Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES Var Depart
n,mt, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, ''ash
ngton. u. g., Oct. 3. lS77-lO:3O a. N
For the Middle Atlantic States easterly Winds,
partly cloudy weather and rain areas, stationary
temperature and falling barometer.
TIE PROPOSED FAIR Pursuant to call q
meeting Of the subscribers 10 aid of the pro
posed Agricultural Fair was held at the Com
mcrcial Exchange, this morning John Is.
Smoot. esq was called to the chair and MIR.
John J. Jameson elected secretary.
Il. Suowdeu, jr,, reported the result OF bis
CANVASS Of the city, amounting to upwards Of
$1,000 and placed the list 10 the hands OF the
meeting.
Some discussion as to matters Of detail and
manner Of proceeding was had between Messrs:
p. B. IIooe, j. B. Smoot, Hugh Latham, aud
H. Soowden, jr. =,
Mr.. Latham spoke as to the location Of the
proposed grounds. favoriug Yates Garden.
Messrs. Il. +. Roberts, Benj amin Barton and
George Aud, of the Woodawn CLUB, were
present and said that no doubt their club would
contribute largely toward the establishment OF
an annual fair. They further stated that their
committee was prepared to confer with one
from the c!tl2enS.
On motion of Capt. p. b. llooe, commit
tee of five was appointed to meet the committee
of the Wocdawn Club and confer with thea.
The chair appointed the following conln,ttce :
p. b. lIooc, ". II. May. b. Wheat, E. S.
Leadbeatcr and J. IL. ID. Smoot.
This committee and that Of tho WOODLAND
Club will meet 81 the tnuncl Chamber ut = p.
N. on Friday.
loToMAc Fruit GRowERs.-Tho regular
monthly meeting Of the Potomac Fruit Grow
ers' Association Was held 10 Washington yes
terday, with the President. Chalkcy Gllling-
ham. in the chair. There was good display
Of fruit chiefly peach $, on tho tables. The
essay Of the day was on The preservation fruits
in their natural state, from the Instructive,
as we'll as prolific pen Of Prof. Brainard.
DR.. J. A. IL. Mckim described 4 process
for preserving fruit as follows place s'und
fruit, which had best be arranged in layers
without touching each other in glass jar or
other suitable vessels and introduce lnto the
j IT small quantity of carbon disalphite (about
one drachm for every half pound Of fruit The
Jar is them TO be Theoretically closed and lett
in the dark. Ga opening the jar the fruit Is
to be aired a short time, 80 aa to remove tho
odor acquired.
Nh, ry,ursion committee reported tho fav-
orahle cynr,ssious Of numerous participants and
of The nyjss. the fine displays of fruits and flow
n,s and The largo increase of new members
Ir,m tho ,yrurs;ons and exhibitions this sum-
NOV n, thr Marc WASHINGTON. had marked
has, (.,cs;nns az frpi(nl IF the best results to
The ,ssoaiatiop ~ wei! as to the boat, the liber
ality Of whose captain, p. II. Trolh, deserved
tbo nrof;to cc,r,,;np thnrrlrom
rho association adjourned to meet at the
same pace ca the HIST 'ucSuay ID No'''n''''
Corporation Court Judge E. W. Lone
presiding. -CoNrNuATlON or YESTERDAYS
Eco,sr - s,)l lamar was
'r.,utnj - 2 Wou,rh
Tno ;,r, =, 'hn c,sn # ,Ia commonwealth
=, J,l,r iIunin, hagin, failed to arrcc wrre
,,n, - 49, ~ ,l,n Gnrc,,n, anj q sonciaI
aliT onI ia r,nrt ID; u,rn.l NH fhis morn.
,I,o,.
10 b,y I-Thr vil, Of y nh IIoplish was ad
oittad "a nroi,,ir and Henry X, Hoffman was
,nrn,,nj ,dminist1atnr thrrnor
Il, Al I'arsn, w. Sh;nn E. g., surrcstion
,cai,st Tbom,s Moorc. Indictment AGAINST rar-
~; sLon f,r az 40
Uar,or odnin;,,rotor DC Ccumn ri als.. in
,horc.rv. death nf Grimm sunrcsteI and leave
" toSt, so'' N ISIs' H., - nh.n.orr aoo,o,
far ss]c
John Saunders vs.. Elsou ct ais; in chan
ccry report OF commissioner Of sale confirmed.
Same Vs. Francis ct ais: Same decree.
Com. vs.. John Hunter; Tor malicious wound
ing; verdict Of guilty and Sentenced to TWO
years in the pcOlcntiary
Trcsslcr vs.. Ojgaod; asSlmpsi; jury ana
case in progress.
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CANAL lTEMS.-ih o 'o''o"ilS capa' '''nS u
interest arc taken from the Cumberland Ale
ranian Of Yesterday:
.sThe water in the canal is again low, and the
river basin il eighteen iuches below the wood