Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-31
LOCAL BREVITlES.

The Knights Templar excursion to night will.
it is thought, be Que of the most agreeable at
fairs of the sort this season. All the arrange
ments to secure the pleasure of the excursion
lists have been completed. The Commandery,
Old Dominion No. IL, preceded by brass
band, marched through some of the streets this
afternoon aud presented fine appearance.
A delegation of members Of the Washington
conferences of the Society of st. Vincent de
Paul, numbering sixty-eight, visited this city
yesterday afternoon aud participated at a meet
ing of St. Mary conference OF the organization
at st. Mary Hall. The exercises were mauly
devotional
Mrs. Appich, relict of the late Gotleib Appich,
we'll and most favorably known TO all the old
residents ct the city ADD nelghborhood as the
proprietor of popular confectionery store,
died this morning 10 the seventy-tourth year OF
her age, of dropsey, after al illness OF seven
weeks.
1t is understood that meeting Of the City
Council will be held on the evening of Tuesday
the 9th proximo-two weeks before the explra-
ton of the period of the summer recess. 1t is
understood that the object OF the early meeting
is to consider the condition OF Princess street.
At the last meeting Of the Committee on
Streets, an order was adopted directing the
Superintendent of Police to inform the a. &
w. r. R. Co. that they must make their track
on ST. Asaph street conform to the new grade
of that street.
II is reported that MIR. H. W. Vandcgrtt,
formerly superintendent of the Virginia Mid
land railroad has been offered the superlnten-
dency of the Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad.
He left here for Richmond last night. No one
L. hottar nn.ife ed for the r,ositlOn
There Is no intelligence from Cumberland
concerning the acceptance or rejection by the
coal companies of the propositions of the strlk-
ing canal boatmeu. La const quence OF the
strike great falling off 10 the receipts of coal
during the current week is expected
The owners of some of the farms between
here and Washington complain greatly OF the
ravages the dogs are making upon their sheep,
and are preparing to poison all that portion OF
the canine race that roam upon their fields.
Rock fish have been abundant in the Polo-
mac near this city tor the last week, aud large
numbers Of them, some eighteen inches long,
are caught daily from the wharves BY anglers
of whom also there are large plumbers.
Among the arrests to day was that Of John
Payue, who escaped from the chain gang-on
which he was put for cutting a maD- last y an
uary, aud who was just about to ship when
uabbed by policeman tlorseman.
The physical constitutions of the members OF
the chain gang are SO delicate that that force
was not taken vut Of the snug quarters at the
Jail to-day.
Hereafter the hour Of vespers at ST. Mary s
church will be 4, instead OF I p. w., and the
hour of meeting of the Catholic Beneficial So
clety be I p. IN.
The Harmonic Association are maklog ar
rangements for their winter season 5 amuse-
ments, which, it is understood, will be more
numerous and more varied than usual
1t is estimated that five thousand people
were at the WarreDton camp meeting yester-
day-as large number as was ever present at
a Virginia camp meeting.
A COW belonging to Mr.. William Richards
fell into the cellar of the building on Commerce
street formerly used as brewery, this after
noon, aud had to be hauled out with ropes.
The coored camp meeting which has been 10
progress since last Thursday week at w oodlaWn
terminated this morning.
MIR. Andrew Della, of this city, has com
meuced the manufacture OF bricks at Falls
Church.
The protracted meeting which commenced IN
the NJ. E. Church, South, last Friday week,
terminated last night.
A Tournament aud pic mic is to be held at
Farmwell, LoudouD county on thursday 10th
of September.
A letter addressed to Gottleib Stein, Den
mark, is detained in the postof6ce here for want
of postage.
Oysters are arriving freely by the bay steam
ers, aud some of them are in excellent condi-
ton.
One cargo of watermelons arrived at Fish
town this morning, but they met with slow
sale. The weather is too cool Tor them.
There were several light showers Of rain last
night and this morning. aud the thermometer,
at noon to-day, stood at 730.
The camp meeting at Waterford closed to-.
day,