Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| There was false alarm of fire on Satur
day night.
| Mrs. S. A. Massie, an old and highly
esteemed resident Of Fauquier county, died
at her home at Marshall yesterday evening
The Alexandria Light Infantry will have
! dress parade at the Armory on Thursday
night next, to which their lady friends are
invited.
One of two white owls which have caused
stevedores working around the Pioneer Mills
to supposed that building to be haunted,
was captured this morning.
James Crusor, colored, aged IS years, was
arrested in Washington on Saturday for
swindling number of Virginia farmers out
of several loads of hay.
The meeting of the officers of the Third
Virginia Regiment to have been held at
Charlottesville to morrow to elect colonel,
has been postponed till Friday next.
The last run of buckwheat cakes and the
first run Of shad make their appearance to.
gether. The buckwheat cake goes out on q
scratch, but the shad is vertable DO
n(e)anza.
In the Criminal Court of Washington on
Saturday the trial of VIM. B. Moses, G. G..
charge of kidnapping George Taylor, was
postponed on account Of the absence of Mr..
McDevitt.
From the trunk of an old tree which was
cut down on Mr.. d. 8. Watkins farm,
strawberry HILL" in Fairfax county, near
this city, on Friday last, about peck of
bullets was secured. The tree during the
war was used by a regiment of federal sol.
diers as target.
Sheriff Veitch, Of the county, is engaged
in summoning the venires for the trials of
Ward, for larceny, and Bailor, for murder,
which cases will come up in the County
Court next week. The venire in the case of
Benjamin Austin, on motion for removal,
will be summoned from Fairfax county.
1t is said that the cost Of repairing the
Columbia steam Ere engine will be more
than ut first supposed, as on further examin-
alton the repairs needed are more extensive
than was expected. The steamer will be
thoroughly overhauled and put in condition,
after which she will be almost as good as
new.
Yesterday was an ideal spring day and numbers
OF persons were on the streets Tho churches all
had large congregations and during the day many
strangers visited the city. few spring bonnets
the ladies, who arc fortunate enough to possess
such adornments held them in reserve till next
Suaday-Easter.
Tho fourteen year old son of wcll known
builder of this city left hero Saturday night for
Baltimore, it is reported, to join circus company
there 1t is is also said that before he left he had
been sfnt by his father to draw sum of money
from ono Of tho banks with which money he de-
campcd.
The business of the Corporation Court for tho
term has boon completed, but the Court will con-
tiuue in session during the week to enable the
liquor dealers to obtain their licenses.
The littlo sen of DR.. D. N. Rust fell from tree
in his fathers yard en- Thursday last and broke
his collar bone. DR.. Smith set the fractured bone
and the little fellow is now doing we'll
Two small vessels loaded with oysters which
arrived here on Friday, being unable to dispose of
their cargoes. this morning went to Washington
The corps of cadets of st. Johns Academy had
their weekly drill and dress parade this morning
and attracted general attention on tho streets.
The reopcning of tho c. & o. canal it is said
cannot ,ccur much before tho 10th of May.