Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-08
Local BraYItiaS.

The schooner X. K. Wilson, lying at Hooe'i
dock. was boarded by river thieves last night
and robbed of a quantity Of rope These parties
are becoming unusually bold and successful,
this being the third Of their achievements in
that neighborhood during the present week.
The sloop Daniel Sheets which runs fish from
Captain Jerry Robb's shore, got aground on the
fats opposite this city, yesterday evening. and
| remained hard and fast for several hours. She
was gotten of. however, at high water and pro.
ceeded on her way down tho river.
The act to authorize the trustees Of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, of Providence,
Fairfax county. Va, to sell property and to
| borrow money, has become a law.
Owing to the press of court business, at Rich.
his decision in the Arlington case by tomorrow
as was expected. Tho decision will probably
not be rendered for about week.
The dwelling of Robert Ferguson jr., a.
Poynton Manor, Charles county, Md, was de-
stroyed by fro few days ago.
a little child of Mr.. j. j. BraWner, living
near Port Tobbaco, had two fingers of his right
hand cut off with an axe. while playing with hi:
little brother on Sunday last.
The bank opposite lock 53. on the G. i o.
canal, which was completely washed down. has
of masonry. On the levels above and below
the lock the work of repair is finished and ready
for water.
A negro man named Lewis Fenwick was
found drowned in Port Tobacco creek few
mornings since. When he started for home
from Port Tobacco, the previous evening, he was
very drunk.
The steamer Jane Moselsy has been chartered
to run from New York to Long Branch, for one
leave Washington for her nov route about
Msy 1st.
General Epps Hunton has given the West
Point appointment, at his disposal, to son OF
Msjor E. B. Hill, Of Culpeper Court House.
An unsuccessful attempt was made last night
to set fire to the junk store OF Mr.. Dreifus, on
Commerce street near Payne street. The flames
were extinguised, in their incipiency, by the
nelghbors.
About 300 punches Of fsh ware received from
Occoquan bay to day.
EH THAT TERRIBLE ScoURGE, fever and
sgue. and its congener, bilious remittent, be.
sides affections of the stomach, liver and bowels
produced by missmRtic air and water, are both
eradicsted and prevented by the use of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, purely vegetable elixir,
endorsed by physicians, and more extensively
used as remedy for the above class of disor-
ders, as we'll as for many others, than any mod
icine of the age. A languid circulation, a torpid
state Of the iver, want of vital stamina, are
conditions peculiarly favorable to mslarious di.
seases. They are, however, surely remedied by
the great Preventive, which, by invigoratine
the system and endowing it with regularity sE
we'll as vigor provides it with a resistant power
which enables it to withstand disorders not only
of malarial type, but host Of others to which
feeble and i'll regulated systems are subject. The
Bitters are safe as we'll as searching Grad.
icant. and have widely superseded that danger
GUS drug, quinie, which palliates but does moi
eradicate malaria. NH 4-eo1w