Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-21
LOCAL BEsE.tlIlES.

| Duul, UcdI llcfc, duu WIZ 'uu
ever since. was caught yesterday, at Tue "e11
ern end Of West End on his way back to tn!
city and having hand tin got tied to MS tai
nassed through that village at much greater
rate IF speed than he had achieved at ao'
time during the hunt. stampeding cattle, max
ing horses run away, and producing the Wild
est excitement in that unusually quiet su'urD
Mr.. Paul Mchend. mem Der OF the late
Richmond Hpwizels, and reduced 10 circuln
stances By the war. is now agent for the sale o
all sorts of uops. brushes brooms, fiat IRON
g. for housekeepcrs, and has left samples OF hl'
wares at this office which equal all he says
about the convenience they otfDrd. His head
quarters are at The Alexandria House where he
will De glad to see the ladies and gentlemen o.
the city.
Constable Gray went with destraiut war
rant to the house If woman named Nettlt
Green. corner of Cameron and Union streets
this morning, but was deferred from executing
il nv finding the corpse of Betty Farmer, ont
IF The inmates, laid OUT in the room IN which
was the furniture he was to srize.
George Mansfield, colored, who threae nee
to blow Mr.. George Bpssart's brains out if he
didn't sell him bill of goods on credit, auc
who was pat on the chain gang therefor, got
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day. 10 20 into store 10 bay piece OF tobacco
and has not yet rcturred.
A meeting will be held at West Fad some
time next week tnr the purpose of determining
if the residents of that suburb want the street
railroad cxtvndod to their homes, aud II St
whn. amount Of stock they will take IN the
campany that will II ford them the convenience
they desire.
There has been no physician to the poor OF
the lSt Ward since The resignation OF Dr. Gar,
rett, several months ago, and much sutt:rlng
has resulted in consequence thereof. 1t Is
hoed he City C5urcI at is meeting next
Mon.lay uish!, will elect u physician for that
Ward.
II will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere
10 ,o-day's Gazette that the steamer Pilot Boy
will hereafter leave here on Tuesdays and Sat
urdays for Currinman having stopped her
,ris to Cone Rivcr--and on Thursdays, for
Lover Ceder Point.
Prof Alonzo rripp delivered the last lecture
Of his course at the VI p. Church last hight, tC
a large and appreciatve audience. His SUBJECT
Lrmartiae-- The haudled 10 au effective manner,
aft riding those who were present an evening oil
interest and instruction.
The weather to-day has ben delightful
more ike that of May than Fcbruary-and all
who we're not compelled TO stay within doors
we're GU: on the streets chi wing the warm SUI
shine and the southern hreczeS.
Professor J. B. Hodgkiu of the Baltimore
College Of Dental Surgery will accept our thanks
for an invitation to attend the annual common
ccrncut Of that school at the Concordia Opera
House on the 26th Inst.
The steamer Virginia during a trip down the
river yesterday 70 the farm of Mr. Adams tor
Lad of potatoes, got agcnnnd and did not re-
turn in time for her early trip on the Maryland
ferry !inc this m'rning.
The residence Of COL Biouut, the old New
ton Keen house, near the Cotton factory, was
entered BIZ thieves night before last and rob-
bed OF, among other thugs, considerable
amount of silver plate.
The coIorcd o Id Fellows of this city, march
ed Roberts Chapel last night aud were ad-
dressed there by Rev, Mr.. Evans, preacher
in attendance upon the VI. +. Conference now
iu session here.
Mr. T. J. Shaw of the W. C. V. NJ, & G.
! S. Il. r accidentally fell between the platform
auI moving train at Manassas yesterday at.
tel noon, but was lucky enough to escape with
torn clothes.
The remains OF aunt Agncss Mitchell, the
old Mount Vernon servant who died here nig ht
before last, were taken to Mount Vernon 10
the steamer Arrow this morning for intermcnt.
\ wagon with small sized solid wooden
wheels and springs made of barrel slaves and
drawn by large horse, attrack"d some atten-
ton on King street this morning.
The lcw steamer now in progress of construc-
ton at Accotink, Tor the Upper Potomac Steam
boat Company, will be completed and in ruu-
Mug order by the lst Of June.
The i. S. vessel Tallopoosa in tow Of a
Government tender passed by here this morn
ing on her way to Norfolk for repairs.
The steamer City Of Washington having had
her repairs completed, will resume her regular
trips on the Washington ferry tomorrow.
Twelve new canal boats have been made at
Cumberland by Mr.. i. Mcrtins during the win
ter,
POLICE REPORT john Bright and James
Phillips, alias JAS Richards, for breaking into
the show window OF the store of Drcifus 4 Co.