Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-12

IL was OrQercQ tnat aIter tllS TERM llllSue!lea
nors be tried at those terms of the court thai
are not quarterly terms.
James Green VS.. Jno. f. Reside. case con
fession of Judgment.
Com VS. Charles Scales, colored, petit larceny
jury; verdict guilty, and prisoner sentenced tt
three months imprisonment in the county jail
Com. VS.. VIM. Philips, indictment for granc
larceny jury verdict not guilty and prisoner dis
charged.
Com. VS.. CharlpsA Cared, indictment for granC
larceny jury; verdict guilty of petit larceny
and prisoner sentenced to six months iulpriSon
ment in the county Jail.
Francis Hammerdinger ct ais W. Mary Edds
ct. ais, in..chancely; decree appointing commls
sioners to make partition.
To-DAY's PRocEEDlNGS.-ln the case Of
Commonwealth vs. James Guy and >. II.
Owens, for an infraction of the oyster lawln re-
fusing to pay tax of | cent on every bushel OF
oysters purchased by them, the Judge decided
that the imposition of the tax WAS unconstltu'
tional and could not be collected.
Com. vs. Hugh Stridcr, Indictment for grand
larceny; jury, and case in progress at :; clock
| when this report closed
PERsoNAI-J s. Barbour. Presidents and
II. w. Vandegritt, Chief Engineer and
General Superintendent Of the o.. \. NJ.
and also of the J.. L. d. railroads. were i'll
Lynchburg yesterday, at the meeting OF the
stockholders in the latter road
At Il public installation Of the officers OF
Friendship Lodge, |. .. O. f., i'll Richmond,
on Tuesday night last the ceremonies Were
conducted by Grand Representative Hugh
Latham of this city.
DlsAppoINrED The large number Of per
sons who crowded the side walks Of King street
yesterday evening to witness sleigh race that
was announced to he run over that thoToie hi;tre.
| and for which it had been prepared by the
owners of some Of the fast trottlng stock IN
the city, expressed great disappointment when
informed that III consequence oi the thaw the
sport had been postponed until the next snow.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS annual eIec-
ton of directors Of the New York, Alexandria,
Washington and Georgetown Steamship Com
pany, took place in New York yesterday, with
the following result j. W. Thompson. Samuel
Bacon, VIM. G.. Metzerott and Alex. K. Shop
herd of Washington, ana John Gray, John
| Gray John Abendroth and II. G. FalInrstnck
of New York.
DEATH OF DIR. ROBERTS, As will he seen
under the Geographic column Of to-day Ga-
zctte, Dr. W. II. Roberts. who piacticed den
tistry in this city from the close Of the var I'M
til Il few weeks ago, when he Went (" Liberty,
in Bedford county, Virginia had street hgl IN
that town yesterday and was shot through the
heart and killed.
RETAINED LETTERS The following is = l's!
of letters held for postage. improper directions,
&c., in the postofice Of this city:--Dr. t. Il.
Wills. Port Tobacco Nd: Miss j.! X. DaT!>,
Baltimore, Nd: William ". Adkins. Gordon:
Vile, Va; Major y. r. Fitzhugh, st. P"us.
Mimi; jas r. Webster Hamilton Court
| House, Va.
THE New CHARTER. called meeting OF
the Board of Aldermen will be held ;o-noirow
night for the purpose ofaereeing 90 the amend
| ments made BY the Common CouncI! to the
bill for the new charter Of the city so that IT
can be forwarded to Richmond and adopted by
the Legislature without any further delay.
LAND SALE.-Green & Wise. Real Estate
Agents, sold few days ago a tract OF land "e-
longing to A. Sidney Tebbs esq, containing O.
acres, and lying about - miles Northeast Of
Guilford station, W. & O. Railroad, in Loud
oun county, to Mr. Isaac Handkerchief of said
county, for s4l7.39.
CLEAR THE Ice FROM TIE SIDEWALKS. -
Attention is directed to notice in another col
umn of the Superintendent Of Police with ret:
erence to clearing the sidewalks Of the ice that
has formed upon them Mr.. John Phillips
owes his broken leg to the slippery pavcments
FISHING SHoREs.-The Clouds Landing.
fisheries. on theuppcr Potomac, have been rented
for the ensuing year as follows: No. ]. + Sim
mons. $780, No 2. W. Mankln, 1928; NJ" j.
| w. H. Simmons, Sill.
MAYORS OFFlcE-John Maston for disord
erly conduct about the Corporation Court room
was dismissed with reprimand.,
William Holmes, colored for diSordcrly cor
duct, near the corner of Henry and Cameron
streets, was fined and discharged.
Thomas Harvey, colored. for disor.terly con
duct, near the corner of Henry and Cameron
Streets was fined and discharged.
G. Richards, for disorderly conduct, near tho
corner of King and Henry streets was dismissed
as the charge was not sustained.
Martha Madison, for disordcrly conduct neal
the corner of King and Henry streets: was iine'
and discharged. .,,. ,,.r
MAGISTRATES OFFICE William Hill. II
employee of Beck & Kerby 5 broom factory, to
stealing brooms and broom handles, was com
United to jail for further examination.
NIGHT REPORT Night cloudy. damp. an!
temperature moderate-thc thaw continuing al
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