Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

MIR. Robert Portner, proprietor of Portncrs
brewery and an active and progressive member
lof the Common Council from the Sd Ward,
entertained large company OF his friends 1T
his new and handsome residence, on north
| washington street, last night. a band oil
music and fire works added to the attractive
ness OF the entertainment.
Two young men, rivals in the curt Of love,
met on the platform at the east end OF the tun-
mel, last night, to settle their differences, but
found sOacc IN abusing each other III such loud
terms that quite Il crowd was attracted to The
spot, but ITS it became apparent that nothing
more serious than words would result the in
tcrest in the affair soon tagged.
The late dcnizcns of Zion Bottom, having
removed their shautcs from that locality, are
now engaged in removing the church from
which the bottom took its name to their new
reservation near the lower slip-yard. They
sawed it in two yesterday SO that by removing
one-hat at a time they could do the job more
easily.
A savage and fcrociOus encounter took place
this morning in the hold OF IL vessel receiving
Il cargo of coal at the wharvcs of the American
Coal Company between two colorcd trimncrS.
They were literally dcvouring each other when
Mr. Henry, the Superintendent Of the yard,
armed with knife, descended The hold and
separated them.
About ten o clock on Tuesday night last two
men were seen by persons living In the vicinity,
who were watching them, to break open aud
enter the basement door OF Grace Church. An
alarm being given they escaped BY climbing
over the back fence carrying off with them the
key Of the building.
The old framed stands in the market house
are being rapidly removed, and all will be gone
in a few days except the ice house and the
house Immediately west Of police headquarters
which will be temporarily used for the fish
stands. The square will be rcpavcd and I'M
proved as soon as possible.
The business of the G. 4 0. canal for last
month makes much better showing than that
of June, 1872. The shipments Of coal from
Cumberland during June, ISL, were lO4,29G
tons, while those for June, 1873, were II ,92S
an increase OF 7,G32 tons.
Tue Sun Fire Company has an excursion to-
morrow, which is likely to be very agreeable
one. All proper preparations have been made.
A match game of base ball for silver cup will
be played; and display Of fire works be made
at night.
The work Of laying the track of the street
railroad along 'cyiun street, from the NIrglnIa
| II oulSc io the Stone Bridge, was commenced
Today. II the track could be extended 10
West End The receipts of tIrn road would be
greatly increased.
Christmas and the Fourth of July arc the
two recognized holidays Tor the newspapers
We in Alexandria have an honorable and
time honorcd' addition in the Twenty
of February.
We have received copy of the new edition
of the School Law OF this State prepared by
the Superintendent of Public Institution and
coditycd by him, which will be very useful and
convenient for school officers.
At the recent examinations at Washington
and Lee University Mr. Glenn Brown, son Of
DIR. Bedford Brown, of this city, received Ger
tificates of distinction in Latin, Greek and
Mathematics.
The contract for the iron work for the Gov
crnmcnt conservatory near the Capitol, IN
| Washington, has been awarded to Mcssrs.
Jameson 4 Collins, of this place, at whose
foundry the best work is always turned out.
About twenty hands at work upon the i'm
provcmcnts at Fort lfuntc, and. it is said, IN
equal number at Fort Washington, nearly all
Of whom were from Virginia, were discharged
on the lst instant.
A we'll cavcd in yesterday afternoon upon
the coorcd man who was digging it, at the
corner Of Duke and Henry streets, and would
have killed him had he not been protected by
ladder.
But one boat will be run on the Washington
ferry line Tomorrow, and the Conc river boat,
which usually leaves here at Il. H., will not
leave until about the same hour III the even
ing.
1t is understood that the school census OF
this year gives the number Of children ut eleven
| hundred less than last ycars0 great dIcr-
cncc that new census will probably be or
dcrcd.
\ tournament, horse race and match game
Of base ball will conc OFF at Woodbridge sta,
ton, A. q L. r. H., to morrow, and a grand
ball be held there at night
The operations of the dredging machine now
at work deepening the dock at Shoots wharf
| arc watched with deep interest apparently ny
many persons who 'have nothing else to do.
Letters are detained in the Postotficc here
for want of stamps, for Jessie Washing
ton. Occouuan; Rev. Jas. b. Arnctt, Sligo, Md;
II. Whitehead, Lovingston, Va.
The travel to the Virginia Springs via the
w G.. Y. NJ. & G.. S. Il t. was so great this
morning that five passenger cars were required
to accommodate it.
Three colorcd girls stood for two hours yes
tcrdav beneath the window OF u house IN the
4th Ward trying to make stuppcd owl say
''polly wants cracker.
There will be a chicken fight Tomorrow near
the blacksmih's shop, about two miles from
Opossum Hall, on the opposite side OF the
river.
The 4th of July will be celebrated at Airing
ton in rublic addresses delivered by K s.
Laws and John Syphax, colorcd, and by other
persons from Washington.
The account, in yesterday haznttc, OF the
commencement Of the trial Of the murderer of
the late Frank Hahn, should have been cred
i,od 70 the WASHINGTON Star.