Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-17

LOCAL BREVITIEs

. Warm as a May day
Spring two weeks OIL
! The blue birds are about.
! Perspiration started to-day.
/ The days are considerably longer.
| The citizens are complaining bitterly o
The condition Of the street crossings
FlorkS of wild geese fly over the cit,
daily going North which is ssu of mill
weather.
Mr. }. W. Burke has returned from
Florida where he has been for The past few
weeks on business
An old colored man crazed on the subec
OF religion, was arrested and locked up il
the station house this evening
Eugene Mitchell, who shot himself at Port
Tobacco, Md, last Monday night, died there
yesterday.
During lent, Rev. Father Murphy OF
Washington, will conduct services in St
Mary's church every Wednesday evening
Mrs. Jane Treakle fell down the stairs at
her home, on south Lee street, Yesterday
evening, quite badly sprainng her ankle
and otherwise injuring herself.
The most prevalent form Of Leuten amuse-
ments among The elderporlion OF society are
small cards and tea parties, quite informal in
every respect.
\ gentleman from Faulnier county was
in the city yesterday looking for small
cage for n mouse which he said sang as
Sweetly as canary bird.
Yesterday evening Il huge barge loaded
with piles landed at the Washington
wharVes. They were cut in the forests of
the lower Potomac and brought TO the city
for sale.
Mr.. Sandy Yates, former resident OF
this city, and who had many friends living
here, died in Washington Yesterday, and
his remains will be brought here for burial
on Monday.
The little three-year old daughter of Mr..
Thomas TennesSon fell into i pot OF boiling
water mt her fathers residence, on South
Fairfax street, this evening and was badly
scalded. DR.. Jones is attending the little
sufferer.
Mr.. J. y. Marshall has bought out the
boot and shoe establishment Of Mr.. l.. Cent?
berger on the corner ofking and Pitt streets
and hereafter the business will he conducted
by Mr.. G. Il. Marshall. brother of the pur-
chaser.
AS will be seen By an advertisement pub
lished elsewhere. the committee OH Public
Property of the City Council will rent the
Corporation fish wharf on the 2Sth inst. and
the commissioners Of the sinking fund will
rent the fish benches in the market on the
same day.
The revival services continue in the NJ. F..
Church, with increasing ferry or. There have
been several conversions during the week.
Special exercises are announced for to-mor-
row, and unusual religious interest is an
liclpated. Two persons protested CONVEX
sion last night.
Aninteresting meeting OF the Reform Club
was held last night at which an address was
delivered by Rev. Dr. Chckering, Secretary
OF the Congressional Temperance Society.
The afternoon meeting tomorrow will be
addressed by +. NJ. Bradley, esq, of Wash
lngton, Most Worthy Patriarch Of the Ma.
llonal Division Sons OF Temperance
Mr.. Kellogg yesterday introduced in the
Senate II bill appropriating 100000 for the
improvement OF the Potomac flats during
The next fiscal year, in conformity with the
plans and estimates Of the engineering de.
partmrnl. The bill was referred to the com
mcrcc committee, Of which Mr.. Kellogg is a
member. II lie finds that it will facilitate
the passage of the bill, lie will in committee
propose it rs an amendment to the river and
harbOr bill.