Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-02


rhompsons saloon on ST. Asaph street, and
was also arrested. bat ubSt1lncnty discharged
with 4 rcprm2nI This mnruing they were to
have returned home, hut the parties who had
chartered the train l.iled TO pay up, mia tho
cXcursioniata were stuu2ntly dttaincd some
tune.
PERsoNAI.-J. }. Wheat, esq, ra' OF thu;
most respected residents Of tins city renewed
to-day to Baltimore, where he will ulakH his
home in future
Il. Stuart Doug class, ED, formerly "l this
city, but now i merchant i'll i'eshurl, Is oa :.
visit 10 his numerous friends In thiJ city.
Naguus L.. Robinson OF tha city has bh"n APP.
pointed teacher OF public school near Siaua.
too, and will leave for that nac: to morrow.
lie il a son OF Rev. Il. H. R.bi's,n aad tho
secretary Of the cOlorci conservatives cluh OF tins
city. He ii Il young man Of muah ntcllseHc,
and enjoys the good will OF the COMMUNITY.
ALRxANDRIANs HRoAp.-Al, xlulria boys
and men, when they 60 abroad, generally rise
to pGominccco wherever they may locate. AS
an evidence Of this fact. aud OF the high ap-
probation in which they are held, it mny I've
mentioned that five Of the most prominent otli'
Gals Of the District Of Columbia. were formerly
Alexandria boys The gentlemen alluded to
arc Mr.. y. Il. Bryan, Commissioners of the Dis.
lict; Col. Thomas +. Morgan, President of the
Fire Commissioners; MIR. Wa. Morgan. Chief
of tho Assessment Bureau; MIR. Thomas Is. En-
lwislc, Inspector OF Buildings, and Mr.. francis
Miller. Assistant District Attorney.
PLANETARY DISPLAY. --ro-morrow night the
rlancts Saturn and Mars will be due south
about eight o'clock. The distance between
them will then be only eleven seconds OF are, 81
about one third the apparent diameter OF tn:
moon. Mars will be the most nnrtherly o! the
Two, and his distance SO nearly equal that OF Sa
turn y outer satellite that the latter would b(
.occulte,l if it were then Mt the corresponding
roint Of ts orbit On Friday evening, No
vember 9, Venus will he only y degrees snnt'
from Jupiter, in the Western quarter Ut thu
heavens.
SUNKEN BoAT.-A canal beat on it's way
from Cumberland to Georgetown, laden wtl
GOAL struck rock about four miles this side o
Berlin on Tuesday and was sunk. Steps Wer
Immediately taken to unload and Tllsn her, bu
ND to q late hour last night the boat was stll
under water. The sinking Of the boat impede
navigation and seriously intcllrres with tn
grain market at Georgetown, as there Gao b
no receipts until she is uuoaded and raSct.
PARTRIDGE SHOOTING-Th sportsuen An
not hunters arc all taking advantage of the OK
niration Of the time iu which the shooting q
par'ridges is prohibited, and the country arouo
his citv now rcsounds with the firing OF gurs
from morning upil night. Ooe gentleman nv
log about two miles from town says, that il
thought the war had recommended or tina
Chief Joseph and Oh Oh Howard had met
lis woods.
RETURNED. -Prcsidaut Hayes and part
passed through here last night, about half pas
ten O'Clock, on their way home from Richmond
The Washington Light Infantry excursion
which was accompanied by many Alexandrlnn
returned from the same city shortly alter 6"
o'clock this morning.
Police ITEMS.-An cxcursionist from Eau
quier, for Drunkenness and disorderly conduct
was discharged with a rcprimand on paying 70
the damage he had DONE
Richard Carter, colored. for being drunk au
throwing stones on the street, was fined. and
in default Of payment, sent to the chain gang