed, making six new school houses;
all in one year. We challenge another town
ship in the State to show better recored.-
Taking all the difficulties into consideration,
which have attended the introduction of the
system into the State, future generations will
pronounce the result as one Of the remarkable
results of this remarkable age"
New TUG BoAT.-The new tug boat Key
stone, having been completed, made trial trip
this morning, and worked to the entire salts
faction of her owner and builders. Her length
is Is feet, and her breadth Of beam II feet 5
inches She was built by Mr.. Thomas Berry,
Mcssrs. Allen and Dishman doing the joiner $
work. Her engine, of 20 horse power, was
made by Mr.. W. S. Moore, and her boiler by
Germond l. German. She draws only four
and a-half feet of water and is furnished with
trip rudder, which enables her to turn in
the shortest possible space. She will be used
chiefly in towing canal boats. Her owner,
Capt. Mat. Kersey, with most commendable
spirit of home enterprise, had her built here,
and says he has no cause to regret his entrust-
ing his work to Alexandria mechanics, for they
have made him better and cheaper boat
than he could have purchased in the North.
THIRD WARD RADIcALs.-A meeting of the
Sd Ward Radical club was held last night 10
the building on the southwest corner of King
and Henry streets, T. l. Edelin, in the chair
and w. l.. Penn secretary. Basil Warning
was elected member Of the club unanimously
by rising vote, and expressed his sentiments
regarding the present political state Of affairs
in speech of some minutes DURATION
Speeches we're also made by L. [. Edelin,, w.
introduced resolution favoring return of the
city to the jurisdiction of the District of Co.
lumbia but it was on motion of Basil Warning
laid on the table. The meeting then, at half
past ten o'clock, on motion of Basil Warning
adjourned to the cannon house and fired five
rounds from the Nellie Grant
Gun UNsPIKED The cannon lately pur-
chased by the Radicals of this city from the
Government at nominal price, and which, to
the regret Of all the right thinking portion of
the community, was spiked by some foolish
persons night before last, was unspked yester-
day, aud salute fired from it at a late hour
last night on the commons near the Court
House The noise made by tue firing was COM
planned of to the Mayor, who gives notice that
the firing Of guns within the corporation limits
is in direct violation of the law, and will here
after subject those engaged in it to the impos-
cd penalties.
DISTURBANCE AT A CAMP MEETlNG.-A
disturbance occurred at the camp meeting held
at the old Union Camp Ground, near the Lees
burg turnpike in Fairfax county, last week,
between three brothers named Lay, of that
county, and L. Il. johnson, formerly Of DraneS-
Vile but now an officer at the Jail 10 Washing
ton. Johnson was accused by one of the Lays
of insulting him during the war; aud when at
tackled by them, only saved himself from u
worse injury than black eye by drawing his
revolver aud threatening to shoot any one who
might advance upon him.
CArslZES. The yacht Ella, while accompany
ing the boat race yesterday evening, capsized
IF the upper coal wharves, but was righted,
and those on board of her rescued by yawl
boat from the schooner L. Mcrevine. lying near,
aud the yacht A. Leo Knott.
The Dolly Warden, Fishtown boat, was cap
sized off Shoots wharf late yesterday evening,
but its only occupant boy named Hames,
was rescued by a boy named Pat Duttcy, who
put off at once to his relief.
YACHT RACE-ln consequence of the acct
dent to the yacht Fannie Bell in the race yes
tcrday and of an asserted infraction of the rules
of the race by the John t. Given, previous to
that accident, the jud ges instructed Mr.. Shock
les, the stake holder, to keep possession OF the
stakes until three o'clock this evening, at
which time the judges we're to meet ID Wash
ington and decide which Of the boats was en-
titled to the money.
TOPPING OFF CEREMONIES brick work
of the New Market House having as already
stated, been completed the usual topping off
ceremonies will be conducted in that part of
the building to be used as the Chamber of the
Common Council, on Royal street, at o'clock
tomorrow evening. A large quantity of lager
and cdibles have been obtained for the occa-
sion and pleasant time IS anticipated.
MAYORS OFFICE james Lucas and Little
ton Hall, for dsorderly conduct, were fined
and discharged.
Thomas Henry, for disorderly conduct and
for resisting an officer was fined and discharged
NIGHT REPORT. Might cloudy and showery.
As usual there were no disturbances and only
one prisoner was at the station house.
SUSPENSION OF CANAL NAVIGATION.-The
Consolidation Coal Go. S boat, which was sunk