Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-16

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ces Ann Mills, was brought to trial yoster-
day.
The jury found the prisoner guilty OF
unlawful stabbing, and ascertained the term
of his confinement in the County JAN to be
four months, and assessed him IN line "t
one dollar. G.. +. Stuart Tor the Common
wealth. Brent and kinzer for the prisoner.
The Grand Jury found an indictment
against Zschariah X. Briggs for the larceny
If a horse The prisoner was arragned and
entered the usual plea of not guilty, the
iury sustained the plea, and the prisoner
was discharged. {. f. Stuart for the Com
monweath-Brcnt K kinzer for defence.
To-day will be tried the case Of John
Murphy for the murder of his wife in De
ccmber last.
The Court adjourned until this morn
ing, at 10 o'clock.
4 METEOR N THE DAY.-At about fifteen
minutes past nine o'clock yesterday morn
ing. a remarkable meteorlte was observed by
n number of the students OF the Alexandria
High School.
The Sun. ut the time was shining bright
", Notwithstanding which the light gwen
ont Inv the moving mass was brilliant in the
extreme. 1t is described As appearing IN the
East, at an angle Of about forty-hve degrees
above the horizon, ana ranging from thence
in nurtherly direction, obllquely towards
the earth In appearance 1t most resembled
a cone, moving base foremost with an entire
length of about ten degrees edges be-
ing of n silvery lustre, and the centre red.
ARRESTS At CrIrErER Z. ia telegraph
c dispatch by the American Company line.
from Culpepcr Court House, received ycSter-
day afternoon says "A numbero OF pediers
and suspicious characters have been arres-
ted here of late, and it is the intention OF
our citizens to put all strangers who cannot
give satisfactory account of themselves III
confinement. Public feeling seems to have
been highly wrought upon
MEETING or DlRECToRS,--Ata meeting ot
the Directors of the Alexandria, Loudouh
and Hampshire Railroad Company, held at
ter the adjournment Of the Stockholders
meeting yesterday, Reuben Johnston was
unanimously reelected clerk and Treasurer
of the Company. A resolution was adopt
ed directing the President to open the road
to Farmvillc, within six miles of Leesburg,
for travel. as soon as the track l. laid to that
point. which will he in very short time.
ARRIVAL OF TIE Mourn NERNoS.-The
steamer Mount Vernon, Capt Smith, from
New York. was detained OH her last trip,
by strong adverse winds, and did not reach
this city until about o'clock, on Monday
night. She brings very full freight tor
this city and ne District, and the following
passengers Mrs. Bennett, }. Secley, ".
Showers, and Robert Necken.
WASHINGTON Cry C"uNcIr.-ln the Board
of Aldermen of Washington, on Monday
night, "A bill was introduced to raise the sal
ary of the Mayor to $1,000 per nnnum,
which was referred A resolution was IN
t:oduced to empower the Mayor To ascertain
if the amount appropriated for the dredg-
ing out Of the Virginia channel of the Po-
tnmac River, will he sufficient for that rur-
pose.
Tonight, Faint Heart never
won Fair Lady and the comedy of kathe-
rine and Pc,ruchio, 10 conclude with the
burlesque entitled Lady of the Lions,
will be performed. Mrs. Gladstan" and Mr..
Hill appear in the two first named pieces.
Dr<rArru OF Br>r>E,<-The annual gen
eral meeting ofthc Stockholders Of the Alex
audra, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
Company, held yesterday, only occupied
M,re-ynaIterS ?fua hour, in the transaction
Of all its business.
TuAyKScIvlxG.-The Mayor Of George
town has issued his proclamation, deslgnmt-
iug the 2itl instant, AZ a day of Thanks
giving
CoNcgRT.-We are requested to state that
the Wesley Chapel Choir OF Washington,
will give Concert in this city, on Wednes'
day evening next, November Ord, in the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
GroRGErow CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
In the Washington Circuit Court, on Mon
dav, the contested Georgetown Mayoralty
election case, came up, the rclator. by his
counsel, McSsrs. Carlisle and Brent, prefer
ring the point that. as all three Judges OF
election in the second precinct were not pre-
sent at the polls during the whole time OF
the election therefore the election, there
was yitiated and is null and Void
Messrs. Bradley and Davis, for respon-
dent. contendcd for the opposite view,
namely, that BY the acts Of Congress IN re-
ference to the town. :; majority OF the three
Judges being present, the election was 50 far
good. To this latter view the Court inclined
and so gave its Judgment. The further con
sideratiun of the case was then postponed I"
Tuesday, the 22d instant, when IT will be
t,Een mn before iurv on the merits ut the