Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-15
LssCtH. EsIsEFF'TsES.

The receipts of fish since yesterday have
been about four thousand punches principally
from the shores G>hcd by M,ssrs. Beasly
Travis, lIorsclnan ard those in Octoquan Bay
They sold at from Is to 34cts. u bunch. In
| response to the wind ard weather, both OF
which say ''cnlne, the arrivals are rapidly IN
crcaSlng and prices OF course, diminishing.
Ii is understood thar an examination Of the
accounts ui the Fire Department for the past
year has resulted III tie discovery that the ap-
parent excess III the expenses OF one company
over another, wa. occaSioncd by one commcnc-
ing the year with large stock OF feed on hand:
Wl,llc the other commenced the year with IN
empty crib.
The Octoroon. a sensational drama, founded
upon Mrs. Stoves Uuclc Tou' S Cabin, will be
produced at Wallis Opera House, in Washing
ton, tonight. On Monday next Agnes Ethel
will commence Il week 5 engagement there in
the character of Agnes in oardow's famous play
OF that name.
\ gentleman on his way out to his home,
near town yesterday afternoon picked up sos,
which drunken man had dropped in the road,
and left it aJ the toll gate for tic owner who
had dropped off his horse aud was lying asleep
in icucc cornor.
Rev T. y Davis, who had Just been sta
toned At E!,inczcr Church III Washington, has
been succeeded III Lis charge Of Roberts Chapel
in this city by Rev. Robert Robinson, q folmcr
Alcxandran, but for sometime past the pastor
Of a church il Baltimore.
William Smith, 4 machincst employed at the
Henry street depot, was Knocked down and
had his face badly burncd While repairing a
locomotive in the round house there this morn
ing, by he explosion Of some gasoline with
which the engineer was filing his head
light.
Mr. B. f. Price, contractor, has conlin 2nccd
clearing away the site II the burat bui'ci"g OH
the northeast conor Of the Intersection Of Cam
eron and Union streets, preparatory to the
erection thereon OF iour warehouses t,r Mr.
". =, Caz2m>vt.
All the rinscd, strcakcd and striped poles
that are used us signs for Fishers barber shop
were found this morning alurnirg the front of
llcrbncr's restaurant. on King street, to g'.;cI
place they had pccn removed by some practical
joker
The disordcr!y conduct of the crowds Of by:
and young men who assemble nightly at the
intersection of Pitt ard Queen streets is the
cats: OF great cOiHplniut u the residents ct
that locality.
The spirited and interesting letters from San
Francisco. published III tic Gazette OF Thurs
Il ~ and Friday, We're written by las!y, Il M
tive .! ;hs city, wiin was recently married IN
California.
Professor Wiscman the magician who has
IL world wade reputation opens at Sar"pta Hall
with gftS "Wednesday The Professor comes
highly recommended an! We predict for him
III hUnS"S.
The Georgetown Courier says it Is proposed
to lay a tram way on the Fairfax and George
town turnpike, upon which to run one OF the
locomotives patented hy Mr.. George French Of
this city.
One drunken man FOR stealing wood from
Mehaitry & TO-, WAS the only case at police
headquarters this morning. \ coored woman
on her cay north WAS The Only lodgor there
last night.
\ settler in FarIux county, from the north,
,Tas before Justice Barnum last week charged
with uakiag i boy in his employ maine him
self.
At the meeting Of the Friendship Fire Co,
on Thursday evening, DIR. johnson, the Pre-
Sidcnt in tho chair, Charles +. Stuart esq. was
elected Attorney for the company.
Cornclcus Young, colored constable of Ar
llngtun township, IN this county, u!cl suddenly
last night. e..
The action in reference to Tic flag aud seal
of Eirs inia referred To in yesterdays Gazette
took place in the State Senate.
The weather continues spring iikc-iayorablc
to fishing operations.
Shipping coal from Cumberland for tide va
ter commenced yesterday.
op orru b,,o fI,.b boon
shipped to the Northern cities
T. +. Dulany, will open his new barber shop,
at l24 King street, on Monday next at . clock
D. III. The fixtures in his shop are equal to
those in any Of the large cities. See his ad-
vertisement.
Mr.. Schwartz, a; the Sarcpta Hall cloth
ing house, has received his spring styles, some
Of Which are composed OF as good material,
and are made with as much finish as can be
possible with gents ware.