Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-29

stslng beans GOc per pix new white potatoes 81,
per PIX; tomatoes 26c per box cymblings 4Oa5Oc
per doH cucumbers 40s50c per dcz; beets 5,7c
pvs ou3cn' stis%berrles S,l2c per box sspars-
gus oAl' punch; lettuce &c per head early
loik cabbage 5al2o per head cherries GsiOe per
quart; rsdshes and onions 2sSc per bunch :
| sptinG chickens 5Oa76c per pair; butter 20 Is
aho oVe per 10; eggs 1920 per doz. Meats in
ihea gl supply with prices unchanged Fish
snao ~ 4Ja per pair; tsilors 25, per pair; stur-
geon 4aoc per ID. Flowers IN variety from Sc
TO 81 piece.
| DECORATION DAY.-Decorstiou Day passed
| CT 10 Alexandria without auy demonstration.
"A large humber of people from Washington
visited the city, and many Alexardrians went to
| Arlington to witness the decoration services at
| thst ll'c'. The graves Of the heroes who
| irugbt on the Coofcdrate side. now RISING 10
Christ Church yard, acd 10 the different cems-
terles. and those Of the soldiers who fought the
battles CT the Uoion, were quietly and unosten-
tatloos'y strewn with beautiful flowers by those
who hold dear the memory of the bravo men.
Tho mouod 10 Christ Church ward. beneath
which sleep thirty four Southern soldiers, was
handsomely d, corsted with ti5raI embIemS, and
tho monument In tho Soldiers Cemetery was
also covered with Wroaths, crossoa, and touu cts.
The postCfilco Observed Sunday hours, and the
custom house was closed portion Of the day.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL CENsUs.-On Tuesday
n!Xt, uoder the provisions of the school law,
tho clark OF the City School Board, will c)m.
utnco The census Ct persous over five and un-
der twenty ODc years Of age. Az the city gets
from tho State about dollar year for each
person listed, i; is importapt TO our material
interests, as we'll as to the clrrect1Css of the
statistics, to havs names, especially cs The ccr,
sus Is taken but onc1 10 five years Ii is hoped,
| therefore, that cur clizsns will answer the
Clerk questions promptly and fully.
| CHARLOTTESVILLE AND RAp1DAN Il. r.
TIE prospects arc that tho railroad from Char
ICticsviilc to Orange Court House, on extension
| OF Iho Virginia Midland Railroad. will soon be
! ctmoietcd Tho track laying has been COM
Aorced, snd Is being pushed f)rw1rd as rapidly
IS possible. material train is EoR engaged
| IN hauling Ii3s from LIVINGSTON Tor the new
! road. ADD the Charlottesville Chronicle ssys
the missing lIDk will soon DO completed, and
! ho connection between Charlottesville AID
Orange Court House made to tho great h;n Il.
| OF both places"
PIGEON RACE Eight birds, 70 belonging
10 MIR. j. II. ID. Smoot and three belonging to
Mr.. Henry Green, flow 10 q raco from Wytho.
vile, Va, TO this ct7 Thus,l,y, dstalc, of
| NO huudfed and twenty miles. Tho pigeons
stated from Wythevc OF S 05 o'clock Thurs
day morning ard arrived ut their cots hero as
lo'Iow4: Mr.. Shoots Blue Dick and Uocas
st ij oni Mr.. Green MeIc ,des and Alfous,
OF " o'clock. All Of tho other birds emo ip
| sometime duriog tho evening.
SHo0TING AFFAIR ON THE CANAL Tho
!. ,cEVlc Advocate says that las. Nloudsy +
u. i shcr l0ckerdcr at the fourth lock, below
Great FaIl9. and jeremiah Smith, o boatmau
OF CumbGr'aad, had an alteration 10 which
Smuh drew q revolver and fired three shots at
Fisher, only one taking elect however. Tho
boil entered Fisher side lst above the hin,
AID has not yet been txtractcd. Tho wound is
! Il CT tangf rous character. Smith was arrests
Cd and Committed to j Ill at Rockville.
MExTINGi.-!hc conservative, reat iusttr club
Will lucrt al tbs Sun ongiuo house to night.
The Board Of Fro Wardens viii meet Mon-
day light Ter TIN purpose Il Investigating the
charges preferred against rnpioonr j Iseph H.
\ nuHI by Chit IL gioorr H. s. L,adbcntor
The BOsri OF Health will also meet Monday
night to chnrlI"r tie c)ori ion Ct tho city, AID
NIX pr10Is N thr ,lsl clfOlG1m ,nt of law
against al persons hlI IwIug nu s,no,s It any
KIDD (" remain GA their rrcms T.
GoISG INTO CANT. --Ol Sa urhay a. x, tn,
cadet battalion o. st. .Iohu's Ac, tomy, will
leave nn the steamer j. W. Thompson TOR Ua
TONS Wharf. AID rCmaiu until tho irlIowpg
Thursday III cEGlp at River 9piines, two miles
sh"7a. Ia" CADETS will carry tho new brcrrh
!"aolug I'll loaned them by tho State. Ga
Thursday afternoon the 10 h inst. they will
leave Cotiu's trr Laotaritowu. and parade
a uLJ IA
Alex .ndlis on Fllday.
jHE NEW STEAMER. y hn ncw steamer ar
RI "'n!'h which has been purchased ty tho
o'cm'c ttrr7 C0Inranr, to $50 On the lower
I1tomac r%Itc, with arrive h"ir, it is thought,
TO- mG!!0W. Il Is h'sJ itutcd that Capt. VIM.
II. bJtF, hes resigned his position on tho
STEAMER iiatiauG, and will take cummard OF the
A:IGTSmitb, but IGrilaS Interested say that the
report that the Matta5o will lie Withdrawn fronl
iiie rvutt is false.
OFFICIAL VISIT Il l.. Dovoham, eGu
DIstr.c! Deputy Gcard Master Of this Masonic
district. raid 40 Ciicia visit TO Manassas Lodse
Il. i. aud Il. NJ. at Manassas, las; right. lie
reports that he i)und the lodge 10 furnishing
condition. aud the members all we'll up ia tho
work OF the order.
Police REroRT.- Mayor Smith pres lied at
pole, headquarters this morning.
Addison Nladclls, Edward Conway and VIM.
Conway. all colOred, for being druok and disOr.
derby, WCro fined and discharged.
RACEs.-rhe grsDd trotlog races ct tho Ma.
tlopaI Fair Grounds will commrrou Msy 81 and
continue Juno j, 2, and j. Tho laocs clm.
metc, at :, r. 10. There will DO good racing,
GoOG music, and good times.
JoEACCo Smokers and chewors of tobacco
can chots, from no great, variety Of brands in