Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-18
Local BreYitieS.

Great complaints are made in Alexandria
county OF the existing fence law.
Rev. DR.. j. D. Mitchell will hold service at
the Wharf Mission Chapel tonight.
? A regular weekly meeting of the Greeley
and Brown Club will be held to. night.
Large colored excursion parties left here this
morning for Leesburg and Harrsonburg
The steamer Pennsylvania has been hauled
up on the ways at the lower ship-yard for re-
pairs.
A regular weekly meeting of the Alexandria
Mechanics Home Association will be held to-
night.
There was full tide yesterday, which gave
the gunuers u fue chance OF bagging numbers
OF snra.
\ setter dog, belonging to gentlemen OF
this city, swan across the river yesterday in
pursuit of his master.
Among the arrivals by the steamer Baltic
at New York, on Monday last, was that Of
Rev. r. II. Mckim, Of this city,
Two cargoes of oysters arrived up this morn
ing, and brisk trade has already commenced
in that article of food.
The weather is very fne-and although there
are some cases OF aguc aud fever, the general
health VI Tue CITY Is eAccHcol.
The business of the cultivation Of fruit, in
Alexandria and Fairfax COUNTIES, is increasing
and will, no doubt, be a remuneratlve one.
A steam dredging machine is now employed
in deepening the dock at the foot of Princess
street, now 10 possession OF Mr.. w. ~. Smoot
The whole Of the street force under charge
Of the Superintendent of Police was employed
to-day In grading ST. Asaph street from w .lte
to Franklin.
OF late there have been many complaints at
the Mayors aud Magistrates Offices lodged by
coloied women against husbands who have de-
serted them.
1t is expected that the mass meeting of the
friends of Mr.. Greeley, advertised to be held in
Lcesburg on the Dist of October, will be at
tended by many of our citizens
Some of the finest oysters we have seen this
year were received to day at Mclean oyster
establishment on the wharf, aud were found
highly acceptable by his friends and customers
MIR. James Harris, at Moore's foundry was
Injured on Monday by an accidental blow from
a sledge hammer, and yesterday had his loot
injured by the falling OF piece OF iron upon 1t.
A horse and cart belonging to Mr.. Cook, and
driven by deaf colored man named Jim Clap
dore, backed down the guIley at the head of
Royal street, this morning, but were not serl-
ously injured.
Two iourncymen bakers, between whom d
difficulty had previously existed, met near the
Washington ferry slip this morning, when the
elder of the two settled his difference with the
younger by pounding him severely.
We are indebted to VIM. Gray, Of this place,
for present Of delicious peaches. He varies
l. h,It,
pleasant business Of cultivating fine fruit. The
specimen he sends us cannot he surpassed.
A ballot was taken by the passengers on the
ship Duetchland, onwhich Messrs. Brager, Lind
heimer Schwartz and Kaufman lately returned
from Europe--just previous to her entering
port, with the following result: Grant %, Gree
ley fl.
A horse attached to carryalI ran away on
King street this morning, but was stopped be-
fore he had occasioned any damage by gen
tleman who scared him into the door of the
house on the northwest corner OF hlDg and
Henry streets.
r. r. Arrow, charged with huying clothing.
81 900 security by US. Commissioner Whlttle-
sew to day, for his appearance at the January
term of the U. S. Circuit Court, with the un-
derstanding that the case shall be tried IN this
city.
A man representing himself as belonging to
the circus that lately passed through here call,
cd at the police headquarters last night, and
stated that he had met three mcn On the cor
ner of Prince and Henry streets and that after
parting with them he discovered that his peck
ct had been picked Of $50.
A man and woman, both apparently under
the Influence of liquor, were wandering about
the street yesterday evening applying to Varl-
Gus magistrates and notaries public to marry
them. There was some difficulty in the way,
however, and they left on the Washington
ferry boat without having their desire gratlted'
Mr.. Seuer, the Radical candidate for Con
sress from the Fredericksburg District, had an
appointment to speak at Occoquan yesterday,
but though present, did not address the small
crowd that had assembled there. Mr.. Braxton,
his Conservative opponent, and Mr.. Mere
dith, the County Conservative Elector, were also
present, but as the meeting had been called
for MIR. Sener's benefit, did not speak.