Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-13
LOCAL RREYITIEs


the City Council will be held tonight
\ large number OF fishermen left this city
this morning for the shores below here.
The funeral little Mary Wheatlv will
take place tomorrow ut 10 H. M, instead Of
2p. m, Is previously announced
Shah sencs have been placed between the
rocks above the Aqueduct Bridge in the
Potomac.
| The supply of oysters at the Washington
Wharves is not very plentiful and the price
has again risen
\ marriage license was issued in Wash
lngton yesterday to George Lanan and
Louisa Elsey, both of Fairfax county, Va.
Many Of the Alexandria merchants are
growing vain as well as rich and a number
OF them have had their establishments pho.
tographed during the past week.
Messrs. G. Y. Worthingtou & Son are
loading for Capt. p. B. Hooe, the schooner
K. Fl. Mitchell. with wheat, which the latter
gentleman will ship to Baltimore.
The soop William & Luther ran on a
sunken pile in the cove north of the ship
yard last night, and knocked hole in her
bottom.
A colored man while engaged in unload
ing shingles from schooner at the wharf
this morning, fell overheard, bat was soon
rescued.
Messrs. Emanuel Waldecker, publisher of
the Toiks Tribune. and Theodore Hinrchs,
prominent druggist, both of Washington,
were in the city to-day.
NJ. George Summers, formerly of this
city, hut now of GAINESVILLE, Ga, fell while
(rD OF a Inrr alb Ia, H.
one of his friends WAS 10 be married last
week, and broke one of mis- ribs.
In the photograph of the Market Build.
ing, recently taken, all of the ugly corpo-
ration officials appear prominently, which
does not at all add to the ''etfect' of the
picture.
Mr.. John O'Neal, Of this city, brakeman
on the Virginia Midland Railway, while
coupling cars at Manassas yesterday, had
several fingers on his left hand quite badly
mashed
A Government survey party was sounding
for rocks opposite the fish wharf in George
town yesterday morning Several ohstruc-
tons were found, which will be removed so
as not to interfere with passing, vessels.
Mr.. George A. Mushbach during the ear
~ part of next month will take testimony
for Mr. Massey in the Massey Wise contest
ed election case in rebuttal Of any that may
be taken by Mr.. Wise's attorney in this city
next week.
Hoop rolling is the Eavortc amusement
just now with the little girls, crowds of
whom may be seen on the streets every fair
afternoon in the full tide of enjoyment
The boys have the more masculine pastime
OF spinning tops, flying kites and playing
ball.
The harbingcrs of spring have made their
appearance, and can he seen every day
seated on dry goods boxes in front of the
stores whiting soft pine or watching the
remarkable feat of the workmcn laying
bricks on the new buildings in course Of
erection.
1t is reported in steamboat circles that Mr..
IL. W. Bowers. OF Washington, will purchase
Il steamer that will run IS miles al hour and
carry 1000 passengers, to be used as an ex-
cursion boat TO Lower Cedar Point during
the summer months.
TO accommodate the boat clubs of Wash.
iHgton and Georgetown the Aqueduct Bridge
Company is having large pieces of canvass
spread from Que pier to another, SO as to
catch drip water from the canal. The re-
P'.'I' ''''N' '''t'i NohiIiStSt W lHt
bridge.
1t is rcporir'! that Mr. S.P Bayley who has
figured very prominently in politics in Eau
quier county, for several years past has sold
his farm to one Of his sons and removed
with his family to Norfolk. Congressional
aspirations are said to be at the bottom of the
Majors move.
The Mahoneites held a meeting at the
Custom House last nj ght at which il was de-
termned torequest the executive committee
to notify the presidents ofthe different ward
clubs to hold meetings and elect delegates
TO a convention to select ticket to be vot-
ed for at the May municipal election.
The building in course Of erection on the
corner of Pitt and King streets was duly in
spcctcd to-day by large number Of the
practical men of this city all of whom were
ready to give advice and direction to the
workmcn whenever asked--or to give it
anyway. There were at least ten inspectors
to every workmen engaged and strangers
passing the spot thought that the origin nal
statue Of Minerva was at last found and was
about TO he unearhed.