Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-10
Gazette and Virginia Advertiser

PERs0NAL.-Rey. William DinTiide, 1lo
los been absent fcr souo trlo 10 Chicago has
! relrEnad hcE:c Improved 10 health by bis trip.
John NJ. Johnson, esq, has gone to Prince
WI lan to rusNicese for few dsys.
hlEa knd bliss Feu6all Ebo Lays been to
Cape Nay toc The pas: 9eek have returned &c
this ci y.
Il. l.. Carrie. Uq city Superintendent Of
Schools lett Tho city 10 day for short visit to
Frederick Md
j. E, Foeriscb. foim ,rly OF this city but now
we'll to do cltz:n OF Wssbinrtoo. WAS 10 the
city to day.
DR.. r. II. Stuart, of Westmorelaud c,uuy,
| - 10 the city on visit to bis brother, JUICE
q. T. Stuart.
Elr. }. Il. Chapman, manager Of the Singer
Sewing Machine Co., 10 this city, was called
| TO bis home ia Cecil county, Md, yesterday by
| the death Of his grandmother.
MIR. JohD llsmmond, grocer. is lgiog danger
ousiy iii at his residence on Cameron sircot.
SLIP YARD lTEMs.-Thc schooner Flying
| Scud ia % tho large WAYS.
Tho schooner New Jersey is on the small
| ways.
tic schooner Jefferson B1wden has arrived
| at The yard to DO hauled up for repairs.
| ~ S'i.iNi WY VI w aSuiuSiON VIII bc
| hauled ", in day or two fer repairs to her
| hull.
Workmen ara put'lS 10 tho riasts Of III,
I0nS boat .Cc,n ly lpuachcJ.
POLICE REpORr Mayor + cham presided
| al tbs police court 10 day and disposed of the
| following oalcs:
Ellis Shelton and BGrtio Skclton. negroes,
for iightit 10 mulberry lot. ca scu.h Lee street,
worc fined s. % each, and were discharged upon
| 4 promise ~ the mother to whip both.
Tho1. Dutch, negro, for assaults upon his
"'lc-lTo chargcs-Was fined s. ADD dismissed
RAN on a iILE.--Tho sloop Henry Now
| man, Csps George Wood. Whlo on her way
down tho river this morning from Washington
where shc lad Just discharged q cargo Ct
| wacrmclons. ran on one Of the piles OF the old
wharf a. no outlet locks of tho canal and had
hole stove in htr sido from Whoh she soon
filled and SINK. These piles arc very dagger
OILS as they tXtcDd far out into the river, AID
3! hsh tide arc entirely covered by water.
HEAT. Tie receipts Of wheat for the past
10" days have botn quito heavy and prices have
advanced from . to i cents slnco tho close OF
last week. A number of farmers 10 The neigh
bosh9od have taken advantage of tho rise and
lave sent thor Hhoat 10 market, but mi jority
are still holding back. cxptc Jog further ad.
vance. For tho past few de- s the receipts ha7 @
averaged from 5000 to 1000 bushels per day.
OFF TIE lINE.-Tho steamer City of Wash
6Esuu IS oil the line between this city and
Washington. u1dc! Jitg some necessary re-
pairs to her Lull. Tor which purpose sho will
% hauled up On The ways at tho shipyerd
nhd bs thoroughly repaired, to do which will
take week or Ten dsys. 10 the meantime
there will be but ouo boat Oh the limo.
PAY or TIE Police 1t will bo socn by
relcroucc 20 the proceedings OF the City Uouu,
CT! that ia; pay Of tho poco has boon slightly
raised 10 accordance with tie general increase
OF pof c9nt provided Tor 10 tho last sllar7
til.
CONTRACT AWARDED. Tho contract f,r
building an a,nh lnrnsS tho iniorseotioo OF Pitt
aLd GiObou streets Wes awarded last night, by
tho Committee on Streets. TO Mossrs. Pad Eott
n Bro. Tor sos ~.
MuSEC.-Ghc Alexandria Musical Associa.
tlon rendered sono very fnc pieces at thor
lu1Ic coIccrt in tho Pustoffico lot last night.
Avery large crowd attended and all weGo highly
pces d.