Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-23
peals will stop the trial of Ballar, which
was set for next week in the county court

, HE V. NJ. RA1LWAY.-1n auultlou W lue
new engines recently purchased from the
North by the Virginia Midland Railroad
Co. five others have been ordered. The
| three schooners which arrived here a short
time since loaded with steel rails from Pert b
Amboy have returned to that port, and
are expected here again soon with other
cargoes of rails which are to be laid on this
road. When these rails are put down there
will be but twenty miles of the entire length
of the road which will not be laid with steel
rails, and the road will BIZ in as good order
as any in the South. The equipment of the
road now compares favoraby with any in
the country. 1t was stated yesterday that
the improvements to the depot buildings
along the road will be comm enced at an
early date.
POLICE REPoRT.-Last night was clear
and mild, with one prisoner at the station
house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
| following cases
George Wanzer colored, arrested by Of.
fcer Henry, for assaulting q companion,
was dismissed.
VIM. Custer, a colored boy, arrested by
Officer Pat. Hayes, for running away from
home. was turned over TO his mother. To
this the boy demurred, saying that he
wanted to live with his adopted parents.
| He was then led out of the station house by
his mother, when he set up yell which at
tracted crowd around him.
VIOLATING THE FISHING LAw.-It is said
| that dip nets ore constantly being used for
the capture of black bass, in the rapid wa
ters of the Potomac above the Chain bridge,
both inside the District and in Maryland
At this season the bass are pushing their
way up stream for the purpose of depositing
their spawn, and advantage is taken by the
poechers of the we'll known habit OF this
fish to lie temporarily in the small eddies
and below the rocks while making their way
up the falls, and in these places the nets are
placed with great success. A lift is rarely
made that does not bring up from one to
half dozen fine bass, weighing from halfa
pound to five pounds each.
TRAMPLED UPON BY HoRsE.-Rev. DR..
Dufiey, pastor Of the nj. E. Church South,
at Falls Church, recently from Baltimore,
was severely, and possibly fatally, injured
last Wednesday night. He had been in at
tendance upon the quarterly conference of
his church at Langley, and was on his
way homo in his dayton when his horse
became alarmed at milk wagon. Jumping
out he caught the horse by the bride and
attempted to quiet him. but, instead of that
he was Knocked down by him, trampled up
| on and 40 injured that at frat it was supposed
he would not live through the night
| RIyERTON LINE kILNS.-Messrs. Carson
& Jones, who about ten years ago estab
| lished at Riverton, Ware n county, extern
| sive kilns for the manufacture of building
and agricultural lime, and who have been
manufacturing about three hundred thou
sand barrels annually, have so increased
their business that they find it necessary to
erect additional kilns which will be in OPP
Grafton next month This industry has
| been tho means of distributing q large
amount of money in that section.
THE ALEXANDRIA LIGHT INFANTRY
The drill and dress parade of the Alexan-
| dria Light Infantry at the Armory last night
was attended by large number OF specta-
| tors, among whom were many ladies. Tho
company went through the manual of arms
and the various foot movements in q most
c7editable manner and won the appreciation
all present. 1t is proposed to give similar
parade every month.
FIsH.-Since Yesterdays report about
200 600 herring and.S000 shad have been
received at Fishtown which sold at 81 5Oa
81 per thousand for the former and $SaSl2
per hundred for the latter. The demand
continues good and the business at Fishtown
is active. In addition to the fish that are
received here reports come that many are
being sold at the shores where they are
caught.
PERsoNAL-Cards are out for the mar
riage of Rev. J. Thompson Cole and MISS
Annie Lee, daughter of G. F. Lee, esq,
which takes place on the 2Sth inst.
Rev. Father Stack has returned from Au-
burn, N. y, where he has been conducting
a mission
Miss Salie Brodnax, of Brunswick coun.
ty, is visiting Mrs. Charles E. Stuart.
FINE FARM.-Mr. McKendree Jones, who
has bathed in Como and lunched on the
pyramids. has purchased GOO acre stock
farm in Fauquier county, stocked it with
fno blooded animals and built himself a
palatial summer residence thereon. Mr..
Jones' property is now regarded as one OF
the finest stock farms in Piedmont, Va.
Mr.. M. Schiller will have for sale at his
stand in the market to- morrow some line
spring lamb-the first of the season.
HAVE BEEN a severe sufferer from Ca
tarrh for the past fifteen years, with distress
log main over my eyes. Gradually the dis
ease worked down upon my lungs. About
a year and half ago commenced using
Ely's Cream Balm, with most gratifying re-
suits, and am to-day apparently cured.-Z.
C. WARREN, Rutland, Vt.
Ny DAUGHTER and myself. great suffer.
ers from Catarrh have been cured by Ely 9
Cream Balm My sense of smell restored
and health greatly improved.-C. NJ. STAN
LEY, Merchant, Ithaca, N. Y. Easy to use.
Price so cents.
nlss- BETTER LATE THAN NEvER.--Just
arrived:
200 yards all shades Cheese Cloths, hne at DC
per yard.
1000 yards Double.width Steel-mixed Cashmeres
at 15c per yard.
500 yards Single width do at 12c per yard.
1000 yards Brocaded Canvas Cloth, all shades, at
Sc per yard,
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