Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-03
LOCAL BREylTHES.

init them TO Orl0g arms Toto the 81 ate-arrlved
here from Washington at three o'clock yester-
day afternoon expecting to take special excur
sion train at four for Warrenton, but az they
could not raise the requisite amount of money,
they waited until eight o'clock and went out on
the regular traio.
The anxiety and alarm occasioned 10 young
gentlemsn's family last night was allayed only
| when his frieods, who had searched the wharves
and every other place where it was likelyI he
had gone. walked up the sexton Of the 2ud
Presbyterian Church and found the missing
| ooe fast asleep on bench 10 the gallery.
The death Of MIR. Hector caches, 10 New
York, yesterday, as announced 10 the Gazette
has caused feeling Of deep regret among bis
numerous friends 10 this city, where he former
~ resided He was an artist of 90 ordinary
merit, aud his genial maoner, attached him TO
all With whom he was brought into contact.
Bishop Johns. who has been exceedingly i'll,
is. bis numerous friends will be glad to learn,
improving. His sickness is supposed to- have
been the result of poison that was accidentally
admitted into his stomach by his eatlog, with
uDwashed hands, after having been employed
10 destroying caterpiars.
The Common Council of the pcwly incorpo.
rated town Of Falls Church have elected DR.. J
}. Morau, mayor; E f. Crockcr town sergeant:
IL. j. England, clerk; and have employed CITY
Surveyor Carter of this city to make plot Of,
and lay off their town.
The steamer Lady Of the Like, which was
burnt at Norfolk last winter, having been re-
built, passed by here at TWO o'clock this after
noon on her way to Washington She had all
her flags flying, aud blew her whistle as she
steamed by the city.
Persons DESTROYS OF witnessing the blooming
of the Night Blooming Cereus can do SO to-
oight between the hours of eight aud twelve
| o'clock at the conservatory of Mr. j. L. Pome.
roy, 90 Duke street. where seven beautiful buds
will unfold heir lovenness.
The market, this morning, was we'll supplied
with all sorts of seasoDable provisions, including
meats, poultry, fresh fish, fruit and vegetables,
all OF which sold at reasonable rates. There
was large attendance of both buyers and
sellers.
The excursion of the Baptist Sunday. school
to Marshal Hall. yesterday, was one Of the
| most agreeable affairs Of the kind of the sea
SOD. There We're large number of excursion
lists, all of whom enjoyed themselves and spent
delightful day.
The Rockingham R"gister 10 noticing the
closing exercises of 81. Johns Academy, 10
this CITY, alter referrog to the prizes awarded
the scholars from that county says 1.-THE dis,
cipllne of the Academy is rigid and Involves
military as well as mental improvement"
The Rustics, a base ball club composed of
young men of the Marshall Hall neghborh"od
played match game with picked nine from
this city yesterday afternoon at Marshall
Hall, and won it by a score Of eleven to eight.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Company are
making preparations for their excursion 90 the
| 10Th. which bids fair to equal the one last
year, which was so pleasant and gave such salts
| faction.
The oren air meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association, held last DIght, at the
corner Of King and Royal Streets was not as
| we'll atten led as some of their meetings pre-
viously held there
The arrival Of the through train from the
North has been delayed for several days past
| 10 consequence of delays north Of w ashngtou,
and because of the great increase in the lumber
of passengers.
Rodgers, the Fort Foot soldier IMPLICATED 10
| the late murder of Moore. was yesterday in"ar-
cerated 10 the Jail at Marlboro, where Ken
bricks, the murderer, has been cou6ued siuce
| the occurrence Of the murder.
| MIR. Fish who lives 90 Shutters Hill had
| valuable COW kill yesterday by colored boy
who struck her with stone Mr.. Dugan had
| cow run over aud killed by the cars near the
Henry street depot yesterday.
An anchor. weighing three hundred pounds,
was stolen last night by unknown thieves from
the blacksmith shop Of John Dyer, near the
| Queen street dock.
Rev. Mr.. Howard who has been conducting
a religious revival in this city for sometime past,
will preach his last sermou 10 the 2ud Presby-
terrain Church TO morrow night.
A pew post Office has been established at Ro|-
lin $ Fork King George county, on the rnu,e
between Shiloh aud Rick Spring, with E B.
Stokes as postmaster.
The obstruction in Rock creek, Georgetown,
still continues and all canal boats that new ar
rive at or depart from this port do so via the
Alexandria canal.
Mr. L NJ. Blackford, principal of the Epis.
copal High School OF Virginia, will visit Eu-
rope during the present vacation, sailing on The
9Th inst.
Miss Mary Irwin, the venerable and esteem.
ed sister of MIR. W. H. Irwin died this moro
ing after protracted illness, at her home, cor
ner of Cameron aud ST. Asaph streets.
On the excursion oftbe steamer Mary Wash
| lDgton to morrow there will be music, speeches
and the readiog Of the Declaration of Indepen-
deuce.
The July term of the u. s. Circuit and Dis
trlct Courts will commence 10 this city on Tues
day next.
The till at Cooks stand in the market square
was robbed this afternoon By sn unknown thief
OF about ten or twelve dollars.
-Four Thousand six hundred and 6ity-two bar.
rels OF h'us were inspected 10 Georgetown last
month.
The value of foreign merchandise imported at
this city durlng the month Of May was 81 ll2
rlTIZENS' NATIONAL BANK,
~ Alexandria July l, 1915.