Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-27
90 AL NEW S.

LOCAL NEW 5.
u,,,r,y, orrIIE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works
~ adjourned meeting Of the Board OF Public
,,,'.t. was held last night at the Mayor
N'fA' IN lbe new market building, present,
ONCE, B, Smoot, President, and w.
M''sh, ] T. Beckham aud }. A. Field, with
naT carter, City Surveyor, Secretary.
''Th, President reported upon several matters
r.I 10 him connected with the Internal
,n,.,nett Of the Board.
'''' Wr Bythe reported that the Transit OF the
''.rnr could be repaired, but that the IL vel
,.f, iur use, whereupon resolution was
S,,t,I pctlliuuiug Council for an approprla-
n 500 Tor the purchase ola new Level aud
'.l.r instruments needed by the Surveyor, and
@ President was requested to address L com
~, ,,r,,i,u to the President of Council, request
, ~. him TO call meeting eff that body for the
,Hrr,>r OF making the appropriation.
r. va, Determined, uuder the provision OF
~, ,cr creating the Board, to hold biennial
".,,u,s on the Second and Fourth Wednes-
'I,y, in each mouth, at the Mayors office, un-
-, suitable room can be procured, and all the
,.,,,cdinss are to be kept infinitely, not only
r the use of the Board, but Tor the beuctt OF
tounri aud the public.
Vrr ,oue conversation in reference to mat
,.,. connected with its Objects the Board ad-
ioirucd "
Police REPORT police headquarters,
this morning, Mike Morrissey, arrested Tor
,,ruokcuncss aud an uuprovoked attack upon
,ti,.r Webb, was seat to jail tor thirty days,
o o,; :, work on tn. chain gang. Frank Church.
,,,u,. arrested upon Warrent issued at the IN
T., N nm ui Ia
,nt taking up with another woman, was re-
IIaII!ed u Tue loch up' a'iu 'he o''o n''o o'"oA
alyi>.mcnt.
,NoqsStrate's Office -Emma Shaw complain
ID 10 Justice Padgctt on yesterday evening that
Nancy Gray had assaulted her on the street
and torn here josie off, The Justice sent war
rant by the hands OF police officer to invite
Nancy to his office to consult upon the lmpro,
rricty OF letting her angry passions rise.
Nancy was bouod over to keep the peace tor
six mouths, aud had TO pay the costs Jealousy
appeared TO be at the bottom OF the oulpour-
ing Of her wrath Both parties are colored,
and residents of "Ncw Towr,' place getting
TO be quite notorious
The CANAL ARRIVAL OF Boar = OTHERS
EXPECTED To-NlGuT The boat Michael
q Counor, with limestone, for Washington,
reached here this morning and reports that
large number of boats, loaded with coal, de-
tanned above the late brake, at Berlin. are on
their way down, having passed that point yes
tspl,y evening at cuck, and may therefore
/, expected here to night. 1t Is stated that
fi,,rhcr trouble with the boatmen exists at
Cumberland, but ii is thought that everything
wjI be adjusted, and Il brisk business DE at
,,,,, resumed on the canal. The captains OF
tI. various vessels now here for cargOcs are
spyou,v awaiting the arrival OF coal, aud
should The boats arrive, as expected, tonight,
.,,iy, OPERATIONS will be begun at the various
,.,r,rcs IN this city TO morrow, as 1t Is re-
rorted the fleet of boats coming Is very large
RAILROAD DETENTIoNs.--Ih train on the
WrN. NJ. 4 q. S. r. r., due here at a
quarter before six o'clock, was behind time
Yesterday evening about an hour IN consequence
ngaaylug to wait al Gordonsyille for the train
~ the Chesapeake aud Ohio Railroad WHICH
r.g III the track near Charlottesville. There
"a, no injury sustained by any one and no ma-
trsiaI damage done the train that ran of.
The six 0 clock traiuS on the Alexandria and
Washington Railroad we're detained at the
Iyur, House junction about fifteen minutes
yesterday evening in consequence OF car OF
Tie cattle train running off the track at that
lout.
SPEAKING. Raleigh L. Dauiel, Conservative
cawIiac for Attorney General, is announced
to>lraA here on the % h OF September, at
Which Tine Mr.. John L. Harris, NJ Z. from
tie Rockingham district, has sgulhed his VIII
l.n.u'>> 20 be present also and address the peo'
be- both gentlemen are able speakers. 1t has
teen >ugses,cd thar W. W. Berry, OF Bedford,
>"n Of t. Ii. Berry, formerly clerk OF our
county Court, aud Maj. }. W. Daniel, OF
IyDrhblIg, will also be invited to speak here
DUNG the campaign.
STATE TAXEs. The City Treasurer gives
notice that the tax bills for 1873 will be 10 his
LANDS on Monday and that unless these bills
ac laid by the lst OF December they will be
lulurl over to the City Sergeant for collection
vii. per cent. added. la this connection II
may be- stated that no children are Admitted
Into the lubiic schools unless they have cerl-
hcatc that h.clr parents have paid the capita
ilUu tax
RETAINED LETTERS The following letters
AZ detained in the postotiicc of this city toE
want Of postage, viz:
Edmund Davis. Bloomsbury, N. j.; Charles
Vessels, Williamsburg, Pa; Juo. s. Doughty,
Philadelphia, Pa; Richard Taylor, Rapidau,
Va; Cha>. Harris, Grccnvllle, Va.
MAMMOTH CuCUMBER-We were shown,
this morning, a cucumber grown in the garden
u Mr., George II. Markell, of this city, which
Measured one foot and Que inch long; was one
iooilu circumference and weighed three pounds.
fER>oSAI.-Nlcssrs. B. H. Lambert, 5. Z.
Aca!e and j NJ. johnson have returned to the
e'y from the Virginia Springs.
The Markets.
NEW YORK, Aug 27.-Stocks active and
"%E God active and lower at l5i Money ia
D. -Four quiet and unchanged. Wheat scarcely
70 Irln Corn quiet and without important
cangc
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