Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-26
GOCAL EREVITTES.

Both Of the Washington ferry boats made
regular hourly trips yesterday and to-day
A number of slcighs were on the street to-
day, but the running was not as smooth as
desirable
! Mr.. James Roach and Miss Moliie e
+, Fannon were married at St. Mary's Church
this evening
The Norfolk boats, due here early this
morning, did not arrive till midday, having
been detained hy the heavy weather of last
night.
Mr.. f.. Il. Carlin, of the firm of J. F.
Carln & Sons, on Monday presented each
member OF the police force Of this city with
Il handsome pocket knife.
Mr.. VIM Hogan a mrmber Of Christ
Church choir, was presented with a hand
some Christmas gilt by his friends of that
church.
Mai. Geo DufIey was on Friday last
elected by Oriental Lodge Knights Of Py-
thias, representative to the grand lodge of
that organization.
A number of the Arlington Club with
some of their friends will indulge in ii fox
hunt on Friday next, they having secured Il
pack of fine hounds from Ccnirevllle.
| Capt Crowley, of the schooner Henry S.
Culvcr, recently bui!t here, writes TO n
friend in this city, that he arrived i'll Balii-
more on Monday, after stormy passage from
| Providence.
City Sergeant Smith gave the inmates Of
the Jail Il fine Christmas dinner yesterday
which was highly enjoyed by the prisoners.
1t is hoped the sergeanily muniIirence will
not he an incentive for an increase OF jail
birds" as the Christmas of 1881 draws on.
The vicinity of Vinegar Hill was one of
carousing and disorder on Monday and yes
! lertlay, aud the proEanc language INDUCED
in by the crowds Of drunken negroes who
frequrutcd the ncichhorhnud is much com
planned by the residents.
Alfred 1Iiaco and company will give
lIumpty Dumpty performance ut Armory
Hall tonight The troup els spoken well OF
by the press generally, and good enter
taiument may be expected. They gave Il
street parade to-day and attracted large
crowd
Beaver Taylo colorcd, was arrested yes.
tcrlay and sent to Jail for ninety days for
swindIing an old colored woman out ofSI 80,
for which he gave her slip of paper with Il
lot OF numbers on it. He told her to present
it al an office on King street that does not eX-
island that she would receive 500.
Walking has neither been the pleasant
est nor safest work to-day. The pave
mentS, or most Of them. are cncased with
slect, and while much care WAS necessary III
order to preserve an equilibrium, the occa-
sional slide ola cart load of snow from roofs
rendered it necessary to watch your head as
we'll us your feet.
On last Friday evening several members
Of the Alfred street colored BAPTIST Church,
including several from Washington, paid an
annual visit to their pastor, Elder S. w.
Madden, vino was confined to the house by
"A severe cold They placed on his table
packages TO such an extent as 10 give as
stlrance of appreciation and esteem for him
and his family, at the same time giving them
Il friendly greeting aud Withdrew as quietly
as they came.
An old colored man named Samuel Rus
lin came here from Loudoun county yester-
day TO buy some sash and blinds and soon
fell in with three sharpers who offered TO
show him a sash store that was kept open
on Christmas The three acted so suspic-
io,lsy that the old man discovered that he
was about to be robbed just as he was being
taken in an alley, and with the remark that
he was too old 4 fox to be fooled that way
left The siarpers.