Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| A called meeting Of the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company will be held tonight.
The Harmonic Association have in rehearsal
two dramatic pieces to be produced at their
hall on the night of Thursday week.
The oysters in the shell yet remaining at the
dock are selling at from 50 cents to Sl25
bushel.
Most of the lead pipe that had just been
fitted in the new Washington Lodge building
was stolen on Saturday night.
Major Cox, had valuable horse drowned
while crossing run near Aidle last "cck-Itc
third he has lost this winter.
A correspondent Driver, directs attention to
the obstruction of Water street, between klng
and Cameron, by old and broken wagons
1t is understood that the number Of mink
killed this season in this neighborhood Is great
ly in excess of that Of many previous years
The skins sell here for So apiece.
Judging from the sample sent to this Office
| to-day those fond Of good lunch cant 20 to
a better place than to |. Ramncls corner Of
Sharp Shin and Market alleys.
The funeral of the late Mr.. Joseph Gaines,
Yesterday evening, was attended by the Ger
man Benevolent Association in regalia. and by
large number of other friends Of the deceased.
The old dry goods firm Of Wilmer Il Stay
maker, has been dissolved and the business OF
the house will hereafter be conducted in the
name Of D. L. Wilmer l. Go.
The lumber that had been purchased by Mr.
| S. o. Baeot, for the repair OF his house on
ROYAL street, and which was piled in his yard,
| was stolen last night by unknown thieves.
Among the crew of the government tender
Trianpa, which put in here this morning are
two Young Alexandrians James Goats, and
Wilmer Price.
The local train on the Alexandria and Wash
ineton Railroad that should have left here at
$50 this morning was delayed some time by
| the running off the track Of the locomotive at
| the turn table switch on St. Asaph street.
Notwithstanding the softencd condition OF
the ice, that on the cove off Battery Rodgers
| was crowded with boys yesterday evening, and
! though some of them may have broken through,
| none were drowned.
A colored man named Henry Warner was
arrested early yesterday morning for stealing
coal from the yard of the Hampshire and Baltl-
more Coal Company but was afterwards dis
charged as no one appeared to prosecute him.
MIR. Nj. Bossart has purchased Of Mr.. j. j..
Wheat, the frame building and lot, adjoining
the dyeing establishment Of Mr.. A. D. War
field, on Fairfax street, "a feet front by so feet
deep, for Sl,75O.
Mr.. James Stewart, who lives on Oronoco
street, had his hen house robbed Of fifteen
chickens last Saturday night. An attempt was
made the same night to break into the house
of MIR. Alfred Kidwell who lives in the same
row.
The Southern bound frcg ht train Of tic Or
anee and Alexandria railroad ran off the track
near Arlington depot, in Nelson county,
on last Friday morning, but fortunately none of
the cars were injured, and the accident only
caused detention of about three hours.
The Liverpool and London and Globe In
surance Company through their agents in this
city, Messrs. Hooe & Johnston, paid to-day
to the Messrs DaingerGcld the full amount of
the policies on their property on Union street,
lately DESTROYED by fire.