Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-17

ALEXANDRIA AND NlClElTf.-Ine Gazette OF
The alarm Of fire last night. about o'cloc Z,
was caused by an incendiary attempt TO fire
the restaurant Of Mr Adam Wenzel, No. 2eI
and Alexandra Railroad passing The premises
at the time. discovered the fire, and nol beng
able TO wake the inmates. broke open the side
door, and extinguished the flames before much
damage was occssioned. The fire de par,me M
was speedily on the ground, but their services
were not eGuired.
Mr. Robert o. Grayson, formerly OF this city.
on Sunday morning last shot, in Stevensburg,
Culpeper county, Young m an named Brown,
(son Of Mr.. NJ. l.. Brown,l with double bar.
rel shot gun, loaded with buck shot and baIis.
Mr.. Brown received seventeen wounds, but
was alive at last accounts. The cause OF the
shooting was alleged improper familiarity be-
tween Brown and MIR. Grayson's wife.
The locomotive Virginia, "a Il We feet driver"
a number one passenger engine. rebuilt en-
urely, from the frame up. at the shops OF the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company,
machinist James Waddy, was completed yes
terday and made trip over the road, on which
every requisite Of a drst-ciass engine was
found to be present and perfect.
The steamer T.. @. knight, from New York,
with freight and passengers, arrived here yes.
terday evening. John Davis and George Gar
son. Of this city, two OF the crew Of The schooner
Louisa Frazier, bound from Georgetown TO
Boston, with coal. which was beached last
week on Long Island, one mile below Shinna-
COCK lighthouse, came on in the knight.
Nc oIkumeQt IN tue coSe OF the IeSSeFS or
the Washington, Alexandra and GEORGETOWN
Railroad Company rs Dawson ct al, was con-
cluded before the District Court, in session at
Fredericksburg, yesterday, but no decision
rendered.
The County Court of Fairfax county con.
vened at the Courthouse yesterday. The
county levy was made.
Sunday night between and O'Clock, the
services in Shiloh Church cetd, on Payne
streer, between Prince and Duke. were inter.
rupted and Suspended by the dissrderly en-.
trance into the building OF two colored men,
whose conduct became SO outrageous that the
police had to be sent for. Constable ChipIey
and officer Supple soon appeared at the scene
Of the disturbance and succeeded, after a severe
tussle, IN arresting the guilty parties.
Inc second lot OF new wheat brought TO this
market this season was offered on change this
morning by Mr.. Geo. H. Robinson, and pur-
chased by Messrs. n Eidridge 4 Co. The
quality was good white-pot prime-and the
price paid was $50 per bushel.
The first session Of the Board of Registration
for Alexandr county, Va. closed Saturday,
suit: Number Observation-Disclosures witheut
challenge--White, l,2D3; coiored, 1850; total.
3.Gs3 Registered sitter challenge-White, 2O4 !;
Rejected after challenge-White, s.
The registration of voters in FauQ uier county
closed on Saturday last with the result, il ie
supposed. OF q white majority of some five OF
six hundred.
OF the nine thousand four hundred and fifty
dollars received at the Auditors Off ce taxes,
during the Corporations fiscal year so far,
but ak hundred and fifty dollars are in cur
rent funds-the large remainder being in cor
poraticn funds and certificates.