Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-17
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THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY l.. ISL.
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES, Jan. Il. lSSi.
For the Middle Atlantic States fair weather,
except in Southern Virginia where light
SHOWS vii! occur variable winds mostly
sori,her!v. warmer weather with falling ba-
rumctcr.
TuE RIVER. The river still continues
frozen hIlt with better prospects OF an early
resumption of IN .igati0n. As stated III the
GAZETTE The Thompson and Gibson arrived
here hate Yesterday evening from Plney Point.
where the latter had been for some days
awaiting a supply Of coal. The tug Mary
Lewis which left here Yesterday for 4 tow u
oyster boats IN the lower river returned
TIL, evening with the tugs Hartley aud Ged-
nev aud six Of the Vessels, one oil which
stopped here and the others proceeded to
WASHINGTON. Tn, New York steamer LETT
here for Wasl,in4Iun following III the track al
the tow. Tin. rhit:ilrlphia steamer Norfolk
started down tins morning, on! after getting
a. far "a Jones Point returned /" her dock
in this city, lhr ice being To" hard for her
To force Il passage through il. number al
men were engaged in cutting ice from the
river to-day. IN lrontof Mr.. j. II. ID. Smoot :
lumber yard, which was found To he seven
inches thick.
49,
ioSrf"NEN nat many young l""i,''
enter the S"emu state of n"dIuck with
about a. ,uuCh Relation of what they arc
doing a. ii they were preparing i"r Il sum
mrr excursion i an unc"ntr"vertlblo lact;
hut it >etmS there j. one youn" man at least
among the. hordrs Of reckless ones in This
city who has suddenly come To himself on
the subject, and arrived ut The sage concir-
sion hat love, like honor, don't buy break
itstS or hcri-leaks either. III" swain III
question hai been dev"iIn& himself ass'nn-
curly t"a young lady, ana The co'r'Sn'p
had eveni,ihted In an engagement. All
Things were ready apl''ie"''!' ",'' m"'h Wv
day for tying the knot arrived the pros
pecti"e groom concluded the tunes were LOO
hard to take any additional responsibility
upon himself, and in an interview with the
Young women sorr"wfnl!y and with divers
pardon begvincs asked to BIZ released from
his engagement Tor the present.
BLIND ioM.-aS VIII dc seq" rS ~. ~, ~
VertlselhchI punl>heu e'Se" ie,1' I'''" ,r i''''
Lav next. Blind Tom is too we'll known in
this city to need IN introduction. The New
York lIoId has the following to SAY of his
rrceut appcarance in that city:
AT Steinway Hall last night Blind Tom,
introduced Dy MS patient manager hl. Do
lhne. gave new proofs of his wonderful i'm
itntiye CAPACITY by PLAYING number of Sc
l.ctions from classic and modern compost
lions for the pianofortc in style that would
Put TO shame many pianists who have the
nIrsnt,ue Of siuht and that other sense that
the poor negro possesses only in modified
degree. The audience was large and repeat
cd SURPRISES made it enthusiastic
CORPORATION CoURr-.tudgr " +. Mcale
presiding-E. O. Swain vs.. X. Bell, lr., in
chancery, answer of Il. Bell, jr.. filed with
exceptions to Commissioner Norton's re-
port.
J. y. Spencer vs. w. H. Young, case on
certified account plea of assllmpsit filed.
On application of Potomac Lodge No. IS,
l. o. 0. f., H. Nj. Davis and IL. IL. Rudd
we're substituted property trustees in the
places of Christian Schatcr and c. NJ Dris-
coll deceased.
John Clark, colored, was allowed TO per-
form the rites of matrmony in the city,
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PERSONAL---VERY. Beck nam, VINO mas
been conilnrd TO Ills nome Tor the past le"
days with severe coid, Is out again.
Mr.. John Wilkins, whose hand was re-
Gently ampntale' after ha'i'S petil oa"!S
crushed between TWO cars on 'he virginia
Midland Hallway Is out again All" expects
soon to go to work.
Mr.. John Il. Cox, of this city, was married
at leesburg to-day to Miss A. {. Donohoe,
of loudoun county.
Messrs. Henry ana RAJ. ". 'u'ahy, o'
Major ]. Mort Kilpour is living quite i'll at
his home near W.oirroye. Louioun county.
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