Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-14
LOCAL. lsasESiIRES.

Senator Norwood of Georgia was in this city
day looking for d residence. Among ,I n
houses he inspected were those oil Mr. W
n, McNcirh, and L. J. Paekwood. Senator
Withers has determined to make his residence
in this CITY and il is rumored that Senator Cor
don will also reside here during the season o.
Congress.
The steamship Raitlcsuake which arrl'cc
here this morning is one OF twelve vessels o.
the same sort belonging to the heaulng ha'l
road Cumpauv. She brought load or Goa
from Philadelphia Tor the Va, Mldlano hali
road. and TAX" back cargo OF iron ore from ut
mines near lIoviugstoD.
Among the arrivals at this port to-. day wa:
that Of the schooner W. q. Shatuck from Dos
ton. Sic is three master built OF logs, boteo
together without any frame; has iron riggiue
with India rubber springs is without spring
STAYS and topuast stays and altogether strange
looking craft
a coiorcd boy six years old, fe!! into vel
on Miss Mary Ellen Shepherds farm, 10 Lou
dYuo, on "Wednesday evening last. The well Is
sixty five feet deep. but when dlawn up the
boy was but slightly injured, having received
only Il few cuts on the head
CAPT. George Jones, arrived yesterday from
Smiths Point with one hundred and seventy
five lunches of oe white perch; caught with
HOOKS and lines and which he took to Wash
ngton and sold for twenty five cents bunch.
Williams the bond robber who was released
from prison in Philadelphia a few days since OIL
technical grounds, is the same man VINO was
arrested here last winter for swlndling Mr..
Bancroft.
On and after to morrow the Southern Nal
boat will make regular connections with Baltl'
more trains at East Alexandria. One hour
aud fifteen minutes will be consumed between
East Alexandria and Baltimore.
The iron for the ways of the Marine Railwa,
has arrived and is being drilled at w. , Moore
Machine shops. The framed work Is ready tol
it and will be sunk as sooD as the iron Is lalC
upon II.
The once famous restaurant known a:
"Ausur's near the intersection OF FIT auo
Prince streets has been purchased by Mr, Cole
man. of O,aDgc county, who will reopen Il
speedily.
THROUGH the Influence Of Col. Mosby another
LADY has received an appointment III the Y. >
Trosury Department Miss Woottcn OF Eau
quicr county, Va
The sleeping car at Hamilton, 90 the ". 4
O. h. Il. WIS broken into on Saturday nlgh
last. and robbed vi some clothing belonging u
engineer kcton of that road.
Mr.. Isaac Bcrncr, the well known salesman
in the clothing store offs. Waterman, lett thu
morning Tor AIlcptown, Pennsylvania, where be
take, charge VI Il store vi the same character.
The public and many OF the pri vatc schools
in this city opened this morning with iu!
compIemcnts OF scholars. The white puullt
schools are particularly we'll attended.
The Port Tobacco Times says that colored
man nalncd Joe Dorsey, supposed to be the
Silver Springs ravlshcr, outraged cnorcd Wo'
rian in Charles county, Md, last week.
The prayers Of several congregations 10 this
city, were offered yesterday for the restoration OF
the health of Mr.. Lamar of SavaoDah, who Is
i'll in New York.
Prayers were offered in the Episcopal
churchcsi in the city yesterday for rain, and the
Indications Of the weather to-day were that they
would be granted.
Should the weather be favorable large NUM-
cr OF spectators will witness the tournament
to be held at Mount O.ivct Chapel near this
city to-morrow.
Irttsrs addressed to VIM. lluttcr, Easton,
Pa, and Y. j. Brown 4 Bro, Baltimore Md,
arc detained in the Post Office here TOR want oi
postage
Three additional locomotives for the Elrgnla
Midland Railroad arrived here this morning.
It's understood that lodge of Changers vii
at Instituted in this county at an early day.