Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-14
LOCAL ssssAVITIES.

TO cutter suit LII Tue Corporation Court on .hon-
, day next against the A. Il W. Il. Company
for $4,000 damages, $4,000 because their con-
ductor put him off the train on Monday though
, he offered a ticket purchased gu Saturday, and
for being again put off on Wednesday because
he would not give up his ticket until he had
been provided with scat. Il. L. Merrlck, OF
Washington will, it is said, act as counsel for
Mr. Henderson for a coutluscnt tee.
A small lot of country butter was seized 10
market this morning BY Mr. Wilmington
Clerk of the Market, fJr under wei ght and
sold and the proceeds turned into the City
Treasury. The custom some years ago was to
send such confscatcd articles to the Poor S
House; but as it was discovered that the poor
rarely received taste of them, 1t was deter
Eii:,ed to sell them in future and put the pro-
ceeds into the general treasury.
The female portiou Of the family Of Mr..
Henry Baker, who lives Oh the corner of Wat
er and Gbboh streets, were very much alarm
!, cd last night, as they were the only oneS at
I L9sle, by the appearance OF a strange man
~. pressed against the WIDOW looking INTO
>Sa2?ccS yard.
I'll. >p'ailfax and Gcorgetovn Turnpike hay
Iii, >9raned throughout It's entire length,
Ing bee, Of the stockholders will be ned on
a meeting 30 devise means for having 1t
the 10th n> "a, new buildings have been erect
paved. SIEVE. ~.!oad.
"a aloug the ne Waled his new restaurant,
Mai Rush has %ysGt, aud is now prepar-
No. - north Royal. &s with the dcIlcacles
ed to furnish his fire 'V(A2rs the best brands
Of tobacco and cigars, and>
beds when desired. Na.,ing ,crs,u.
Letters addressed to the f,. Sur want Of
dor pa1 in ho han I
postage, viz: Mrs. S. Nj. Welch Richard
j.; john Boyle, Baltimore, MI; w. &
Il. Bell, Washington, d. g.; Garfield,
20, Baltimore, Md.
Two members OF the chain gang, colored M. v !,
made their escape yesterday, tut missing their I
plentiful allowance of bacon and greens and
,orn poue, and comfortable sleeping quarters at
he Jail, applied there last night tor re-admit- j
ance. :,
a little child of Nj William Simpson drank
dose OF arnlca by mistake last night but was d
pcedily relieved by Mr. John Lunt, vino ad- {
the proper antdote. j
\ portion Of the wall OF the Virginia House c
PIPER end OF King street, fell down last uight a
he wall OF the building on the opposite side a
f the street, feel down sometime ago. a
Mrs Mason, wife Of the late James NJ Ma q
on, former Senator from Virginia, died at :
;larens, near this city, this morning, after an
lness OF twenty months.
Dyphtheria ard chicken pox are prevailing c
0 some entent among the children 10 the ..
,loud's Mill ucighburhood Mr. George
tudds lost Chi d by the former last night. {
General G. Mason Graham who has beer \
topping for some time past at the Mansion t.
louise, left this morning for his home in LOFTS
ina. !.
The attention of delinquent tax payers is al v
,cted to the Sergcant's notice e!scwhcr', 10 to,
avs Gaz:tte. They will save money y heed :
" it,
Track iron for the Purccl|ville extension of
le ". 4 0 r. r. is being daily forwIrdt il
om here TO Hamilton. and is being laid as rap
lily as possible.
The fishing season is rapidly approaching.
ut nothing has yet been done towards aft ,rtl-
x accommodation in the market for fis h
callers
The new Wilke-street pier and ferry ssi {
ID the railroad track leading thereto ha7
zen nearly completed.
The wind came out from the northwest /
quarter past four o'clock this morning ant :
r time blew u gale {
The new choir at Christ Church will chan \
me of the hymns to. &c sung at mrrning ser :
&c to Notwithstanding new i,
1t is reported that the Qnantico steamer viii p
sume her regular daily trips 90 Monday next