Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-02
LOCAL HEEyITJEs

There are but seven prisoners confined in tht
city Jail.
There we've three vessels loaded with oysters
lying III the wharvts to-day
This is II! Souls Day and services appropriate
to the occasion were held in st. Murys Church.
Large Quantities Of lumber, hoop poles, shocks
&c, arc arriving here daily by the different rail
road lines aud also from down the river.
Mr. Lewis Mckenzie has rented his dwelling "a
4 scltlcnan from New York who is 4 clerk in the
Irrasnr" Department ut Washington: 4.
Marriage licenses wcrc issued in Wasbin gton
yesterday Ia John ". Henderson and Maria F.
Kirk, both of this city.
Twtnty-nine boats left Cumberland Tuesday
loaded with coal. eight Of which were for the
American Coal Go. of this city.
The beautiful weather of Yesterday was supple.
lncntcd by night of rain, but during the mora
lng the clouds broke away and this evening was
fine.
Mr.. C. w. Ridley, Superintendent of the Wash
inEtnn Ferry Company, has removed to this city,
and with his family occupies the residence at the
Northwest CORNER uf Lee and Cameron Streets
This morning Judge Meade issued an order for
the delivery Of the old registration books in wards
IND and lth to the City Sergeant to be by him
deposited i'll the Clerks office for safe keeping.
The colOrcd man who was struck on the head
with club by james Burnett, at West End, OIL
Tuesday last, is said to he improving but is
still III critical condition. burnett has not
yet been arrested.
wagon broke down OIL the corner of King and
Royal streets this morning, which attracted a
small crowd, and Il drunken colUred man passing
1T the time seized the opportunity of making
quite ali amusing though rambling harangue.
Black bass OF good size now being caught
quite nnmerousy in the canal IA short distance
above this city, and its banks are daily frcquented
by anglers who greatly enjoy the sport of catching
them.
The schooner NJ. n. Hail, of 900 tons burthen
Is ut MesSrS. Agncw & Cos shipyard from George
town to finishing loading coal for Boston. The
schooner Harry Mcsser is also at the same yard to
g" ON the ways to be repaired and reprinted
Mr.. ID. c. Carson, of New York General Supcr-
lntcndent of the Southern Telephone Co., and
Mr. G. L. McC'uer, of Richmond, District Superin-
tendcnt, arc in the city for the purpose of cstab-
fishing Il new telephone wire between Washing
ton and Alexandria.
As car loaded with wheat was opened this
morning, or Union street, Il rabbit jumped from
the door and ran down the street pursued by
crowd %! boys and dogs who, not stopping, caught
him below the shipyard after an amusing aud ex-
citing chase.
considerable crowd was gathered on the COR
nrr ot Royal and Cameron streets Yesterday even
ing by 4 man under the influence of liquor, who
'llilc 10 one Oh TIE merchants oil the
nctShh"rhood. lie was arrested and taken to the
station house and this morning had hearing be-
fore the Mayor.
The description of the Washington Monument
which appears elsewhere, and the articles about
t'hrisi Church and Mount Vernon, which have be-
fore been published were written by Mr. r. s.
i'a1iS OF Detroit, Mich, who was here short time
ago, and who made many friends while visiting
this city.
Among the improvements TO be made at the
slip "t the Washington ferry is the erection of
freight house on the north side of tho wharf at
that slip, the new house to be built of the mate.
rial of the old freight house which was built
"ilcn III" ferry belonged to the Orange and Alex
anGra railroad Company before the war and
when The steamers on the line were the Union and
iir George Page. The hulkhcad at tho foot of
King street i; also to be extended considerably, so
rs I" make the strand there almost us wide rs it is
Ii ri Prince street dock.
Mr.. G. L. Price will have some fine salt water
tai "rs and niArr fish ut his stand in the market
in-unrruw.