Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The Equity Court OF Washington has re.
fused the Injunction applied for By the Potomac
Steamooat Company to restrain the Upper
Steamboat Company, which owns the steamer
Mary Washington, from building a wharf on
the Potomac at the foot of NJ street, Washing
ton, after an argument of three days, in which
the whole river-wharf question was revived
The row-boat race at Georgetown, yesterday
afternoon, Was Interrupted by the rough water
Ooe OF the boats, containing Messrs Blair aud
lrumbull, was swamped, and its occupants
were saved by the Analcstan barge. 1t is
thought that had the race been completed the
boat, rowed by MIR. Lamb and Miss Blau,
would have Won the prize.
Flshtown presented an unusually dull an.
pearance this morning. No watermeIons had
arrived, and but two or three sturgeon were
lying 10 the fish houses. The single restaurant
remaining opeo there was void of even loung.
ers and the lace wore the aspect of deserted
village
Frequent complaints have been made lately
OF the tightly disturbances that occur among
the colored people who assemble at the Gate
Pump, corner Of Washington and franklin sts.,
and the police have been directed 10 pay specia
attention to that locality, and arrest all those
engaged In the disorderly proceedings refer
red to.
At Wiamsport, on Friday last, says the
Hhgcrstown News, the steersmau of the canal.
boat Exchaoge, struck colored man named
Dennis Tyler. employed on another boat, blow
on the head with spreader, iuficting serious
wound. Tyler's assalant was arrested on Fri
day evening and taken to the Hagerstown jail.
As will be seen by reference to a notice else
where 10 to days Gazette, the Conservatives
OF the city, will meet 10 their respective Wards
90 the night of Wednesday, the 25th inst, for
the purpose Of electing delegates to the Sena
torlal aud County Conventions, to be held here,
on the 3lst inst.
While the Maryland ferry-boat, Virginia.
was lying IN her slip, on the opposite side of
| the river, this morning, the engineer, Capt
Griffin, refused to obey the orders of the Com
mauder, Capt. Smith, aud being struck by the
latter, mutiuied, and attacked the Commander
| violently.
Rev. DR.. Mckm has returned from his visit
to the church IN New York, to the reclurship
| of which he has lately beeo called, and viii
| preach 10 Christ Church next Sunday as usual
| He is as yet undecided with regard to the ac.
ceptaDce of his late call
The colored DAD Fellows of this CITY, anti
clpated making an excursion to York, PeDusyl-
vanla, yesterday, aud collected at the depot 10
| large plumbers, aud were sadly disappointed at
| the non-arrval OF the train that was to have
carried them.
1t is understood that company, composed
OF business men of Washington city, are ncyo
| tlalug for the purchace of ten acres Of the
Swallow Hill farm, between this city and Wash
| lngton, for the purpose of establishing thereon
an iron furnace.
1t was reported at police headquarters late
last night that two men were attempting to
steal horses from the stable of Mr. L. a. Reid.
on Union street, but, when Policeman Hen.
burn reached there, the theves,-i any were
about-had stolen away.
MIR. George K. Price received to-day a fioe
lot OF fish, fresh from the waters of the Chesa-
pcake- including nearly all varieties of salt.
water fish, and will have some of them for sale
at his bench, 10 the market, TO- morrow
The only business transac,ed'in the Corpora.
ton Court yesterday afternoon, after the clos
lng OF the Gazette's report of its proceedings,
was the appointment OF *. Kemper committee
Of Daniel Bayllss, lately pronounced luna,c.
Mr. James Watkins, VINO lives just beyond
West End, shot at two boys, who were robbiug
his peach trees last night, and scared them so
badly that 10 their anxiety to get out of his
lot, they Knocked down the gate
The steam canal boat that arrived here
this morning was boarded last night, at George
town, by uoknown thieves and robbed Of a gold
watch, one hundred dollars iu money, and sey-
eral suits of clothing.
MIR. |. G. O'Neale, late Delegate to the Leg
slature from this city, has at his disposal o
BENEFICIARY scholarship in the Medical College
of Louisville, Ky.
The tug boat, W. j. Boothe, left here to-
day tor CrlsieId, where she will be employed
for sometime 10 towing the mud scows of
dredging machine at work there.
A called meeting of the Board of Aldermen
will be held tonight for the purpose of con-
curing with the action Of the Common Coun-
Gil last night.
Several persons left here to day for Broad
Greek Church, on the opposite side of the rv-
er, to attend the Convention now in progress
there.
There was another fine shower of rain this
morning, and the weather since has been de-
lightul.
Q.ie large number of Alexandrians we're
present at the Scheutzentest, in Washington,
last night.