Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-12
LOCAL fsEgESfEfES.

The Knights of St. Patrick, the Catholic
Beneficial Society, aud many other members Of
the congregation Of S.. Mary Church III this
city will attend the dedication of St. james
Church at Falls Church next Sunday. on
which day the only services that will De con-
Quoted at ST.. Mary's Church will be those OF
the six aud seven O'Clock a. III. masses. A
special train will leave here for Falls Church
at a. M; round trip tickets 50 cents.
At a meeting of the Hebrew congregation,
held last night, the following officers were
elected President, l. Eichberg; Vice Prcsl-
dent, l. Schwartz; Treasurer, Joseph Bragcr;
Secretary, S BIoulhcim Directors, Messrs;
Lindhelmer, Declham and Schwartz; School
Committee, Mcssrs. Elchberg, Gcntzberger
and Kaufman.
A colorcd woman named Mary Ellen was
severely injured last pght by jumping out OF Il
second stcfy window in the front OF house III
Buzzard's Roost to avoid an Infatuated lover,
who had entered the house through rear
door, and having demolished a rival, was on
the lookout for her.
Freight conductor Pitts and baggage master
Towson of the Midland railroad, have been
promoted to passenger conductors, the former
with Capt Lit. Anderson, assigned TO duty be-
tween here and Baltimore, and the latter put
on the Manassas branch.
The store of Mr.. William Rocker has been
robbed several times of late Yesterday col
ored boy named Tom Lane was detected in the
act of robbug it again. He was arrested, aud
is supposed to have committed the previous
robberies there.
One hundred aud sixteen car loads Of beef
and stock cattle were received here this morn
IL, Al, }l,nl r.ilrpoi ut which
| were retained here for this market, the re-
| mander going on to the more Northern
markets.
A colored woman named Susannah Brooks,
alias Bowie, said to have becu made insane by
the sending of her son to the peiilteutary, was
locked up in the station house on Saturday al.
ternoou last to prevent her tronI jumping over
board.
Colonel, the speudid Normandy horse ofMr.
| Slaughter Fckleu, which obtained the preml-
um at the Mary land exposition, passed through
| here this morning on its way to the Loudoun
Fair. Its weight is eighteen hundred pounds,
The books Of the Commissioner of the Rev
enue were inspected by the Grand Jury this
| morning, aud none Of those whose names arc
| upon them were found to have made incorrect
! returns.
plovcr shooting was carried on to an cxccS-
| sive extent along the shores of Hnntlug creek
yesterday afternoon, and to the great annoy
ance of the ladies who were strolllug 10 those
| parts.
A dinner bucket, containing the remains OF
| meal, was picked up by the police early yes.
terday morning, near the St. Asaph-street de-
pot, and deposited, with other unclaimed artl-
| Giles, at the station house.
The wife of constable John Gray was badly
hurt last night by accidentally falling down the
| stair steps of her house, corner OF Royal and
| Princess streets, with two oil lamps IN her
hands.
MIR. NJ. Bossart received to-day, at his con-
fectioncry store on Fairfax street, Il full sup.
DIV of splendid fruit, among which is lot OF
delicious Malaga grapes, &c.
At the meeting Of the Catholic Beneficial
| Association. held last night. Mr. John Lannon
was elected delegate to the Irish Catholic Ben
e6cial Union.
The chain gang is up to its maximum quota,
and is divided Into TWO divisions, one under
command of its captain, &. .. Sipple, the
other 10 charge of OK Capt. Patrick Dillon.
Capt. Lit Anderson, of the Midland Rail
road, will hereafter have charge of the tralus
Of that road that run from here to Baltimore
via the B. & 2. r. Il.
A disturbance was created on Vinegar Hill
| on Friday night last by colored man, who ac-
cused a colorcd preacher OF debauchlng his
| daughter
During a colored festival 10 progress at the
Pitt street free school house, on Friday night
last, an oil lamp was thrown down the steps,
but, fortunately, set nothing Oh fire.
The remains of the late Mrs. Betsey e.
Mason were received at the depot this morn
lug FROM Baltimore aod quietly laid IN the
vault at Colross.
A boy named Denly, who lives near the up
per end Of Prince street, lost toe last Satur.
day afternoon by chisel that fell upon 1t and
cut ii off.
The business Office Of the Southern Church
man has been moved to the house adJololng
the NJ f. Church, South, on the south.
Betsy Ward, the colored woman who was
burned SO severely last week, died last night
from the injuries she received.
Gen. Eppa Hunton left here this morning
| for Leesburg where he was to have discus
sion With MIR. James Barbour.
The new yacht Mary Jane was capslzed yes
| terday, but all who were IN her were rescued.