Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-14
IOGAL=NEWS.

I,OGA-I1-lNlEMlS.
-crRcuu9e e d7qqggs -'NF y lAh
onsli6ed as deputy Sheriff for 4thisstesflna OF
i Wn Jones, } charged with horse, stealing
,as arraiig,nei and plead rot guilty, the case
mas tried and the Jury returned a>Serdlct OF
auilty, and fixed his term Of imprisonment tent in
IN tbe nenitentiary for fifteen years E9ta 1s:5aa
1obn Cross, charged with horse stealing, was
t,;d and the. jury returned ayerdict of guilty.
ND fixed his term Of Imprisonment in the pen
4 itentiary ffor.fye, years
ae',J James Quagin, charged with grand larceny
mas tried aud the jury returned a verdict OF
ouilty of petit larceny, 81
Edward LovejoY, charged with robblng Nh
u HartIey's store, was arraigned and tried, and
tbe ;urysreturnedsa verdict sof guilty and fixed
b;s term of imprisonment in the penitentiary
for three years = !, SIS. ~ 9 - 8 ~ !. :.
sNolle prosequis was entered in the following
leases: Com. VS.. John Merit, William N.
Gvyne and RoIin G. Gale, $500 is. ,S
ia The Grand Jury returned the following IN
ldictments against Wm. Winn, for grand lar
eenv. true bill 2 Samuel Beach, for acting as
> Justice while intoxicated, a. true bill; Sam.
mel Beach, for extortion as a Justice, a true
hin: Samuel N Chipley, for nisbehaviour IN
office; atrue; bill J; Peter Atkinson, for selling
without license. a true bill Jos. Cotton, Tor
: neriury, true bill NJ Ruben, for selling
q without a. license, true bill; Joseph Cotton,
for fraudulent issue OF an execution as aJus-
tce, true bill L. NJ. Beebe, for selling with
out a licence, not a true bill; John Kelly, for
. grand larceny, not a true bill John Campbell,
grand larceny, not "a true bill Robert Ander-
son, for grand larceny, not true bill, and the
Grand Jury was discharged. ~ iba
The court adjourned tlEto-daysat 10 o'clock.
REV. GEORGE ". rLANaHoRNE. The time
during which the5 Rev. George w. Longhorne
5e was appointed to take charge of the Episcopal
Methodist Churchainl this city having expired,
that gentleman last night bid adiew to his con-
.gregaton, preparatory to leaving for Norfolk, to
attend the Annual Conference OF hIs@church.
The property Of the E.. NJ. Church IN this
city belongs to the Baltimore Conference OF
q that church, and here can be no regular APP
aipointment toafll the vacancy. occasioned by
Il Mr. Lanehorne IS departure until the meeting
Of that Conference it is howeverearnestly hop-
ell that the Virginia Conference will transfer
Mr.. Lanshorn to the Baltimore Conference, and
that, that Conference will appoint him. pas
tor of the church in this city, and that Bishop
! Pierce will assign him to- this station Until the
Z meeting of that Conference When Mr.. Lang
horne, took charge a year ago, of the church IN
5athis city, its members aumbered one hundred
and seventy -nine-he leaves it with three hun
ared and eighty lone names upon It's rolls, and
since its erection no ADLER or more beloved pas
Tor has ever filled It's pulpit: go -. i
~ io's TIE CoRPoRATIoN AND THE MANASSAS
GAP RAILROAD The City Council, last night,
adopted report made by the Proxies appoint
ed TO represent the interests OF the corporation
1. at the late meetingof the stockholders of the
Manassas Gap Railroad Company,in which re
port this Proxy state that tie amount of stock
- held by the Corporation being large, and sthey
not being advised as tc the wishes Of the City
Council, and thinking that the resolution
adopted BY the. stockholders, granting to the
President and Directors Of the Railroad Com
panya the light to transfer the property and
franchises ofthe Company, or take other steps
for the early completion Of the road to Har
! jrisonburg, as they may deem proper) gave too
}. much power to the President and Directors,
voted against said resolution, leaving Council
to takessuch action as may appear for the best
interests of this community. er.-,<
ai g. PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY were ycster-
day escorted by Mr. Edward Schiller, through
his new, and convenient photograph gallery
y over Harper & Brothers dry goods store, at
the corner Of King and Pitt streets, and found
!, everything that could be- desirable in Ian essab
,lshment:of that character, in perfect order and
in excellent condition Every facility for OBJ
Staining good pictures has been provided, and
' by an arrangement Of Mr.. Schiller own inven-
st on the light can be so regulated that it is of
no consequence to him whether the weather be
,, clear OF. cloudy. The gallery is not open yet
for bpsines, but will be in. a few days.
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL
Owing to the loosening of one or two OF the
., braces in the railroad bridge over the Potomac,
discovered after the passage Of the one o'clock
= up train yesterday evening, the running of the
Washington and Alexandria railroad cars was
. stopped, but will be resumed, it is supposed,
tonight, by which time it is thought, the ne
q cessary repairs can be completed
@,S. CRY Hotel. An advertisement in another
}e collmnT ot tb;s oyan;rr'c Eoyntfa @annollnces