Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-15
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Prof. r. l.. Brockctt is on a visit to his
family in this city.
Messrs. n. Suter and e. J. Cox left here
this morning for Ocean City.
4 large crowd Of colored eycursjonis,s
arrived here over the Virginia Midland
hallway from Warrenton this morning.
There was large excursion from Round
liill to Washington over the Washington
and Western Railroad to-day
James '. Brooke, esq, of Warrenton, was
IN the city to-day in attendance upon the
Corporation Court.
MIR. ID. &. Watkins, having leased Wheat's
old mill, operations have been resumed
there.
Mrs Elizabeth Harding died at herhomc,
near Hillsborough, Loudoun county, Oh the
9TH, III the 9Oth year of hear age.
"A horse attached to cart fell backwards
on the wharf into the river yesterday morn
sng lie was rescued without injury.
The reunion ofthe Prince William Cavalry
will take place at Manassas on the Dist in
slant. grand time is being arranged for.
There were two dog fights on the wharf
yesterday morning which created a good
deal of excitement and furnished mnuS,
ment for large crowd for some time.
Mr.: J. c. Watkins while lifting a side of
beet from the ice box of Mr.. O. +. Baggctt,
at West End into wagon this morninm
WAS 80 unfortunate as to stick a meat hook
through his hand, lnficting Il very painful
wound
The schooner Matte Franklin, which has
been dlscllarginga cargo of ice at Messrs. F.
A. keed Y Co.'S wharf for several days past,
went to the ship yard yesterday for some
slight repairs. From the ship yard the
vessel will go TO Newport News to take in a
cargo for Boston
The young man Coleman, from Louisa
county, Va, who has been i'll for several
days past at Green's Mansion House. left
for his home, accompanied by his brother,
yesterday morning, he having sufficiently
recovered i'll the opinion of Dr. Jones, his
physician, to make the journey.
The work of repairing the Oxen Hill road
across the river, has been in progress for
several days. The ferry wharf in MARYLAND
Is also TO be repaired, and there is some talk
OF making improvements in the neighbour
hood Of the wharf, such as building a fishinn
pavilion. &c, that will make it a place Of
pleasant resort.
A petition for the revocation of the L.
ccnsc issued to j. W. Broadbeck a few DAVIS
ago to open bar room in house on ROYAL
street, between King and Prince, signed by
the residents of the neighborhood, is to be
presented to Judge Meade, of the Corpora
ton Court, as soon rs the trial of the case
of Quintin VS.. the 4. NJ. R. w. IS. 3. Co.
is over
The steamer Mary Washington did not
make her regular trip down the river this
morning owing to aslight displacement ofsomc
of her machinery last night. She came to
this city this morning where the damage
was repaired and she will leave here to-mor-
row morning as usual on her trip to Deco
guam Falls. Capt. Randall not to disappoint
the large crowd who had gathered on the
wharf in Washington to go on board the
steamer, chartered the Mystic and made
arrangements with the officers of the Cor
coran to take the excursonists on their trip.
Composed of the best known tonics. iron
anu cInchona, with we'll known aromatics.