Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-13
LOCAL BREWIiES.

Thsie wers 10 cssts n police headquarters
ihis Inorplng.
s regular SEMI monthly mee.ias OF the Oily
Council will bs held tonight.
Mr. Via. Graves formerly toll. gate keeper
on tho Arlington Tu.nplse. died at his home IN
Market alley last night, after short illness.
john Grinder.An old gentleman, walked over.
last night. He was rescued by friends.
A walking match will take place at The Old
Dom ihion Boat Club Gymnasium tonight,
There sre si1 entries. The hall has been hand
scnle,y fitted up and the gymnasium Is now
mos. pleasant place to spond an evening.
The loading of the brig john Wesley, by Mr.
F. A. Heed, with coopersge, for Uubs, was com.
plotted this sftarnc3a, ard tho vessel Will c'ea7
from the Custom House tomorrow. This is tho
seco1d vessel Mr.. heed hiss sen. out from this
IT. within the past two weeks.
Tho snnua! meeting Of The Society Of Old Stu
dents of 81. Johns Academy wks held at the
Lecture room Of that school last evening. but
ihere being but o small number Of memters
preSon.. in consequence OF the rain, the meeting
wss adjourned until Monday eVsning next
Marriage licenses wore issued ia Washington
Yesterday to James Alien. Of Fortress Monroe.
Va, snd Mary Coleman, OF the District of Co.
lu,ap ia; Peter @. Garnet. CT Essex CO., Va.
ard Susan III. Spindlor, OF Caroline CO., Va,
end John L.. Garner and Louiss Il. Dudley,
both of Prince Georges CO., Md.
Tho practice of sppendns tin c:ns 10 dogs snd
tls,tirg them terrified through the streets. in
vogue IN certain quarters Of tho city, ia becom'
irS en- intolerabo nuisance. 1t is said nothing
is more likely to cause naturally balky horses To
stampede than The clattar occaSlonsd by Tin.
polleu' dog. It is also extremely dangerous
fer little children to be in the way Of the panic.
stricken tu;. so it will bereadily soon that both
man and beast have their limbs and very lives
titled Gov ho trer e0t Of fsv
stupid and generally idle people. Several nights
recently while quiet folks were feeling their WAY
homo they have been compelled 10 hastily clear
Tho pavement In order to escape collision With
so:no large naturally inode1siVe dog which has
bean en.icsd iolo kn alley or house. hud MADE
the victim of come inhumsn character who has
taken advantage OF its innocence and tied the
can to its tail. Parties who parsis. in this spc-
cies Of cIuslty or allow the Same 10 be done on
their premises may yet fad themselves mulcted
for damages il Law suit, fined for cruelty TO
animals or made 10 pay for molestlng other pee.
pies property,
During q walk lrou1i ihs Strand GSout mid
day il fne weather the Pedestrians attention Is
now a. days attracted 10 the little groups Of col
oted people generally in Arabic posture partial
Ing of their noon dsy repsst. about that limo
numerous cololed females make thar appearance
With buckets, baskets and pans, and alter ex-
posing the eatsb!e3 they have for sale, asiuma
postarcr attitude. In shors tlsle they are sur.
rounded by swsrthy stevsdores and 'ordets"
pour in thick and fast Gna emergcs with
pick ed pa's foot. another With tin p!a:o !ull
Of pork and beans, saoinhs with an anplo sup
ply Of hon!ny, AID another with hash" whl.o
others can be seen With huge apple dunplinRs or
slices Of crude pudding with fpecks of dried
apples psotrudirg here and there, RArnished
with m GLASSES sauce; and eSch takes his position
and tho process OF mlstication aid excessive NJ
tieulatioa proceed, wildly reminding ore
of the msccironi eaters in the strests Of Naples.
While the opulent merchants who employ this
class are mintiag noon day lunches on enowy
cloths and with foe napkins. these diners in tho
street seem equsly rs happy ia their lot at meal
tia O, though tho pavement hiss to serve them
tor chSirs their lnps for tables Snd cost tails
sesvss FOR nipk;ns.