Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-27
LOCAL BREVITIES

iC SPSAo 3AoaSS wa e~OA ~ -
a skating rink.
The daily false alarm Of FIRE occurred to.
day at noon.
Rev. ]. P. Cheneworth will address the
Reform Club tonight.
Attention is directed to the advertisement
of real estate to take place in this city TO-
morrow.
Two men caught over two hundred perch
and six black bass, near the Chain Bridge,
| last Wednesday.
After the services at Trinity NJ. E. Church
yesterday fourteen persons were admitted to
mem hership on probation.
The catch of shad by the OILERS in the
river near this city is on the increase, but
the seins at The fishing shores are still catch
ing but few.
In e game of ball on Saturday last be.
tween two clubs composed of little boys Of
this city, the Orientals beat the Alexandria
Stars by score of q to IL.
4 passenger train on the A. & F. railroad
was stoned while passing along Fayette
street between Duke and Wolfe on Satur-
day night, but no one was hurt.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
ton to attend the commencement exercises
of the medical department. OF the University
OF Georgetown which takes place to-mor.
row night.
While his store is being enlarged Mr.. /.
Schwarz has removed his stock of goods to
No. &c King street, where he is offering
great inducements to purchasers. See al
yertisementS.
This city was visited early yesterday
morning and again yesterday evening by
thunder storms, during which fine showers
of rain fell, which had a most beneficial ef-
feet on vegetation.
The little girls living in the neig hborhood
of the home of the colored woman who was
on Friday last find SO for throwing garbage
iu the street, will hold a fair to reimburse
her for the amount she had to pay.
The Jury in the Downey case, who were
put in charge of the City Sergeant on Sat.
urday last, were given an airing yesterday,
but were not taken to church three times,
as the Judge said they might be.
The wreck of the tug w. E. Bell, which
was destroyed by fire in st. Nary's river
last February, was towed to this city yes.
terday evening and is now lying at the dock
between Prince and Duke streets.
The business Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal last week was not very encouraging
TO the friends of the canal or the boatmen,
as the shipments from Cumberland showed
a falling of as compared to the two previ-
Gus weeks.
Mr.. Charles Cook, of this city whose face
was so badly mashed by a kick of a horse in
the yard of Portner's beer depot, in Wash
ington, short time since, has almost en-
tirely recovered from his injuries. He is
now at his home here.
Yesterday morning about o'clock sta
BILE on Mr.. Keyes' place, just outside tue
city, adjoining the Soldiers Cemetery, was
destroyed by fire, together with several
sheds aud hot bed frames. The fire Is sup
posed TO have been of incendiary origin.
A slight fire occurred on Saturday night at
the residence Of Mr. G. A. Steiner on Wash.
ington street, which was caused by the explo-
sion of an oil lamp, while the family were
absent. The flames were extinguished by
the neighbors before much damage had been
done.
Little Mamie Morrice, who played the
piano so we'll at Mime. Logan's concert, in
this city, short time ago, is to have testi-
monial concert given her at the Congrega-
tional Church, in Washington, to morrow
evening, when she will be assisted by some
of the leading amateur talent of that city.
1t was rumored on the street this morning
that an clipping wife of an upcountry man
was in the city with her paramour. The
w!e's Whereabouts were discovered by the
police, but the man has not been found,
though strict lookout has been KEEP, for
him, and warrant for his arrest, it is said,
has been issued.
Among those in attendance at the Epsco.
pal Convocation recently held at Culpeper
G. H., were the following rectors: Revs. MIR.
Burch, of this city, r. t. Davis, Lsesburg
A. 2. Gray, Haymarket, Arthur Johns, Mid,
dleburg, II. B. Lee, Markham, James Gram
mer, The Plains, S. S. Moore, Herndon
Carter Page, Leesburg, Frank Page, Fair
fax, c. H., Samuel A. Wallace, Fairfax, Co:
S. S. Ware, Loudoun Co., John MtGlil
Brandy Station, and Geo. W. Nelson, War
renton.
FROM the advance pages of the 1855 edi'
ton of the american Newspaper Directory