Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-12
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
LOCAL BREVITIEs
Easter is two weeks of.

| TdSleF Is TWO weeks OH.
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday.
/ White shad about fifteen inches long are
selling ut from 81 TO $3.50 per pair in the
! Norfolk market.
In the Corporation Court to-day, Judge
Meade delivered his opinion in the Hcndcr
son chahccry cause which has been pending
! Ion some years.
Easter falls on the 18th of March this wear
two weeks from last Sunday. Dealers
in Easter cards and ladies' head-gear are al
ready quite busy.
Grace Church, Philadelphia, orwhich Rev.
We: Webb, formerly Of this city, is pastor
raised S2pOO missionary collection last Sun
day, which is 81 1000 over last years collec-
ton.
The brig Cascatelle, which sank of the
mouth ofthe Potomac, lies with the tops of
her masts just below the surface of the wa
Ter, and there is nothing but buoy to warn
mariners.
Just now everybody is on his or some
body clse's good behavior. The police court
proceedings are lacking in business and the
Mayor has ample opportunity to reflect
upon what might have been, but is not"
Engine No. 9, of the Virginia Midland
Railway, which was wrecked by an acct
dent on that road several months ago, has
been rebuilt at the company's shops in this
city, and now presents u handsome appear.
ance, being comparatively new locomo-
tive
Mr.. James Wood. while at work last Sat
.lrday evening on the steamer Lady of the
Lake, which is hauled up on the WAYS at
ASnews ship yard, fell from the deck Of the
steamer TO the ground below, seriously in
.lurins himself about the body. He was car
rled 10 his home, where Dir. klpisten rem
dered surgical aid
The plankimg on the wharf ut Fishtown is
being put down preparatory to the coming sea-
son.
Rev. K. II. Mckim, formerly rector of Christ
Church, i'll this city, but now of IIoboken has sold
four lois of ground i'll Baltimore on Calvert street,
20 feet front each, for $3i 900.
McSsrs. J. p. Agnew & Co., who for the past
hitcrn years have been shipping coal from George
town for the New Central Coal Co., have given
up the agency of that company and have been
succeeded by McssrS. Gilmor, Meredith & Co.
The steamer Sue, having been thoroughly re-
paired and reprinted and looking rs bright Us Il
new PIN made her first trip this season from
Baltimore To this city on Saturday and returned
yesterday.
Inc chapel oil the Epiphany, ut Lynchburg
will be consecrated by Bishop Whittle tomorrow,
and Rev. ii. Sutcr rector of Christ church. left
this city this morning TO preach the sermon ap
propriate TO the OCCASION
Thomas Quinn, aged about twelve years fell
while playing on the corner of Duke and Henry
streets yesterday morning and broke his arm
Dr. Powell set the fractured limb, and to-day the
boy is doing AZ well rs could he expected
Several young men who left this city short
time ago to fish for Capt. Ruhb at the Gum shore
have returned. They say the sudden change
from Il diet of turkey and plumb cake which they
were used to. to one of salt bacon and cOru bread
WAS more than they could stand without more
practice
The stables of Mr.. W. A. Hrawncr, formerly of
tIi.s city. but now Of Uppervillc. together with
his wagon, harness. &C., We're burned on Thurs
day night last. His horses saved with diff.
Guilty, one of them being singcd Mr.. Brawner
ives quite badly, though not seriously burnt about
the face and hands while attempting to save his
property.
Geo ". Foster the former body-servant of the
late Capt. 5. S. Lee ana who was terribly wounded
during fight in the Indian Territory is to be
married III this city tomorrow evening to Clara
+. Thompson, of Fauquier County George has
the good wishes of all Of his acquaintauces, white
aud black, for Il happy termination of an eventfnl
career.
Scarlet fever is prevailing to Il considerable ex-
tent in Georgetown, and has been the cause of
several deaths lately. The fever is mostly found
in the families ut wcl-to.do persons MIR. Henry
{. Win>hip. resident of this city is greatly
afflicted in The illness OF his four children
witt, the disease. The eldest, Alice aged five
years and nine months. died last week.