Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-08
LOCAL BREVITIEs
New moon tonight.
asst ninht MaS aS cold Us mil ,uintar

New moon tonight.
Last night was as cold as mid-winter.
The thermometer at o'clock this morn
ing stood at 1872
y horse belonging "a Mr. Dew. Aitchrsol
dropped dead suddenly yesterday.
y special meeting Of the Reform Club i.
TO he held tonight.
Mrs. Mary Peytou,an inmate Of the Alex.
andria lntirmary. died al that institution on
Tuesday
/ Messrs. Agnew \ Go. to-day commenced
fencing in the lots recently purchased By
them adjoining the ship yard.
! Three car loads of the debris OF the re-
| cent wreck on the Na. Midland Hallway
have been brought TO this city.
There were no Cases for trial at police
headquarters this morning There were no
prisoners there last night and but FIVE
dodgers
The steamer Maltano resumed her trips
| 10 the lower Potomac landings to-day, leav.
ing this city for the first time this season
this morning
The tug ". f. Bell broke her wheel
while backing ut her wharf in Georgetown
yesterday and had 10 come back TO this city
for repairs. She is now OH the ways al
MeSsrs Agnew X Co. 5 ship yard.
Rev. Dr. Isaac Lee Nicholson. who has
lusi been elected Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Indiana. was a student At The
Theological Seminary near this city, and
was ordained in 1871. lie is Il native of
Baltimore and is not 10 years old.
The continued cold weather is interfering
with the fisheries. and hut few are now be-
,tN1r !, W. I
vailed during the past few days have also
nterirrred with oyster dredging. and
but few are now being taken or sent TO this
market.
The woman who was in this city all day
yesterday looking for her husband. who she
says has been missing for some time, left
here for Washington last night. She gave
her name as Mrs. William Reed. of that
city, and said she would search the earth
over Tor her descrtlu9 husband.
\ countryman who WAS in the city this
morning said that ''Wiyyins or no Virgins.
the winter had broke. and that very soon
now the sun would shine as hot as fire" TO
show his faith i'll his belief he bought seven
large Sundowns from King street dealer,
saying he would have use for them all he
fore summer was over.
The |. s steamer 'TalIapoosa passed this
city to-day from Washington for the West
Indies. The object Of her voyage Is to
survey and chart that part of the coast of
Cuba which lies adjacent to Cape Antonio,
aud to lind and definitely locate a reef
which is said 10 exist there, but is not
shown on the charts.
Large quantities ri truc!, are already being
shipped from Norfolk To Northern markets
Miss Mildred Lee, daughter Of the late General
Rnhcr' t. Lee, who has been spending the winter
IN Washington left yesterday for Charleston, S. c.
Numbers Of tranps are passing through the
cItS daily, stopping Al nearly every hnusr they
pass. In many cases they refuse cold yictuals
and abuse those who offer them.
The average stay Of servant girls in families is |
less than seven weeks, taking the country over
II yours has remained eight weeks you are en-
titled TO wear grin of triumph.
Adsices from Cumberland state that the coal
dealers III that city are preparing to load an i'm
mcnsc number Of coal harges for tdcwattr next
week when the water will be turned on.
Mr. J. c. Coleman has sold his farm near Gull
ford, III Londonn county to New York gentle
niar, for $1,000, ana Mr. Nelson Beamer has
sold his farm about two miles south Of Lcesburg
70 Mr.. Chas +. Powell. for $4,000.
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ES3- DON'T FAIL TO READ THIS Having
purchased the entire stock of tho late Grm of S.
Waterman Y Son from the assignee at L great
sacrifice for cash. We beg 10 call the attention of
the citizens Of Alexandria and vicinity to the fact
that in order 10 reduce the same before going into
extensive preparations in rctitting and remodel
ing the establishment, we will sell for so days
from this day the entire stock of Ready Made
Clothing. Gents Furnishing Goods, Piece Goods
Trunks Na!iscs &c. n: prices that will astonish
all who ever purchased Clothing before and
which will be very much below former prices.
IL ~ ell. suln 1,,.;n L.,
strictly carried out The Merchant Tailoring
business will Ia carried on on a much larger and
better regulated scale. Having retained the same
cutter and ,ailors, we invite all to give us a trial
We mean business and ask your kind patronage
foiiIr attention. No trouble to show goods.
". NuRDLlNGER * CO.,
Successor TO Simon Waterman 4 Son.
lGhI Sarep:a Hall Building