Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| AS it is now understood clear title can De
given for the Relief Engine House, 1t Is prop
able the Finance Committee OF the City Coun-
Gil will report 10 favor of its purchase 6y the
city at the stipulated prices 4OO-and tnat
the City Council will adopt the report ana turn
the building over to the Relief HOOK anu hao-
der Company.
The contractor for preparing the lard aooVe
Blue Plains on the opposite side OF tue rlVer'
for the magazine to be located there by the
| Government, is at work actively. The 1ounda-
tons for the magazine and for the base OF the
| flag staff are already being dug, and the Whole
place will be ready for occupation III short
| time.
Mr. Coffin, the chairman of the committee
appointed at a late meeting 10 this city to To-
spcct the mineral lands lying along the line OF
the Virginia Midland Railroad, has made re-
port, which the other members OF that COM
mittec are requested to call at Mr.. John ..
Barbour's Office and sign.
The idea suggested by the Captain OF Police,
and being so successfully carried into effect by
the orders of Mayor Kemper, of breaking up
the heretofore constant habit INDUCED in by
dissolute women, of ounging about the hsh
wharf, is approved of by the whole community.
The late arrangements concluded between
the Pennsylvania aud Baltimore aud ONO
Railroad Companies does not it is understood,
include any changes south of Washington The
Virginia Midland Railroad will commence run
ming two daily trains on Sunday next
At the Odd Fellows demonstration 10 Lynch,
burg, on Wednesday night, among the speak
ers we're ex-Mayor Latham, of this city, who
in response to calls, briefly addressed the audi
ence in behalf Of Odd Fellowship.
The engineer and driver Of the Hydraulon
steam fire engine were out to-day with that APP
paratus trying new pair OF horses 1t is pro.
posed to buy in place of the grcys-noW too old
to be of any service.
The invitation to deliver the address at the
Annual Commencement of Rudolph Macon
College this year was addressed to }. Mort.
Kilgour, of Hamilton, by mistake. 1t was IN
tended for Col. Wm. Kgour, of this city.
Mr.. Pullman, the toll-gate keeper on the
Washington and Alexandria turnpike, put up
another gate there to-day, in place of the one
cut down yesterday by the residents OF the
county who refuse to pay toll.
Affairs we're very quiet at police headquar-
ters this moruiug. There were no cases before
the Mayor, and only one lodger-a man who
said he had walked all the way from Georgia
at the station house last night.
The sessions of the Corporation Court are
daily attended by crowds Of colored people,
men and women, whose labor is wanted and
would be we'll paid for if it could be obtained
Mr.. B. L. Price contemplates erecting, at an
early date, brick building on King, between
Washington and Columbus streets.
A letter addressed to Mrs Parker c. Hunt
ley, Port Republic, N. j., is detained in the
postofice here for want Of a postage stamp.
| No oysters have arrived at the dock 10 this
city since Friday last-one week ago-and the
supply has become entirely exhausted.
Mr.. ". A. Bacon, clerk of the new AIexan-
dria Marine Railway, is now making collec-
tons from the subscribers to that enterprise.
Fine white perch and gold fish are now
caught by the seine haulers in Hunting creek.
This has been a rainy week, and. has not
been favorable for large hauls of fish.
The shad so far, caught in the river, have
been unconnonly large and fine.
The swallows have flown homeward and yes
| terday occupied their last years habitations.