Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-03
LOCAL BzkE.vITiES.

This afternoon tie fourth day raclng OF the
Washington Driving Association ia kes place at
Brightwood park, aud promises TO be decidedly
interesting. The sale of pools took place last
night at the National hotel, and was largely at
tended by the sporting men. Notwithstanding
the incemeDt appearance of the weather
number of persons left this city to-day to at
tend the rcce.
The Washington correspondent Of the Baltl-
more Sun, of this morning, says: Inc reSula
lions of the Navy Department require that DC
ac ion can be taken in re- atlon to the recent
collision between the Gettysburg and the Lady
of the Lake until the report OF Lieutenant
McR,chic, of the Gettysburg, shall be recelV'
ed. The department promptly ordered a sur
vry of the Lady Of the Lake at Norfolk.
William Lewis, committed to the work house
last week for fighting with a colorcd man
namcd John Mump and a number OF the cham
gang since that time, while on his way oack 70
prison after work, yesterday AFTERNOON ESCAPED
from the captain Of the gang by slipping up an
alley, and is still at large.
A boy named JohOny Beach, who short
time since stabbed a companion IN the back
with knife aud then ran Oft, struck ony
named Patsy Quinn on the head this morning
with brick-bat and injured him SO badly that
the surgical attention of DIR. Gibson had to be
called into requis!tion.
The engineer of the steamer Virginia was IN,
luccd by certain strange noises he heard TINS
morning to examine the contents OF the boiler
of that boat. aud, strange to say, found that a
young sturgeon had, by some means or other
gotten in there. and, not liking the tempera
lure was cavorting around furlously.
Mrs. Talbot, wife of Capt. Talbot, formerly
Of this city, who is now 90 board her husband 5
ship in the Pacific ocean, has sent to freud
in this city cluster of geraDiunls piuckcd by
her from the mound that marks the spot where
once reposcd the remains Of Napoleon Bona
parte
Chalkley Gillingham, after attending the
monthly meeting of the Potomac Fruit Grow
ers Association, in Washington, yesterday,
started for the Pawnee Indian agency, west Of
Omaha, to inspect the operations OF the Quak-
ers, who have charge Of that agency
Among the arrivals at this port to day was
that of the Schooner Express, from Philadel-
phia, with cargo of 80 tons railroad iron for
the w. g. O. r. r. This iron is to be laid on
the extension of that road from Purcellville to
Round Hill.
Letters addressed 10 u. IIluiey " Oou' !,G"
York; f. q. Jatfrcy & Co., New York; Rus-
sell & Cowmcn, Baltimore, Md; and ). Il.
Custer Son l. Co., Philadelphia, Pa, are de-
tanned 10 the Post Office here for want of post
age.
The weather, which suddenly turned cool
night before last, and which still remains so,
became cloudy last night, and rain commenced
falling this morning, and, accompanied wi h an
eastorly wind, was still falling at o'clock this
afternoon.
The June term of the Corporation Court,
Judge Lowe to preside, will commence Oh
Monday next The whole term will be cccu-
pied with chancery causes and motions.
Rev. DR.. Bullock, pastor of the LIST l'resby-
terrain Church, has taken possession of the new
parsonage of that church, the rooms over the
lst National Bank.
A human skull bone was found iu Peters
burg this morning, but how aud when II got
there nobody knows.
Mcssrs. Petit 4 German completed another
new boiler this morniug-ths one for the tug
j. NJ. Griffin.
Tomorrow will be the festival of Corpus
Christi, one Of the most splendid festivals OF
the Catholic Church.