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

The OCCUPANTS of an omnibus Oh It's way hor
the Henry street depot, yesterday afternoon
we're so much alarmed by the breaking OF Que
of the springs and the protruslon OF some o.
the Jagged ends drought the sides. Wnen nea'
the intersection of Prince and Patrick streets
that they did not stand upon orderln MAKING
their exit from the broken down vehicle.
The committee appointed by the citizens OF
Georgetown appeared before the Senate Com
mittee for the District of Columbia, yesterday,
to urge the passage of the House bill author
izing the Point Lookout railroad to enter
Georgetown. The Senate committee received
them favorably, and proml sed TO give the SUD-
ject immediate consideration.
The attention of the proper authorities Is
directed to the old building at the corner OF
King and Payton streets, opposite the virginia
House, portion of which has already fallen
down, and the remaining walls and roof OF
which will soon fall, and if any one should De
so unfortunate as to be hurt, the Corporation
will be multched for damages.
The Colorado bug has made its appearance
10 this locality, and is playing sad havoc with
the potatoe vines, eating every particle OF the
leaves save the stems. The few remaining
peaches are being destroyed by small bug
which infests them in great plumbers, ana
which, when mashed make red stain like
blood.
As the time set by the proprietors of some
of the most treuuented barber shops 10 the
CITY to close their establishments on Sundays
has arrived, and as their shops will be closed
tomorrow, those who have heretofore put oh
tousorial duties until Sunday had better make
other arrangements.
A colored woman named Mary Colson, vic,
tim of uDrequited love, attempted to put an
end to her sutferings and herself at the same
time, yesterday, by large dose of laudanum,
but her effort was IN vain, for her condltlon
was discovered in time to prevent the drug
from taking effect.
About three hundred gled shad, caught
near Chapman's Landing, we're landed at Fish
town, this morning, and we're sold to the city
hucksters at from Is % to $l6 per hundred A
large number of sturgeon were also received
from the OILERS near the city, and sold at from
on to 81 so piece.
The condition of north Pitt street and Prin-
cess street, between Pitt and Royal, certainly
demands the immediate attention OF the Super
intepdent of Police, the Board of Health or
the Board of Public Works. If it is not RENE
died at once sickness will certainly be the re-
suit.
A bunch of winter oats, FIVE feet high, and
with immense and we'll filled heads, sample OF
the crop soon to be harvested on the farm OF
Mr.. VIM. Stonnel, near this city, is on exhibl-
ton at the drug store of MIR. Samuel Lunt;
corner of King and Washington streets.
The Commissioner of the Revenue has re.
ceived u copy of the State License Law, and
all parties requiring ordinary licenses had bet
ter apply for them at the next term OF the
Corporation Court, which will meet on Mon
day next, as all licenses have expired.
The lately established practice of keeping
the gates of the grave yards locked is the cause
of great complaint. Well behaved visitors are
excluded, but the locks afford no hindraDce to
the iDgress of those who are i'll disposed.
Anglers are now having fine sport, cat fish,
cells, white perch and rock, some of the latter
over foot long-biting rapidly at sturgeon
after nightfall are said to be the best for fishing.
The arrival of canal boats by the river has
been interrupted for day or two BY the letting
off of the water from the Rock Greek level 10
Georgetown under K street bridge, so as Ito
allow that level to be cleaned out.
Crabs are said to be more abundant this
year than for many previous seasons. Soft
crabs of the largest size sell at the steamboat
landings on the Chesapeake at fifty cents a
dozen.
The open air meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
at the corner of King and Fayette streets, was
postponed on account Of the rain last night.
1t will be resumed next Friday night at the
same place and at the usual time.
An exhibition of the "Odorless Apparatus
will be made on Royal street, between Queen
and Princess, on Tuesday pcxt, at o'clock p.
M, in the presence Of the Mayor, Council and
Board Of Health.
1t is the intention of the Upper Potomac
Steamboat Company to attempt to make ar
rapgements by which their new boat, the Mar
tina Washington, can make Mount Vernon one
of her landing places.
Letters addressed to Mrs. Albert Ordway,
Richmond, Va, and Malioda Taylor, Freder-
cksburg, Va, are detained in the postofice
here for want of postage.
The bill which has passed the u. S. Senate
for the change 10 the salary Of the Collectors
of Customs, will increase the salary of the Col
ector of this port.
The weather to-day has been warm and
cloudy, with little rain---bad for the wheat
but excellent for all other crops.
Four telegraph poles, near the Cameron dis
tillery, were struck by lightning aud shlvered
during the storm yesterday afternoon.
Two sisters widowed wives of two brothers,
we're married in this city. last week, again to
two brothers.
A valuable COW was run over and killed near
the canal basin this morning by train of cars
on the A. & w. R. R.
Gen. NJ. D. Corse has returned from Bal,
timore, 10 which city an operation was lately
performed on him for cataract.
The 1st Presbyterian Church is undergoing
some necessary repairs.
d. - REWERD-Strayedo or stolen from the