Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-12
LOCAL 3REyITIES
Wednesday will he St. Valentines Day

There were three inches Of SNOW ut RounC
Hill, l.oudoun county this morning.
The L. :. Court. Judge Il. w. Hughes
meets in this city tomorrow.
Two vessels loaded with oysters are al
The Wllarvcs.
The annual first of January swear off,
fever in this city is slowly loosening its grip
There has been Il recent decline of trade
in the Northern oyster markets.
The meeting of the Reform club was pre-.
sided over Yesterday evening by Mr.. III. Pat,
/ ton.
The Catholic Beneficial Association at
their meeting last nj ght determined to have
a banquet on Easter Monday.
The schr Cephus Starrett. Captain Law
renee, was cleared from this port to-day by
Messrs. f. \. Reed x Co, loaded with coop
erage for Sagua Ii Grande. Cuba.
Tin cans may not point morals, but one
adorned tail-of u dog-on Prince street
this morning, and the conjunction" was
witnessed by IN amused crowd.
The new tug Atlas from Baltimore, under
command OF Captain Cheshire, arrived here
Yesterday, and will engage in the towing
business OH the river.
A grocer had a pound OF sugar returned
with 1 note stating, TOO mnch sand for
table Use, and not enough for building pur-
poses
By the recent death of Mrs. Thomas n
Stewart Of Fairfax county, Mr. James
Love, comes into possession ofthe largest por-
ton OF her fine estate.
Red-headed girls can find consolation in
the fact that they always enjoy prominence
in crowd. They do not suffer the humili-
alton of being invisible"
An opening has been made in the Cali
iornia mine in I-ouloun county, and some
fine magnetic iron ore taken therefrom. The
mine Is owned by parties in this city.
The auction sale at Mr.. /. Schwarzs dry
goods store has been postponed until Mon
day next Oh account Of the unavoidable abb
sece OF the auctioucer, Mr.. Lucas.
The congregation OF the Second Presby-
terrain church will meet on Wednesday, Feb.
.lst, 10 consider the question Of electing
an additional number OF elders and deacons
Of their church.
The steamer Norfolk from Philadelphia
arrived AT MessrS. Reed L Cos. wharf this
morning with 4 large freight. This Is The
first steamer that has arrived here from
Philadelphia since the late freeze.
II is understood that arrangements for an
Interstate cock fight in Alexandria county,
are now in progress, and that Virginia,
Maryland and the District Of Columbia will
be represented in the sport
AT the Baltimore Stock Exchange on Sat
ur,lay Virginia Midland bonds attracted
more attention., and the floating offerings of
all issues were promptly taken al \ small adj
vance on previous quotations.
4 large gear wheel weighing seven thou
sand pounds was made nj Collins foundry
last week, 10 replace the one broken at Az.
news yard some three weeks ago while try
ing to haul up the ways which had become
encased in the ice.
The steamer Enterprise, loaded with lum-
Der for the schooner being built al the Po-
tomac Manufacturing company'; ship yard,
arrived here to-day, and three scows loaded
for Messrs Agnew X Cos. yard arrived
Yesterday.
\ slight lire occurred at the house Of Mr..
George Lash. on the corner OF Oronoco and
Columbus streets. yesterday morning, but
the tlannrS were cXtinguiShrd before any
damage WAS done and before an alarm had
been given.
y row occurred al the restaurant ofEli Pet
~ this evening, growing out of the refusal
OF il man 10 pay for drinks that he had or
dered. fight ensucd, during which knife
was drawn, but not used The man was ar
rested and taken 10 the station house.
y prudent and far seeing mother married
hertwo daughters some years ago to 4 plumb
er and an ice-cream man. and now, no mat
ter whether there is 4 mild winter or Sc
we're one she has 4 box at the theatre
and spends the next summer al Newport or
goes TO Europe with one or the other Of her
sons.in-law.
Ii was on side street that he necessarily
played on the cornet, Sweet Maiden Hear
My Prayer" There was maiden lady
next door, and she sent him word with her
compliments that she had heard his
prayer, and would pay months board for
him lin advance. if he'd move to another
and more distant portion Of the city.
A fight that was in progress on Friday
evening last in the northeastern part OF the
city, between two white men, was suddenly
brought to a termination by one of the com
batants 'squealing' at being bitten by his
adversary, who considers that his strong
point though he had entered into an agree
ment before the tight commenced that there
should be no biting in the game
Sterne, who had the reputation oftreat-
ing his wife ILL., was talking to Garrck of
conjugal love. The husband" he said,
No ol,o l, Il L,