Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-13
Efss AZ ss4ss.SI'G':si.<.

The city, the railroad company. Or somebody
else ought 10 pay aYyencn! un tile,> !dcWillk
from tn1 fayctte.s;rcct depot TO King street.
The mud there low Is ankle dep aud stran-
gers arriving herr al night are not tavorahly
IMPRESSED that Is ii the imurccat!ons Cast
upon the CITY by some OF those, vino landed
here last night, as they plunged through the
IDirc, were expressions or their Toal feelings.
ArranttInruts for starting the proposed new
bauk b.. tn. directors Of the two German Co.
operative Building Associations in the city,
ucutionctl in the Gaz2ttc two or three days
ago, ale almost conf lotcd, and charter will
be applied Tor al an early d.y. The capital
stock will b. $jO,OjD, II be pad III small
mouthly lus!an"u,S
\ man appeared at Virnua, on the ". & O.
r. r.. few days ago with II 'u box. purpur,-
lug tn be Il watch mrnd r.. II secured several
watches. one worth $3.50, on" 81 10. and fine
silver cas!d watch from III: cllz Us lherca-
bouts, with which he deaslncl ard hi- not
since hcen heard OF.
An unkuDwn cIlorci muu wcnt nto tie SIC
onl- hand c.uihlug store vi Mr. Rafferty,, cornrr
OF Ming and tnnmbnS s'rent;, cary .last night
ana while Mrs Rafferty, was showing him a
coat, sratchcd it OUT of her hands ami rau off
with it,
Mr.. George Walkns. who occupies the first
stall in the Royal street wing # the market
house, received to-day some oi tin finest sheep
ever sod in TINS city, ami will HAY. splendid
mutton for sale to-mjfrow $3.50. >'
The number Of visitors to the "tirlnl Scrip
ural Art Elhcrln;ncn," at Saicp;a Hall, last
night, was 50 small that thc exhibitors, though
they had rented The ball for three nights, clos
ed up and went away this morning.
\ child Ut Jane Poiatdrx er cyored, living
on north F.irt;.x STREET. fell into the cellar Of
Its mother house, this inornns. arid broke its
collar bone. Dr. Johnson rcadcrel the ncces-
sary surgical assistance
A mutiny occurred iu tn public <ch,ol 90
Prince street tO-daW-s"ufe Of the boys sustain
lug one who rcus d TO b. wnrrrG by the
school master for having licked the latter up
in a room Of the building
Tie Fire WardcnS held call d meeting last
nigh; AID had uud"r Consideration rio su j. ct
Of Suppl,in the Columbia steam. fir: engine
with new set Of wheels, but came to 10 def
mite conclusion go"
The fuel thieves in the county have b come
so rapaclnrls that they teal the railing LON
the bridges Fences have almost di.&ppcarcd
from the Arlington ncghborhnod
The tircnrO Convention for prrfcc'ing ar
rargelnaAts for the proposed parade un the
23i instant will meet again tonight IN the hall
OF the IlydrauIion I'ira Company. go j 4
1t was pretty drlk last night, but most Of
the street lamps III The outer S~ct1mfS o. tic
city were, if lighted at all, 3xtlnguishcl at an
early hour. s."'"'o
The remains of the late Mr.. .Trist were in
tered in W. Hill Cemetery to-lfy, Rev. Mr..
Mckim, OF Chris Church, performing the III
neral services.
\ nu:ncrou~ly attended ball WAS, given at the
colored O idF: ilows Hall. Oh south Columbus
street. last i4ight by the Rising, Sons OF Lib
crty.
Among the new settlers at Manassas i Mr..
}. II. OsDoru, Of Ns>ckicnbrirg, \ W York. IA
young lawyer who has determined to make his
future home at that place:
Short s"ines are now daily hauled in the
creeks and covcs near the city. and hy them
the benches III the market are KEPT pretty we'll
supplied with fresh water fish.
Duck shooters were having fiuc sport on
Goose Egg Island and the tio,>, opposite the
city, this morning
The clock in the marker house stccpIc was
not Illuminated at twelve clock last nj ht-so
the policemen say.
The Board of Directors Of the American
Coal Company have declared scm-annual
dividend of four per cent