Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-10
LOCAL BREYITIEs.

Maynes still lag superauous on the VIM
dow panes.
William G. Hodgkin, of Warlenton, has
made an assignment.
The Potomac Baptist Association meets at
Falls Church on Wednesday.
Publicity is the barn door upon which
fools love to chalk their names.
All the excursion steamers which left here
this morning for the lower river resorts were
crowded.
"Were you bull or a bear?" asked an
acquaintance Of speculator. Neither"
he replied; II was an ass"
A horse belonging to Mr.. Thomas Perry
ran Off this evening and smashed to pieces
the cart to which he was attached.
4 valuable COW belonging to Mr.. Foster
Ellis was run over and killed by a railroad
train at Schuler's crossing, near West End,
yesterday.
The lot Of ground on Lee street, JUS!
south Of Duke, offered for sale on Saturday
by Messrs j. 7. Smith and C. w. WatLies,
| trustees, was withdrawn.
The police force yesterday captured Il
uumier Of persons charged with disordcry
conduct, and many of the new members
made their first arrest.
"JuuE" Soloman was seriously cut by an
unknown person late Saturday night AZ n
colotch festival, in a dance room in the
| western section Of the city.
The hush meeting held by the colored
| people in Fairfax county, about four miles
west OF this city, yesterday, wa! well at
tended. During the day several fights took
| place.
4 colurch excursion party, accompa MED
| by IL hand, left here this morning for Lees
| burg. Some of the excursionisls were pre-
vented from going because the treasurer OF
the party failed to account for the money
for which he had sold them tickets.
The Fredericksburg Normal Institute
closed its regular sessions on Friday even
| ing, and grand ball, rendered by the cit
zens, took place in the opera house that
night. The Alexandria teachers who were
presen, have returned, much pleased with
their visit.
The report published in Washington
paper that Col. John S. Mosby aud his
daughter Miss Stuart Mosby, passed through
Washington last week on their way to visit
friends in Fauquier county," is entirely in
| correct, as Col Mosby has not yet arrived
in this country from Hong Kong.
President Baughman, Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, expects to leave George
town Wednesday evening next with two
months back pay of the employees, amount
ing to over twenty thousand dollars. Super.
intendent Biser, OF the canal, has returned
over five thousand dollars in rents since
July l.
Il young man named Banks, of Washing
ton, was drowned Saturday by u pile driver
sinking of Sandy Point, Md. There were
number of persons on the boat at the time,
including the young mans father,who were
all saved, rs they were on deck and Banks
was in the cabin. His body as yet has not
been recovered.
William Jackson, colored, seventeen years
Of age, who says he lives on farm, near
this city, was taken to the Baltimore City
Hospital Saturday for treatment for injuries
received by being thrown from railroad
car He says he was on his way home from
a visit to Cumberland, and that the car in
which he had seat got off the track. He
went out on the platform and was thrown
violently to the ground. His front teeth
we've knocked out, his head and lip cut and
his leg severely injured. His wounds are
not serious.