Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-08

Several disturbances we're reported at ponce
headquarters this morning, the parties engageu
10 which were not arrested. One occurred yes
terday afternoon among some colored people on
thelane leading to the Catholic Burying grouna,
one on Saturday night, near the Henry street
depot. and one late the same night ID feters-
burg" but as no weapons more formidable
then fists we're used the resulting damages we're
slight.
The shrieks of a female prisoner in the sta
ton house, last Saturday night, who had nine
fits in rapid succession, aroused the whole
neighborhood of the market house. She recov-
cred, however, and this morning took az oath
before the Mayor to abstain hereafter from the
use of liquor.
Wolfe street, between Pitt and Royal, is OBJ
structed by framed house, which was arrest
ed there in its progress to point WITHIN the
fire limits, by the Superintendent OF foilce,
and will remain there until the City Councll
acts upon petition from its owner asking that
it may be rolled to its allotted site.
The house on the corner OF King and Pey--
ton streets which has been 10 dilapldated
condition since the food of last year, was pulled
down to-day by its owner s. Blouse-who bought
it at confscation sale-under instructions from
the Superintendent of Police.
Some of the most frequented barber shops
in the city we're closed yesterday in accordance,
with a determination their proprletors have
made to do no more work on Sundays, but the
receipts of the shops that remained open were
not much increased.
About five hundred gilled shad and twenty
five sturgeon arrived at the fish wharf this
morning. The former sold at $l2 per hundred
and the latter at from 81 to 81. so piece. Two
booths are the only houses now open at Fish
town.
The water was drawn off the Georgetown
level of the C. & o. Canal last Saturday night,
so as to allow of repairs to the pipe that sup
plies the water works of that city, tit was
let on again yesterday, and navigation was but
temporarily suspended.
There were two alarms of fire last Saturday
night, one caused by lamp explosion in the
house of George L. Seaton, colored, on south
Royal street, and the other by the light OF
the fire near Fairfax Court House, mentioned
elsewhere in to-day's Gazette.
Mr.. VIM. Berkley, son of the postmaster,
and Mr.. B. S. Ashby, son of the auditor OF the
city, the former from st. Louis, and the latter
from Austin, are here on visits to their numer
Gus relatives and friends.
The weather to-day has been extremely warm
the therm oneter at noon, standing at 9OO 10
the shade. The sun, however, has been OBJ
scured at intervals. and breeze has been blow
ing from the West.
On Saturday evening last child of Henson
Smith, colored, four years old, fell out ola win
dow in the second story of its fathers house,
corner Of Franklin and St. Asaph streets, but
was unhurt-
The Attorney ofthe Corporation has institut-
ed two actions of ejectment against John ID.
Russell to recover the Pioneer Mills and ad
joining property, for the non payment of ground
rents to the amount of three thousand dollars.
The contract for carrying the mail from Ar
cola, (Gum Spring. in Loudoun county, to
Loudoun station has been awarded to Benja-
min F. Softer at $3.50 per annum.
Among litter of kittens born in house at
the intersection of Prince and Fayette streets,
last night, was four which had two bodies, each
with four legs and tail, but only one head.
Edward Brown the negro murderer at Gull
pepper, g. H., is to be hung on Friday next.
The rope with which he is to be hanged was
bought in this city to-day.
The Aringtons of Washington, and the Con-
federates of the Episcopal High School, played
match game of base ball on the grounds of
the latter this afternoon.
A gentleman living near the intersection of
Cameron aud Fayette streets, caught and hived
fine swarm of bees yesterday that had
alighted on telegraph pole there.
A letter addressed to Mrs Jane Lee, Gum
Spring, Va, is detained in the postotfice here
for want Of postage.
Rev. J. L. Lodge, who filled the pulpit Of
the Baptist Church yesterday, will preach
there again tonight and tomorrow night.
The colored female free school under charge
of Miss Sarah Gray went on an excursion to
Arlington this morning.
During the thunder storm last Friday, the
lightning struck a tree at Mount Ida. near this
city, and killed dog that was chained to it.