Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A man living here but whose occupation is
in Washington, upon returning to his home
Yesterday evening found, as he asserted, some
Of the women folk drunk, and belabored them
for their indiscretion to such degree that
their shricks became annoying to the neigh
bors, and he was arrested by the police and
carried off to the station house. He was soon
released however, but had hardly reached his
home the second time before he renewed the
hagellation he was administering when inter-
rupted by the police.
The Washington Chronicle says: 1.-THE Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad Company have
nearly thirty trains running daily between this
city and Alexandria. The double track which
is now in process of construction will soon be
finished, the rails being already laid from Al
exaudrla to the Long bridge. This company
seems DESTROYS to study the interests of tho
travelling public, and have made several i'm
portant improvements during the past year. -
The clerk of the market has determined that
as babies are neither buyers nor sellers, but
rather interfere with the facilities for trade,
the carriages containing them shall hereafter
be excluded from the market house, and is
having posters printed to that effect He has
also determined that the renters of market
stalls shall no longer obstruct the foot ways in
the building by barrels and boxes, but shall
keep all they have for sale on their benches.
The rain of yesterday prevented the game
of base ball that was to have been played be-
tween the Independents of this city and the
Chesapeakes Of Washington, on the grounds
of the OIympics in the last named city. The
Independents and picked nine both Of this
city, will play game for the Championship
next Friday week.
The colorcd excursionists from Richmond to
Washington, whose arrival here yesterday
morning was noticed in last evenings Gazette,
passed through here again on their return last
night in train on the w. c., Y. M. 4 q. 5.
r. r. after the departure of the regular pas
senger train.
The alley opening on the west side of Henry
street. between King and Cameron, long noto-
rious on account of the disreputabe character
of some Of its occupants, is to be purified, and
as means to that end the work OF pulling
down the shanties in it was commenced this
morning.
Put not your trust in Princes-nor in lotter
les, was the unexprcssed opinion Of many after
reading the news Of the Louisville prize-draw
ing this morning. The Louisville Courier
Journal, Of this morning, contained full list of
the drawing, and will bc received at this Office
on Friday morning.
The knights Of St. Patrick will meet at IIar-
lows building tonight and be drilled by Com
mandcr Hart.
There was no Southern mail to day in consc-
quencc of the accident to the steamer keyport,
noticed elsewhere in to-day's Gazette.
Attention is directed to the sale of valuable
real estate, advertised 10 another column to
take place Tomorrow
J. NJ. ludgins, of Caroline county, former
member Of the House Of Delegates, was in this
city today
Green corn, from the South has been for
sale in this place.
The streets Of Lcesburg are to be lettercd
and the houses numbered.
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