Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-28
LOCAL BREViTIES.

The pleasures of the colored festival now go
ing on in Zion Church, we're sadly marrcd last
night by Il disturbance which occurred there
between two gangs, one halllng from Peters,
burg and the other from "Lion Bottom. :
| The females present were so much alarmed that
| they escaped from the room as rapidly as pos
sible, and the widest confusion relgncd until
the cry of police was raised.
1t is reported that the outrage Of firing into
the cabose of train on the Manassas branch
of the w. c., V. NJ & G. S. Il. R.,-lately
committed, was perrsdrated by young man
named Bryant, who lives short distance this
side of Mount Jackson, who had grudge
against the engineer, and who to avoid a pros
ccution, has.agreed to quit that part OF the
country.
The festival now in progress at the Assembly
Rooms, under the auspices of the ladies Of the
Sewing Society of the End Presbyterian Church,
was we'll attended last night. The company
was agreeable and the viands delicious. Those
who have leisure evening can find no more
delightful place in which to spend an hour or
two.
There was delightful shower of rain this
afternoon which partially cooled the heated air,
aud made everything more comfortable except
the May flies, which were sadly disturbed in
their steady work among the foliage OF the trees
awaiting the hour of twilight when they 60
forth to their trysting places.
During the speech of an earthenware cement
mepder at the intersection of King and Royal
streets last night he was considerably startled
by the sudden and violent explosion OF several
Monmouth fire crackers which some boys had
placed beneath his stand
Two of the crew of the schooner f. l., Por.
| ter, lying at the wharf of the American Coal
Company, who refused duty, were, at the in
stance of the Captain, locked up at police head
quarters this morning to await the sailing OF
that vessel.
Among the freight brought up by the
steamer Lady Of the Lake this morning from
| Norfolk and carried on to Washington were
| II 900 boxes Of strawberries and 400 barrels OF
green peas,
The opening of Fritz Schncilcr's Summer
Garden last night was attended by large mum
bcrs. The music was excellent, the lager coOt,
everything passed off pleasantly, and all who
were there seemed to enjoy themselves.
A colorcd man named George Allen, in Jail
on the charge of robbing the store OF MIR. VIM.
Reckcr tried to escape yesterday, but was de-
tectcd before he could carry his plan into effect.
The nightly disturbances on Princess street.
from Fairfax to Pitt, have become so annoying
that loud complaints against their continuance
are made.
The schooner s. S. Harding whose arrival
is mentioned under the marine news 10 to-day s
Gazette, has Just been built at Wilmington,
and has come here for her first cargo.
The delay in the departure Of the Lynch
burg train this morning, was occasloned by the
late arrival Of the passengers and mail from
the north.
The receipts of Cumberland coal by c'nal at
tide-water for the week ending May "a, were
80, 73l tons is, 3O7 tons more than during the
previous week.
| The soda fountains arc now in full operation,
and are much used TO procure a cool and re-
| freshing drink.
Bathers have already commenced to battle
in the river as the rays Of the sun are warming
| the water.
We arc pleased to learn that the health of
our esteemed fellow citizen, MIR. Emanuel
| Frances, is improving.
A party OF screnadcrs were out last night and
acquitted themselves very handsomely as anna
teur vocalists.
The temperature to day would have satisfied
the most ardent admirer of warm climates.
The thethermometer stood to-day IN the