Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

On friday night last an outrage was COM
mitted by three men on the person of Ann
OllVe' aged hfty i've years, who was cook for
Captaln Heed on board the canalboat &. p
Manning, while lying at Cumberland. John
frignt and Harry Davis have been arrested
and Identified by the woman as the guilty
parties. The affair has created considerable
excitement. and officers are in pursuit Of the
other party
:, Two men, banned John English and Thos.
curry, were arrested in Washington yesterday
morning, while engaged 10 desperate rough
and tumble 10 front of the Monogram House.
curry was pretty badly hurt, but English es-
capped With few scratches Both were lock-
Ell up at the Central Guard House for hear,
ing 10 the Police Court
Capt Rogers, who has contract for iuprov
Ing the navigation of river 10 North Carolina
has been compelled to temporarily suspend
operations by the prevailing high water He
mas returned to this city, and has set a gang of
hands to work repairing the wharf ut Piney
Point.
= a car conductor, named Poland, was throwo
from street Car on the Washington and George
| town Railway on Saturday night and instantly
Killed, his peck being brokeu He was native
OF LeeSburg. and was 10 the twenty tourth year
OF bis age.
The Changers picnic at Hamilton, Loudoun
county, on Saturday last, was rather a failure,
on account of the weather. There We're how
| ever, good many present, and speeches were
| made by Col. FeatherstOn, Mr.. Amber aud
COL RuHiu.
The delay in the delivery of northern freight
oy ioundt's express this morning was caused
by the damage TO The East Alexandria railroad
! which Murdered the arrival of the freight at
this city
Twcntyfour car loads of cattle from the
Southwest arrived in Lynchbarg yesterday by
| the Virginia Il Tennessee cars, and will be
shipped immediately over tho Virginia Mid
land railroad to the Northern markets
The Washington Capital says "Mr. Alex.
ander Hunter, of our neighboripg city, Alcxan-
dra in his day an excellent oarsman, intends
cutnrlng for the scull race at the regatta con-
templatcd by the Alexandria people,"
A horse belonging to Mr. John Tucker, ran
away on Majors Hill this morning, throwing
the boy who was riding him, aud kicking and
severely ltjuring a colorcd boy who was in his
way.
Mr. W. 4. Vincent, has been awarded the
contract Tor fitting up Washington Hall for the
purposes OF the mineral bureau, to be establish
cd there.
The Virginia Saengcrbund of Richmond and
the Washington Saengcrbund Will be enter
tanned at Portncr's Garden in this city next
Sunday afternoon.
A little son of Mr.. Jack Waters accidentally
fell overheard while playing at Twins dock,
yesterday afternoon, but was speedily rescued
by those who witnessed the accident.
The Baltimorean of Saturday contained an
city, with short sketch of the life Of that gen.
tleman.
The Fairfax street bridges over the"Gut'' on
The same street, just uorth of the depot of the
w. u y, Il. h. are both in dangerous coudi-
ton.
The young men who are to shoot in the riff,
match at Glymouut next Thursday we're prac.
tlclng at Jones point this afternoon.
Colonel S. Simpson, of Fairfax county, an
Dounces himself an independent candidate for
the House Of Delegates.
An excursion party from Petersburg and
Richmond will visit Mount Vernon next
Thursday
Robert Cole, aged ten years, of Cum berand
was drowned in the canal locks at Harper S
Ferry 90 Saturday.
Rev. J.eooedas Rosser will naugurate a pro-
tracted meeting in the NJ Il Church. South,
in this citgjuext Sunday.
The weather to-day after the rain OF yester-
day has been clear and bright, and not too
warm to be delightful.
Several new buildings are in progress of cree
ton at HerndoD.
Mr. Amos Fox has opeucd restaurant at
Hcrudou.
DR.. Welsh has started new mill at Vienna
~ ham Flour, Rye Meal, HIPS Breakfast
Wheat, Hecker's Farina Corn Starch, Maizena,