Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The receipts off fish are daily increasing.
\ small steamer is aground below The
bluIi
Quite large number of fish are being
! canght in Hunting creek.
The Alexandria fair buildings are TO be
sold morrow. Sctrd0sit DC.
! Mr.. j. W. Lambert, of st. Louis, is in this
+ city on a short visit TO his relatives
Mr.. ". Cowley has returned from pros
! pectlng tour through Shenandoah
: At Fishtown to day, 700 shad sold at S25
per hundred aud 5000 herring at $40 per
thousand.
Mr.. Francis " Manley, an old and re-
, spected citizen died at his home on south
Lee street last night
The April showers have started yegeta-
ton. and II wont be long now before the
llo"ers will be in bloom
The brig y. c. Chapman arrived here to-
day from Baltimore to load cooperage for
Cuba.
number OF fishermen went down 10 the
Creenway shore this morning, where opera
lions will commence at once.
Mr.. Thomas Beach brakeman on the
'. NJ. r. W., had one Of his hands slightly
mashed yesterday while coupling cars.
The schooner James Boyce, r., which
was recently built at this city, arrived in
New York from Cuba on Thursday.
Both of the Washington ferry boats will
be put on that line on Sunday, when hourly
trips will be made
Man may want but little here below, but
he makes great disturbance if he doesn't
get the lucky paddle at the A. L. l. Fair
Mrs. y. Penick was stricken with paraIy-
sis III Cu!peper last week, and is now lying
quite i'll ii her home in that place
A marriage license was issued in Wash
ington yesterday TO Francis NJ Harrison,
Of P. W. Co., Va, and Mary F. Hicks, Of
Fairfax Co., Va.
Cards are out for the marriage at Jersey.
City, \. J., on the 9Th instant, Of Anthony
W. Armstrong, OF this city, TO Miss Jesse
Rowena Gusts, of Jersey City
Gems. Eppa Hunton, Fl. H. Wells and
others were in this city to day engaged in
taking dispositions in the case Of Hay Va the
y. ". K. Z. Co.
The taking Of testimony in the Massey
Wise contested election case was concluded
in this city yesterday. But little interest
Was taken in the matter.
Mr.. Henry Strauss advertises a'large stock
OF spring clothing for men and boys and Of.
terS great bargains in all kinds Of goods in
his line
Miss Goodwin, highly respected and well
known resident of Rapidan station, Culpep.
er county, died there suddenly on Tuesday
She Went TO bed in good health on Monday
night and never woke again.
Mrs. Sarah LeFeyre, mother of Mrs Geo.
". HawXhurst, died last night at her resi-
dence, in Fairfax county. Mr.. HawxhurSt
has also received 4 telegram announcing
the death ot>hs sister in Brooklyn.
During the month of March $4,000 foot
passengers, 5000 brick teams. $500 two
horse vehicles, 5000 one. horse vehicles,
and 200 cattle passed over the Long Bridge
and the indications are that during this
month The travel will be much heavier.
Col Roher, Mayo, who claims the seat in
the House Of Representatives from the
Fredericksburg district, and Mr.. j. J. Davies.
of Manassas, who is acting for Hon George
T. Garrison have been in the city for a day
or two taking dispositions relative to the
late election.
The approach of the time for the settle.
m"nt of the annual accounts Of the city, the
preparation Of the new revenue bill and the
new appropriation bill, is giving the finance
committees considerable work. Several
nights in each week are occupied, but no
further meeting of the committee will take
place until next Monday night, when the
reports to be submitted to the Tuesday
meeting Of the City Council will be deter
mined upon.