Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-07
THE FIRHEnY-The receipts of fresh Ssh

The EIRHERY.-Ihe receipts OF fresh nsh
at Fishtowo since noon yesterday, as reported
up to noou to day, were 4,SO0 shad, which
sold at from SIS to SIS per hundred 5000
herring, which sold at from $l63 to $l7t per
thousand, aud 300 bunche. OF other sorts OF
fish, the perch and rock among them selling at
from IL to 25 cents bunch.
Owing to the light receipts of fish, salters
have not fairly commenced operations The
first sailed fish, In barrels, which have been
turned out this season we're put up oy Messrs:
johnson, & Co., for the commission house OF
Shlon, 4 Co., and were shipped by that nrm
to the interor-the first shipments by this hrm
last season were on March Oath.
RAILROAD Wharf.-The railroad war now in
progress, has assumed new phaze 10 thisclty.
The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com.
pany has been heretofore having monopoly
of the fresh fish freight from Fishtown to the
Northern markets, carrying it at the reduced
rate of 40 cents bundled. This morning,
however, the Baltimore and Ohio cut down its
rates to 35 cents, and carried off TWO car loads
at that price via the Wilkes-street ferry and
filed up the Union street track as tar as the
eud Of Fishtown, with cars, so as to keep the
B. g. 2. cars of. The B. & 2. Immediately
cut under the B. & 0 3 reduced freights, and,
it is now thought, fish will soon be carried
North at as cheap rates as those paid tor bring
ing them up the river.
The CAN CAN.-The gallery at Sarepta
H all was tull last night and the floor about
half full, of persons of the male gender, to wit
ness the exhibition the Cerito Lady Mlnstres,
the troupe, whose exhibitions 10 the cities
further South had been iuterferred with by
the police, on account of their asserted indie
cencies. The performance was tame, stale and
poor, with the exception of the can can, and
that was rendered 10 about the same it is per-
formed in the Avenue Theatre and Theatre
Com,quc in Washington. The troupe disband.
ed after the performance last night, but Will
be reorgauzad Immediately and will probably
remain iu this city until the reorganization can
be effected
RAILROAD ACCIDENT The Baltimore and
Ohio train backed into the Midland train at
Strasburg this morning, smashing the two pas
seuger cars of the latter train, inJurng the
hand IF Mr. Benton Chinn, the mail agent on
the Midland ,raiu, and severely hurting the en-
gineer of the B & O. r. r. train. The pas
sengers 90 the Midland train reached here this
afternoon iu two cars furnished by the Is. & y.
r. r.
HYDRAULIoN S. L. L. Co--The regular
meeting Of this company was held last eight
| Beuj Barton, esq.,, President in the chair.
| aud g. w. Dix, assistant secretary. The only
| business transacted was the passage OF reso'
luton calling the attention of the Fire Var
dens to the condition Of the hose carriage, aud
expressing the opinion that unless it Was re-
paired and painted speedily II would tall to
| pieces. -
| DELAYED TRAINS The train on the Wash
| ing and Ohio Railroad due here at quarter
| past three yesterday afternoon did not arrive
! until eight o'clock at night in consequence OF
| the breaking of one oil the axles OF the tender
| just west oil Goose creek bridge.
The lay 10 the departure OF the Midland
| train this mornng was due to the late arrival
of the through train from the north.
| ANOTHER ESCAPE The late hiatus 10 the
continued series of escapes from the chain
gang was closed yesterday, when Jack Masteu
Que of the gang vino was allowed to 20 with
out ball and chain-was sent down to Battery
Rodgers with cartman for load OF sand, and
awaited himself Of the opportunity offered to
walk off uulpolested, telling the cartman he
didn't think be would return.
SOUTHERN VA, R. R. COMPANY. The
stockholders of the Southern Virginia Railroad
Company met in Front Royal yesterday, and
elected the following board: VIM. Mcclellan,
president; A. h. Boteler, W. H. Travers, j.
| il Hoof, U. J.. Boyce, Nj B. Buck, John w.
Ashty, NJ Splitter, II. B. Hausberger, John
Kelley and j. j. Hubby as directors