Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-10
EGEAE ~ssREEfTEES.

There was Z heavy gale of wind last night.
Wild ducks are now in considerable quaint
ties on the lower Potomac.
The remains Of Mr.. Carroll Mason, who
died last Saturday, were carried to Loudoun,
his native county, for intermcnt.
Tic steamer Columbia arrived yesterday az
~tcrnoon, with a full cargo Of f:c;gi from Daiti-
more.
Iu the Courtof Appeals, sitting in Richmond,
on Saturday, John II. Orr, Of Leesburg, quail
fed as counsel.
There was a beautiful display 81 the Aurora
Borcails OIL Sunday ln"ruiug about TWO or
three o clock.
\ supply Of inc oysters vas received to-day
at Owen oyster establishment, lower end OF
Hing street.
Mr.. J. II. Thompson, opposite the G.zottc
oilcc, received to day Il supply OF fine oysters:
most dciiciousiy favored.
Several cargocs of oysters have a,Tiv 4 since
SATURDAY, and they were selling at the deck
this morning at from 80 to 60 cents Il bushcl.
Large iiocks Of wild geese were seen flying
ever the city this notwithstanding north. The
weather vase say such sights are signs OF APP
p"oach;ng warm weather.
John \. Field, p. G, has been elected Rep
rcscntatiyc to The Grand Ledge OF the State
trora Sarcpta Lodge, No. IL, |. Q. Q. T., Of
,l:s city.
Reports from below represent TIC schooner
Thomas Jefferson, Captain Joseph Coleman,
ID; having been clown ashore and badly >iaunag-
Cd on Pert Tobacco shoals.
The funeral Of Mr.. II. X. Fow!c took place
to-day, and was attended by many Of his
friends. Mr. L. had been for some time past
an active magistrate in Fairfax county.
The steamer Express was lowed up on Sat
urlay by Il tug, Tor repairs, having been
~asrouH! at Chapel Point. aud injured her rud-
der.
The bayk building Of tic old Dean House,
lower end Of Fairfax street, fell with a louud
crash 90 Saturday night. 1t was before in a
d!!alilatcl condition. No one was u jurcd.
4. mcctin- Of the Fire Wardcns was held
last Saturday night: but no business was trans
act d other than the approval Of several bills
and the a~loption Of mir annual rcIort to &c
presented to the City Council Tomorrow night.
The carncnttr's shop en- Washington street.
rc;r Thirst Church, was again broken open
last night and it is supposed that an ATTEMPT
was made 10 rob the premises Of the house adj
joining.
H. Consequence Of the new schedule Oh the
Q. y. 4 u. L. II. Adams Express now sends
Il chr to Washington and the ncrth ut ! a. IL:
tlic matter tor which viii be received at the
Office until 1880 q. III.
Numbers Of visitors, from different portions
ritl3c c,uatry, wcr" il this city Yesterday, and
attended services at Christ Church: anXiou:
t. So2 the church in which Washington sat,
ani where his p@w still is.
The application o! Thomas Zimmerman for
IN injunction 70 restrain the City Council from
Collecting IL ~liccusc tax assessed against him Is
Il butcher was refused hy Judge Lowe on Sat
urdqy last. The Court Of Appeals will be APP
Piled 10 Tor the writ.
4 disturbance. in which some fifteen or more
young men were engaged. occurred 10 The row
on Columbus street known as Buck Row last
Hight. in which, however, no weapons more
I.l,gcr"us than those furnished by nature were
used. The cause, OF course, was u woman.
Detective McDcvit, Of Washington, visited
this city this afternoon in search OF two boys
who had stolen about six hundred dollars and 4
watch aud pistol from parties IN Washington.
Tie thieves We're captured at the VI. Y y. dc
ict ard the watch aud ii part Of the money re-
covered.
The dwelling house on Cameron street, be-
tween st. .A<afI! and Washington, formerly
occupied b. tic late Mrs. Daniel I. ilooe,
hut now vacant, was bur@iariou$!y entered
through i rear 4 .or last Friday night and tic,
s%lniici a"l robbed Of Il large ~liantlty ol lead
pipe.
Mr.. Michael Noumilc will, in the course OF
few DAY., commence the erection Of two brick
houses on the southwest corner OF the Inter-
section Of Duke and Henry streets, opposite
the Henry street depot. The Mcssrs. Harlow
are prvparing for the erection Of a brick build
ing on Royal street, adjoining the store nov
occupied By them.