Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Considerable excitement was created at Mount
Vernon District Fairfax county, Yesterday by
the appearance therein of supposed mad dog.
Nearly all the women and children 10 the dis
trict smut themselves up in their houses, and
most all the men turned out with guns and
rested not till the unfortunate animal was killed.
A dog that had been bitten by the supposed
mad dog, though pursued, managed to escape
add is still at large.
There were showers of rain yesterday even
ing, last nigh and thismorning, that of yesterday
evening being accompanied by gale of wind
shipping 10 port. During the gale the schooner
Kitty Ann got adrift from Cazenove's wharf
without man on board, but she was caught
by some colored men before she had driited lar
up the river.
The Superintendent of Police was summon
ed hurrledly to the St. Asaph street depot to-
from changing the location Of their switches on
St. Asaph street, but when he reached there
he found that the company had no such inten
ton, and were only making their track COD
form to the new grade of the street.
The bad condition of the upper part of Duke
street is the subject of great complaint to the
many people who are compelled to traverse
that thoroughfare Oh their way to and from the
Henry street depot and beyond The ruts and
holes 10 it are so large and so numerous that
one of Adams Express wagons IN going over it
this morning broke down.
A letter from the "Iunocents Abroad" who
lett here last Saturday afternoon on the yacht
A. ii. Peart, for cruise in the Chesapeake,
states that they reached St. Georges Island on
Monday, and up to that time Ned Evans had
not succeeded in falling overheard"
Mrs. Mary Lloyd of this city, who was sunp
BY snake at the Warrenton Springs last week,
the snake biting her through the shoe, was
cured by the alcoholic treatment, and is now,
her numerous friends will be glad to learn, en.
joying her usual health.
At the tournament held at Oxen Hill on
Tuesday last Mr.. Edward Rcuncr, was declared
the successful knight and awarded the baud
some saddle aud bride prize, after having
been tied twice by Mr.. Edward PAYNE, who
was the successful knight in the previous tour
nament.
MIR. W. 6. Howard, lately OF Ecott's blast
furnace, 10 Baltimore, has been appointed the
Alexandria agent of the Hamsphire and Bali-
more coal company, vice Mr.. Hutton, resigned,
and entered upon the duties of his office this
morning
Mr.: Frank Berkeley, son of postmaster
Berkeley, who read law in the Office of judge
Thomas at Fairfax Court House, has passed a
credltable examination before Judge Keith,
and will soon obtain license to practice his
profession.
Quite large number of Alexandriaus were
present at the Washington Schuctzenfest last
olght, among them party who chartered an
omnibus to take them up and bring them back.
The convocation now 10 progress at Broad
creek Episcopal Church, on the opposite side
Of the river, is Dumerously attended, among
those present being several from this city.
The officers Of the steamer Mary Washington
will give moonlight excursiou to Glymont on
Wednesday night next, the steamer to leave
her wharf here at seven o'clock.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
are sending peaches from Washington to Chi.
cago-where they sell at S. bushcl-fo IS
cents bushel by the car load
In the Washington City Police Court ycster-
terday, Henry a. Gunnel, of Fairfax county,
was fined $40 for 40 assault aud battery on
John A. Milburn.
Constable John Gray succeeded to-day in
recovering the jewery stolen some time ago
from MIR. &. b: CarIu by that gentleman s
colored servant boy.
The northern mail which now reaches this
city at such late hour in the morning that it
seriously Inconvenience business people arrives
in Washington at ten minutes after six clock.
:, A bcvy Of beautiful girls, pupils at the
Georgetown convent, paid visit to lady friend
OF that institution in this city this morning.
The City Council has appropriated SUN of
money Tor the establishment of q mineral exhi-
bition room in this city.
The Lebanon and Anandale Farmers clubs
will hold their annual picnic at Mason Hill on
Thursday, the 10Th inst.
Watermelons we're selling at Fishtown this
morning at from Sc to $l2 per hundred aud
sturgeon at from 81 to , apiece