Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-14
LOCAL NEWS

dent Of the Washington Chronicle says es-
terday aud to-day have visited a number OF
factories, and also been on The outskirts Of the
city Work is being resumed in all the various
factories, &C., that shut down. during the
winter. The brick yards have commenced opera
lions. The distiIiery, worked by Mcssrs. Con
rad, Mason 4 Co., of Baltimore, is now at
work. The work on The American coal-wharf
is drawing near completion. The plastcr-mil!s
are hard at work to meet the demand upon
them. Carpenters arc busy in repairing aud
fitting up all over town. GA the northwestern
outskirts severa! frame houses are b ing erected
and sever; othcrs repaired. The fine brick
resdeuce Of Mr. Robert Portccr. on Washing
ton street, is now In the hands OF the plaster
ers. The Mount Nenon Cotton Factory Is III
full blast, aud Mr.. Worthington' mlii:ls turn
ing out an excellent grade OF flour Ei>htown
is al! commotlon, aud Will SCOT be ready Tor inc
fishing season. The Orange and A!"xandria
railroad have Just compict i u beautiful pas
sengcr car and turned it out fom the paint
shop with that long string OF letters that /. to
denote the future name OF this read. VIZ: ".
{. V. NJ. & Il. S. r r.. boldly fronting and
confusing our people. The road Is now EN-.
ploylg about l30 workncn III their varlons
shop>. an is turning out exc ltnt work. To
| Mr.. Waddey, the accommodating master me-
chanic, we are Indebted for al inspection OF all
the shops yesterday, Nor is the Washington
and Ohio railroad FIR uchinl, for to-day W.
found a large number Of work-ncn employed
in building cars for this road. Tic constantly
Increasing travel on both the roads makes II
necessary that ii large force OF mechanics should
alwls BE- kept at work to supply the demand,
ami am glad to say that The cars turned out
10 Alexandria arc equally as comfortable ami
4 4 ~, 4
In the Union.
PARDoNED. Thomas H. Bird, who was con-
victed of bigumy at the July term Of the Cor
poration Court Of this city, in 1871, and sen
fenced to three years cpntin4lrcn; Ill tho pcrl-
tertiary was purto; ed " tie Governor Oh
Wednesday:
lst Bee use three urths of the !jn:y b i1rc
whom Bird was tried, III pctltlonIng Tor ni>
immediate PARDON state that ''whll. his offc@c"
came within the Letter Of the llv. vt tht cl-
cum>tauccS jtstifi 4 The ilil!c!lnm OF the mid
est peuaty only" and wit! that view NC tisen
the term Of imprisonment at the shortest time
allowed and that rad the iaw fixed the
maximutn t.rm for the ofonce at less mum
Der OF years We should still have broag!! cur
verdict down to that term. giving the S@!i hos.
Il. Bird the benefit of the shortest tefll..
| -. because Ol tllt many cAttbud-!!iS
stance in behalf Of The petitioners and the fact
that he has already been imprisoned over
twenty months: and because his pardou has
beeu asked for by nearly three hundred good
and worthy citizens Of the commonwealth, ID
Guiding one hundred members ui the present
General Assembly.
CANAL NAyIGATloN-Al the light boats
that were in the Alcxaudria canal, except those
below the locks, went up as i.lr rs the aquc-
duct Yesterday In drawing of the water 10
dav TO allow The brl To be c.canv.! many tah
were left behind. and large run;'er: OF people
have been engaged in picking them UP. The
water was not put on the Georgetown leTe
Wednesday, as promised. but ii was stated yes
terday that it will be put in on Saturday.
President German was expected III Georgetown
last night to confer with the miilers III refer
ence to the water difficulty between them and
the canal company Persons from this city
who were in Georgetown yesterday say that
water will not be let into the Alexandria cana
before the 18th inst, II that soon.
Harmonic BALL The Harmonic Assocla-
ton gave their annual masked bali last night.
Among the characters represented were the
Girl of the Period, Fish Woman, Apple No'
man, Credit Mobicr, Indian, Rag PvddIcrS'
Tamborine Girls School Girl, Ghost, Fire Hou-
ave, Solo Player, Rabbi, Peasant, Spanish
Lady, Irish Gentleman ku-kluxcS, MIX Mad,
Pagan. Wandering Jew and Fool: an anus
ing pantorane was produced daring the early
part of the evening. The music was from Fort
Foot, and dancing Was kept up until nearly
daylight this morning.
| COOP TEMrIAi,s. -The meeting OF " elconc
Lodge, No. %, |. q. &. H., held list night, was
a most agreeable and harmonious one, aad the
addresses delivered upon til: OCCASION OF The
most inter esting character. The members were
out IN full numbers This lodge hiss now fifty
three members in good standing. Both lodges
of the order in this city will pay tr.ternal
visit to Minnehaha Lodge, Of Washington,
next Tuesday night
PEACH CROP IN FAIRFAX The Washing
ton Star says Hollywood reports that til,
peach orchards on high ground have mostly
escaped frost. while III 'sc III low aud anparen;-
" sheltered locations have been severely IN
ilured. SO we will have about half a crop, at
all events. Grapes will be plenty. llcriIon
has suffered badly from til, irosts. The dan
ger. however, is by no means over
FISH Town Fish Town is rapidly putting
on its fishing season appearance, and III le"
days nearly all The booths there will be open
IdIcrs arc already beginning to lounge about
the wharf, aud the fish packers are getting
! their striking watts in order. Ahou; SIX hun
dred buachcs of fish have been landed since
yesterday and they sud at from % to 50 cents
a bunch.
EXTENSION OF WAslllSGroN STREET 1t
is un lerstool that application will be made to
the Legislature for permission t. extend Wash
| inrton Street to the shore of llunilng Creek.
Should that street be extended As propose ID,
and be parked us was suggested last IA !, II VIII
be one of the handsomest thorou;shiares III the
| country. -
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