Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-29
LOCAL RREVITIES.

Those who daily traverse south Washington
street were greatly surprlzed this morning when
they saw standing upright 10 pile OF street
cleanings that had been deposited in the mid,
die of the street opposite the Lancastcrlan
School House. tall stalk of the sun flower
plant with seven full grown flowers thereon.
As the sun was not shining the clytics were at
loss about the direction they should look.
But the surprise was caused by the rapldity OF
the growth, as no flower was growing there last
night.
The death of coored woman from cholera
morbus on Monday night was mentioned In
Yesterdays Gazette. Her name was Jane An-
derson and she lived in the alley back OF the
'sIx-huildngs" on Prince street. She was
perfectly we'll and attended funeral in the at
ternoou OF Monday, but died that night.
The salvage upon the cargo Of the schooner
f. nj. Bradshaw, heretofore reported as ar
rived from Wilmington, having been ashore at
Cherry Stone, amounts to about two hundred
and forty dollars The damage to the cargo
guano--will probably be Que thousand dollars
DR.. Gibson and Messrs John West and Geo.
E. Freuch, commissioners appointed by the
court to inspect the Jail, performed that duty
this morning, and recommended many repairs
to the building-some of which they had re-
commended two years ago.
Mr.. Chas Moore, son Of Mr.. W. S. Moore,
has almost completed the machinery for a
steam launch, the wood work of which he pur-
chased a short time slucr. Tue engine is of
four horse power and is a very pretty piece OF
workmanship.
A coIored woman named Celia Keys, while
crazy with liquor, tried to be run over by the
.,lo -, do
pot, yesterday afternoon, aud dcauded herself
in her frantic efforts to get away from the po-
lice.
The provision boat of Captain Bagley, while
lying at one of the FiShtown wharVes yester-
day, and during the temporary absence of the
captain, was robbed of some of the vegetables
and fruits it contained.
Among the freight brought up from Norfolk
by the steamer Lady of the Lake this morning
and landed here were large nun Der of water
melons aud cantaoupes and full supplies of
fruits and vegetables.
The new members Of the police force we're
qualifying tn-day by giving bond according to
law iu the sum of 5000. they will be muster
ed into service at noon on Friday at the station
house.
The bids for repairing the Relief Engine
House were not opened at noon to-day 10 con.
sequence Of the want of quorum at a meeting
of the City Council Committee on Public Prop
erty.
Attacks made by rats upon sleeping infants
are OF frequent occurrence, but 1t Is rare
thing for rat to attack full grown man and
bite him severely on the leg while he is asleep,
and yet it was done in this city last night.
The Superintendent of Schools has, as yet,
received 10 applications for the vacant scholar
ships in The Virginia Agricultural and Mcchan-
ical College, at Blacksburg. The appointments
if made at all, must be made by the 3lst.
A match game of base ball was played here
yesterday afternoon between the Independents
and picked nine composed Of players from
this city, Washington and Harrisouburg. and
was won by the former-the score being 26 to |.
The steamer Virginia, Captain s. Sapf2HttFspEoqd1
Of ae b btaf fis city, sunk suddenly while "
ing at a wharf in Norfolk day before yesterday.
1t was John Magruder and not Frank Bry-
ant, as heretofore reported, who was before
Justice Padgett yesterday charged with en-
bezzling money.
1t will be seen by reference to the proceed
Jugs of the meeting Of the City Council held
last night, that that body has taken its usual
summer recess.
From the book aud periodical store of Mr..
G. E. French we have day Kings Cope. a
new novel published by Loriug, of Boston, and
highly spoken OF by the critics.
There was 6ue rain last night and drizzle
this morning, but the parched fields and gard
ems still cry for more.
Five sturgeon and load of watermelons
we're the receipts at Fishtown to day. The
sturgeon sold at 81 piece.