Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-07
IRON ORE.-The following is an extract of
letter from Moor6eld, Hardy county, West Vir-

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letter from Moor6ed, Hardy county, West Vir-
giDia, to gentleman of this city:
Dear SRI send you box OF iron ere from
our iron mountain 10 Hardy county, West Vir.
ginia, as follows: No. l. fossil ore or red oxide
OF iron, vein 38 inches, l vein "a inches, and
one velu II inches, and some others not opened.
Analysis, IS pounds pure iron. No. 2 red
bematite ore, as far as We have opened, is 20
feet thick. Analysis, SO pounds pure iron. No.
8, brown hematite, IA feet vein opened miles
from towo. Analysis, SO pounds pure iron.
No. 4. brown hematite, from top of lodges or
cliff Of ore, stands 800 feet hight We have
the veins opened now aud are prepared to show
| them to any person who wishes to see them.
| We have plenty of coal about 20 or Is miles
from our ore lands MIR. Maury, geologist at
| Charleston, Kanawha county, said the red oxide
OF iron is foe ore as the Iron Mountain ore
Of Missouri
The above mioes are upon the line of the
| Washington and Ohio Railroad.
RAILROAD DELAYS. The train due here
| from the North this morning via Shepherds was
| stopped near Badensburg by wash of some
| two hundred feet 10 length on the East Alexan-
dria branch. The passengers and mails came
via Washington, aud were about an hour be-
| hind time. The wash has been repaired and
trains will hereafter run on time. The east
bound Manassas train, when within about three
| miles OF Salem, this morning, ran over and
killed four cows The engine and tender was
thrown from the track but the cars remained
| firm. No one was injured. The accident de-
layed the train several hours
RELIEF Hook AND LADDER COMPANY
The regular monthly meeting of this company
was held at their truck house last night.
Three gentlemen were elected members, one
| active and two contributing.
| The excursion committee made their report,
| showing net profit 90 the excursion of $88.
Several bills against the company were order
ed to be paid, and after the transaction of
routine business the meeting adjourned.
POLICE REPORT Mayors Office George
Canbell, drunk aud abusing the officers on the
street, was fined s..
Theo. Dilger, on complaint of abusing his
wife, was committed to Jail for ten days.
| George Read, drunk aud disorder on the
street, was fined 81.
David Sumby aud William Bell, disorderly
conduct Oh the street, We're fined 50 each.
|
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. This body, COM
posed of the Trustees of Public Schools for the
several school districts of the county of Alexan-
drls, under the presidency of the County Su.
perintendent, will hold its annual meeting at
the rooms Of the City School Board, on Mou-
day next, commencing at half past one o clock,
| The accounts Of the County Treasurer and the
several district clerks are to be examined.
| THE CAMP MEETINGS There will be con-
siderable attendance to- norrow of Aexandrans
both at the Round Hill camp meeting, in Lou
douD county, and at the Washington Grove
camp meeting. on the Metropolitan branch of
the B. & O. R. r., 10 Montgomery county,
Md. The W. l. O. r. R. will run special
train to Round Hill to morrow, as may be seen
| BY the notice 10 another column.
| YACHTS ON THE PoToMAC. The yacht race
on the Potomac, arranged tor August, has been
postponed until October, as the entries were
not satisfactory aud sufficient interest did not
seem to be manifested by the owners of yachts.
1t is understood, however, that the yachts
Witch of the Wave, Mary Jane and Columbia
intend having race on the 18th of August.
| ASSAULT AND BATTERY. George Williams
was arrested Oh Thursday last for an assault
and battery upon Willoughby Greenage, in
Fairfax county, and was carried before Justice
}. Owen Kerby, who 6oed Williams So so and
costs and held both the parties to bail to
keep the peace for six months under penalty
of 500 each.
| The CASE OF SARTIa. The young man
Sartig, who fell on Royal street, near the Cath
Ollie Church, few evenings since, and was
taken to the house Of Mr.. Horseman, was
| taken 10 charge by committee of the Society
of St. Vincent de Paul, who have provided for
him. He is now at the Alexandria Inirmary,
and his condition is rapidly improving.
!
LOCAL BREVlTIES.
The Maryland Fire Insurance Com paoy of
Baltimore, have commenced repairing the two
frame dwelling houses, the property of Mr..
Thomas O. Brieo, situated 90 the southwest
corner of Prince and Patrick streets, which
were almost totally destroyed by fire about
| three months apo and unon which Mr. a, Rr;an