Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-05
LOCAL RREVfTIES.

lr. So many OF the OH business HOUSES VI VIC
city have been closed since The c'mmcnctment
Of the war that the continuation oil the one
above alluded to, after the death OF ITS late
head is a subject Of general copgratua!ion.
Parties from across the river report the a,
rest aud confinement in the j,ll at MariDorro
of Rober, J, fl, rsnn and son, formerly OF TINS
city, but now living in Prince Georges county
upon the charge OF stealing corn from MesSrS.
Murray and Ad inns at Tent L,pdug and that
officers from Maryland are uuw IN this cry Oh
the lookout for another man implicated 10 the
same crime.
The Sunday School concert Of the NJ. L.
Church South, for which preparations have
been 10 progress for long time past and the
| arrangements for which are now thoroughly
completed, will be given at Sarepa Hall at
| seven O clock TO night The music will be o i
high order aud all who may 20 will he agreeab y
entertained
A color, man named Parker, living on
| Water stree t, between Duke and Wolfe, having
lost several chickens last week. missing one fnr
several successive mornings, thought he would
set up one night and detect the thief. aud sure
enough he was rewarded by the capture OF
large and fat 0 possunl.
The open doors and windows, the crowds OF
lightly dres>d penple On the stcctS, the bloom
ing of the spring fl 'wcrs III the gardens, yesi.r-
day, was almost sufficient to induce those who
had leen keeping Christmas to believe they
had been having a Rip Van Wlnk'c's tme OF
it, and that May had c)me again.
Richard Broadwater, Sheriff OF Fairfax c,un-
ty, has been appointed aud has qua ihed as
Treasurer of that county, vice Maj } Il Chi,
chester, who failed to qualify; and Mr.. ) 'macl
Thompson has been appointed and qla fed as
| - r., FOR al
urer.
Some commotion was created 10 the jail
building last nlght by one of the prisoners, man
named Payne, whose supply of water having
| given out, aud who having some difficulty III
making the guards hear his calls for more, cried
murder and fire SO loudly that hesoon got what
| he wanted.
| The numerous pigeons Which use about
Uuion street, were kept IN most lively and
excited state Of terror this morning by the APP
pearauce in that nes hborhood of large hawk
who treated many of them with as little con-
sdcration as a duck does Jun, bug.
Mrs. Mary Harrison, the aged and respect
ed mother OF Messrs. d. q. and j. Ii. Wat.
kius, died at her home. near West Eid yestrr-
day, after residence Of elghtySiX years i'll that
immediate neighborhood, houorcd and estccul-
ed by the many who knew her.
MIR. Reed Poulton, Collector of Lccsburs
| township, Loudoun cunty, and Mr.. Tnomas
Edwards u prominent citizen OF the same
township, are, their many friends vii regret to
learn. lying at their respective residences OK
trcmcy i'll.
A committee of the school board of this city
visited Washington last Saturday and cXamiu-
ed the school buildings there with view to be
fully inIorued upon the subject when the Dew
school bulldog is commenced here in the
spriug.
A meeting, it is said, will be held at the
colored 0 Id Fellow hall on south Columbus
street to- morrow night for the purpose Of stir
ring up again the subject Of the annexation Of
this city to Washington.
Among the dead hogs received here last
week by the W. T. .. X. r., was one raised
by Mr. Thomas Glffney, Of LouIoun county,
that weighed six hundred and thirty-four
pounds.
AS was mentioned last week, Mr.. John H.
Parrot. jr., had been appointed the Aexan.
dria Agent of the American Coal Company.
Captain W. j. BDotheis the Company's Cen
eral Superintendent.
At the regular meeting of the Catholic Bcnc-
fetal Society, held last night, the officers to
serve for the ensuing year, elected 20 the 2'lth
ult., were duly Installed and entered upon their
duties.
The young wife of DR.. Albert Fox, formerly
of Fairfax Court House, took dose Of strych-
uine by mistake for one Of morphine, at Belts
vile, Md, yesterday morning, aud died IN
short time afterwards.
This was the day for the regular meeting of
the u S. Circuit and District Courts for the
Eastern District of Virginia in this city, but
as Mr. Hughes has not been confirm ID and
Judge Bond is sick, neither ot>thc courts met.
Mr. Lewis J. Donohoc living near Leesburg
| lost two valuable horses, one On Wednesday
| aud the other on Thursday of last week. 1t
is supposed they died rom the cpz>otc.
| Induced by the delightful weather of ycscr-
day some young men of: this CRY took stroll,
which continued until they reached Fairfax
Court House.
The tug boat Samuel Gedney, which went to
| Richmond, to tow on the James river during
| the wiuer, finding business dull there has re.
turned.
Some excitement was created on Union street,
this morning, by the running away Of the two
|, horses attached to al hay wagon. They were
stopped, however, before any damage was done
MIR. w. Il. H. Claggett, to the great regret
of his numerous friends 10 this city will leave
tomorrow morning for his new home in Teusas
Parish, Louisiana.
The schooner 0. X , from Windsor n. S.,
now lying at Prince street dock, has ben char
tered to take cargo of Cumberland coal to
| AspinwalI.
A colored preacher named j, NJ. Barber,
while engaged in missionary work 10 tlshtown
last Saturday, fell from grace, went into Devils
Row, aud while there was robbed Of his witch
Capt Jerry Robb arrived this morning from
the lower Potomac with load OF foe salt wat
er oysters and some of the finest fresh fish
brought here this winter.
lsreal Holt, machinist, employed at the
Heury-stree depot, had his hand badly mash
ed there on Saturday last.
The lately elected officers Of Mechanics
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will be Installed
tonight.