Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01
LOCAL BREVITEES.

LOCAL BREVlTEES.
The warrant on the City Treasurer for the
May payment of the public school teachers was
not issued till this morning. The amount u
about seven hundred dollars, six hundred OF
which is ready for them and the remainder WIN
be in day or two. The police force has oeen
Maid regularly every mouth during the hscul
year now closing.
The last trip of the Washington ferry boats
on Sunday is made at six O clock The conse-
ouence, Yesterday, was that about seventy peo-
pie were detained here against their Will.
About twenty. who could not wait for the
steamer Columbia, chartered an omnibus aud
reached their homes by the Washington turn
pike.
At a meeting Of the Catholic Beneficial So
ciety last night, Messrs. j. y. Rice, Orlando
Wood Frank Lovejoy and r. NJ. Latham were
appointed COMMITTEES to make arrangements
for attending the laying of the corner stone OF
the chapel at Falls Church
Mr. Amos Fox opened his restaurant at Falls
Church on Saturday last Notwithstanding the
opposition of the residents of that village 1t
is understood that the pilgrim sisters will make
crusade to his place on W ednesday or Thurs
day.
Two girls, about twelve years of age, who
left their homes here yesterday morning tor
Sunday. school, were found by their anxious
mothers this morning ut the house OF an aunt
10 Washington.
The body of Capt. Gardeners little girl-an
account of whose death by drowning was pub
lished in Saturdays Gyzette-has not yet been
recovered 1t was dragged for nearly all OF
last night
The mystery connected with the two dead
infants found 10 this county last week is as
great as ever, though it is pretty we'll ascer-
tanned that the bodies were brought from
Washington.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church South held
meeting this afternoon for the purpose of
making arrangements for holding festival
sometime during the current month.
The horses attached to the wagon of Mr.. j.
W. Simpson, while crossing Hunting creek
bridge this morning, broke through, and were
rescued with great difficulty.
John W. Burke, ESQ.,. the city proxy at the
meeting OF the 9. & D. Canal Company, lett
here this morning for Annapolis to attend that
meeting.
The Circuit Court for Fairfax county, will
commence next Monday. The case ofCook for
the murder of Howard will be heard at that
time.
The weather to day has been clear and
bright, with stiff breeze from the northwest,
and the thermometer at SO0.
The students Of St. Johns Academy started
this morning on a weeks excursion trip up the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
The steamer Virginia, of the Occoquan line,
having been disabled, will not resume her trips
for several days.
A vessel load of cherrystooe CLANS arrived
up this morning, and clam chowder aud clam
soup have been abundant to-day.
The members of the Concordian Club, with
their families, assembled at Portner's Garden
yesterday and spent delightful time there.
Some colored people had picnic yesterday
10 the graveyard bordering the Virginia Mid
land railroad.
The fire department was brought out by a
false alarm at halpast four o'clock this after
noon.
Cherry brds-in the early spring called cedar
blrds-are now numerous.