Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-28
LOS'.4E. lzSeE-SiTIES.

None Of The members of the S1Deerbund
were engaged IN the disturbances OIL III! cars
noticed 10 Yesterdays Gazvtte, the parties lm-
plicatcd being outsiders who aya'lyd them
selves Of the opportunity afforded by The slccl-
al train to 90 back TO Washington, aud who,
on their return, refused 10 pay the regular fare
AS will hc seen by an advertisement cISrv here
Ia oiay' GaZ tic the bjai 10 caity the kilghts
Icmplar down the liver Il; Il Monday evening,
will leave her at u,cock, and Will stop al
Giyu0u! where the cxculslon will JON Dc
Muiay Comnau!cGy OF Washington.
The Da uvi!la passenger train due here at Il
quarter past six U'c ok t'.lS u'ol nlns was DC
las cd several hours by the brc;k king ut Il por-
tn Of tie iocoInntiv: oc;il " lrr.'uton Junction
and the cvuSeuucot Iccessiiy vi sending auuth.
err enginc to lis assistance from tins city.
Now tuat the thistics and other rauk weeds
on the vacant lots in tie city are dying, con-
plants are made that they arr lot cut uuWu
aud carried away, ku. left to poison the air BY
the noXlUus gases generated by their decay.
The supply Of watermelons is gradually fall
ing off, TUT as the denand dlluialshcs In equal
ratio prices do not mat, ria j. change, The quo
tatou at Fishlown this morning bclug from IS
To 50 per hundred
j nc Ila.TlSUUUuiS OI'1 SbuI
-Four OF our town boys leave hex, II, xt week
to 90 to school in A,eXaudrla, -anI u bet
ter place or better schJu!s they could not 80.
The name Of the postoffi:c at Brls;nc Station,
Prince William coupty Va, has bceu cnargcd
to Brlstve, aud T. z. Gaiues continued post
ma,ier.
The Annan.ialo L rmers Club with macy
friends had a delightful pic tic at .dAsYns Hui
yesterday, concluding the day festivities with
dauce at the house of Mr.. Phillip SALISBURY
The genuine imported Jay rum, put up in
small packages, and Tor sale BY McSsIs. LII
Cook Il Co., Is one OF tbs incest thugs llhagIna-
bic for The toilet table
The uumbrr of the members Of the chaIu
gang vi wJrk to-day was reduced 10 eIght
numerous rcmalnIhg ncmDcrS coUpalhlnS VI
Sickness, but supposed to bc III cngerers.
The August lumber Of ihc Ae.Icny Jour
ua has been issued aud as usual la, al luicr.
eStlug able of coutents.
Sturgeon coutiuc to b, received at Fishtown
in large plumbers and sill then tr"uI 3U cents
to $ apiece.
A regular meeting Of the Sanool Board will
be held tonight
Police REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
terday Afternoon:
Sailie Bell, cylurcd, and Gore Lucas, ar
rested for dl>ordcrIy Conduct ani liz :tIng, welc
hacd aud discharged by Tie Mayor.
Mrs Morgau, ior a>saulllng the child OF
Agues Fiibcrt coiored, was fined and discharged.
Two huckSters, iur lighting III the market,
were bound over to keep the peace and made
to pay coss by Justice Padgeit.
\ warrant was Isl ued Tor The arrest OF Jas.
BlggS, charged with creating disturbances Iii
he ueig h nurnood Of his house by assaultlng
several colorcd womeo living there.
PERSONAL The last number of Tie Virgin
ia Ercside contains an extract from a transla-
ton from the French Of Parad"I, by Miss Alice
DcK. Armstrong; of this city. Of whom 1t speaks
in the following terms Mis- Armstrong has
taken rauk already Among The best iady-wrlters
of America, and Is d, sluad, We feel sure, TO
make name for herself which ANY one would
envy. She is Yet very young ald has within
the past few years written some OF the best
sketches we have ever seen, anu III addition 10
her faculty for prose com position she has taktn
rank as poetess and hcr pieces are eagerly
So, ght after by the northern press