Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-10
LOCAL 1sasEYlTIES.

The Saturday night trips of the steamer
Georgeanua to Point Lookout continue to re-
ceive the profits of their wemcrited populari-
ty. The boat is crowded upon each successive
trip she makes, aud all who avail themselves of
the opportunity she affords Of leaving behind
them the heat and dust Of the city for day
and two nights, and OF enjoying fish diet and
salt water bath, speak in the highest terms OF
the enjoyment they experience.
A woman, who lives near the city, called at
poce headquarters this afternoon for the pur-
pose of having restored to her COW which her
husband had given to another woman. She
stated that her husband had told her that 1.-THE
little finger Of the woman to whom he had Civ,
en the COW was worth more than hcr-the
wifes-whoe body, and that that remark had
made her jealous"
The Upper Potomac Steamboat Company
have determined 10 case their new boat the
Mary Washington, does not make better time
than she did on her last trial trip, after her
CRATES have been lowered and when she is run
with less water and more steam IN her boilers
than che had on that occasion, 20 put an add
tional boiler 10 her at once.
The annual excursion ofthe Alexandria Cath
Ollie Beneficial Society, was made to day to
Glymont. The steamer Pilot Boy, which was
chartered for the occasion, left here at Q clock
this morning and hat-past one this afternoon
crowded with tie excursonists. She will al
20 make another trip this evening, leaving
here at hai-past seven clock.
This was the day the protested storm was to
have deluged the country, and tor which dire
calamity some of the colored people had put
their houses 10 order, and, as they did ut cx
poet to have any more use for food, consumed
81, p,t ,l, Q,n1 bod Mt
menced at o clock this afternoon.
Housckecpers and all who have been 10 the
habit of visiting the market house will hcreat-
ter notice with regret the absence OF Mrs. Bar
bara Nailor stall owner there for the last
thirty-fve years, whose death Is mentlaned
under the obituary head in to-day's Gazette.
The Boswell recently arrested in Washington
must have been white man and the one who
was sent to the penltentiary from this city, for
the Richmond papers announce his return to
that prison. and the addition of a year to bis
term, for his late escape.
As stated in Saturdays Gazette water was
let on the Alexandria canal at the scene OF the
late break on that day. a slight leak, how
ever, being discovered where the new trunk
joins the bed of the canal, the feeding was sus-
pended until it could be repaired
An adjourned meeting of the directors of the
Arlington Turnpike Company was held at Ar.
lingtou last Saturday night, but the only bust
ness transacted was the acceptance of the otf
cial bond of the Secretary, Mr. Miles Muoson
A retreat commenced at the Convent of the
Sisters of the Sacred Heart (St. Mary's AGA
demy,) under the direction OF Rev. Father
Tisdale, s. j., yesterday morning, and will
continue one week.
AS will be seen by an advertisement else
where 10 to-day's Gazette the members of the
Ward AMI Township Conservative Committees
are requested to meet at the City SargcantS
office tomorrow night.
The chicken cholera is prevailing to a great
and fatal extent 10 the neighbo:hood OF Wat
kns' Mill. \ prescription for its cure is pub
llshed elsewhere in to days Gazette.
Watermeons just landed from the vessels
which bring them to market, are now sold by
wholesale and retail at FiShtoWn by Mr. Juo.
Travers.
Reliable farmers from the country back of
this city say that the drought has destroyed
the corn crop and that coplous rains, were they
now to come, would be too late to save it.
The tide yesterday was so low that parties
from this city, crossed over in boats to the fats
on the opposite side OF the river, and waded
about on them.
Passengers by the W. & 0. R. R. train, this
afternoon, report the usual large crowd at Lees
burg to- day 10 attendance upon August Court.
Watermelons ct cetera likewise abounded there.
DEAL HAIR! REAL HAIR
Large stock on hand and heavy additions will
be received within y lew days. Every conceiv-
Bile shade.