Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-18

LOCAL ESREElT2ES.

The horse attached to the wagon Of Mr..
| Reed, Of Fairfax county, ran away from the
curuer Of King and Fayette streets, yesterday,
| taking the centre of the railroad track tor his
way He left part of the wagon against tree
at the intersection OF Duke street aud the re-
maiuder against the switch house at the Henry
street depot, and having thus relieved himself
| of obstruction, with elevated tail pursued
rapid and uninterrupted course towards the
graveyards, on The banks of Huntiug creek.
Calveu Hughes, hand on the schooner
Four Boys lying III the oyster deck, accident
| ally fell ovurD ,ard from THAI vessel yesterday
evening aud would certainly have drowned had
it not been tor souIe by ISLANDERS who caught
him by his upl!tcd hand as he was slnking for
the third time.
The members of the French legation who
went 10 Mount Vernon yesterday returned tOu
late to take the last boat tor Washington, and
being too tired to continue their horseback eX-
crciSc, took the last train, hiring boys to tide
their horses over the road.
The Maryland Coal Company, the only one
! that had continued to ship coal by canal up TO
the end of last week, has now, like the rest,
stopped shipping that way, so that business on
the e. 4 o., as we'll as on the Alexandria
canal, has closed for the wiuter.
The Township Board of Mount Vernon
Township, Fairfax county, met at Accotluk
yesterday received the report OF the OyerseerS
Of Roads, aud transacted some other township
business
Gov. Walker arrived at the Junction on the
special train irom Hamilton last evening IN
time to take the six . clock train for Wash
iugton, from which city he started for Rich
mond this morning.
| a fight conducted according to the rules Of
the pugiliStic ring occurred at Nanny Guat
Row early yesterday morning between Frank
| Beach aud William Henry, and was won by
the former.
The colored festival at Marshals Hall, with
its noisy attendants, is still In progress to the
great annoyance of the residents OF that Neigh
| borhood
The residents Of Patrick street between
Queen aud Cameron, are loud 10 their COM
paints Of the nightly disorderly proceedings at
a colored dance house in that locality
Oysters continue abundant and sell at cheap
rates from the vessels lying at the dock, Que OF
which has eight hundred bushels Of her orig
inal cargo still 10 her hold.
Rev. q. w. Carter, oil Virginia, was a passen-
| ScI vi tllC lLCCSOulS lldlu tudC lelt hOiC LILO
morning.
Fifty thousand six hundred and seventy nine
pounds of pork were received here yesterday
tby the w. 4 o. r. Il.
The tug bout sam. Gaduey left here this
| morning for Richmond, aud will be engaged
during the winter in towing on the james river.
Prof. Macallister' exhibition at Sarcpta Hall
last night as the night before, was but sparse
y attended. i
Mr.. J. P Emerson fcl from a step ladder at
his residence, corner of Duke and Payue streets,
yesterday, and was badly hurt.
The weather again to-day has been delight
ful-clcar and mild, and with the haziness Of
Indian summer
StroIing musicians commence their rounds
So early iu the morning that late sleepcrs lmag
ine they are being serenaded.
Cedar bushes for Christmas trees arc being
brought ioto the city in large numbers.
TICKETS FOR Mr. KILGOUR'S LECTURE
TONIGHT
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.