Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-18
LOCAL NEWS.

III b and Stony points. Capt. Gibson takes
IN him All his paraphernalia, Including steam
WV" S"o, SENS stock OF provisions, NC, &c. 1t
Co.; h.. recol!ccted that last season Capt. Gibson
W.. ,,,']ursd Tor the first time steam power tor
;n,. h;uiuc purposes, and tcund it worked so
sS 'H ,Lrr he will try it again this year with eN
Will fixtures. The fishermen anticipate a
',.,,.,.,tul season this year, aud are making
..,,t prcparaiious. 1t is reported that reve-
~. rn,ter is to lie run up and down the nver
his season to break up the business OF fishing
" Thr Republican of the same city says - Last
,.,rr many parties were made up to visit the
limo srounds, while the genial Capt. Frank
II jnr>hcad with his trim little steamer Ar
AK wa, always willing to furnish the necessary
,,ran.oo-tation Similar parties are spoken OF
Co. his season, and whoever is fortunate
,n.n,h I, make the trip will not forget the
,'ra,;fc experienced.
Tur CAyAI.-Thc Cumberland News OF
yesterday says: The cara! was formally open
,t,y n, season on Saturday last, thought one
w., Ind previously left this port empty, which
e., Ia, been nutrd III these columns. 1t was
~, "p. Helm, belonging to Peter Hrln, esq,
;,.cr i aler, OF this city. The boat returned;
~ Saturday with cargo OF thlrtv-two thousand
,.,,o. lau,hcr rom Patterson : Creek, cnnSISn-
ARA Nr. Ilciu The first boat to take out
,l,ar,gc. ,apcrS this scason was tic y. =.
S,ubbcsc 4, Captalu James Hucshcw,, with
cargo of coal shipped by the New Central
r,aj Company, and consigned to their agent at
Georgetown Ii is probable that there will be
lev c!caGaIccs to-day, aud that the trade VIII
s,lu be very brisk y The wafer was let IN the
Georgetown level Of the chesapeake and OHIO
Canal Yesterday, and into The \: xandria Caua!
,.t uicht. and both val! DC filled, ai!i the en
,irs distance IRON here to Cumberland be uSVl-
gable by 10 morrow night. Some boats tiia'
L,j been CAUGHT Oh their way down by The
freeze last winter arrived at Georgetown TINS
afternoon.
Tux SrRrErs LAST NIGHT streets
during the cary part of last night were more
liry)y than usual \ party of ma kers-by
,,,' -, wh.,u the characters OF the colored nu-
s;,.;,n- 'I,urs,raet'' and ''Stonewatl jack
.rn were vel! represented out and at
landed cou>!ci g.i., diversion. y bani OF col
n,cj >rreuad.rs visited several sections OF the
CIV and mad. ,i9lIt good music. An exciting
chase took yia, III the upper par n' the ihrd
Ward AFTER volpgcd man who had bccu Diet CT
pi stealing c.al l.on tie yard of Nr. Michael
Smith corner o! Queen and Patrick streets.
He c>carcI. but his adler upon which nc
riiub,,i the fence. and Il bag Of coal that he
had stolen. both of which he threw away III
ms flight, We're captured \ disturbance o.
cured IN IL house at the upper cud OF Hing
street. ana the p,iic. were srut for, but before
they reached there everything had been
q1!ctcd.
The BUTcllER>' lNAuGGNNTi GA last
Saturday morning the butchers OF Alexandria
iuau.uratcI their entrance into the stands OF
the new market hOu>c--;l building. an orna-
men, 10 the ciir, an! an hrn,r to the enter
pr.se Of h,r ci;:zcnS--5y music and the deco
ration ii their stalls with beautiful bouquets
AMI wrath. II flowers Mr., WIN. }. Holland,
thr p.,n:e If butchr.<, who lI,augurated THIS
festival mad hi stall mnSi handsomely lrln-
moi AMI !lr>cn,c.! IN abundant and tempting
display oi meats, stlc as was probably never
t"ior" seen III thar ci;y. Oae ot MI. Geo. ,.
Nyrc> ;manu,th steers represented the beet
department o.! Us display, anu II was sample
oi Lou lDIH beet, which gave au idea ot what
can Be done by tic skll:ui graZers vi this noble
county Ltu!o is not easily surpassed III
beet and mutton and Holland gets the best OF
h.-Lo<Iury II,n$ht"gtonian.
FAIRFAX CorNrY Court The quarterly
term Of the County Court oi' Fairfax county
Judge Il. II Cockcric presiding, commenced
Yesterday There was a large attendance Of
lawyers principally from this city, though
Ec'.lnond and other places were represented.
The business transact d was uf no special
Interest.
An indictment agains, t. r. Wells, for as
>al't and battery vas ualshyd, but he was inl.
acatcly rcindic,cd i"r thu same offence.
Il was expected ,la; tic Court would adj
iolrucl to-day.
Police HEADQUARTERS. .lamcs Lucas, for
creating a disturbance at the ferry slip, and
a:ti>ing Capt Griffin, Of the steamer Virginia,
Wa dismissed with an aimorit"n, aud an lnc-
'rat,d lrishman, who had celebrated st. Pat
gik'> Day t,y kicking up Il row in the house OF
Ii fifth. in-law ar FtShtrwrl, WAS fined and
discharged in the Mayor Court this morning.
James SmlnS. vino had escaped from the
work house, was rc-arrestcd and ,cnt back
there.
Observation-Disclosures John +. Lewis spout
.'St night in this ely and started home on the
rain this morning
HeN. DR.. Nun>cy passed through here to-
toy "n his way home from Conference.
Il. t. inNry. State Senator from farululcr,
As lnihl> city today He is a n.cElbrr of tie
'm'''t &c to investigate into the management
GNt. Vernon.
ST. PArRlcK's D.>Y.-Rav. Father o Kane
delivered a beautiful and eloquent panegyrlc
uHHn st: Patrick, at St. Nlary's Church, last
nn .I which more people would have heard
'',' NOT the doors of the church been locked
~ .. u "I'rr the discourse began. The members
~, ~. !'' 'ah lie b,rcicial 5 ciety were present
"",' occupied The body Of the Church.
IKE IN THE MOUNTAINS Passengers by
VIC " \. y NJ. Il. Il. report extensive fires
u, ~ 'ne m'uNains, and a'oag the whole line of
r W.T." "e|ern extremity of that read. Much
,,"!N?h'c tln'ber has been destroyed aud is still
J,1'''nS aud In some instances Inhabited houses
I''a' We're on the line Of the spreading flames
"''e beeu Consumed.