Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-27
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Glass ssnil Shooting.

4 patty Of o,tlnmcn wrro cut. o. noticed ia
Monday Il GaZblIr. bear ,i3rca' Point, shooting
| glass l'alIa. They had pleasant days -. rt
| nhd wound up by killing 4 solitary a,;ipo Ia The
! marsh noer by. O0o OF cur popn!.r druggists
OH kiDg street carried OF III 80 OF tho hDht r..
LODGED no did sOlnG shooting that WDnl! not
have been dix ciailitablO To somc OF tho oTsc5
shots Of Ia: day. Same Of them arc worih no,
tIctng. lie broke. with iwu enIs four balls
Il roWh lnt0 tho air It pIoi; bI0kn twl tails
sprung by bimaclf from tho traps, with his
back to thtm, and having 10 Jun raund 10
shoot; troko Two balls thrown by dfforoun rar.
ties while they were osslrg in H., air. ln
lilo language Ct n hysandcr, Our druggist il
some: hs other gentleman did some vory
lair shooting. but have need ui rract;c, Two
OF them c.ohci COED deal Of amusement tv
their want OF skill. a Fairfax street Irocer
had better sell his dogs. trade eff his gun aud at.
tobd strictly to Eel ing mackereI but he atfordrd
amusement to tie boys standing round in rick
ing up tho balls. Another, IL popular merchant
en- hltg street, hnd better stick to his ward
stick, lor no cant measure distances with hil
eye, but,li reports ire rue. ho has done BITTER,
and perhaps Was only trying to amuss the boys.
Oac OF tho party, who lives on Lee street, was
VIII ttCuGu WIN NiICSI luI huUOilUR Ic.OSS tho
catholic burying ground-though how he could
do 80 doesn't appear, as no was trying to shoot
10 an opposite direction. All, iacludipg the
gallant Charles, who throw tho balls, seemed
pleased with their day 3 sport, aud arc ready 10
try it again BANG.
WARRENToN ITEMs.-rho Solid South
says:
-, The position voluntarily assumed by General
liunton ut tho last convention, Of not again seek.
log the nomination tor Congress. should rolieve
him from criticism, until he shall by some 10
dlVldua act, show disregard foT his former
DE- clara,iou.
As tho new hotel at the SpIiugs is nearly
completed, it is proposed to rus tho Turnpko
between tho Springs and Werrenton, 10 she'll
read ordor, so that many portlons o! the road
will allow p spurts.
Hon; W. Is. G. Shumato tho SUCCESSOR Of
lion. William ii. Gaines as county Judge of
tauqulcr, assumed tho duties Of his Office on
Monday.
The sad news reached here on Monday of the
death Of Mrs. Pugb, tho vito of Rev. John w,
iI,ugh,, formerly pastor of tho Presbyterian
Church hero. Also of tho sudden death of
Edward Sodwick, ct Waco, Texas
SENslBLE--Whil, Mrs. Mackesy, wife of
The Bonatzs King. is in Paris. moving in select
cnc.es aud negotiating for tho tittlc of Mar.
ohloness with some inpecunious descendant of
tho nIocnt regime, her husband. it is said,
works twelvo hours each day 10 ono of his own
mines. O'Brlep, another of tho Bonanza trio.
died 10 the primo of lio and Flood is reported
az being threatened with softcniug Of tho brain,
but such calamity is not likely 10 befal Mac
Key as long as ho works hard. Probably, too. |
BIO eIJ1ys himself better and has healthier 40. |
polite than If be spent his days 10 Paris.
AsRs OF PRESIDENTIAL AsrIRANTs.- Blaine
Iouched " on the last of January. Grant wss
OF last April. Sherman was 81 last May. Wash
in October. Garfield is in his doth yesr' BsvsrS
was oil IN October. Thurman reached his Goth |
birthday In November. Hendricks was 60 in |
September. Tilden Was Ct this month. and in
month