Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-12-06

telegraph operator III the Western Union
Office IN this city. has been transferred to
Annapolis 10 take charge ofth, Office in thai,
Guy t." ic" weeks. and during his absence
Sir' w. A. King, Of Georgetown, will take
his place here.
Lieut.. ). H. Monroe, corporal |. N. Kell
ana private J. ID. IL. Ltnt, of the A. l.. l..
'c!' ihiS CITY this morning for I4oudoun to be
present al the marriage Of their cousin Miss
Maze benton, 10 Mr. Beavers. both Of that
county.
Coz. 5. 7. Lee formerly superintendent OF
!hc frrcdincn'7 Bureau, Of this city, was
here Yesterday, and among other places Wis
tied llal!uwell public school.
LIE llor given at Mcl'urncy's Hall last
hight by some Of the ladies of this city was
Il most agreeable affair, as all knew il would
be, for The ladies never fail in their under
iakin@5, and all present are indebted TO the
lnanagerS for Il most delightful evening.
/ There were 4 number of strangers, both
ladies and gentlemen present, who equally
divided with the Acxandrians the pleas
Ilrcs of the evening. The dressing of the
ladies was rich and beautiful, and it was
agreed by all that they never appeared TO
better advantage than they did last night.
Tile !anrin" was kept up till about l3O this
morning and the music was furnished by
W chrrS band
WATER OrTLEr FOR WEST VIRGINIA
'"N. Washington special to the Wheel
M i"!"IiH'H,"r says: Senator Davis, of W.
Virginia, aad Senator German, of Mary
taht', accompanied by q number Of eastern
capitalists, visited the Georgetown wharves
saturday with ii view Of making arrange
m"niN Tor 4 water outlet for the product of
the West Virginia coal fields to the Atlantic
@@a''"A:tt. Alexandria is the natural and
lr1firr water outlet for West Nirriuia's
'":i'. and HE W x ". railroad extended
N"uid he !ic shortest and most direct liuctn
tn" feds.
". :: v r. r. Mr. Best, Of the W. & W.
Il, l., y making arrangements for extend
my that road to Winchester, and will soon
know whether or not they will be success
iul. SD IH0 have been expended in repair
my me roa't SINCE he came in possession Of
1t. He hopes to be able to commence the
extension this winter, and if he does. new
rails VIII be put on the old bed, and the old
rails be used on the new bed until it settles
The road received twenty new freight cars
yesterday. aud thirty more are under con
tract.
FIRE ALARM.-Thc alarm of fire ahou,
seven o'clock last night, was caused By TN.
hnrr'ng OF some cotton aud oakum in the
stor" room in the new building at Messrs.
A&nrw x Cos. ship yard. 1t is supposed
NE fire WAS caused by spontaneous comhuc:
ll"n, hHl II was cxtin%uishcd before any
damage had been done The alarm brought
cut tEc tire department and a large crowd
collected in the ncighburhood
HlDEAUhioN ). T. T.. Co., MEETING.
The members Of this company met at their
cn&i"c house last night and transacted con-
siderable routine business. Several new
members were elected and a committee was
appointed TO secure rubber coats and boots
'"r The p:pemcn this winter The steamer
was not put III service yesterday evening
as was intended but will be this evening.
BARGE RAIsEp-The barge NJ. r. Math
eeWs. loaded with railroad iron, which has
Dccn sunk NJ Occoquan for some time, has
been raised and was Yesterday brought to
this city hy the tugs Pride and Key. She
Is nos at The ship yard of Me5srs AgIcw u
Co. where she will be repaired.
Pence REroRr-There were no arrests
last might. but ten dodgers were at the sta
tion mouse. The Mayor again had no cases
Tor trial tiiis morning. The case Of J. r.
i'hrnctt. which was set for trial to-day. was
postponed at The request Of Burnctt's
lawyer
EE%u@ CLOSED the suns disk to-day, as
rr9G%esiicatcd, and smoked glass was in
graf demand. Sic transit The next tran
i vii! occur when We are in heaven, Or.
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-" III all eases. ana pleasant to the taste and is
the prescription Of one OF the oldest and best fe
mae physicians and nurses in the United States.
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DIED.
Ia Washington city, d. G., December I'd, 1892.
Of h"a!; disease ELIZABETH. wife of A. B,
t'Hprcr, aged % years. Washington city and
i."csolrg, Va. papers please copy.
On Tuesday night, JAMES A. CHRIsTY, in the
lod Year OF his age. 2e53- Funeral from his late
residence on Prince street, near Fairfax, to.mor-
row Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock Friends
and acquaintanccs are respectfully invited to
attend.
la Brooklyn, y. Y, on the 9Th inst, Mrs r. p.
EkENT rsIct OF the late Vim. Brent, jr, of Virgin
ia. Her remains will reach the A. & F. depot at
b.iI Il. III. tomorrow eth inst
DUbLlC SALE.
Having rented my farm, called Spring Bank"
| will sci! there WEDNESDAY, December 18th.