Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The new float has been placed in pc
sition under the bridge of the ferr.
wharf in Washington.
Henry Blount was arrested in Fair
fax county yesterday for conducting
gambling on the 18th instant.
Hence Washington. colored, was ar
rested to-day charged with stealing corr
from Alfred Peters, colored.
Mr.. Jas. Myers will bring pair o
horses to this city from Loudoun next
Saturday on trial for the Columbia en-
CINE.
The ferry steamer Colun bis il laid
up for some slight repairs, and the
Wakefield has been supplying her place
on the line.
Officers from Central Asylum for the
Insane at Petersburg came here to-day
for William Cook, colored, who had
been adjudged lunatic.
The police have notice to look oui
for ten boys who escaped from the GUS
tody of their teachers at Glen Allen
on the 10Th inst. Two small boys were
arrested to. day on suspicion of being
the fugitives, but they were subsequent.
ly released.
The ladies of st. Johns Guild in
West Eud, will have lawn party next
Tuesday night in st. Johns Church
yard for the benefit of that church.
Traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad via this city and Shepherds
has increased considerably during the
past few days, and the barge crew
are kept busy night and day in making
transfers.
Judge Bradley, of Washington, has
decided that the Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Company must pay one.
half of the damage resulting from the
sinking of the schooner Katie by the
steamer Newport News.
The meeting of Mount Vernon Coun.
Gil, Daughters of America, held last
night, was very largely attended and of
an interesting nature. Two candi-
dates were initiated into the secrets of
Loyalty, Love and Patriotism.
Richard Grouse, white, and Gus
Mann, colored, for gambling at Ross.
lyn, were committed to Jail here to.
day for thirty days by Justice Sum.
mers, of the county, and Charles Wash
ington, colored, for the same offense,
at the same place committed for
hearing by the same justice, next Tues
day.
An unusual light was noticed in wine
room at the Exchange and Ballard Hotel last
night few minutes before 10 o'clock Mr.
Steuernagel. this proprietor, was informed,
and started to investigate, and, to his surprise,
found that something was wrong, and imme.
diately summoned Officers Sherwood and
TIGER. who quickly RESP onded and made q
search of the premises, but found no intruder.
although the premises showed that one had
been there, for papers and other articles were
scattered promiscuously in the ransackiDg,
while the floor was wet with wasted liquor.
Nothing SO far has been missed.
Two lots OF ground, with improvements
thereon, on the Forth side of Gibbon street, SO
feet west of Fairfax street, and known as the
Glenn Dorsey property, were sold at auction
to-day for the benefit of the trustees of the
Old Dominion Perpetual Building Fund As.
ISOLATION of Alexandria, Va, that association
being the purchaser at 5000.
The street pay roll this week amounted to
$596S6, employing so men and ID wagons
and carts This is the largest amount ever
paid out for street work done under the su.
pervision solely of the city, and in addition to
general street repairs and cleaning streets. in
cludes the charges for etreet work on Colum.
bus and Wolfe streets.
The Hydraulon engine will be removed to
its new house on Monday at IL q. N. The
members are requested 10 be present in citi-
zens' clothes.
Levi, aged IL months, the infant son of Mr..
VIM. E. Grady, died last night. The funeral
will take place at 5 p m. tomorrow.
Delicious devilled crabs, CLAIMS, soft shell
crabs on toast and oysters in all styles at
Bammels Restaurant. Oysters in boxes q
specially.