Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-07
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Mr. Boyd Barrett was thrown out oil bug
gy aud slightly bruised On PITT street, this
morning, soon after he had taken it from Chat
hams livery Stable. The horse ran away.
smashed the buggy against pole III front Of
Gaines, on Royal street, aud made horse
| belougiug to Mr.. Linton, which was hitched
there, run away too, but both the runaways
were caught near the intersection of Prince aud
Royal streets.
On Saturday night last some persons broke
into St. Johu's Academy and mallclously cut
up the sword belts Of some OF the cadet officers,
burned some papers, and scattered he coutents
of some OF the desks about the floor. As moth,
Ing appeared 70 have been stolen, 1t is thought
| that they were probably the same persons who
| recently entered Christ Church aud c"mmltted
Expectations there.
The repetition of the concert of the Sunday
School of the NJ +. Church South, last night,
was, owing to the Indictment weather prevail
| ing, not attended by as large an audience as on
the previous night The music, however was
rendered in excellent style, aud all who we're
present expressed themselves as Delighted with
The entertainment.
During the Christmas vacation the pupils OF
Ruffner School, No ,. Jefferson District, op
positc the Ams House, had a festival. \
| Christmas tree was provided, with gifts for all
| the children, and everybody had good llme
Miss Alberta Y. Slssol is now IN charge OF this
school, which is 10 very hourlshug coUdl
| ton.
During a colored festival in a house on the
lane leading 10 the. Catholic burylng ground
last night, the lights We're suddenly extlnguIsn,,
ed, and before they could be rellghied four or
| the attendants were cut aud stabbed one very
! severely, having the muscles of his arm almost
! severed The excitement during the darkness
is said to have been unequaled.
| About as mad man as has lately been seen
| here was gentleman from Manassas, who
stopped for a moluent yesterday at TREND S
house at the upper end OF Prince street, leaving
his umbrella at the door, but not finding IT
when he came out, as soue thief had carried
it off.
Complaints of the d<orderly behavior of the
crowd of young men and boys who nightly as
sembla at the east end Of the tunnel have be-
come so great that the Mayor has instructed
the police to pay special attention to the deslg-
mated spot.
The meeting Of the colorcd people to have
been held last night for the purpose OF agllat-
ing the annexation scheme was postponed IN
consequence of the pre-engagement OF the col
ored Odd Fellows hail, 10 which it was to have
been held.
Seventy eight able bodied colored men who
had collected at the station house this morning
and who, when asked what they wanted re
sponded ito see trial, " were driven OFT by
the police.
The first shipment Of fresh fish from this city
this season was made by johnson 4 Co., who
forwarded nearly the whole of load brought
here by Capt. Jerry Robb to northern markets.
Mr.. Carter, City Surveyor, has progressed
with his work of making survey OF the city
from the northern boundary as far south as
Prince street.
Sonny Ferguson, who was shot and badly
wounded last week by colorcd man while
hunting near -Four Mile Run, is rapidly recoV-
ering.
Work at the planning mills Of Jameson, lhler
& Co., which was suspended about Christmas,
was resumed this morning.
Attention is directed to the notice of t. a.
Sinclair, Commissioner Of Accounts, elsewhere
in to.day's Gazette
The prevailing warm weather is BY DO means
agreeable to the butchers, many OF whom have
had large quantities OF meat to spoil.
Gov. Kemper has appointed John 5. Taylor
Flour Inspector of this city, vice l.: l. Amino
~, whose term of office had expired.
The Stone Bridge is again in terrible con-
dition-so bad as to be almost impossible
The wind to-day has been southerly, and the
temperature that OF May.