Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-24
LOCAL BREYITIES

Mr.. G. II. Collins has received an orde
for machinery for Il marble quarry in Ten
nessee.
The last hop TO be given by the Frida,
Club Eetorc lent. will come oil next Frida,
night at McBurney's Hall
Col. Jacob ke,npc, of West Va, AN,
Charley Nye will address Il public meeting
OF the Reform Club at their hall next Friday
night.
A marriage license was issued in Wash
ington yesterday to William H. Cannon
and l.nra l.. I.ightfoot. of Vienna, Fairfax
: county.
The wires uf The Southern Telegraph
Company will soon reach l,ynchburg from
! Richmond via the Richmond and ALLEGHENY
railroad route.
A freight car belonging to the Virginia
Midland road was broken into NJ Warrenton
depot Sunday night and valuable packages
OF merchandise stolen
Mr.. b. II. Lambert has returned from
Athens, Ga, where he has been to attend
the funeral of his brother-in-law Rev. Mr..
Crymes, whose death has been announced
in the GAZETTE
Mr.. 5. Barbour, president of the Virginia
Midland Railroad Company, was in Balti-
more yesterday in consultation with Presi-
dent Garrett NJ the Baltimore and Ohio
Building upon railroad matters.
The horse and buggy which was stolen
from Washington on Saturday were found
beyond Falls Church on Sunday afternoon,
in possession of a young white man of re-
spectacle connections in Washington
The House Committee on War Claims
yesterday agreed to report adversely the
petition Of Sewell b. Corbctt for $40, 900
for property and crops destroyed by the
United states troops in Alexandria county.
Mr. Augustine Smith, of the Virginia
Agricultural College, who read an essay yes
terday before the National Agricultural
College, in Washington, is the father of DR..
Smith, of this city.
IN this ely, was showed mp i'll 4 canyon in
Montana during one Of the recent snow
storms out there but got out all right, and
when last heard Of was enjoying himself in
Helena
Rev. Henderson Suter, of Christs Church
has written to Rev. +. S. Gregory accepting
the latter's invitation to deliver the sermon
OH the occasion of the dedication of Epiph-
any Chapel, in l.ynchhurg, March 18th by
Bishop Whittlc.
The Committee on General Laws of the
City Council met yesterday evening and or
sanized by electing Alderman #. Y. Rish-
ell chairman. They also transacted such
business as they had to present TO Council at
the meeting last night
An unsllSpccting gentleman while walk
ing along Queen street this morning was
suddenly butt from behind by goat and
knocked down, greatly to his surprise
and Indignation. The goat seemed to take
il as matter Of course, thinking the object
legitimate butt.
The funeral ofNIr W. G. Beverly, whose
sad death was noticed in Monday S GAZETTE
took place in Ieeshurg yesterday, and was
largely attended, among those present be.
ing several from this city. His remains
were inferred in the Episcopal cemetery,
near that town
Major J. +. Divine addressed Golden
Light Lodge Of Good Tcmplars last night.
Maj. Divine was OH his way to Fauquier co.
to fill Il number of appointments as State
Lecturer for the order The lodge was al
so entertained by remarks from w. A.
Rnckcr, of Fauquer, and @. F. Baggett,
reading By Ii. NJ. Foltz and songs by j. r.
Grigg. Nominations for officers to serve
for the next quarter to be elected next
Tuesday night were made.