Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-22
LOCAL EREVl9IES.

Rsv: Fi:ter Csrke. CT B i image. will p:elch
in st. Mary'S Ctu'ch tt-oigb'.
John Penn W:s b:fore the Mayor this mort =
ing, charged with assault on h.s sister. &c
WA diEchsrgcd with ropr m.Ed.
At lhs meeting Ct the Old Dominion Build
ing Association, l.s! nigh, S. coo was sold at
ca average d'sl3un: Ct 27G per cert.
Tbs M:dlsld Iail.oed Company piid over 10
Tho Treasurer Of Culrepar equity fsR dsys
$40, for county ind sihocl ts7es, tha Lum OF
MrE. Jolo %sbattr, tc:ntr.y Of this cit7,
6,td ~ har home, lear B'osa Crock Church.
Md. yestald.y, Of conaum2' i'm. The funeral
wi take place to morrow afternoon.
The new etesm tug-tho Gilmore Meredith
bull ct Wilmington, Dell, for Georgetown par.
i,se' passed. up the r.var lt-isy with Tor coIols
h7!ng.
Malr;sgs Iicsas=s wcro i:slsd in Washirg
too yesterday 10 Robert j. S:rothcr, Madison
Cou'5 House, w., snd Mary G.. Smith, Eau,
quler C0ua'y. w.; William N Febrey. Al.x-
endris C0ua!y. Va, aud EIz, Ftsro.s Hughes,
Washington. D. q.
Dir. VIM. N. hicFsis5, jr., hes jus! gathered
from a. Grange treo 10 bis ho. house, at bis
rts'dana2, CO 81. A5spA Street, q good crop of
tho delicious iuis. The ora5gss are vcry
large. ADD tho trao is Sled Win buds. Tgo
ycsls ogo hlr. Nov ei2h gs!hefed Iw3 tuadfed
oranges fron this tree.
1hs sale OF The tif!c!s of S. Chapman Neals
ves CONTINUED today attracting srgs crowd,
All the books were sold Yesterday sGd tho furni-
tuto vas disposed CT tt-isy, bringing good
Prices. Among tGcso. who purchased largely Of
thu law library was GrecyIl!e G!i's, GRO q
gcuag lawyer If Wsrrcotou.
A FORMIDABLE IRON LAD.-Ihe C ylossus,
when completed, will DO cno Of tn, most i'm
proved ard uost fGrm!d.bls ir,1 -,!sds 10 the
British Navy. Sbo hes b.co in tho PRICES Of
cocs;rrc 100 Tor soma ciih: yesrs pass, bu. the
work IN her has boen soEoliIy pressed only
s1co 1879. She is tnia-;o:aw tut1es ship,
with coatrs s'morai citadel. her principal
d m:na;cns b !iua :--To,tl laog!h between the
nerpardicalsrs, 325 feet. ard tx:reme breadth,
IS taet, With Giaolaoem ?nt of 9,l46 tors.
Considerable delay has been experienced With
respect TO ihs iurFets, Thieh o9unot be prcccol
CT wl:h uo'ii tho Iaturo of shsir armament is
determined. Il is, hoWtv;r. rrobsble lh It
eaca tuire! will be erm:d with Two of tho new
4G-:cn q. l. Il euss a uo7cl feature 10 the
ornament III tho snip VIII b. ihs n quitting of
tour Czech guns Oh the top Ct the after super
struc ur5 a1d c'uple Of guos en- the forward
supors;iucuTo with til proof coveriug bosrds
l'r toe pfo;eo'i1o CT tho su;oefs. The vesst
is TO be fitted with Q ns0gac; s, brorz,, prope.-
!cr 10 ptc, ct he one of quo meta! originally
ordered. This Gecisicn was arrived at sftir q
serl;s Of comparative experiments mads With
thu ITO m5te!s.
Bars {! both n2t0iS. enc i5oi lUuirc, Were
niec!d o. siD0oits tW.'g3 iic les apart, and
first suit ,s-sd 10 q s:esay pr.siure spilled in
ths nlGtla Of tho ba:a, ard o!:erWsrd to inpaol
by s weight Ct City p,aads fsIiiog from q
hiSht Of li'o !se!. With a steady pressure
The eua NETS! bars slipped betDeeu the SUI
ports or bake with str:ia Of 2S cwt, whilo
Tho nsnIaccse bro'2, bsrs required 81 owt, to
break ths0. Tes;et By inyec: the guu meta
bars brcke with fam s.vya to tigut blogs,
While il t0ck rom 'bilI.ca 10 styt u:ecn bio rs
to hrosE the taanc9a s. brnt bars.
The ultimate beGd Of the la!tor wiss'so 10
ooth cas- IS more than h It of the gun metal thus
showing fully double the strength with supe,i,
tcugsneaa The Advantages claimed fer mangt.
nese eroTZs ever qua METAL sre-itst 4 consiC
ertb!e ssVlaa OF actual wight OF machinery ;
ED, second the. it enables thinner and con.
stql:n!y bitter hsde TO y, made, Offer.
lnk leE1 resistance 10 Tho W .tcr and eousling in
strength the gun natal blade of greater dimen
s.oEe,