Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Among the passengers who left here this aE
teruoon Oh the steamer Lady of the Lake were
| the popular butchers Messrs G. H. Watkins,
| Benjamin Baggett and Joseph Chauncey, who.
| having tired of AIcxandria's meat, have deter.
! mined to taste that of New York, and 20 bv
Norfolk to get it. They will be absent only =
short time.
Owing to the absence of water from the
| mere, all the gas lamps 10 the eastern front of
| the Market-house building went out during
market hours last Saturday night, and until
they were relighted the proprietor of every
stall, With outstretched arms, kept watch aud
ward over the provisions upon his bench.
Charles Armstrong, colored, charged with
breaking open the corn house of j. K. Wrigh,
ana stealing buShel of corn, on the Dist of
way. Was trled'in the County Court of Prince
~ imam county, on Monday last, and his pun
iShment liked at one year in the peuitentiary.
John A. Seaton, the colored Alderman Of
tnls city, will start for Europe during the next
| le" Gays, aud on his return will take up his
| aooue III Nc" York city, where he will be 10
the employ OF the Equitable Life Insurance
| Company.
Walker Chapel in the upper part of Alex
| andrla county, will be dedicated on next Sun
| Jay, the 18th lnstaut the dedicatory sermon
to be preached by The Rev. DR.. Sweulzsl, of
Baltimore, at II a. u. Preaching, also, at
p m'' by Rcv MIR. Valiant, of Georgetown.
A cat at Henry Herbner's restaurant is rails
Ing iour beautiful black and tan pups. They
are Two days old, and are quite lively. She
purses them and seems To know no difference
between their whines and the mewing of her
lost kittens
Some commotion was created among the
cow owners IN the northern part OF the city,
Yesterday evening, by the impoundng OF
large number OF COWS which had been tres
passing upon the oat patch adjoining Portuer's
/ Gardeu.
A grand vocal and Instrumental corcert will
De gwen on the evening oi "Wednesday, the
zlst instant, 10 Jefferson Institute, at Falls
Shurch' Tor the beucht of the NJ E. Church
South OF that town.
a desk IN the office of Justice Padgett, 10
Market alley, was robbed on Saturday evening
last, during the temporary absence Of the JUS
tee, VI all the money it contained about two
dollars and halt.
4 colored man named Harrison Allen was
badly hur! this morning, while at work at the
wharves OF the American Coal Company, by
large lump OF coal that fell upon him from a
tub on Que Of the derrcks.
| On Tuesday night last some one broke into
the boarding. house OF VIM. Il. Guuuell. ex
collector OF Dranesvlle township, in F4irtax
county, whilst he was in bed asleep, and stole
about S3lS out Of his private drawer.
A subordinate Council of the Friends of
! Temperance has been organized in Salem.
tauquler, county, NJ 'jor L. r. Foster, presi.
dent, with twenty active aud associate mem
bers.
A race for sl0O$5O aside, run on the Lou.
doun county tar grounds last week between G..
8. WIldmau's horse, Tempest, and j. B.
Lockhart sorrel mare, Was won by the former,
A grand excursion will be given by the |. O.
OF =. 5. Il D. Of S., of Leesburg, from Round
Hill to Alexandria, over the w. l. q. r. R.
on Saturday, the 24.h instant.
Nlessrs. Adams, Hammer & Co., contractors
| lot Inning the new reservoir OF the Alexandria
W alter Company, commenced that work on Sat.
urday last.
The cana! basin presented an unusually lively
| appearance this morning, being crowded with
loaded boats All the boats that now come
here do SO by the Alexandria canal.
stray dog got among Mr.. Frank Cregh-
too Guinea pigs, this Afternoon, and PLAYED
havoc with them before his ravages were dis.
covered.
Among the strangers aow in the city is Mr..
jackson Doug las, who is 90 a short visit TO his
| mother and his numerous other relatives and
friends.
\ previously arranged fight between two
coIorco men came off near he canal locks, YES
teruay afternoon, IN the presence of a large
humber OF Interested spectators.
The drawing Of the Moutpelier Female As.
ISOLATION, to have taken place next Tbursdav
the 10Th Instant, has becu still further post
poned.
Rains are reported 10 various sections Of
country back Of the city, but though several
showers have fallen here, they did not 90 be.
You'd the dignity Of a sprinkle
Anglers are nov erj,ying tolcrabe sport in
catching small rock and white perch from the
wharvcs of the city.
SlA marriage licenses were issued 10 l. u
donu county last month-three white and
three coored
MIR. Reverdy johnson, father of Mrs. Henry
Danger held, OF this city, is lying quite i'll at
his residence 10 Baltimore.
y week ago the thermometer stood I'D
among the nineties. To-day it stood at 40.
u, 3. Court.
In the u S. District Court, 90 Saturday,
certificates OF 6naI discharge were issued to the
following bankrup,s: NJ. T. Collins, of stat.
ford; William Enbrey, of Stafford; James VI.
Calett, OF Fauquler Benz. w. Clark, of Fair
fax, aud Geo. W. L. Smith, Of Fauquier.
10 re B. W. Garrett aud VIM. 5. Moore:
order for meeting of creditors to show cause
against sale of real estate, aud register ordered
to take an account of liens in these cases.
ln re james Cockrell; order for meeting of