Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-21
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
RIVER NEws.SThe ice is rapidly disappear
ing from the river, and affords now no obstruc.
tion to steam, and but little to sailing vessels,
aud should the present weather continue day
or two longer the last foe will have been melted
and gone. The Washington ferry was kept
open to-day by the steamer City Of Alexandra,
which was running On her regular hours, and
her sister boat, the City Of Washington, which
has been undergoing some slight repaires here,
will also take her place on the line to morrow,
when the usual hourly trips between the two
cities, will be resumed The railroad ferry
between this city and Shepherd, has also been
reopened, and the transportation of passengers
add freight by it was resumed to-day. Captain
Frank HolliDgshead, o. the Arrow, which boat
is undergoing some slight repairs here, was hur-
rylog up the workmen to-day 80 that he could
take her back TO- Washington and resume her
trips to Mount Vernon. The steamer j. w.
Thompson, of the river route sailed on her
regular, and as yet. uninterrupted, time, this
morning, and will continue to run as long as
the business of the route warrants the expense.
The New York and Philadelphia lines are also
running, and as stated in the Gazette yester-
day, the Baltimore steamers will make another
trip before tleiDg up for the winter The Juan
tlco line is still closed as is the line ID Farming
ton, and the steamer Virginia, of the Maryland
ferry, has been laid up, and row boat will
supply her place duriog the rest OF the winter.
AN ALEXANDRIA ARTIsT.-The Washing
ton Star, 10 an account of the artists now 10
that city, says:
Turner exhibits at Calls marine view
somewhat larger and more ambitious in scope
and treatment than anything we have hereto
fore seen fr2m his easel. 1t may be called, we
suppose, an old fashioned Dutch or Spanish
gaeou in striking sunset light, or rather the
strong rich glow that follows sunset 1t is DOT
without good points, but on the whole it is
likely to find fewer admirers than his more
quiet and less preteutious work. MIR. T. has
taken studio in Vernon Row. but it is not
yet quite ready for occupancy. When he gets
settled 10 1t and fairly at work better things
may be expected from him than the snowy but
rather extravagant effort above referred to-. ~
POLICE REPORT at police head
quarters, this morning, were unusually quiet,
the only case reported there up to noon being
that OF August Miller, who was sent to Jail
and put on the chain gang for thirty days The
prisoner is tramp. who went into Mr.. Clark
soa's stove and tin store last night, and asked
TOR few pennies, and while Mr.. CIarkson
went 10 back room to get them for him picked
up,aud seorete1 under his coat pair of timer 5
shears, together with slater Ratchet, that he
had stolen somewhere else, he hid under a
bench occupied by another lodger at the ststioo
house, where they were afterwards found
Nine dodgers we're accommodated at the sta
ton house last night.
NARROW ESCAPE. Mr.. Holiday, of Holli-
days Mills, near Rapidan, came within an ace
OF being killed at Brook station, R., F. & p.
+. f., last Saturday. He was Ieaong against
the station house when train came by, and
the track is SO near the house that though he
hatened himself against the latter as much as
possible, the last cara seeper-being wider
than the others, struck him, knocked him
down, badly hurt and tremendously scared
him. and, had there been other cars to follow
It, he would doubtless have been run over by
them. 1t is understood that several accidents
have lately occurred at the same place, result
Ing from the proximity of the track to the sta
ton house.
FAIRFAX CoURT-In the Fairfax County
Court yesterday, Judge James Saugster pre-
siding, the case Of the Commonwealth VS..
j. Jones, colored, charged with house break
ing and larceny, was tried the prisoner found
guilty, and sentenced to eighteen years i'm.
prisobment 10 the peuitentary. 10 the case of
the Commonwealth vs.. Alice Burgess, charged
with lnfauticide, the plis,ner was arraigned, the
case opened, and two witnesses for the prose
cution examined, when the court, at late
hour, adjourned until to-day.
ST. MARY's CHURCH FEsrIvAL-The festi-
val for the benefit of St. Mary's church that
commenced at Sarepta Hall last ght promises
to be the most successful affair of the sort of
the season, and Of the throng who visited it
there was not one who did not spend an agree
able evening. The room is handsomely dec
Grated, and the tables, which are tastefuIIy
adorned, contain everything that is beautiful
to the eye and delicious 10 the palate. The
tableaux were numerous, and were produced 10
excellent style.
SUIT VS.. THE A. & w. r. R.-In the Equi-
ty Court of Washington, yesterday, there came
up the suit of the District of Columbia vs..
Alexandria and Washington Railroad Com
pauy. Plea Of Alexandria and Washington
Railroad Company. Exhibit allowed with.
drawn, and it, with defendant, Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company, ordered