Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-07
LOCAL N E w s.

County CoURT-M oNDAY. Lewis Mchen-
ze was elected presiding justice the vote being
FOR Mckenzie II, Beach 2, Bell l. The will OF
+ S. Emerson was proved; and also, the will
IF John Cohagan, P. G. Henderson, admins
TRAITOR; Thomas George qualified as executor of
the estate of Isaac George; Benz. Barton quail
fed as administrator Of the estate of Susan
Kennedy, and Arthur Herbert as administra-
tor Of the estate of Eliza ?. Herbert.
Licenses were granted Daniel O'Conner,
Amos Thompson, j. r. Smith, Joseph Nichols,
Margaret Breen, George II. Harlow, and H.:
Martin to keep ordinarles and to BreWls q
Davis, E. E. .Downham, Patrick Bren, g. K.
Hunter & Co., to deal in wines and liquors,
and j. jenkins, (colored) and VIM. Bailey to
sell ale and porter. Leo. ASFleldner.s incense as,
was ordered to be transferred to >. Ii. WILL
son.
Albert Stuart was substituted in the place OF
l. L. Kinzer deceased, as Trustee to convey
certain property.
D. A. Lowe and d. S. Smoot were qualified
as Notaries Public for the county
Nellie Moore Saunders qualified as guardian
Of Jas. Berkley Saunders, Mary Saunders and
Kate Edwina Saunders Otis T. Mason was
appointed guardian of Ada Henderson, j. E.
Henderson, Jennie Henderson. Cora Hender-
son and Julia Henderson. j. 2. Smith, Q. L.
Hooff, W. Wright, j. ". Stewart, and &. II.
Collins were appointed to appralse the estate
of r. Jameson, deceased.
A tax of SIS was ordered to be refunded II.
Travers: also, So to J. D. Javins also, s., so
to N. S. Henry. The county levy was fixed at
1915 each on 1913, tythables, that being the
number returned by the Commissioner OF
Revenue. The county expenses are S., 81, 70.
Tuesday-lcenses were granted TO u. y.
Beach and Mrs NJ. Clark for ordlnarles
to r. Tomlinson & S. Reed to deal in wines and
LIQUORS to A. Jenkins, L. Peterson and Mrs.
Ives to sell ale and porter.
Wednesday-The court was occupied the
entire day in the trial of Sam Thornton (ne
gro, Ellen Jefferson, NEGRO and sonny"
Water, (negr) charged with stealing $ll63,
the property Of Clayborne Barks a negro
Thornton and Ellen Jefferson we're acquitted.
Waters was convicted aud sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years.
The subject of the re-opening of the Alex
andria Canal, and the revival of the coal trade
at this place, is beginning to excite more interest,"
than ever among our business m en-, and cltl-
Zens generally. NOW, that lnroads upon our
former trade have been made, and will be con-
tinued, it becomes more important than ever,
to keep all We can, and recover all we can.
The Aqueduct is now not wanted Tor military
purposes, and efforts should be made TO have
that restored and turned over to the Canal
Company. The advantages of having Aiexan-
dria the coal mart are obvious, and the bene.
fits to be derived are equally certain. We
shall have more to say on this subject hereafter.
We hope our citizens will not let the matter
sleep.
The drawer. in the store of Nathaniel Boush
4 Co., on the wharf, was robbed yesterday Of
some fifty or sixty dollars, by some one who
came in and stole the money, while one OF the
firm was attending in another part OF the build