Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-09
LOCAL BKEVITIES.


the travel 90 the street cars has perceplbly ln-
creased and their convenience and utility are
more and more apparent 1t should be pride
with our people to literally sustain the ente-
prise for, if the cars we're to be taken OF, their
absence would be felt severely by those who
have to go about, especially in such weather as
we are now having.
The case of two sisters who we're for the sec
ond tune married to two brothers, their four
husbands having died, has been heretofore
mentioned in the Gazette as having occurred
here last week. One day during the same
week lady also living here, gave birth TO a
fine child and had daughter married.
The steamer Virginia, of the Maryland ferry
line, carried an excursion party from this city
down to Fort Washington and back, yesterday
evening, and some of those who accompanied
it say that the breeze upon the river was de-
liehtful 10 comparison with the stagnaut swell
tering atmosphere Of the city.
Col. kiIgour, of the Knights of St. Patrick,
and Messrs r. NJ Latham, Jas +. McGraw
aud Orlando Wood of the Catholic Beneficial
Society, of this city, delegates to the State
Catholic Union to meet in Norfolk to morrow,
left here this morning for that city via Baltl
| more.
The Upper Potomac Steamboat Company
have contracted with Messrs. Swain and Nc
Knight, OF this city, to do the joiner's work 10
the new steamer Mary Washington the work
to be completed by the LIST day of next July
another example oteucouraging home industry.
The ditch dug by the Superintendent of Pc.
lice for draining purposes at the intersection OF
| Fairfax and Princess streets is more dangerous
| than the pools of stagnant water ii was intend
ed to remove, for it is pit set for the unwary
and many there be that fall into it.
The match game of base bali between the
Arlingtons, of the District Of Columbia, and
the Conlcdcratcs, Of the Episcopal High
School, played yesterday evening on the
grounds of the latter, near this city, was won
by the former, the score being IA to 4.
1t has been determined that all fresh fish
brought to this city for sale must be landed at
the fish wharf, aud that the lessee Of that
wharf can collect wharfage upon the same;
also, that all watermelons must be landed
there
An exhibition of the "Oiorless Apparatus"
was made on Royal street. between Queen and
Princess, at 4 o'clock this afternoon, in the
presence of the Mayor, Council and Board of
Health Of this city, DR.. Bliss Of Washington
and the inventor
The defeat of the Conservative ticket in
Washington township, in this county, at the
late election, is said to be due to the disatfec-
ton Of member of the party whose desire to
have his name on the ticket had not been graf
flied.
Clarence Washington, little SOD of Mr..
George Washington, accidentally fell overheard
while playing at the oyster dock, yesterday al
ternoon, but was speedily rescued by his COM
panlons.
There was 20 connection made here this
morning with the through train from the
North in const quence of the obstruction Of the
track near Bowie Station, B. & p r. r., by
freight train that ran off there.
Mr. William Logg has been informed by let
ter that he is the probable heir to large for
tune left by lately deceased relative in the
West
The weather to-day would have satisfied the
most torrdly inclined. The thermometer in
the shade stood OF 940-the highest point yet
reached during the prevailing heated term"
The residents Of West End hone after the
extension of the street railroad to that suburb,
but won't subscribe cent towards securing the
object of their desires.
A disturbance occurred among some canal
boatmen at the outlet lock this morning, but
the affair had been quoted when the police Of
fcers reached there.
The contract for furnishing some of the stone
for the new Jail at Washington will be awarded
to Messrs MCGOWAN 4 Shinn, who will use
stone from the Manassas quarries
A new Methodist Episcopal church will soon
be erected at Lebanon, Fairfax county, upon
site donated for the purpose by the late Mr..
Levi Deming.
A regular semi nonhly meeting of the City
Council will be held tonight, when it is prob
able the salary and revenue bills for the next
fiscal year will be passed.
A number Of entries have been made for the
race to come off at Brightwood, near Washing
ton, on Friday next.
a festival for the benefit Of the NJ. Z. Church
South will begin at the Assembly Rooms to-
night.
A cargo Of salt water fresh fish arrived here
to-day.
Good strawberries were SELF ng in the market
this morning at six cents quart.