Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-07


w. Il o. K r., yesterday, carried up aoou'
four bundled people, part OF whom stopped At
the ooored camp near Falls ChrTch' out Ihe
majority kept on to Vienna, where thSy .ooA
stages wagons. or whatever means OF FauS-
portation they could get, for the camp grounu'
some four miles distant Most OF the stages
we're controlled by Georgetown hrm' "no
| look advantage OF the large crowd, by charslns
them half dollar each way, to and from the
camp ground. The stages were each Drawn by
four miserable apologies for horses, which re-
ouired the use of sticks and stones to get them
out of anything beyond walk Numbers OIL
| other persons from this city went up over the
turnpike. On the camp ground there was 4
large crowd from the cities and the SURROUND
| ing country. The sermon at the morulug ser
vice was preached by R. V. Nelson Head, ID. u,
Presiding Elder Ct this Dstric, to targe aGd
attentive conyr, CATION. Iu addition to the tx,
cursionisls from this CITY there was tralp lul
from Leesburg aud the upper end Of the road.
Everything passed off pleasantly during the
day, except ole disturbance on the oufsklr'7 VI
| the camp between white man trom GEORGE
town and coIored hack driver from this city,
which was soun quoted. The heat during the
day. however, Was very oppressive.
| Hook AND LADDER EXCURsloN.-The an-
nual excursion OF the Relief Hook and Ladder
| Company to Marshall Hall will take place on
Wednesday. For the convenience ottami'lrs
a day excursion will be added to the usla moon
hight trip and chauce given 10 LEI the little
ones have davis sport, away from the heat
and dust of the city. Each family or group at,
| tending the day excursion will be presented
| with photograph of themselves taken on the
| grounds, 10y Messrs Stone Il Sou and a. NJ: Hall
of this city. Croquat and other games Will be
provided tor ali VINO desire them.
TIE CHURCH IS YESTERDAY. ALI of the
| few churches, which were open yesterday, were
we'll attended, especially the Union l'rcsbyte
riau church which VAS crowded. Kew. Mr..
Pcnick having failed to arrive from Chatham,
| where his family are stopping, there was 10
service iu the Baptist church either morning
| or plight. AT ST. Paurs church, XIV. Mr..
Brooke preached In the mornlng. aud at Chr!9t
church. the rector was assisted by Rev. Geo.
\. Smith in the moruiug aud Rev Mr.. Brooke,
at uight.
BAD PRACrICE.-Cousiderab complaint Is
made of the practice of excursion boats from
Washington, of passing close to our wha'ves
at full speed, therebv creating very heavy
swell, which dashcs boats ami vessels against
| the wharyrs and sometimes breaks their last
| cninyS. Yesterday evening two lntg coats Iy.
! ing side by side in }. III. ID. Smoots deck were
So violently rocked by Ssc!ls from passing
steamer that their ropmaS's became Locked,
and were cxtrica,cd with much 'hcnlty.
| STEAMER MATTANO -Nlc:srs. Geo. Il. Shcr-
| if, w. III. Byics aud W. Ii. kiIin2D have
| purchased the stef uer Mattano, and she viii
continue the lower Potomac trade a. usual,
making all the laudlngs as far Down as Nonlu.
| Capt. Harry Bycs vii! be in command, winch
| is sufficient guarantee for excellent manage
| ment and gentlcmanlv department on b!ard
| The Mattano is now doing very satisfactory
| business along the river, hariag good passGn-
| ger aud freight lists every trip.
BOARD OF HFALrH The Mayor has ap
| pointed the following named ci''zcuS members
| of the Board of Health
For north of King stroc'-C. Z. Berry,
John LanDon aud Gcogrc II. Robinson.
| For south OF Prince sireet-Josrph Hopkins,
John d. Javins and James W Nails
| For IN or between those s!rccts.-J. Ii. y.
Smoot Owen Nugent and N chucl Bossprt.
Cow DISEASE. Some strange disease seem
| to be developing itself among the COWS IN this
neighborhood. The COWS are taken suddenly,
and after leaping .oeutly UP aud down. tall
back dead City Sergeant Lucas lost vain
| able COW by the disease, yesterday, aud several
| other similar losses are reportcd IN the city.
PoRpoIsE.-The porpoisc heretofore men
toned US having made its appearance oft the
CITY, has been seen several times in the last
few days, and numerous unsuccessful attempts
made to capture it, One man had the fish
in his net 90 Saturday, but it broke through
and got away.
TUE WEATHER y cstcrdav and to day there
has been a return OF the very hot weather
Last night the hea, was almost intoersbe and
secpiog most difficult feat to accomplish. At
three o clock this afternoon the thrrln ,mctcr
stood at 50 degrees in this office
Local BrevitieS.
There is Il negro man now 10 the city who
possesses the remarkable and luck plrcablc
uower of voluntarily changing the position al
his heart to any designated point either i'll his
abdomen or breast and whose muscles are 50
hard that he eau bend a heavy lron bar by
striking it against those OF his lett arm.
The bust of Henry Clay. which formerly
ST. Cd over the Presidents chair in the Council
chamber, and was rescued from the flames OF
the burning market house, shaS been hand
somcly rcpainted by Mr.. i. l.. Monroe aud
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