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

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filed several high offices in the different or
GERS OF which hewas q member and his case i.
considered one of the most remarkable OF
T'r"ic les;crday morning Mr.. R!azen.
lf!thh ni his came here from Springfield
Tor hi!n and last night they both Ieii ion
$ their homes i'll hat city Ii is said that The
NAH 5 troubles are The effects OFFS fall re-
resved SOME time ago
The SnIr lARD-The schooner Wave
Crest from Wilmington, y. c arrived a:
Mcssrs. Agnew & Cos. ship yard yesterday
evening loaied with timber to be used in
p!anSn= the schooner which is now being
bull there. The framing Of the schooner
"ii he completed in a few days when the
rlanklnS will be commenced. The keel for
The other schooner, which has been contract
eel Tor, will soon be laid. and to make room
Tor il, the blacksmith 5 shop in the yard will
80 moved, and both vessels built side bv side.
\ description Of the schooner and the per
sons name for whom it is to be built have
already been given in the GAZETTE.
The framing of the schooner at the ward
.! the Potomac Manufacturing Company is
also progressing rapidly and that vessel too
will soon be ready for plankine. Mr. Char
les Ward, superintendent of the ward. has
ship merchant of Havana, Cuba, asking for
his figures to build q vessel after the nat
tern OF The schooner James Boyce. IT,. which
was built here and which sailed from this
FORT .nE Havana in JANUARY. Capt. Ward
thinks the figures he has given are so low
al 10 warrant the belief that during the
s"mmer,here will he vessel built here for
merchants "f Havana. The facilities for
pbnlldlng nj thisporl are being recognized
by capitalists. for with any quantity Of keel
and frame timber within twenty miles. and
with climate which allows almost constant
outdoor work, and cheap rents Alexandria
may b" said to have advantages over most
places for this industry.
l.uSr MD Found. Mr.. W. L. Graves
Wcil-rmown resident and merchant of the
First ward while nj work in his garden
Thursday evening lost handsome gold
watch which, after searching over the ground
for some time. inc almost dspared offnding.
Remembering that his dog-a fine setter
had been trained by him to look for his
glove. handkerchief or any thing that had
been hidden or put out Of the way, he
called him and said several times lost
lost. In 4 short time his dog came 10 a
stan. st Il pile Of dead hox. bushes, where
Mir &. found his watch. He then recol-
lcctcd that he had thrown some bushes over
AT that point early in the evening where his
watch mnst have dropped from his pocket
FIRES IN FAIRFAX CouNTY.-The roof of
a house in Fairfax county, back of Came
ron run, formerly owned by Mr John Nc
Clurc, but now occupied hy colored
inan named Neal 'rriplett. caught FIRE yes
tr!day evening. but with the assistance Of
nc.GhhorS the flames were soon distinguished
and before much damage had been done.
sparks from the engine Of the early freight
train Oh the W. \ ". r. r., set fire to the
barn belonging to Mr.. William Ellison. at
East Falls Church this morning and com
plctely destroyed it with it's contents he.
sides several adjoining outbuillinga.
the RIVER SrEAMERS--T steamer
City of Alexandria, which was aground in
Nolnni Creek, got oil safely yesterday and
arrived here last night. She will go to the
ship yard for some slight repairs. after
WHICH sh" will take her place OH the Wash
ington ferry Tie City of Washington will
then he repaired, when both boats will com
mcacr making hourly trips between the two
cities.
The steamer Nattano is still aground Al
Ecr dock in Washington. and will therefore
not make her trip down the river TO morrow
~ vas expected.
iiE MARKET this morning WAC only
moderately supplied and the spring vege-
tables we're few and far between The
IlowcrS on the stands were pretty but the
weather WAS too cold to induce many 10
make purchases. Prices keep up for meats
and vegetables. Poultry was scarce and
high. Butter and e.rgs were q shade lower
i he attendance of purchasers was fair. but
'ter" We're many empty benches.
CHANGE OF \ RAILROAD OFFICIAL.--lt is
stated that Col. \. l.. kives. General Man
agrr oI the Mobile aud Ohio Railroad. has
hrru offered the position Of General Manager
OF the Virginia Midland Road and Piedmont
Airline, with a salary Of $4,000, and that
be will accept. This position is now held
by Col. +. NJ. K. TALBOT, whose Office is in
Richmond
Police REPORT Last night was cloudy
with shower about ! o'clock. There were
one prisoner and six dodgers i'll the station
house
The only case the Mayor had before him
this morning was tha! Of Sarah Fair, who
was detained for non-payment of fine. She
was put TO work scrubbing the station house.
DER EXPRESS THIS a. M.--Nrw supply latest
l style fancy Spring Hats for Men. Boys and
Youths. much lower than ever
MARI ADAMS Il SUMMERS.
LUSr RECElNED-l.at Style Silk and Still
q Hats [mar5 ADAMS & SUMMERS.
ItORN ANDTOMATOES-1 100 dozen Red Cross
u Tomatoes. and 50 dozen Red. Cross Canned
Corn very fine goods, for sale at
mar2 J. G. MILBURN'S.
gNRESH GROUND GRAHAM FLOUR and