Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-07
LOCAL BlsEVITIES.

Chicken thieving is now carried on extensive
| " in this county. One farmer alone, Mr.. T.
W. Swami, has had hundred chickens, fit for
the table, stolen FROM his coops during the last
| month. He detected thief night before last
| in the act of absracting chickens from one OF
his coops aud shot at him from the window,
but, owing to the darkness, MISSED his aim.
| The coored man now 10 Jail at Upper MARI
boro, on the charge of attempted outrage upon
a lady at Silver Spring, opposite this city, is
said 10 be insane, and not Dorsey, the alleged
criminal, who, it is feared, has made good his
escape, but for whom nearly every body IN
Prince Georges county is on the lookout.
The directors of the Fairfax and Georgetown
Turpplkc Company have resolved to proceed
at once TO collect the outstanding dues 90 stock,
aod to open the road from Falls Church to
Fairfax Court House, and to flush the grad
lug GU the part already opened from the George
town Aqucduct to Falls Church.
The train from Dauville, due here at G:25
this morning, did not arrive until 1910, having
been delayed by the blowing out of the stay
bolt of the locomotive near Warrenton juno
ton, where it remained until another engine
was sent to its assistance from this city.
gentleman Just returned from visit to
Northumberland county, Virginia, reports the
advent there Of the same sort of grasshoppers
that have lately been playing such havoc with
the crops in some Of the extreme Western
States,
Mr.. Alexander Henry had valuable COW
belonpinp to him shot aud killed, near the
banks of the canal, just above the basin, night
before last, by colured man, who says she was
;rcspassing upon his lot.
Mr.. Richard Hoomcs, son Of Mr.. II. b.
Hoomcs of this city, died in Fredericksburg
Yesterday after prolonged illness. MIR. Hoomes
had many friends here who will regret to hear
of his death.
The late arrests d'punishment of parties
for keeping dogs without license, have been
the means of increasing the number OF licenses
issued by the Auditor the number issued to
date is 47G.
Mr.. George +. Price, City Scavenger, is
making arrangements for introducing the oder
less cXcavatiug process for removing night soil
IN this city.
The improvements now In progress at the City
Gas Works are being pushed forward vigorous
". One bench has been completed and two
more will be by the end Of the month.
Alta meeting of the German Cooperative
Building Association, No. =, held last night,
ST 600 was sold at reduction OF 55 per cent,
and ST, 900 at reduction of 40 per cent
MIR. Shreve, OF Prince Georges county,
Maryland, who attends the market OF this city,
is said to have the largest hog ever raised IN
his county.
The yane upon the Market House steeple
having been so adjusted that it now obeys the
slightest breath Of wind, the apparatus, by
which it was reached was taken down to-day.
Or,olan and reed birds are putting in an ap,
pearance in the Potomac and Anacostla mar
shes.
Mr. j. W. Forsyth, Of Leesburg, Va, has
received from the Patent Office patent fol
cribs for children.
A protracted meeting will commence IN the
Nj. Z. Church South Oh the night Of Friday
the 2lst instant.
WatermeloDs we're selling at Fishtown thu;
morning at from Sc to $40 per hundred, and
sturgeon at 81. 50 apiece.