Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-19
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

Yesterday afternoon the steamer Columbia
formerly running on the Washington, Alexan-
dria and Georgetown Line, but which has osen
re6tted as an excursion boat made satlslac,
tory trial trip from Baltimore to M0uuuentai
Fishing Grove, about ten miles from Baltimore.
The owners of the boat, Chris, Shaw y Co.,
and the proprietors of the Grove, Messrs.
Goetz & Scnlegel, issued Invitations to about
two hundred persons.
Mr. J. W. lockwood, Of the NatloDa! baok
of Virginia, of Richmond, formerly OF TINS city,
has been appointed on the committee OF tnir-
teen bankers to make arrangements LOT Tue
bankers convention which assemblies at sara,
toga on the 20lh of July. The committee OF
arrangements will meet at Barnum 5 Hotel,
New York, on the Oath oil May
At meeting Of the Republican Executive
Committee of the county, held night before
last it is understood the conclusion arrived at
Was to renominate the present ethcent Com
mouwealtl,'s Attorney and Clerk OF the Courts
and to substitute the name Of MIR. John R.
johnson ior that of V. ?. Corbett for County
Treasurer.
One of the colored hands on the Washing
ton ferry boats picked up of The CITY, TINS
morning, large piece of gill oct that nad
been torn from one floating in the river by a
steamboat that had run through 1t, from which
be took dozen hue shad.
Cart drivers should be more careful. One
of them 10 coming down the street, this morn
lpg, came SO near driving over Mr. Il: y.
Fletcher, at the Intersection OF King anu 81.
Asaph streets, as to knock the hat from his
head.
Several persons who decorated the graves Of
their friends, last Sunday, were greVed and
surprised to fDd few hours afterwards that
the flowers they had used we're gone-haVlng
been stolen by other parties.
The last of those from this city and neigh
borhood who are to attend the session OF the
Episcopal Council, at Richmond, left here for
that CITY On the steamer keypurt this morn
ing.
AS will be seen by reference to the proceed
ings of the City Council, last night, the Board
Of Aldermen has amended the salary bill SO as
to consolidate the offices of Auditor and Clerk
of the Gas Works.
A meeting of the Virginia University Alumni
Association, OF this city, will be held, as slated
elsewhere in to-day's Gazette, next Friday
evening.
H. Davis, G.. S. Stone, Thomas Stone and
James Stone were tried by the County Court
o Fairfax for an assault on Thomas Fairfax,
last Monday, and we're fined one cent.
On Sunday, 18th ult, a collection amounting
to S5l,5O, was taken up in this CITY for the
benefit of Christ Church, Marion county, Va,
which sum has been received by that church.
The sale of lots at the new town of Warwick,
at the JUNCTION of the Washington and OHIO
aud Alexandria aud ashington Railroads, will
take place on the ID prox.
The steamer Fairy, which has been tempo
rary Withdrawn from the Farmlugton line to
undergo her annual Inspection by government
officers, resumed her trips this afternoon.
The steamer Mary Washington having been
repaired will be inspected to day. and Will be
ready to resume her daily trips to Glymont and
intermediate points Tomorrow.
Large plumbers Of persons Went from here to
Washington, to-day, to witness the parade
the Supreme Lodge OF the world Of Knights of
Pythias, which took place in that city.
10 consequence OF the slim attendance the
meetings OF the Radical Executive Committee
aud the First Ward Radicals, to have been
held last night, were postponed.
The coorcd festival in progress at the As
sembly Rooms, for the benefit Of Meade Chapel,
was crowded last night and everything passed
off satisfactorily.
Ward meetings will be held by the Conser-
vatives, to- morrow night, TO dominate tickets
for the City Council.
Judging from the number Of tickets sold
Prot. Fairbanks concert, at Sarcpta Hall, TO-
night will be pumerousy attended.