Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-07
LOCAL HisEtiTiES.

The supply of oysters at the dock this morn
ing was entirely consumed, the orders from the
country having Increased rapidly during the
last few DAYS. About the middle OF the day,
however, three cargocs arrived by the schoon-
ers Mary Parks Thomas Jefferson and Charles
Lewis, OF which Mclean u Co., opposite the
Gazette Office, obtained u good supply.
Another boat race for 500 was to have been
run TO morrow by the yachts Columbia and
Mary Jaoe. The course was to have been from
Washington to Fort Washington and return
the starting hour 10 a. NJ, but it Was brokeG
off, and the money that had been pat up Was
forfeited.
While the horse attached to the wagon of
Mr.. BENJAMIN Baggett was standlug 10 Market
Alley early this morning It's lines were stolen.
They we're not worth twenty-five cents, but Mr.
BagGctt will give IS for the detection OF the
thief
Mary f. Reyes applied in Washington yes
tcr,Iay for divorce from Albert ii. Reyes Tor
alleged drunkenness aud adultery. The parties
were married in 1851 in Prince " lam coun-
ty, Va.
Gassavay B. Lamar, died in New York Mon
day, aged seventy-six The funeral services
will take place at the residence OF his sister,
Mrs. T. S. SoutIer this afternoon. The re-
mains will be brought to this city for lnterment.
At Brentsville last week j. H. Thomas was
held in the SUN Of $500 bail for his appearance
at the next term of the Circuit Court for shoot
ing at and attempting to kill his son.Iuaw, a
man named G.. g. Reeves
Rev. DR.. Sprigg left here suddenly last night
Tor the old Sweet Springs beeo calle
there by the serious illness of his brother-ln-
law, Mr.. Oliver Beirrc, the proprietor Of those
springs.
Mr.. German, President Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company, has just returned
from an inspecting tour upon the canal aud re-
ports it 10 an excellent condition along It's en-
tire line.
Among the fowls killed by the cook of a gen
tleman 10 the city to-day was a young white
feathered chicken, which, though apparently
as healthy as the rest, was found when picked
to have skin and flesh as black almost as ink
There was another brilliant display of the
aurora borealis last night-rendered more OBJ
servabIe by the heavy clouds that obscured the
rest of the SKY.
Subscriptions to the fuod to recommcncc the
running Of the cars on the street railroad have
not been large enough to warrant hope for the
success Of that undertaking.
Mr. VIM. Arnold, formerly Of East Wash
ington, is now postmaster at Barcroit's Mills,
Fairfax county, Va, and proposes to purchase
an organ for the parish church there.
The owners of the yacht Americas have
challenged the Ella Treadwcll Tor race to
GIymont for $1,000, and the prelimiuarics
therefor arc now being arranged.
w. F. Moore has been appointed Master of
Roads on the Midland Railroad from AlcxaD-
dria to Dlnville, aud the Warrentou branch.
The weather since yesterday afternoon has
been cloudy with light sprinkles of rain last
night ard this morning.
Loudouu Campbell, the newly elected eng-
Decr of the Columbia Fire Company has been
put 10 charge Of that engine.
The framed work of the new ways to be laid
at the ship yard has been completed and all
arrangements made for sinking it this week.
Rev Arthur Johns has taken charge of the
Episcopal churches in Northampton county.
Rev DR.. Bullock will be installed as pastor
of the Union Presbyterian Church tonight.