Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-10
LOCAL RREYITIEs.

G. E. Jordan has been appointed postmas-
ter at Haymarket, Prince William county.
A young man fell in fit in the vestibule
of the postoffice this morning and created
some excitement
The City Treasurer and Auditor have
gone to Canada-but they will return in
few days without being sent for.
Some of the passenger coaches OH the w.,
| o. & w. railroad have been renovated and
| supplied with handsome furnishings.
William p. Burke, colored, of this city,
was last night, at Petersburg, ordained to
the ministry of the Episcopal Church by
Bishop Whittle.
The two colored men who signaled the
Midland train at the cut near Lynchburg
several weeks ago and prevented a disaster
are to be rewarded by the company.
Sam Washington, well.known colored
man, and before the war family servant
of the late James A. Beckham, died at his
home in the southern part of the city to-day.
While romping with some companions at
the corner of King and Royal streets on
Thursday night, a young man named Chas.
Baker fell on the pavement and badly cut
his head.
The arrangements for the excursion to
Marshall Hall by the Alexandria Light In.
fantry on Wednesday night next have been
completed, and all who attend are guaran.
teed delightful time.
A tramp unceremoniously walked into
| lady's house on King street last night. Upon
seeing the intruder the lady went into the
street and summoned the aid of a masculine
neighbor, who elected the nomad.
Mr.. 81. N. Brawner has been appointed
agent of the Warrenton, Plains & Alexan-
dria Telephone Co., to contract for poles
and locate Offices on the line from Broad
Run to this city and to proceed to erect
that line at once.
An official of the Virginia Midland Rail-
way, living in this city, yesterday received
letter from his sister, who lives in Dakota,
in which she stated that last Sunday morn
ing at o'clock the thermometer in her
house registered 1920.
The heavy rain of yesterday was not
equally distributed in Fairfax county. A
gentlemen who was caught by the storm
says he almost had his buggy carried away
while crossing one stream, but that the
next he came to was hardly muddied by
the rain.
Crabbers on the lower river complain of a
great scarcity Of hard crabs this season. and
the inferior quality of the few that are
caught 1t is attributed by some to the fire.
quent rain storms and cloudy weather,
which has the tendency to drive them out
into deep water.
The weather continues warm, and though
there was copious rainfall yesterday it
was followed by humid atmosphere, more
disagreeable than that preceding the shower.
To day the wind was from the north, and the
heavens were partially covered by clouds,
which has lowered the temperature slightly.
but the weather is decidedly Reasonable"
yet.
During the storm of yesterday evening
lightning struck one of the large trees at
"Colross," the residence of Mr.. w. A.
Smoot badly SCATTERING it. A large num-
Der of sparrows. which were in the tree at
the time, were killed by the electric fluid.
The meat house of Mr.. Benjamin Baggett,
near his house, Mt the upper end of King
street, was also struck by lightning during
the storm, and the top knocked of.
The market this morning we'll supplied
with all things in season, and prices wore rather
lower than on last Saturday.