Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-24
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

When Captain Basil Warning went to the
Jail this morning to take the chain gang out on
the streets to work, the members Of that corps
refused to 60, and in order to make their re-
fusal effective, tore off their clot hing so that if
taken out by force they would appear in u
nude condition.
A splendid doe weighing eighty pounds net
was shot and killed near Springfield yesterday
by Mr. John Hall, who brought it to town this
butcher. for 81. MIR. Pierpoint will cut it up
and have it for sale at his stall.
In the Supreme Court of the u S. vester
day it was ordered that the case Of the Orange,
Alexandria and Manassas Railroad Company,
appellants, vs. The Southern aud Atlantic Tel
egraph Company, be not called before the 18th
Of January next.
The yawl boat mentioned iu yesterdays Ga
Zette has since then been carried away by It's
owner, Capt Mike Frost. 1t was taken from
9th street wharf, Washington, by an unknown
man, who used it to carry of some potatoes he
had stolen
The stone work on the repairs to the Stone
bridge has been completed, and the laborers
were to day engaged in filling the excavation
there with earth and doing some other neces-
sary leveling in that immediate neigh borhood.
Provisions of all sorts for the Christmas
holidays are pouring into the city, and all that
is required to secure an ample supply Of the
best the whole country affords is, what unfor
tnnately most are sadly in need Of money.
A colored man for attempting to take a
horse away from u white man, near the inter
section of King and St Asaph streets this at:
ternoon, was Knocked down by the latter and
we'll trounced
Each head Of family employed at the
Mouut Vernon Cotton Factory, about seventy
five has been presented with fine turkey for
Christmas by the owners OF that mill.
A colored man named James Woodey, cut
with razor and badly hurt colored woman
named Lew Blackburn this morning aud has
not yet been arrested.
A coored man named Isaac johnson Was ar
rested this afternoon on the charge of cutting
cuored woman named Lucy Jane Johnson
with an axe.
Judging from the number Of wagons seen on
the roads leading to this city the business done
here this Christmas equals hat Of any previous
year siuce the war;
Owing to an unavoidable delay the proceed
ings of the recent Centennial services of Christ
Church will not be fer sale until the early part
of next week.
On and after Friday next the trips of the
Washington ferry boats will begin at a. III.
and end at 5 p. u.
Owing to the snow Of yesterday the streets
We're in bad condition to-day, the mud at the
foot OF King street being ankle deep.
Haydn's 4th mass was produced 10 rehearsal
at St. Mary's Church last night and was ren-
dered in magnificent style.
The Osceola Cub:have organized and will
iDaugurate their existence by giving grand
masquerade ball on New Years eve.
The Academy Jeurhal for this month con-
tains many interesting original aud selected ar,
ticles
Oyster shuckers were in demand to-day and
were receiving % cents per bushe for the oys-
ters they opened,
After the snow of yesterday the sky last
night was clear and the weather this morning
delightful again
A row occurred at ball at the Colored Odd
Fellows hall last night but tetore the police
reached there all was quiet.
A lost child was picked up on the streets by
the police to-day and restored to it's parents.
Six extra policemen were sworn 10 thisafter
NOON aud put on duty.
A large supply of excellent oysters is now at
the DOCK and more cargoes are expected
Market will be open tonight and also to-
morrow morning. ..
The market this morning was we'll supplied
With turkeys, geese, &c.