Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-19

| IEL AGRICULTURAL FAIR The Directors
CT !Ga A1F!cu'tGSai tl!c desire aud intend TO
enlarge The Atil1 bulldog OF the grounds bat
notT.tGa:aac!CS Ste ogTUes. appeals which
nave been made, Jnparstivcly few of The city
! merchants have g sci applied for space, srd
the D!ric;tr; arc ct :; lC;8 10 determine to what
| extent they snail Increase thci7 facilities This
is lot ash shcu!d b., il is TIC duty OF every oDe
Who Eas tue ;1t.E?S! Of lie !alr aud COZ
stqlaat!: Tic lcie!ts' ni tbs city az heart 10
come forward :: 0-c2 aad % 81 10 their power
tc ensure Tho suc,.ss Il the far sud to make II
VIA. /. CusG. to h. = c1i2iS to the city and ad
!c2ut GUAR. H.7so-S II, II cher pac-s arc
applying t-g sIac3 .-i tie far Gil! doubtless
be g:cGd cue, Eu. j: behaves th3 citZ.ps Ct
Alexandria 10 c3Ea i:ImGrd AID put Their best
energies at "sS, in cdr tlGi lha7 may not
Dc u d2Ge WltLia their GwG ea,;s.
WATER SPOUT IN The RIVER tic Wast-
Iogtcu RCrucl!caD So t;:a: tbs 2r2 Moseiey,
ou Is cZ2ur:!oc zip to p9i1! lockout On Sua.
day lasg, cEcauaECred s7atersp, Vi near Biz
tou's Bay. rs this is ssh: rarely offered the
Passengers VINO bosid Cur river steamers. it
created Go Iittl9 lo,cTas:. |. was frat observed
a5ou: Iw0 mics ifom B:it.ob'S Bay, aud was
closely watched ~ he txsuTaioDis:, who crowd
cd he upper decks ard every available space
on the steamer hat afforded favorable view.
Ii took sort Of crCu ar course at first, and then
gradually dcSccUd!og 10 tbs water, burst with
loud report, tOrclne tho water at lees. fifty feet
hlgh. a. the srra7 dacccd il its ascent and re-
tutoGd TO The surface /: presented an aquatic
sight seldom Witnessed DC our waters,
CAUGHT IN TEE GALE The steamer j Ohm
Glbs0r, Captain Chichester which reached
hero to Day about GGan, took gale from tbs
oUrheast 81 she cl!Ge into the clpcs Of tic
Chesapc2hc yesterday. IL bl2g perfect hur.
Tic ace, cc1Ega@itu win copious rain. About
ii a. u. the 2l@G Shitlcd lIltla and increased
ia force, i! possible. blowing TIC nain sail aud
torcsall Cu; O lie &askstS aud shif,iag cargo
oc deci, AID Is ING hold About II III. the
Wlad Shifted 10 lis n0rlh and b:aw for two
h0utS, throwing tho ship CG her beams and
rcndctiog II impossible to get her head to the
wlnd even with ! iu head Ct st0am on as lorg
IS tho gale contigG21. The captain says he
never cxpe:iclcal:a sever + gale 10 his life. and
considers i: vly iostunlto that 10 saved the
ship.
TIE FOToMAC NHAEvES.-T wharves
along the Po!oGiae e.e. with few exceptions,
IN very rickcty &aG unsatisfactory condition,
many Ct them DeinG wi:hou! proper piling,
aid covered With roltuu boards. This is not.
ably tho c.s2 st Tos2n'a where thc WHAT has
given sWsy IL the csntrc, Gpl is iEpassaDle for
Vchiclea. Us We! e dangerous fJr foot passeu.
gers The cD:iro 6tca.h!rg has been removed |
from DI!'a wharf fer SEMI unknown reason,
and pasaanscTs anl freight havo to be laoded |
in small boats. 10 steps hSvo been taken to-
wards rebuilding the wharf ct Pcpc's Creek, |
The tcrGlnls Ct Inc r. Il 2. Il, e., which |
wFs carried away by the ice last Winter,
Police lrEMS.-Thc Mayer had only Two !
cases before him MS mosoiDr.
VIM B:0wn AID Samuel Miils, .so sailors, |
vr Gls1rd"ry c}1lUa: nQh ii.hti9r, were fined |
and discharged.
ATMisl1at Webb, c)!o.cG, for aJusiv, anl |
lhTen'cu!nE iacgusg9 to Lucy Williams, also
,o!3r1d. Wa5 aTTc,.cI By constable John Il.
Cray and carried h9icrc Justice L1vti,y, who |
sent I4m - ia! ii deiauii OF security to keep
TIC peace.
KILLED by "a S&o.n:eu.
Troy, =, Y, Aug D. ira Pat -iri. Hanna