Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-06
..LOCAE,BREVITIEN.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Emily Huuter
Selden took place 10 Washington, from the
residence Of her son, Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Governor Stevenson, Senator John.
ston, Judge Wyie. Mr. Thomas. Green, Mr..
Thomas B. Bryant and Mr.. Conway Robinson
acting as pail bearers.
Mr.. Simpson has introduced bill into the
House of Delegates Tor the relief OF Miss Ellen
Daingerfeld, by returning $45 enormously as
sessed against her on property 10 this city
and Mr.. Purcell, Of Prince William county.
has offered petition Of citizens of that county
for the repeal of the fence law.
A blacksmith named g. w. Turtle cot
drunk in Bladensburg yesterday, and, when
locked up for disorderly conduct, set fire to the
iaI which was com pletey destroyed, and
among the debris Of which his charred remains
were found.
Saturday, about noon, Margaret Robinson,
who lives in Potomac City, while passing along
Seventeenth street. 10 Washington, near the
State Department, fell 10 a fit. She soon re-
covered, however, sufficiently 10 be assisted to
her stopping place. 10
Robert F. Roberts, who has farm near this
city, had field of eight acres OF wheat last
wear that averaged for,y-one bushels to the
acre, and the same field is 10 wheat now aud
bids fair to be as good as before.
The Washington ferry steamers have been
fitted out with handsome new sets OF coIors oy
Messrs Padgett Il Pollard, of this city, aud
displayed them during the day yesterday. The
steamer Sue also displayed her colors
Ly1chburg Lodge of Odd Fellows have
elected Robert 2. Button, delegate, and w.
S. Carroll alternate to the Grand Lodge OF
that order, which meets IN this city on the
llth Of April.
Among the passengers on the steamer Ar.
row this morning we're Messrs. Hammond and
Bentley. the revivaIists. who visited Mount
Vernon on the invitation of Capt. Frank Ho-
lingshead.
The meeting at the Friends meeting house
yesterday afternoon was largely attended, and
was addressed by Samuel NJ. Janney and
other Friends.
The large owl which was displayed on the
Hydraulion hose carriage on the 22t ult got
ont OF its cage in Green's factory, on Satur-
day, and succeeded in making its escape.
Rev. Father 0 Kaoo, of this city, held SER
vices at Fort Foote yesterday aud Will here,
after visit that place on the first Sunday OF
every month.
The railroad transfer tug Convoy made a
trip from Shepherds, opposite this city, to
Washington, % Saturday, 10 the remarkably
short tune of fourteen minutes.
It is understood that Major Peyton Ran
dolph, Chief Engineer Of The Virginia MID
land railroad, has resigned that position, ano
that his resignation has been accepted.
The brig Mary K. Pencil, which arrived
here from Norfolk this morning, will be load
ed by Mr.. w. A. Smoot with cargo OF hoops
&C., TOR Cuba.
The Potomac fisheries are yielding unusually
badly thus tar this season. Very lew herring
have been caught to date, and not the usual
supply of rock.
The proprietors of the New York Graphic
have offered TO engrave aud publish the por-
trait of the handsomest young lady IN any
community, the lady to be chosen BY ballot
Robins have been toerably abundant in the
counties around the city for several weeks past
and large numbers of them have been Killed.
The B. & o. r. R. will run h,ir Richmond
express train from to-day via Shepherds, COD
meeting with the steamer Keyport.
Fifteen colored people were baptized IN the
Potomac, at the usual place off Battery Rodg-
ers, yesterday morning.
DR.. K. H. Marsteler, of Prince William
county, Assistant Surgeon U. s. Navy, has
been assigned 10 duty at Chelsea, Mass.
MIR. j. M. KIgour. Of Loudoun county, Is
lecturiug in Lexington, aud so is MIR. Bolivar
Christian.
The annual meeting of the Alex ,ndria Iii
brary Company will be held tonight.