Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-26
LOCAL BlsEVITIES.

The only two cases at Police Headquarters
this morning were Susan Taylor aud Wash.
Bird both colored, who, for throwing brick bats
at each other, were fined aud discharged by the
Mayor and Dave Haney, colored, who has
served OUT term in the penltentlary Tor rob-
biug the distiilery at FishtowD, who was put
on the chain gang for ninety days by Justice
May for stealing clothing from coorcd woman
named Celia Groves.
Messrs. w. D. Garner anil George Studs,
contractors, this morning completed the grad
ing of Vaudeville street, new street that has
been opened from the western terminus OF the
street railroad, at the Stone Bridge, to the
railroad track south of that polut-and the
work has been done in the best posslb manner.
Some colored boys who were detected yes.
tcrday afternoon in stealing coal FROM The canal
boats lying at the wharves of the Hamshrc
and Baltimore Coal Company we're attacked by
the Superintendent of the yard in such Wig
orous manner that they will hardly repeat their
offence
Fortune,the colored man, an account of whose
arrest is published iu another column, dis
charged pistol at two policemen who were
attempting to arrest him in house on South
Washington strcet,in this city, three years ago,
and escaped by lcaping through rear window.
DepredatioDs upon the grave yards on the
southwestern suburbs have commenced. Flow
crs are stolen and paings removed from the
Enclosures and through the openings thus made
in the fences cattle enter and detace the
grounds.
A car load of salt made at the Kanawha
works in this State, the first consignment OF
that article to this city, was received this morn
ing by Mr. George Washington, via the Z. Il
o. aud the W. G., V. NJ & 6. S. railroads.
A disturbance occurred in Petersburg yes
terday evening during which colored woman
named Louisa Cartwright, struck her husband,
Patterson Cartwright, with Il stick Of wood
and badly Injured him.
The w. G., Y. NJ. g. G. S. r. R. Company,
have completed their platform at the intersec-
ton OF King and Union streets, and erected a
gas lamp there for the accommodation OF their
passengers
Some shade trees recently planted at the
edge Of the sidewalks, have been injured by
malicious or reckless persons. The Mayor will
make "an example" of the perpetrators of the
injury If they arc found out
Wyatt Hunter and Reuben Jackson, the two
insane colored men confined in Jail, will be TAX
en- TO the State colorcd insane asylum next
week.
John Doyle, who was sentenced to three years
confinement in the pcniteniiary for robbiug the
vessel of Capt. Shirley King, will be taken 10
| Richmond next week.
The Belle Haven Socials will give one Of
their private hops, at their hall on Friday light
May ID The Holly Hill Band will furnish
the music on the occasion.
A large eagle was shot on the wing, and
captured by MIR. N Tcrrett, few days ago.,
in Fairfax county, near this lace.
There were no oysters at the dock this morn
ing and the time is drawing near when their
receipt will be stopped by law.
There was yesterday afternoon little rain,
and snow, and hail, and the weather so cold as
to make fires very comfortable
a marriage notice in the Port Tobacco Times
has appended to it-"No cards =; to which
is added "No cake either.