Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-13
Local kreyilieS.

Another very warm day. The thermometer
at noon, in the shade, stood at go.
There were prospects of rain last night,
but the 81 gDs failed.
Mr. Henry Wildt has opened new Watch
and Jcwehy store at No. 10 north Royal street
A mass meeting of the courel Radicals will
be held to morrow night.
WatermelonS from all quarters are being
brought to town for sale. They are very ahuu
dant this year.
The pantry of Mr. H. Herbncr's restaurant
on King street, was robbed on Saturday night
last of all Its bologmas.
There were two aartus Of fire about nine
0 clock last night, but as they were evidently
false, none OF the fire apparatus was taken out.
We bave received the catalogue of Norwood
School, in Nelson county, fl Furnishing iuStitu-
ton.
The schooner Robert Byron, from George
town for Wareham, with load Of coal, put in
here this morning in a leaking condition
Mr.. Clifford is making a considerable i'm
provcmeut in the way Of paving on Queen
street, between Washington and St. ASapn.
A lady correspondent, in note says, "teIl
house. keepers again, in making catsup not
to spoil it, by using vinegar
We are pleased to say that Notwithstanding
the extreme heat of the weather, the general
good health of this city aud neghborhood is
preserved.
A colored man named Henry Taylor, during
Il fight with some Of his race ut Fishtown last
night, was stabbed in the back and bady cut BY
an unknown party.
A narrow guage railroad car, called the Tiny,
aud marked, North aud South of Georgia"
passed through here this morning via the O.,
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Mrs James VI. NJ ,son L. lying 1T the point
of death at her residence on Seminary llill-so
i'll that her friends entertain no hopes Of her
recovery.
4 fight occurred in trout of Devils Row at
Fishtown about six o clock yesterday evening
between a colorcd man and woman, in which
the former escaped with the loss Of his clothes.
4 slide occurred in a pile of Cumberland
coal, at Smoot' wharf yesterday afternoon aud
about ten tons went overheard. 1t fell i'll shall
low water, however, and can be recovered on Il
low tide.
Mr.. James Wikcrson, the trimmer at the
yard Of the American Coal Company, while rid
lug on Saturday evening last had his log
spraiucd by the stumbling AMI falling OF his
horse.
Alexandrians just returned from Capon
Springs report the company now there as num-
bering nearly six hundred, and that the place
maintains It's reputation as one OF the most
agreeable mountain resorts in the State.
In consequence of the absence of some Of the
delegates from the city to the Congressional
Convention, the meeting of the delegation to
have been held this evening for the purpose of
organizing, has been postponed until to morrow.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr. William
Legg, which had been hired to young clerk
from Washington, fell dead on Shutter 5 Hill
yesterday, while returning from the Vienna
camp meeting.
A German boy living with Captain Ridecker,
near the Mount Cameron Reservoir, was badly
burnt last Saturday night by the explosion
of an oil lamp he was filling while the wick was
burning.
After the salute fired yesterday evening by
the Radicals for their victory In North Caro-
lima, the cannon was taken back to the cannon
house on the Court House lot, and christened
Nellie Grant, and many toast drank to her
future career
Mrs Valentine Ilclmuth called at this Office
this morning and said that when the train
stopped for her on Henry street yesterday she
was not laboring under mental alteration, nor
was she attempting self destruction, but was
perfectly aware Of what she was doing aud was
getting out of the way of the train when the
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