Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-28

ALEXANDRIA AND VICINITY elm the
foliewing from the Alexandra Gasett, OF
yesterday afternoon:
The COMMITTEE on Light, OF the CITY
Council, last night su omitted a most interasf
ing and highly satisfactory report OF the con-
oluon and management OF the CITY Gas
w, morns FROM this report it appears that the
net profits OF the " orks for the past fiscal wear
were -, and after dedactine saIarI.s
and Interest on the capital IN vested thar. re-
mans surplus OF sl1 s22 % The income for
tne year mas been S36,&i o., and the expenses
Sl,93s %; bills outstanding unpaid ,,nce tha
commencement of the works, 81. sOl 10 There
are on hand 36S tons Of coal, valued at O.. ss7,-
SO The mum Der OF registered consumers a
6e4: the U. s. tax and license was a Ell %
regular stated meeting Of the City Council
was held last night The Common Couac,I
coheurreo In the previous action OF the Al
oefmen resembling an act allowing the Mayor
~ per cent on licenses granted by him: also
concurred In the Aldermen's action rescind
ing tne resolution respecting the collection of
Federal authorities, and for which no com
pensation has been received.
The Salary Bill, fixing the salaries of certain
omcers OF this Corporation. for the year is63
finally passed both branches OF The ti,Tv
Council last night The salary of the Mayor
Is nxed at SsOO, and no commissions allowed.
a. AuGItor: sooo; Attorney, $50; Superinten
OF Gas, SeVO; superintendent of Police, s6O.
CLERK OF the Market. $500. and ~ per cent on
me coIiectlons OF stall rents; Gnaeer, 10 per
cent OF the emoluments of his ON &c, 70 be pad
allowed 2k per cent on their collections;
Cnief Engineer Of the Fire Department $50.
and the Assessors, $50 each,
yesterday evening, as he steamer Winni-
simmet was leaving the washington whsrr
on her I've o'clock trip, a colored man. names
henry Randolph. who lives in this city, near
the Cotton Factory, in jumping aboard. sIip-
PEG, ana would have "a len overheard had he
NOT been caught bv two of the boats hands
who were standil near BY When dragged
On o. me steamer II was discovered that his leg
mao oeen oroKen in TIVE places. A gentleman
on ooard, VINO witnessed the accident. was so
anectsa oy the sight, that he famed and fell
We are informed by prominent merchants
and shippers that a great scarcity of vessels
now exists at this port, and that orders for
grain from abroad have 10 be filled in Balti.
more, IN conseq hence. There are now stored
and bushels Of corn awaiting the means OF
transportation. The difference an the price OF
gram obtained here and in Baltimore is much
less tnsn the freight between tue two pIacss
out Shippers nave In many instances of late
there. AVN
The 10th Regiment OF colored troop. re-
cruited at Camp Distribution, embarksd al
I'M. T POT yesterday evening, on the steams
fiamb beau, for Charleston, South Carolina. in
which department they are to be stationed
Its understood that the cases in relation IN
the sales OF property. in this place, for dirSct
taxes, In which the decision OF Judge Thomas
s nen erea, wlil be carried mp to the higher
courts Tor nnal adjudication.
land slide occurred on MONDAY eveninr
last near Roekhsh depot, on the Orange and
Alexandra Railroad THE slide was dis
covered before the arrival of the train az the
spot. WIG
The Special Term OF the Circuit Court Of
thi: county, Judge Thomas, was sencIuded
To-Day, the business for which IL was con-
vened having been dispatched.