Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-21
I,0caI BreVities.

near Clouds mil a basket OF the largest ano
most beautiful aud delicious peaches we nave
seen this seasou. The samples OF all klous VI
fIuit sent to the Gazette Office this sumne
would satisfy any me that better fruit eouo,
try does not exist than that Immediately around
this city.
A personal difficulty having arisen b"twceu
MIS-. +. NJ. Lowe aud William Summers, Of
Fairfax uoty, the friend Of those gentlemen
are ante pa,,ug trouble when they meet. The
dueliug w is now 81 prohbtory that an ap'
pointed meeting cali not take place, but at the
ncxt accidental eeing blood, it ls feared. WILL
be spilled. as threats to that effect have been
made.
The new outlet lock on the Chesapeake and
| Ohio Canal, recenty built just ab've George
town, has not been operated yet. II vas found
that souc OF the machinery was too small Tor
the purpose, and more powerful iuachlucry has
iocc been put IN. Il is thought that the 0e"
outiet will be ready for working 10 a Week
| or so.
| A colorcd man named Robinson Kelly, while
under the Influence Of liquor tell overheard at
| Re ID 5 dUrk, yesterday, aud would have drown
ed bn Tor The efforts OF Captain Courtney, who
pulled him out. Although s. v>ral c1lorcd men
were standing around they refused to rcudcr
him any assistance.
4 negro uau suspected of b,ing one OF the
Giymnrt muriercrs was arr, strd IN the comfy,
asst night, hy X policeman f. Webb, and
brought to ihs cry, where L. rs locked up
ia Jail. justice rhomr>on rxan,uod hun, thus
NOR ing, aud frd;nv him abIc to give full
account oi himself, discharged hun.
The colorcd III u Tnby Jones, VIII WAS dep.
u,isnd by the Mayor last we 10 i fl c; stripes
upon coorcd woman n"m d Mary Green,
who had robbed han, bias, Ii is understood,
lad q complain, loig"d against him By his VIC
tim and will be prosecuted.
The delegates to the Congress onal canserva
lis. convention 'rIm tie h 'cshnrg magl>'er'ai
llstrc are Il. G Caulnan aud Henry lllilrry,
fom tinre>vle; Henry Hcalon and } l. Nor.
RS. from [. ssbnrs, and lewis NJ. Shumatc,
FROM the c,unty part OF la"shurg precinct.
The captain of the canal boat }. }. Swift,
witch was lying IL, the America coal wharf,
dropped his rock' book overheard, his morn.
ing containing .hout i|cnty.fOur dollars In
IL ,nsy. lie cmp'oy:d a man to dive fer 1t,
;ut he failed to recover It.
Mr.. Peter Pullman last q valu bic horse,
which died suldcDIy in Washn gton, on Satur'
dav anG wiii'e looking atcr hun some rogue
stole twenty five deco yg,s lrom his market
cart.
The Petersburg Post says: "A exandrla has
got some 'innnc MS abroad bouni for the Cen
tenniaI in a Belle Haven cauuc. Some how
Alexandria 'iuuoccns are always abroa'; their
homc attachments are tnu. tD2rcs The pity.
The Whltestnne Cab at a meeting held, last
Friday night, declared heir unanimous prefer
cace for Gen. Ezra Hu1ton, as candidate Tor
i'Ouprcs> from lis district.
a large humber of co.ured people were bap.
tsed al the usna! place Oft B.t.ry RpdGtcs,
yesterday morulug. They belonged to Shiloh
Baptist Church.
a small boat which had brokeu loose FROM
some of the wharves, drit,ed OUT into the river,
Yesterday, ami was CAUGHT by the crew OF the
schooner Thomas ". Ii .v4n.
Sora and Red birds have made their appear
auce 10 rhe marshes near the city aud thougn
no, YET ia good condition. sell, nc former al
81 and the latter at 81 cents d9z!n.
Rev. Mr. Dame aad uumbcr Of ohe: n
tlcIueu returned to The city, Friday, irou
two weeks trip dowo the T.vrc a"d bay.
DR.. NJ. NJ. l. wis aud wife and 5. q. Ncae
ani wife OF this cty, are making summer
tour through the lakes and Canada
Attention is called to the sale of property by
Grueu l. Wise, for George a. Mushbach, uus'
Ice. which tax $ place to morrow.
There were several cases al the Mayor S
cnur,, yesterday aud this morning, but all OF
mllur lultrcot.
The mails between this ci' Yaud Nclsou county
are very Irregular. \ sub crter writes: Tut
Oh the postal pclice.
Among the visitors at Ola Sweet Springs
arr Mr.. and Mrs Il j. Daiugcrfcd, OF this
city.
Mr.. Thompson Javins an old and WILL known
cltlzen of Fairfax c1uuty, died yesterday.
II you have Sick Headache take dose OF