Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-13
LOCAL. As7SEVITIES.

There was tournament at Orkney Springs
on Friday last The Shenandoah Democrat
says: The charge to the knights was deliver
ed by Mr.. VIM. kilgour, of Alexandria, gift
ed orator, whose originality, coup with a
rare grace of expression, made his effort the
feature of the day.
A prisoner, who had been examined and dis
charged at the Mayors court yesterday morn
Ing, touched his hat as he left the courtroom
and said, Good bye Mr. Mayor; when you
wri,e to your cousin, the Governor, please be
So kind as 10 convey my respects to nlm
The passenger train on the Virginia Mid
land railroad due here at 6.l5 this morning did
not arrive until $50, having been delayed by
the obstruction Of the track at Hickory Hi! by
freight train, the eccentric OF the locomotive
of which had been broken.
The bad habit which certain persons have
acquired Of tr,quculiug kiug street wharf
upun the arrival of the steamer Arrow, and
staring at Tic ladies' on the deck OF that stcau-
or, is complained Of, and should be abolished
The Mayor received this morning per Adams
Express handsomely bound copy OF reports of
the chiefs of the divisions Of the municipality
Of Philadelphia, with the compliments OF May
or Stukcly, of that city.
The Conservative Ward and Township Com
mittcns will meet to night TO determine when
the Ward and Township Conventions to ap
poiut delegates to the Congressional Cunvcn-
ton shall be held.
\ little son Of Mr. James Taylor. while play
ing in the old foundry, corner of Pitt and
Wilkes streets yesterday afternoon. fell from
the raitcrs to the ground below and was badly
hurt.
Several young ladies and gentlemen of the
city attended hop at Balcys Cross Roads,
last night, and returned to-day, highly pleased
with their trip.
The description of Alexandria, in a new
geography printed in Germany, is as follows ::
"Alcxaudria nine miles below Washington 1t
contains St. johns Academy
AIr. Joseph Orrisou, of Fairfax county, and
Mr. John Milan, of CuIpeper rt-housc,
we'll known citizens OF their respective counties,
died suddenly yesterday.
Persons who have to drive over King street
complain greatly of several holes 10 that thor
oughiare which could be repaired at little cx-
pcnSe.
Waternelops we're abundant at Fishtown
this morning at from 81. 50 to s ! per hun
drei and sturgeon, which are now caught as
high up as this city, at 81 SO apiece.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad has received fue pew locomotive en-
CINE, named the Neabsco, which is destined for
use between Richmond aud this city.
MIR. John Travers bought all the waterme.
ons that arrived at Fishtown this morning
two cargoes-and is DUNG i lively trade there
by retailing them.
The new steamer Mary Washington carried
a large party of coored excurslonists from
Washington and this city to Glymont to day.
A letter addressed to George and Thomas
Farthng is detained in the Postotice here for
want of postage.
n meeting of the Board of Public Works
was to have been held last night, but no quo
rum was present.
The Catholic Beneficial Society cleared one
hundred dollars by their late excursion to City,
mont.
MIR. Price, the City Scavenger, will com
meuce using the odcrless excavotlng process
next week in the prosecution of his work.
The fruit gardens on the outskirts of the city
arc deprecated upon continually by boys, to
catch whom steel traps will, 1t Is SAID, be set.
The camp-mcctiug near Vienna commenced
to-day Lots were sakcd off for seventy teutS.
RoEEET L. WooD, at No 81 King street, is
now receiving an elegant stock OF seasonaole