Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-11

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school houses, furnishing fuel, &c., also dis
trict school tax Of the same amount Tor pay
mrnt of teachers in Mount Vernon, Falls
| Church Providence, and Cenlrevllc town
Sims, aud for Lee and Dranesvlllc tax Of
seven and a-half cents, have been levied upon
every hundred dollars worth OF real anu per
| soua property in Fairfax county.
The Washington Chronicle says: "ln Paris
| recently, mau, with his nose Tor Il cue, made
the astonishing run al billiards ui 33O polutS
| Frank Colliugwurth, of the National Hotel bi
Hard room, formerly Of Alexandra, % one oc
| casion, at great odds, too, played Win al
cicie, and ran the game out IN the coolest
mauucr His opponent was l. Sickle.
Among the appointments sent IN to the
Seuae by the President yesterday, Tor connr
NATION were those of Marcus 5. Hopkins, 0!
virginia, to be an examiner lnc!let III the
Patent Office; Ellis Spear, Of Maine, to be As
sistant Commissioner OF Patents; and John '"
rhacher, of Virginia, to be Commissioner Of
Patents.
Prior to the adjournment of the u 5. Dis
rict Court, yesterday, i'll the matters OF W;
&. Price and H. kephart, orders were issued
for the sale oil chooses 10 action lii theso causes,
and 10 the matter of G. W. +. SG'sh an order
was made directing the payment o he residue
OF the Marshsl's fees
Nicholas, Porter, formerly Of this city, but
for some years past employed al the ! tn street
wharf and on the It'll street cars III asllng-
tou, died 10 that city this morning from the
effects of the injuries he received by an acc-
dent day before yesterday, an account Of which
was published in yesterdays Gaz:tte
The Cumberland News of yesterday says :
The canal trade olyes,crday shows the smallest
number OF departures of any day during the sea-
son, when there were any departures at all--only
two boats. Caua avigatlon generally closes
about the 18th, and from present. lndlcatllous
| will probably close this week
| Among the District estimates submitted to
! Congress is one of 5000, 900 Tor building
| stone dam across the Virginia channel of the
! Potomac river, near the Little Falls, to in-
crease the supply of water for the Washington
! Water Works, which are now supplied Dy a
dam across the Maryland channel only.
| The ball for the benefit OF the new school
house at West End, given at that place last
| night, was success. a large company was
present, and barring little dust, supposed by
some to be snuff, which filed the room for a
short time, everything passed off III the most
satisfactory manner.
The Washington correspondent of the Baili-
more Sun OF this morning says: The Even,
ing Mail, of this city, failed to be published
| TO, day, the publishers being unable TO pay OF
| their employees. 1t is said that 1t will be re.
stored in few days uudcr new management.
The Fire Wardeus will meet the special
committee of the City Council, to whom has
been referred the application OF the SUI Ere
| COMPANY for hose, tomorrow night, and VIII
! hold called meeting next Monday night
| Al elegant reception was held yesterday nj
( the Gait manslcu III Washington 10 honor OF
| the luarrag, Of the daughter. The wedding
| was private.
Mr.. Caleb Richards accidentally fell ~ the
| slippery pavement near the Diagonal pump
Yesterday evening, and received severe IN
jurlcS.
The alarm of fire about halt.paSt eleven
o clock last night was caused by the burning oil
| n chimney In what is known rs Friendship
| alley.
Among the freight that left here yesterday
on tho steamer Lady Of the Luke, for Norfolk,
were fifteen fine horses, shipped 10y hcsg "
Thornton, Of this city, Tor the Norfolk market
The butchers wagon OF MIR. Jonathan Pier
point, while standing at the market house early
| this uurung, was robbed by unknown parties
| Of lot Of dried meat.
CAPTAIN James Guy, one OF the oldest, best
| known and most popular Stcauiboatmcn ana
fisherman on the Potomac, has changed his
residence from this city to Washington.
One of the brakemcn of the train lately
wrecked near Rapldan, when he received i'll:
! money and his discharge yesterday, sad that
was what he got for saving his white alley.
Attention is directed 10 the advertisement
| A. To, ,f - n
| 10 he given at the Peabody school house to
morrow light.
| A coored man was put 10 jail 10 Washington
Yesterday, who had IN his possession a IuuiS
| stolen from Thomas Clarke on the Canal, soult
| lime ago.
CAPTAIN Warren of sAc steamer kcyport, was
married yesterday III Fredericksburg Va, &c
| Miss v Herkamp, OF that town.
Captain George Jones accidentally tell over
board at the oyster dock last plight, but was
speedily rescued by his mate, Thos. Warren
MIR. j. w. Campbell, the new'y-appoioted
| CITY Sergeant, will not make any Immediate
changes 10 his subordlnates.
| The Rivals is the play that will be produced
| by the Alexandria amateurs during Chr'stmaS
| week for the benefit Of the poor.
Messrs. Studs 4 Bro. have completed theH
contract Tor laying crossings gu no. h Coluln
bus street.
The valuable property known as Thomas
soap factory will be sold Tomorrow by Greer
| & Wise See advertisement.
When the Board of County Supervisors ad
| iaurned last Monday it was until The ID Mon
day in January.