Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-25
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
WEATnE. Probabilities, N'0u'r. 25, 1879.
70! tho Mid ! . at rising barometer, south
west winds. Tte:lI & 10 Northwest partly cloud .
weather.
o FIRE. There was an arm of fire about q
garter to pine O'CLOCK last night, caused BY
me partial burning o. the roof of the large
frame house at the foot Of Wolfe street, oppc.
se Agnew' 5 coal wharf. Owing to soma mis-
understanding the st an engines were turned
beck, a1d although the t!remen were prompt y
90 hand With their hos,, they were unable TO
woIk, and but for the ezertions OF the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company the fire might
have been serious one, The roof caught from
buroiOg chimney and the damage vas light
slight alarm Of fro wis given about Eve
o'c!tcS. this morning, caused by the light
made By somo negroes 10 petersburg" who
Tcr2 killing hogs. The fro department was
not called out. although part of it was hooked
~.
TIE CANALs.-During the week ending
Saturday 81 boats cleared from Cumberland,
carrying 1871 tons Of COAL \ Dispatch fr0m
there says ''Shpmenis during tho past q rec
days havo fallen eff, owing to scarcity Of
boats, which were ireTanted BY hlg!! winds
nI,c c,oi fnr ~, dors nas, nd a., i,r,,c1 m
,nc river and in tho nnoI. nf ;io canal -utrr.
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C0atIng.
TIE RACES, lee race; 1t rho taie Gr@I:Tce
toos ONO, tii., gvouirc.
Tho il 3gcs YER, Me.siS. 4. II. Smith sad
Z y !igtIs. Of ,hi- civ. No! 4 Nnrjsl!,a, G:
Nav Yots
Tho ont,;,s 9o- thc G-.f ran, ,ycr, Frsnl
Unnkirs L1na .Icrt H,ll, y ri; .nI R1m,ol
Franz lJnI,tiIs WIN in ,hrao s.ra,ght hca.g
rho soconJ 7aoo ws, = walk ovc, iv = soreclI
g,1jSg CnITrnI he lain Warzr;I Go,e2o-
snj21e
Thn racas ucrc stiII in ,r,s,.a.vhon ,h;s r..
n,rs closed
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NCNlCIPAL.- SING: las. report. about 500
W. oil tno City Bonds have been :nnIcd icto
the new DoGdS, maklnc nearly $40 900 IL aii
lie committee Oh Hact Oh tho Gtty Council
Christopher Lyics, but, without ;akiqg sn2 &C.
ton the committee adj ,u-atd sDii -; to the
call of the Chairman.
The Gifv Gnu,cI x,i,l toli =, r.,uIa- ,,,o,
ioy ~ ri,ht Tho aInnt;1r a.. sohooi .-,,a,n,
t-Im the Second Ward, ami of nlhfr roinor
city 0fioors will pr b,bly lax, n;c,-
c,abIigAmaps II S,,ev bat WorIs in III : r;tv
IN cha-vn hnvn c,nv,a,od ,ho c;tu GA ha,,,r,
ma. r-;fb cnr.;GorobIn c-ao,,,a,nn 49, ~
-, Lnij $50. 49, u.-. ~. " s, Ti'
j,v 1ipbt, 70 wI,,cS tho f,inrGs of ;In cn,nr-
mise, and al! those who are ia acy WV inter-
,-.cd, and the cit;z,ns pcnrraliy arc invita-
SAMPLES, drawings &. a.. Yill b. on ~
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rrlsnnoe bnt h., r,,,n.;,Io al y
:, 80 -
Ivrpovpusvrs Tho ncv s.oro ~ M...,s
J,oocv & O. M K;og stract *, ASH
i. pesrlv c0mnIe,ed and aaSs vsrv much n ,hs
anDcnrapc, of that lCcllity. The new rlatc
giass w;ndoWs wore nnt - y,s.,rdsv
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~ p.;a,,na ha. 49, I'o,, Isi,,-J - :,
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CITY, .
THE IyPrnv,py ,rocc,ls If III, late !
cptcrt,Inmcuis for the benefit d ,ho AI.yan
'Tbn Ia Sin. Lopinr cIor,o ~ An, onio,jnio |
mani rstnro ,bc;r st,c,r.,t,,,I. =, o,l ,v,,, "a
~ in aou NAV !, ,n.tr;n,, ,bonr.;r sr,,a
Tho oIo "', ~ w. 'I ,h auGoo
Wv h-a' ~ ~ " W WV III" pIoao!o' was
''' III 'n0 '''lO ., 41' :. 49, 1oAuSco'
porJrs ITrvs Ybc orIv 40 .. ,,o uoro,,,
kcr.on. for a. assault O. ri sif,. liewas fi1ed
ard dis,horgcJ.
Justice L5vriov Lad bclora him Mi;jy Lewis. |
coIored, accused 81 ssg.u!!i;g \ anew Band, |
also c1lored She was sen, 10 j.,i for 80 DAYS |
IN dcilu!. Of payment of foe and cos;q.
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The or. han ci,ilIrcn ct ,bc I,tn Ger. J 3
Hood are On exhibition at the drug sto,e
Mcss,s Ws,G,J& HALL Tho cronp !. cc.tain
Iva very Interesting orc. aod iaasu,ueh a. The
proceeds will y)tS the iuod FIR tie benefit of
II, al;