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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-31
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MMARINE JOURNAL. RA
roR1 OF ALEXANDRIA. MARCH 50.
AR RIVED

ARRIVED,
SlOOp Susan, IL days from Bath, WIN
potatoes, lumber, Cc. TO the master
Reports, saw, in Washington Reach, 40
hermaphrodi'e brig, and schooner, Tie
latter from Charles fQn-b''.1d up.
SIoop Syren. Tracy, 10 day from
Nantucket, via Norfolk ; piai,tei, Sc 10
the master. Lef, this morning. brig
Fave. Of Newburypcrt, at anchor oil TIE
Write House and saw sshr with i've
sasf topsails, aground, opposite Holland
Paint.
Big Fame, Davis, Is days from New
buryport; lime, lun-er. potatoes, &c
TO ]. &. Laid q Go. and Lawrascn y
Fovle.
The lat sailing packet sloop Ocean,
Middleton, 3 hours f.. Norfolk rum
and mpIasses. to BarnewaIl 4 POp5am'
and CO, on aud clover seed, to NJ. Nh
Ter and others. Passed in the Potomac,
two brigs, several schooners, and ngm'
Der Of inland vessels. bou;d up. ship
Ocean, Fnwlc, and .chr Frcemasor, Her
bert. hence, went into HAMPTON Roads
Yesterday. This morning, in Nanjency
Reach. passed schr MaiVlns, Lymburn,
from New York, bount up.
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Public saips at Lirs'pooi for the treei
snding Sd E,6llarY


About $500 bags e cotton, viz: $50
bowen at 10 Id god FIR i.terior 10
god old 81 5 4 81 4; 500 Orleans
81 IS 10, FIR t" coed, and lew
irir", IT IS l-2 100 sra lands 2 a
: trr air to go"d, and 2 9 a S Tor fine
remainder foreign Cu.tons. lbOGt 400
hhds. Of bacco, Of which 10 hh,s. were
Kentucky Of fair average qualify. at 4
5 al lur rrdlrar, and faded, t II per
lb tyr gnon 400 ca,k> rev Curuina
rice 81 So & per cwt so obi, Boston
pot ashes e.; Il OF oil 300 bbl>. New.
Orleans our -four 46 small parcel at
A.: 700 hhds. fiaxsead for sow z l05
per thu 200 bois tu' peutne l8 Is
9 p-" CIV; sou Dol tch al g ST.
Pr1ces al B,iSol.-A hes. pot, 1t
An,r. ,can, 90 a 62; pearl t8; pitch g
cd ruSli 9; is', Amercan, Is ~ (;
tu e t 10 6d
Prices al GiaSgG'o - ~ Il. :, pot, A
me-ican, o5 65; earl &C Il %; cotton,
sya i,,an 2 las .; good ga 2 TO-;
b1wed Georgia, | "a ~ q; N. Or.
leans lOa2
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whilst tue immediate effects OF scch ar
ransement, should be il operation.
London, jan. ST..
.qmerican Stocks.--Ihree rer cents.
7a 72i; new six per cents. lo4 a loo';
seven per cent. no; U 5. Bank shares
sA. The whole with dividends from
Jan I, 1918.
.3ri ish .stockS.-Three per cent. re-
ducsd 1919 SIS 3-4 S 8; three per
cent consais 70 8, 9 is. s7-s;-
consOls for account 70 l-S. g, 9 5 8
Hops.-Bsgs a6l ssl ies; pockets
81 so; foreign 49, Il
Corn nd Grain -English cheat 55
So !; fop;, per sack of 2 l-2 cwt. 70
SIS :; lnseed Sc 64s rape seed, IL
re,gn. IS 52i per last.
Butiicn Portuguese gold in coin Al
Is; feryign gnd IN bars AZ Is; silver in
bars IS I'D.
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hereby make krown, that Nathaniel
S Wise, esq. is duly elected from Ward
No. s member # the Comuon Council
Alexandria, TO fill the vacancy coca
stoned by the resignation Of George De-
neale, esq
Given under nv hand this SOth day Of
March, 1918. J HOFFMAN, Mayor
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Flor, the ,p,o England Ga.a.ry.
GOOD FRIDAY.


This day. b, th. greater part =. the
Christian world, is cousecrated by So
lemn religious services in commemsra.
ton of the suffe'irgs of tie Reaeemer of
man We are confident that portion
of our readers. will b.. gratifad with The
folto~ing hymn, (rot Originally which is
furnished BY one who we believe is. &C
cordias to the st ictsst definition OF the
term. CHRISTIAN Editor
HYMN, FIR GOOD FRIDAY.
Why veii'd, O Sun! where aed thy light!
Thy day sbso'b'd in gloom Of nights
Has thy Creator quench'd h fires?
Or dost thou ,ovurn while HE expire +?
All. heather sage tsv worshiPp'd sun,
Nor moor, nor stars, that round hlm run,
Nor science lucid IS Their spheres,
Can solve thy doubts, or calm Thy Tears.
On Calvary, behold The cause,
WHY rats,e b. SAX. her wpnteJ laws.
And irowas M wrath OF. fallen man,
Willie God reveals his mercy's plan.
TIE vel is rent earth's cave ms quake;
the rocks ara cleft-the dead awake,
While Jesu His incsrna e soI,
In dying anguish, cries lis done p"
CTS done" o mat! the beavers re.
sound;
The way 10 lfefor you IS found;
AID We ike Him, ,Nho III s to save,
Shall conquer death and burst ihe grnre F.!
heather philosopher, on ohscr' in!
tie phenomenon. aud Knowing tn it
con!d. not be an ec'ilsr, observed, thIt he
God of nature snife, ed, OF the world was
cenipg 10 an end
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MiHedgeriile, March IL.


.HHedgerlle, March II.
For some DAYS most painful anxiety
has been felt for the tate OF Major Gen
GuiRrs. Ii is now positively ascertalncd
that the General is sale though some of
rbo.r All, w,r. with hmm are LOST
7, c,,soousrc. -, ;nrorn,too frozen For,
go, ,at H.. ,nd, a. :,
,or.;o, % o,,,o,,s = ho;,c o,,oo e
,.; r.. Gu .
A.; a.
y A. =
', W.
w ,' r1' w '"'
''"e' a'' "'J H'N "n' '''' vi Wv "e'
e>E'p'"' !" Jo' "''S"' ta'u 80 '''e Ge'
hera') All" ''uf men, ave ''a'e" l" nave
beeh drowned U'n' Ha'n'> an" th'-e
%ho reached til" shore With him are UNI
de'Stopd to have fallen in with the Genr
2ia detachment on its march, near Fort
Scott. -
From the " 7. Gam. .4arpr. .Hrrch 2e.
LATEST FROM ENGLAYp.
bV t'e a''Nd' Last evening" ~ tae SNIP
r'C'hC' CaP'a'n ""''ah'' III 20 ua's
IRON i"'erp"oI' we fcce''eu from our
London correspondent a hoyds List o'
N" "o'' "i ia uary' and The General
S"hPng "nn Commercial Lasts to The
Isl " I'D uarF. we were "a" 'pi-
g'ngi! favored 0y VIZ Nil'iam WRIGHT.
one ot the owners of me Pacihc with
L"rd'n raPcr' to lhs l.f OF February,
and Liverpool ~ the 4th.
A bill tor repea'log The suspension oi
the !iabeas Cornus act. wh'ch had passed
IN 'he House OF Lo' d.. wa b ought do"n
I" the HoH'e u Commons IN TIE &9'h OF
January. The Chancellor ct tn eSchr-
qner stated ma II woaiu p'fh'ps be
more convenient Tor Dot" parties To 80
serve any oose'VaH"ns "N''h t'e, misht
wish to make on any SUD- 20 c."Irct1h
VIII" the s"sPrns'o" Vi '''e '''"'as WV
pus to 'ature dag. TN M d., me
"a OF feorua'y' a COMMUNICATIVE -"u'u
D. made u 'hen' u o'i'a'" pap '"'tO-
'a'ed 10 'pr'" hsh' o" '"e 't''' VI ,ne
country lie tr' ''n 'hat "hat''er I'LL
'erences OF oplnl"lI 'hry "Isht nave win
respect To the Necessary LOT t'e SD peh-
SION or the manner !" w"lch the power
gwen to minls'ers were exercised 'h'fe
c"u'd ne ou' "ue ol'h''" a"''"a '"eh' ''-
spect'hg '"c "Pr'e'y " "'e'"s '"e &c
Pea' r'ugn u'e h'use WIN as '''''' "e''J
as i''Ss'o''' J. was n'' '"'e"''o'' '"e.
"e' i" P''P'Se u" '"' "'''' s"'
part 'i"" t'e'' ''ua' P'"'' w" f''.
we ''' '''''' "a" -,
MS course was P'' ~ y. VI"
wa an"Peu a"o ''''' "'' =" '"e ou>e
"' ''o''s tn Tue a'''e "ay "''''' '"'"u
'ne"'' anu v" '"' 'i'' - ' ''e
r'y"' 'a"o'''n'
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ATTENTION.

r The Members of the Lcgiorary
Band are requested 20 meet a the Cour.
House on eRIDAY EVENING next, at
7o'ciOek A punrtual attect:.nos is re.
qnired WIN. a, WILLIAMS, adj.
March 81
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ALEXANDRIA:
TUFSbtV suORaING, " RCH ~.
VI OUR coRREsruSDENT AT NASH
INGr0N.
Saturday Eremng, March ss.


IS will be allowed TO be decisive. Ard
t speak my mind, am surprised ana
indeed sorry, that the minority was -"
large, and that there should be even for
ty-Iiye members in favor IF propnsi'ior
n which there was a multitude II valid
DIRECTIONS, aud nat one--no. MT one even
colpratle inducsmcnt Had il passed,
the Pa riots Of Suuh America could gan
nothing by it, nor obtain any one aid, adj
vantage or supply IN consequence OF IT.
to Nnich they are not equally en'i'ied
without it. Unless indeed 1t would
have had the eject oi producing deela
ration of wdr, which Mr.. Cay di,ciaimed
all desire for and which, the elure. caH-
not allow .,ysef to ascrlbe to his policy
in the proposition.
1t has puzz ID some Speculation, to
come to a rational coij turr why inca
sure Of this kind should nave been Grng-
ged by the neck and heels lnto an aprrl-
priatl0n bill, of ali thin-s On what
grounds Of urgency it was that staiesm,n
Who understand the constitution Should
have endea,ored to trampie down its
fences by calling ON the Legislative branch
to u,urp The power which tat censlItu-
ton has assigned to the exscuti {, with
out even the pretenCe Of default IN The
part oi the la ter Why ,hey should
have endeavored 70 p eClphate gieat,
az important, and VIM eau tel acw ha-
ZaI dous measure, Tor the execution OF
which the president had already, by
sending agents ol rqDiry to South =
me- ica, been prepai' Z the way, II thnt
inquiry sitouid be founJ TO favor il. Did
| not know that no undue polIlca! pro-
jeut could enter IGto The heads u those
sentlrmen- {. for u titus IS Gn homo, abie
man; and they are M-att honorable
men," | ngnt nave feared tat ,oAe
would So idI De deceived as TO suspect
that anticipating al unidyOi. bie 'cpcit
!rom uur az, at, on tt = mlssl"n, t.cy
washed t. have iavoriIe stop ;akeh tlai
would not pass Il the t nth werc known,
and that could not be recalled when that
truth came to be- unlaIdeG; out that
could not be No mater, bowever-t1e
attempt has been abo,tlve. Our ,OuDt y
is nothing The worse, save weeks time
aud compensation To membc,e Of con-
e ess, for IT. having been made; and the
Pat. lot, are lot a whit the worse for It,
beng defeated.
II war with Spain were the object OF
those gentlemen, these existed til. less
ground ,or them TO stdpd upon -.ince
every thug that has la ell passed indl.
cate, a sott.,entt, Fl m though cmpe ate
Gisp, stiuu on The pa Ut The othe. bran-
ches vi the govern ment to resort TO all
NJ. srr ,f RI :, ,snd.uc, .,,,h III. cni
pabie condu,t of SPAN uay renuer he
- r., voa,; b.. o.o,,.d
I'D and finn. h. na, ant inf, to.
hams + ,hs conrt ,n,cdoe r,h. s.,-
t,.,neut Of ali account. with nam. III.
repair Of the senate an the case lf Mr.
\ csde !. as Fl n and uneoulyucai a. It
IS n,,,ible for words { make j 1t IS
therefore inconceivabie how statesmen
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Ext act of letter from c. ippe'. Benso
1 Co dared Liverpool. Jan. 81.

lha' ,ur quits will open on the 18th
next mouh, there Can lie 20 no a =
ton Tie average etn,Hs "f the frs
three cess beng 87-6 second 81 -.
t." = s. 10; uh' tier they will continue
open d rug the following quarter IS a
r,nilt abnur which we ca1nor al this d s.
tince give any coniide:t oFii,lon. Inc
rrvb billy q" US EasSe,er, seem 10 be in
Iavor 81 heir remaining "Een.
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From the Boston Cent,nei Of March 25

~o'
Latest FROM EUR re.
We have received uur l.UndOI files 10
the 4th February. anu Liverpool papecs
to the 9Th, by the Irt'n, arrived yes
tgr4ay.
he London pages are filed will
proceeding, Of lhr british parliament.
: bill 10 speal the Ian Tor Suspend
ing .h, lIaJeas Gov 10 act passed the
lords he 2Sti and the Comm ns tie
9Th ia. Ia tie Il Sou s!Un Tie At,Or-
ne, len. sald, ne SHOULD move the Court
OF kie's Beech TO discharge all reCog-
niza,ce, under lie law. They have at!
Zen d,Nc argcd.
Woes Vi coincidence to the Queen, and
Punce LeopolG, passed both liouses.-
l. Ie cummOns that 10 tue queen was
dIs-cn,ep 10 BY Messrs. Caicratt aud
iaytor.
ar fra"cis burde had p esented So
vera, petition. toI IA i.amentary r.
iO'us
On Ia, Sd Feb lie Prince Regent
prrsca ted hun'etous Pap'rs to rfriIa-
men, relating to he internal state ot
the cruuiry, in seated green bas, pa
npr. thu, Cuumu Gated are cOLhd, Lt.al
and 81, aways leierred TO seere com,
mI,te,.)
Lord Stanhope, an opposition Peer, in
debate I'D, he heard VITA great pain
a repoy', at the allied troops were to
be Withdrawn from France. lie sand
he had. tong Tears o. The ELECT OF .ucn
a mra,urr il France. Lord Liverpool,
in eply, SAID his Lurdship's fears were
groundless.
Tic Duke Of Wellington after a short
visit to Ens and, .eturne't to Par's he lst
f. b. with !,,s lady and stah.-He is char
se with ali i'm or ant mission res. ect
ing the privat pecuniary demands an
France. som, Iafe di.cussloDs az Paris
are aid 20 have satisfied tie Allied Sove
leigns that hey cannot safe y withdraw
nor ,ilmiulsh tier army IN France.
Paris accounts say, that all the points
Of a treaty Tor the disl1calion OF tne
Allied Army IN France had Deeh agreed
on
: great European Amy was to be
KEPT up at Frankfort to MAINTAIN the
peace ct Europe.
Mr.. Wyatt. the Architect, had finish
ed the plan of the Duke OF " eilInstcn's
new palace.
The papers express great get 'ude
for the Ne fonndIand subscrp'nns IN
Boston, n. York, sc. LIB raj subscfip
tions 20 the sane object lad been made
III Lon don.
Anatncr reduction Of The price Of bread
had been made IA Paris.
The army. pace establishment of
France, IS fixed a 240 QUO men.
Ieun La ldhais: has announced bis
intention 10 move Ter The recal Of all
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DR.. Clarke says, the modern laws Of
CHS do not reward female chastity. but
they d,srouutenauCe in very ,irgu'ar
manner, any cruei'les in females towards
their admirers An instance occurred
Will. our traveller was in the island, in
which the fatal determination OF love
affair pccasioned a trial for what the Ma
hammedan lawyers describe as 'hcmi-
eide bv an inferno late cause The
case was as follows:
=" A Young .uan, desperately IN love
with a girl OF Stauc,llo eagerly sought to
marry her; bus his proposals were re-
jccted. In consequence he destroyed
himself by poison. The Turkish pollce
arrested the father Of the obdursie fair,
and tried him FIR culpahte homicide
Ift.e accused, (srgued theyi with beco-
ming CAVITY, sai not had daughter
the deceased would not have ialen in
lave, consequently he would not have
been disappoirted, cons quett!y he would
not have widowed pois ~ consequently
h. .oald not Il -eat he TIE aeen e :,
ha., daughter, anu the deceased Lad
"a len in. love, &C, q. o. ali tess car
Sc, he was Gale u, topaz tie yrlce
Of the v9l,s mdt Hf: M this. ceins
fixed al the su d 50 piastres, was ac
cosdinsly exalted"
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From The .ae,e Iork Chronicle.
ogNUlys RELIGION,


U der whatever badg. It prears, is in
a more fi,rr; shin9 condition than a, anN
forl. er nerird The numerous societies
for d strihutine the scriptures and ~
couraging morelity in our state, find th"ir
lsu,l .,la eyert;ous crowned with unhrped
for So cess. Tn knowledge os God is "a
pidly covering the parth as the waters CO.
yer thu sea; sectarian pr jadlcrs ere melt
ing away in the pure Sunshine OF gospel
liberty aud we now witness the dawning
of that happy period, when there shall
be one lord aud his name one" through.
out the hahit,blr globe.
AcRIcuLTuRE is a subject which has
excited the attention ~ every SCicutifc
mind, since our p eseut c'ief Ma istr1 t.
awakened va I" its Importance. Ar
rancemsnts are making to torn societirs,
in Different parts NJ the state, tor rs pro-
motion liberal cnntributinn- and dona
tons are anticipa ed, and we have no
douot IF the Ultimate success and utility
of 81 n nstitn j. $
INTERNAL IMPR yEMrNT, are rrneres
sing wit arapidity hit ert n'no" - in
this u';try. The s o cur c,tzcrs
are at length opr ell The Iup"rt,nce
oil such = It. rprisrs AID no /" honorable or
judieioqs man doubts Of the 6nal con
summation Of that pnlon which is CO.. :
tpmplated bctweea the Atlantc AMI Lake
Erie.
CoMMERoE is Rcuris'ing ; the arts are
encouraged ,r't 'rprse is successful and
the people arr happy. Plenty crowns
our h,sris health lonms sriuTd us, and
pleas n, spsrkies in our cup. Lett IA
VEN receive the praise, and "a share
OF honor b, bestowed un the earthly III.
= strumerts which have been enpl"yed In
effasting this happy tai Of aHa rs, In e
Co,st trtsn, pstrlotic Executives, aud in.
dependent L. gis'ators.
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will, suffer pretty sIlattly in its commerce
and its carrying trade. as England will
remain reuter- and ingulf the whole Tor a
score OF years at least.
We learn from Providence, that Capt.
Heath, late of the Marines, arrived
there on saturday last, with friend and
SURGEON. from the South when it being
50 pected tha heir business was to chal.
lerge Cor. Perry. an express welt "a
to Newport to acquaint the nun clpal
authorities thereof. When. the second
arrived he vas ar es'ed, and the cha!-
lcnye 70 Com P fnurd on him. InIur
nation was immediately sent back to
p evidence, when Captain ii. was cited
before the Supreme Court then IN session.
r-Io'k Gazette.
A law for repairing he act Tor regula-
ting the Plaster trade has passed the as
sembly IF Nova Scotia. and been signed
by tie lieutenant, governor. A sim lar
repeating law has been passed in New
Brunswick.
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brig making off, backed from the ship TO
bring her too; after firing several guns al
her, she struck her colours. ferceiv 70
there were not so many men 10 ooard ue
Esmeralds as thought, and the boat winch
had been dispatched dropping sstern' l
made sail after the ship again. owing 70
the short time at sea proper Discipline couia
not established, men hardly knew thelr
quarters, one half OF The crew not under-
standing the language Of the other, ana a
great many being sea sick and totally unht
Tor sea service, instead Of rendering he
least assistance only stood in the way, ana
caused confusion, so that il was Impossible
10 work The ship, 10 lay her along SIDE OF
the enemy as wished, and OH closing the
second time the bowsprit could only De
brought over the poop of the Esne ralda, tne
surviving men having lost their leader 10
the death of the brave O'Brien, and having
expended their ammunition, got them on
board. Intending to fire broadsde be-
fore boarding second time, for that pur-
pose kepta constant and raking fire with our
bow guns, which must have killed great
many of her men, as we had knocked her
three aftermost ports, on the larboard side.
completely into one-made herstern per
feet wreck, and set her upper cabin on fire.
During this time, finding that the brig had
again hoisted her colors and was making
for our boat and not wishing to sacrifice so
many fine fellows, backed the topsails
until the boat came up. then made all
sail after the enemy, keeping up constant
fire with our bow chasers until the enemy's
superior sailing enabled her TO get out OF
the range Of our shot. We, notwithstand-
ing, continued the chase with all possible
sail, until, finding we had no chance of CO.
ming up, we shortened sail and lay too, To
repair damages. / cannot help here obser-
wing the cowardly manner in which the ship
and The brig ran away, and am only sorry
that our ship was so inferior in sailing. AT
5, P. NJ fell in with and captured the brig
San Miguel, bound for Chiloa 10 Lima.
from Talcoahauno, having on board 40 pas
sengers, among whom were DR.. Rafel Bel
tram and D. Pedro Nicholas Chuoetea,
lately merchants Of Santiago, and d. Ma
tias Ara, lieut. Colonel and-de-c camp to
General Osoro. They bring information
from TaIcahauno, which The Governor of
Valparaiso will more fully communicate TO
j. A TURNER, first officer.
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To Millers.

/ WILL sell or lease my Mill-race and
i Mill-seat, situate in Prince Georges
county, Maryland, about 81 miles from the
Alexandria ferry. Said miII-race extends
tot mile through neighborng plania-
ton, where have the right Of taking the
water at any convenient place, and "a
feet breadth Of ground in fee simple
II was dug several years ago, and is now
m want Of repair in some placcs-bul little
expense will suffice to put il in order
There is from the head to the tail
race - feet fall; and an eligible scite for
a mill in The neighborhood OF sufficiency
OF timber TO erect ito a person who
would build good mill on il, and obIige
himself to keep j; in complete order for
certain number of years, should feel in
clined 10 give the said property for that
many years without ground rent: then TO
revert to me at fair valuation of the I'm.
proyements. A. w. PREUSS.
Montasie, Sept ae tuthsf
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prepared TO be executed by The Common
Council. The Common Council, after CON.
sidering the said agreement, do hereby ra-
tify what the said committee have done,
and order that the President Of the Com
mon Council, and the Mayor, do sign aat
execute, in due form Of law, the said agree
ment. And also, that they had rented the
smalfroom to the south of the one rented to
The Levy Court 10 Edmund Lee, at the
rent of seventy-6ve dollars for one year
from the time he takes possession OF the
same, with privilege Of holding the said
room al The same rent for four We, IS longer,
which latter agreement is also confirmed
by The Common Council.
The petition Of Thomas Brocchus and
others on the subject of Pitt.street, was
read and referred 10 Messrs. Adam ahd
Mcclure.
The petition Of Joseph Boiseau, was read
and referred TO Mr.. Hipkins.
Ordered, That the fine imposed upon Sa-
mueI Howard for permitting his dog to fol.
low him to the Market place, be RENTED.
it appearing to the Common Council tina:
he is unable to pay the same.
Ordered unanimously, That the cerih.
Gates Of William Wedderburn and Bryan
Hampson, respecting the department, and
language Of Geo. Coryell, sup. iat police,
while in the discharge of his official duties,
towards Mordecai Miller, lie referred 10
Messrs Hooe and Lee, with power to en-.
auire into the conduct OF the said George
CoryelI as to his manner in discharging the
duties of his Office, and 10 take testimony
and report it to the Common Council as
soon as practicable.
The committee to whom was referred the
memorial OF Joseph Boiseau, made report
recommending the suspension OF the collec-
ton Of taxes due from him, until The further
order Of Council, which was adopted.
Ordered, That the street commissions
do furnish The widow Of the late John Man.
devale with seventy loadso oil dirt, 10 adm
filling up part Of her property, in conse-
quencc Of the heavy expense incurred by
her n underpinning her building.
The act to provide for the protection Of
property between caLdle light and ten O..
clock, was read FIRST time and laid on the
table.
The act for fitting up the room at present
occupied by the clerk Of the Circuit Court
for Mayors office-also,
An act to amend an act, entitled an act
concerning the Chalybeate Spring at the
intersection OF Pitt and Montgomery streets,
were severally read first time and laid on
the table.
Extract from the minutes.
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SEPTEMBER IA, 1918.
Ordered, That the taxes due from John
Tuition and Mary Rexter for the present
year, he RENTED.
Mr.Vowell from the committee for SUPER
intending the finishing Of the new Market
House, made report. That the committee
mad agreed to rent to the Levy Court for
the county of Alexandra, the large room
adjoining the library room over ,ne new
Market-House, as an Office for the clerk Of
the Circuit Court Of the District Of CcIum.
bia, tor the county Of Alexandra, upon the
terms SET forth in an agreement, bearing date
the 18th day Of September, 1918, which IS