Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-11
LOCAL BREyITIES.

Mayor Ludlow, of Norfolk was in the city
to-day. &C pad = ..'.~r .'".'cs
Lur ulsv lvr !vI .uu >raouu WAS seen carly
yesterday morning. . d! * .st~~. / 1t....,
MIR. Mclean, at his oyster establishment on.
the wharf, has received fresh supplies of g.
oysters. .i. 4. IT,. .....
The congregation at St Paul's Church are
much pleased at the improvements made In
the interior OF that edifce.
The officers of Excelsior Lodge, Of Good
Templars, will be installed tonight at Airing
-ton-by G. Roach, w. G. i. ID.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad
Company, takes place Tomorrow.
/ Some colored people were baptiscd in the
canal, near Custis Spring, yesterday, by K; 5.
Laws, the colorcd preacher OF that nelghbor-
hood. r.. 4 414. ~I... .'.....
There was display OF the aurora borealls
last night, which some of those unacquantcd
with the real character of the light, attributed
to the reflection from the great tire IN Boston.
At meeting Of the colored Baptist Council,
held at Ereedmen's Village last Friday night,
the proceedings wero so disorderly that con-
stable had to be sent for to preserve the peace
The Piedmont Convocation Of the Episcopal
| Church will commence at Fairfax Courthouse
| next "Wednesday morning; and continue during
the week. Eleven ministers belong to the con-
vocation, all of whom will be present:
S. j. Price. the man arrested and commit
| ted to Jail here last week charged with sWlnd-
ling Rev. Father kroes out. OF S4oO, was ex-
amined before Justice Bell at the jail, this
morning, aud discharged for want OF identity.
| Mr.. Cornelius OlLeary, one Of the oldest
and ,best!known Irish residents of the city, and
who twenty odd years ago was engaged at the
warehouse of the late Daniel +. looe, died
Yesterday. and was buried this afternoon by
1.-The Catholic Beneficial Society, Of which be
was member. - ~ -
On Saturday afternoon last, disturbance
occurred near the toll. gate, on the Mlddlcburg
! turnpike, between man named Zane and a
colored man named Triplett, which lasted some
time, collected quite a crowd, and created con-
| siderable excitement Persons residing In the
! neighborhood complain Of the want OF the ser
! vices of u constable. !, !: E..,i ..s ...a. /.
The English steam yacht Eothen, H. Y. 3,
MIR, Thomas Brassy, NJ. F., owner, whose ar
! IivaWwas mentioned 10 Saturdays Gazetter
left here Yesterday morning for the Washing
! ton NAVY Yard. She will return to New orr
hy, the 18th, and will then be laid up alongside
1 tho Dauptless in Gowanus Greek tor the WIN
ter, and early in the. Spring Mr. Brassy Will
return for her: '..,''''
i !. Great complaints arc made of the continuous
4 fnsilade Kept up all around the suburbs OF thu
| citv ON Sunday by colored men and boys who
/ snehd the most Of that day in banging away q
every sparrow or wren they can see; and TIT
question is asked by the citizens OF the afflicted
ne;rhborhoods if something cannot be done e
relieve thehrof what has become dangerous
nuisance: '''> ''-'' ,.....
AT q meeting ,of ward delegations, held a
the Radical headquarters on Saturday ngil
last money was subscribed for the torch llgh
nrocesson 10 honor Of their late victory, mex
Wednesday might, and "a committee OF thre
from each ward appointed to solicit subscrp
tions for the benefit of Asbury Ford, the col
ored man who was accidentally hurt at TIL
firing of the salute last Thursday evening.
The train on, the A.. & F.R. r., on itswa
70 this CITY on Saturday evening last, had on
af the trucks of a freight car attached TO IN
train to jump the track and the entire tru u;
was demolished and went down an embanS
ment. without throwing the car from the track
The car came safely to the depot with on
: tuck and the other end was held by the cGp ?
ling. which proved TO be strong enough TO hoi
the car up With safety: = : : :
MERCHANT desiring COFFEES roaste.
N viii please leave their orders previous
{ ~ nrsdsvie evening Of each week.
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