Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-17
DIsTURBANcE::-Ad disturbance occurred at


the canal locks yesterday evening, by a fight
that took place there, between some coored
men and sumo canal boatmen. The combat
was conducted with much spirit on both sides
aud was prolonged. but the canal boatmen re-
celviDg reinforcements in the nick OF time,
routed their opponents and put them to flight.
No one was seriously injured, but several re
| ceived bad looking cuts 90 the head and face.
Later in the night it was thought the hight
would be resumed, and notice of the appre.
heLded row was sent to police headquarters,
but by the time the squad OF pOiccme0, de-
| tailed for the purpose, reached there all was
quiet
TOURNAMENTS Quite large number of
persons from this neighborhood were present
at the tournament at Opossum Hall, yesterday
The prize, saddle and bride, Was won by Mr.
| Clemens, but no queen or maids of honor were
| chosen. A quarter race by the horses of Mr.
Richard Streaks, OF Prince Georges, and MIR.
Barber, of Frederick, waa won by the latter,
which Was purchased after the race by Mr..
James Smith, OF this city, for $l4O The tes-
tivties We're concluded by ball at night.
A grand tournament will be held &C the Ma
tlona Park, four miles above Opossum Hall,
to- morrow.
CHEAP FRUIT AND VEGETABLES The mar
ket this morning, like that of Saturday last,
Was glutted with fruit and vegetables, and al
though the prices, at which they sold, we're
low enough to suit the poorest housekeepers,
many were left over and had to be taken back to
| the country or given away. Peaches, Of the best
| Sort sold at 25 ceDIs 4 box. tomatoes at Is
cents box, cabbageS at one cent head, and
| other things 10 proportion. All the truckers
unite in saying that within their experience
there never has been such prolific year.
FALL OF A CHURCH -Considerable conster
nation was created in the Freedmen's Village
at Arlington, yesterday, by the fall Of the en-
tire building kuowo as Mt. ZION Church, over
which Rev. K. S. Laws presides. Some re-
pairs to The Church were 10 progress, but 10
making them two much of the foundation had
been removed, and the whole building fell with
tremendous crash, and now lies PROSTATE on
the ground. No body was hurt by the accident
PROPOSED PUBLIC SPEAKING 1t is under
stood that there is desire manifested by some
of the numerous candidates for the House of
Delegates, aud expressed by many OF the voters,
that public meeting be called, at which the
|
spoken OF in connection with the position allud-
ed to will express their views upon public ques-
tlons and state the claims they may have upon
the sutfragans.
THE PRINCE WILLIAM ELECTION. "A note
from Breutsvlle says, 1.-The political CANVASS
now going on in that county Is hot and still
heating. Mr.. Davis, who proposed to bet that
| Il III Icrl ~ Ut rial
date, has been seen and offered all the bets he
wanted, but he declined to accept any OF the
$40 900 that Was ready, on the ground that
he had been deceived. Hand bills have been
struck and circulated to this effect "
CoLORED KNIGHTS TEMpLAR John B.
Montgomery, ID. g G., assisted by II. y. Jack
| SOD, p. d. r. G.; A. W. Tansal, P K g., and
| j. K. Smith, p. h. g.; and the officers and
members of Mount Morah Commandery of this
city, conferred knighthuod on fifteen candidates
that came up on the excursion from Richmond
last eveningth thus forming Commandery 10 the
last uamed city.
A NARROW ESCAPE. "A gentleman residing
| on Prince street recently employed carpenter
| to put up n coal bin in his cellar In doing So
| II was discovered that the joIStS which support
| ed the dining room door had entirely rottcd
where they entered one wall, and that the A ,or-
| iDt alone had probably, 'or several years, kept
| dozen people from falling into the cellar.
TRIAL OF A FIRE ENGINE The steam fire
engine llydrauou was taken to the Stone
Bridge fire plug, this morning, and test made
Of It's water throwing power. Through an inch
and an eighth nozzle and with the section pipe
leaking badly, 1T threw u stream of solid water
lSS feet, and spray 24O feet on alevcl. ~.
MARINE SPECIMENS. "A gentleman n this
city, was, this morning, the recipient Of box
| OF marine specimens from Cobb Island among
which we're the back bone aud jaws of a mon
srous shark, and one Of the most remarkable
looking fish ever seen here, called toad fish,
but which looks exactly like all owl.
wNED.-Frank Price, fifteen or sixteen
years Of age, sou of Mr.. w. Fl. Price, Ct
Charles county, Md, while grabbing at the
wharf at Sandy Point, last Friday, accidentally
fell overheard and was drowned. His body
was recovered the following day. His father
was in this city at the time of the accident
The young man who by mistake swallowed
Wn0ie box oil Dr. Bull Vegetable FILLS Is out
again. He says he feelsrather pale but other
wise is all right. j1e will, however, follow the
directions next tme
Six PER Cent paid on deposits, payable on
demand. Special rates On time deposits. j. Ii.
SoUIER & Co., Bankers, Washington, D. q.
my 27-eotf
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