Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-14
LOCAL RREYITIEs.

Mr.. Thomas Gorham, OF this city, while
playing game of base ball at Charlottes'
vile on Saturday, badly spraned his ankle
Mr. Thomas Connors, of this city, fell in
fit, at Norfolk, on Friday evening last
and had to be taken 10 drug store, where
he received medical attention.
Two young men of this city who got in a
dispute on Saturday night, adjourned to
the vicinity of petersburg" where they
settled it in rough and tumble fight. Nei.
Their was much hurt.
A pet cat, belonging to King street
Druggist, about month ago gave birth to
four kittens, and yesterday: to the astonish'
ment of her owner, gave birth to two more
The last are little bigger than mice.
The game of base ball between the Lynch.
burg aud Alexandria clubs in Lynchburg
on Saturday last, resulted in complete
walk over for the Lynchburgs, the score
standing 10 to s. The Alexandria club has
returned home.
1t is learned that number of colored
men, who recently left here to work in an
ore mine in Maryland, are on their way
back, having been met by u number OF
striking miners, who would not allow them
to take their places.
The advance guard Of ST. Johns Cadets
left this city Saturday evening to prepare q
camp at Ocean View and the cadet battal-
ion, Major Newly, will leave this evening
and remain in camp at Ocean View Tor about
ten days.
Mr.. James Ryan who was run over and
badly injured by brick wagon on Saturday
evening, as stated in the GAZETTE. was
taken to the Infrmary where he is now be-
ing cared for and is doing ~ we'll as could
be expected.
The Relief Hook and Ladder truck, it is
said, has been sold by the recent purchasers,
the Seneca Falls Manufacturing Company,
to q western town, and after being oyerhauled
here will be shipped to its destination as
soon as the new truck arrives.
The perambulations of the Mayor along
the streets in the eastern part of the city
yesterday evening had most queting Of.
tect, and it Is said that many who frequent
that part of the city on Sunday evening" in
Guiding many from Washington, found it
convenient to stroll in other directions.
A colored man named George Griffin was
yesterday morning found in one of the emp
ty canal locks in badly bruised condition.
On being taken out he said that he had
been beaten by some companions and then
thrown in the lock. His story was not be-
lieved by the police, who thought that he
fell in the lock while drunk.
1t was rumored on the streets this morn.
ing that the special grand jury which had
been summoned for this term of the Corpo-
ration Court would present true bills"
against a number of persons on the charge
of gambling, but the rumor proved incor-
rect, and so far as learned the grand Jury
had no such matter before them.
A gentleman who went up the Midland
road Saturday evening, reported beligerent
state of affairs all along the line. At Man.
assas, two white men had several rounds !;
at Culpeper negro festival closed with
row and the usual display of razors, and at
Charlottesville lively "set to" between
two white men showed the effects of the
mixture Of warm weather and mean whisky.
The ice cream soda water dispensed from
the fountain of Messrs l.. Stabler & Co. is
pronounced delicious by all who drink it.