Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-24
LOCAL SEEVITIES.

I he schr VIM. Il. Houston is OIL the ways
at the ship yard
Mr.. J. W. Woodward. OF Orkney Springs
WAS i'll the city Saturday last.
4 valuable horse belonging to Mr. James
Chatham, died Saturday night last from pink
eye.
The knees for the new vessel being
built nj the ship yard have arrived here from
Maine.
Alesscrs George X. Rowland and l.. II.
Hell are at work rcpairingth old kcll house
on the corner Of Fairfax and Queen streets.
The bright, pleasant weather Of to-day,
after the cold storm Of Yesterday WAS great
y enjoyed, and large number Of people
were on the streets this afternoon
Capt. Benton Chinn. who WAS removed
from his position as postal clerk by the Ma
hone influence, has been offered lucrative
position ON the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ten Nights in 4 Bar Room will be pre-
scnted At Armory Hall tonight by the
Alexandria Dramatic Association for the
benefit Of the Reform Club.
The Potomac Academy Debating Society,
IL :, meeting last week, elected the following
officers: President, Ashby Miller; Vice Pres
ident, '. b. Warrcnfells Secretary, Frank
Thomas Treasurer, Franz; Z. English
The remains Of Mrs. RcbcCca McGoncsul
VINO died in Brooklyn. y. Y. last week, ar
rived here yesterday and were inferred in
me Union Cemetery by undertaken B.
Whcatley.
The steamer W. W. Corcoran will 20 on
the Mt. Vernon route about next Thursday.
relieving the City of Alexandria, which will
be placed on the route between this CITY and
Washington.
Frederick Ayre>. the little son ofMr. Geo.
I. ANrcs. was so badly bitten about the face
aud head bya dog belonging to Mr.. James
Ferguson, Saturday last, that DR.. Powell
flad TO be called to dress the wounds.
Mrs. DeSilya, living Oh Oronoco street,
between Patrick and Henry, fell down an
embankment near Portner's brewery, Satur-
day evening last. sustaining severe and pain
iul injuries. Mr.. Cheshire, who happened to
be near with his wagon. took the lady to
her home
The two new brick dwellings on Column
bus street, between King and Prince, for the
MeSSls Helmuth are rapidly approaching
completion. Messrs. Padgett & Bro. have
completed the brick work and Mr.. B.
+. Dudley is pushing ahead the carpenters
work.
Several large limbs of the crab apple tree
in the yard Of Mr. McVegh, on St. Asaph
street, broke down under the weight of the
snow yesterday. The limbs in falling badly
damaged the large and beautiful magnolia
tree standing near by
VIM. ST. John has chartered the steamer
Mystic to take q party Of gent emen to see
I he buoy placed in the river, off Jones' point
by the Pintsch Lighting Company. The
Pintsch gas lighted buoy it patented, and an
effort will be made shortly by the Company
having control Of the patent, Of which Mr..
It. John is agent, TO have it, the buoy,
adopted by the Government, hence the trip
10 night.
y communication from Catletts station,
in the Manassas Gazette, states that the
Brady woman, who brought the small pox
to this city from Pennsylvania, visited that
and all the otherplaces in the vicinity, along
the line to Manassas, early in April, and as
Il result, Samuel Tanner colored, WI car
ried her child from Weaversvillet to l,risters-
burg, is now down with the disease. Wher-
ever the woman goes she leaves her victims.
She is still at large.
Mcssrs. Prctzfelder 4 Co, have opened 10
day full line of Gcrster cloths-something
cnIirel Y new