Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23
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Tomorrow nj ghi is the regular meeting
night Of the City Council
Six special policemen have bccu appointed
Tor duty on Christmas day.
The ship A>trca has been chartered at lIiv-
crnool to load with salt for lioOc 4 Johnston,
OF this city.
The attention of those who may have pack
ayes 10 send off by Adams Express, is directed
TO Il notice in another part OF to-day 5 issue.
\ bell weighing 100 pounds has been offered
70 the Columbia FIRE Company for $50 by
iIr. 5. y. Greer, hose maker Of Philadci phia.
The attention of the boys is particularly d.
rcctcd to the proclamation OF the Mayor, Else
where in the Gazette, prohibiting tie explosion
Of liic works in the street.
\ place has been secured in the colored in
sance ASYLUM at Richmond for Elijah StansiIl,
now confined in the jail here. and he will be
carried there Is soon as possible.
\ colored man uamcd John Smith arrested
on Saturday night for stealing Il piece of luin-
Der from the yard Ut Mcs>rS Snnot Il Perry,
was committed to jail fore court.
4 fght occurred between white and 4 col!
orcd man in that part Of tn" city known as
Bull Town. on Saturday evening last which
attracted Il large crowd by the lcrocity and
rcr,naciy Displayed by those engaged in it.
There was but one p@nitcnt al tic altar Of
the NJ. +. Church where religious revival
has been in progress for IL long time past
last might. The revival services will be con-
tlnued there ill the end Of the year.
The case Of Thomas Carroll, ior an assault
and battery upon Willie ". johnson, men
toned in Saturdays Gazette, WIS before JUS
tjcc Brown. at West End, on Saturday even
Ing. and was continued.
4 irakcS,nan on freight train OF the O
A. 4 VI. Il. H., named Frank Wood, while
engaged in coupling cars at the Henry street
depot, this morning was caught between the
bumpers and badly hut.
The gas that had escaped from broken
metre in the cellar Of Rev. Mr. GarIncr, on
south Fairfax street caught fire last night, but
the flames were ey:ingulShc'l speedily, before
any damage had been dJnn, and without rails
iug au alarm
Two oyster boats have arrived up since Sat
ur,lay. and though the demand is large and
some of the packers constantly engaged in
filing orders. it Is thought that the supply
now Oh hand will be Suillcicn: to last during
the holidays.
4 disturbance occurred on Vinegar Hill,
element and attracted large crowd. 1t was
among colored people During its contiou-
aucc, a man named Henry Banks cut another
one named John Stuart severely with razor.
A coored man named Wesley Newborn,
who had his leg accidentally broken last We'd
uesday week. near Point Lookout, where lie
was employed as railroad hand, was brought
up on the steamer Gcorgeanna Saturday night
and takon 10 his home on Commerce street,
between Cameron aad Queen, yesterday morn
ing.
George Burnett colorcd, for whose arrest
the Washington detectives were in this city a
week ago searching some houses in Peters
burg" was arrested in Fredericksburg and has
been taken back to Washington, where he was
engaged in riot, the night his brother was
shot and killed by policeman.
Ample preparations have been made by the
Sunday School hangers to feast the little ones,
under their care, on Christmas day. The schol-
ars of the Second Presbyterian Sunday Scnool
and those connected with the Wharf Mission
Chapel, under the auspices OF the same church,
will be handsomely entertained at Sarcpta
Hall. Next Monday night the Sunday School
of the Methodist Protestant Church will have
a reunion at the roou Of the Christian A>socia-
ton, when pleasant time is anticipated.