Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-23

LOCAL RREvITEES.

Among the cases at police headquarters yes
tcrday evening was John Moure, charged with
lighting his wife 1t was proved that Moore
caused the fight by going Into the yard OF his
house and "anppug' his arms against his
sides and Growing like a rooster, and that his
wife being unable, as was natural, to bear
such assumptions OF superiority, went Tor
him.
Mr.. w. A. Ayres sold his trotting mare in
Washington Saturday to W. IL Jones, of New
York, for $3.50. The mare was subjected to a
trial test before the purchase and made the
mile heat in three minutes aud one second
the first time she was ever driven over a
course.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation
| to attend the closing exercises OF the present
session Of the Episcopal High School on Wed
nesday afternoon next. The annual address
will be delivered by Z. NJ. Blacktord, esq, of
| Lynchburg.
The passenger train due here from Rich
mond early this morulng was delayed about
three hours by the breaking down of the
through train for the South last night. Nobody
| was hurt and the damage occasloned was slight.
A young mau named Conner, while engaged
in digging cellar on north Washington street,
yesterday afternoon, had a hole picked In his
side by pic-axe in the hands OF coored man
who was working near him.
w. A. Moore, District Deputy Grand Mas
ter, LETT here this morning Tor Warrenton to
visit, in his official capacity the Masonic Lodges
10 Warreutou, Middleburg, Hamilton, Lees
burg, &C., comprised 10 the l5th district
The Mcs>rs Otterbeck, of Fairfax, were the
successful Kuightsin the tournament at DraneS-
vile last Friday. Miss Annie Presgrave was
crowned Queen of Love and Beauty. >. Nj.
kiIgour delivered the address,
| Dave Hancy, c,ored, put on the chain gang
last week for stealing lead pipe from the house
OF MIR. McVelgh, escaped yesterday afternoon
and is still at large.
Among the late arrivals from Europe is that
of Miss Emily Mason, who reached here yes.
tcrday afternoon and proceeded TO the Semi
nary Hill to see her relatives living there.
Joseph Hopkins, esq, has rendered his res
| EQUATION as u member of the City School Bard
Mr.. II. has becu a valuable member of the
Board, and his services will be greatly missed.
A colored man named Frenchy, member of
the chain gang, refused to do duty this morn
lug and was locked up in the station house.
Virgil P Corbett has comm fenced the erec-
ton of u handsome brick dwelling house upon
his farm 10 Alexandria county
Capt. NJ Z. Gregg, late of the steamer Ma
tonal has been apponted commander of the
new steamer Mary Washington.
Miss Coruea Jones was robbed of her peck
ct book SOON after she had left her carriage, at
the market house, this morning.
The steamer Arrow, Capt. Frank Hollings-
| head, carried down the inmates OF one of the
orphan asylums Of Washington on free ex-
cursion to Mount Vernon this morning.
A man banned johnson, convicted at Cul-
pepper Court House of an attempt at robbery,
attempted to escape last Sunday but Was pre-
vented. lu his attempt he cut Sheriff Ricketts,.
The Kappa Sigma Kappa Society will make
a moonlight excursion down the Potomac to-
morrow ulght.
The fual celebration of ST. Mary's Academy
will take place tomorrow evening.
The last regular semi-mnnthly meeting of
the present City Council will be held to night.
But few sturgeon arrived to-day, and they
sold at from 81 to 81 81 piece.
A Suuday-school from Washington went on
IN excursion to Carlin' Springs to-day.
The Masonic celebration at Leesburg takes
! place to- morrow.