Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Wood vs. Kelly; in chancery: decree entered.
Iut,ruatons vs. W. H. West, for petit
larceny: Alfred Spccr, for violation Of the
Revenue laws, and Columbus W. Thorue, for
Violation of the Revenue laws, were filed.
The report of the Alexandria and Frede,ickS-
burg Hallway Compana'> land damage com
u;>>iuncr<, was returned and filed.
Conn., vs. Hugh Stridcr; house brca king;
prisoner arraigncd; plead not guilty; jury being
unable to agree were adjourned till 10 clock
this morning.
License to keep an ordinary at the corner OF
KIM AM, flrnrr streets. wa> granted to New
man laws.
rL,. Corporation for 50 10. was allowed and
ordered To be. certified to the Auditor.
The report "l Commissioner Chiffon in set
,lemcnt If the account OF VIM B. Gregory,
cx or. of Mary d. Swift, deceased, was returned
and ordered to lie one mouth for exceptions.
To DAYS PROCEEDINGS. The jury in the
Strirr cast. c;llli, into Court at loo clock hay
In. been in charge ui the Sergeant during the
nrht and were again sent out to consult Of II
verdict.
'IhoS Whitehead. c:q.. of Amherst county.
and .Jalur> Footc johnson. esq. "f Bedford
county Va. qualified us Attorneys III this
Court.
Com. VS.. Hugh StriIer jury appeared III
Court. and hcin. unable IT. agree were dlScharg
cd. and case continued; Sniont tor Comu"n
wealth, Stuart for prisoner.
Com. V. Austin; bigamy motion tor II
change Of venue: motion OvcrIu led; case con
tnucd till September term and witnesses re-
co.nizcd Smoot and Whitehead for Common
wealth; johnson and kgour for prisoner.
Com. vs. Fanny Smith; grand larceny; jury:
and case III progress.
4 BRAVE VERDICT. Among all the heroic
deeds recorded in the worlds history none
affords Il brighter example OF true moral
bravery than the following verdict. rendered
when the city Was ia the lI0sScSs"n ct an
arlny slna.tng under, and made SAVAGE by.
tic shooting Of one at It's pet. and most beloved.
othccrS--Col. Ellsworth
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, To NIT:
An inuusition taken at the Marshall House. IN
the county of Alexandria, on the 24th dry OF
May lSt;l, before Jan"> A. English, Justice Of
the Peace and acting Coroner OF said county,
upnn the view of the body Of james W. Jack
son. there lying dead. The jurors sworn to eli
Iure whrr". how, and by what in";nS the Said
James ". jackson came t" his death, upon their
na,!lS ,n say that he killed by nn armed
force Of Federal troops. while in defence OF his
house and his private rights.
In testimony whereof the >aid Coroner and
jnr"-> hrrcilt" set their hands. this 24th day of
Nav, 1851 JAMES 4. ENGLISH, }. p,
;En J.. DEEroN, Foreman.
J. G. Euglrhright, G. l.. Neale. John COgan,
WrsIy Avery, c. W Decton. Elijah Horse
man, John F"n>hil, John Jones' John l..
Smith. Joseph padsctt jr., and VIM. &.
Simpson,
I.nNG BRIDGE-The Washington Star says
''On Saturday last the work Of clearing away
the Long Bridge rubbish across the Washing
ton channel of the Potomac WAS commenced,
preparatory to laying the foundation for the
new structure The piers on the south channel
arr. nearly completed. and some thirty bridge
builders from Philadcl phia are at work on the
Supcr<tructurc. Srmc 100000 feet of the
best S,l>Iuellannah bridge timber has arrived,
and 4 large portion of it has been landed on
the causcway, where the workmcn are engaged
in framing it, The pile drivers are already at
work on the first a.utmcnt Oh this side Of the
river, and it Is confidently asserted by engineer
Partridge that this bridge will be read y for travel
BY the l>t OF December
Snl.N,E or DISEASE -Thu~c hnrril nui>an.
,,>. close hog pclis. allowed to be kept nn the
suburbs Of the city poisoning the air for squares
and squares around. have lately been dcclm!atrd
"i their inmates, by hog clocra-;nd number,
of the dead animals are thrown into the low
grounds alaccnt This would in itself be u
source of disease. The Slop used in feeding
these louS is kept for days at Il time, and car
ricl by the owners of the hogs, in open buckets.
to the tn pens. throwing the filth over the
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Coon TEMrlAus,-At regular meeting of
Excelsior Lodge no. 4, |. o. &. T., held Mon
J,yu;rht \u~, Eth. the following officers were
;mEt.Ilrj nv q " G. y : i Uorbett:-
John BARTLETT, y. ". G., r.: Willie Wibert,
" &, r: Miss Sarah Graham. ". Y. IT,; +.
+; Cubctt, ". $: Andrcw Graham, w. i. S.:
Us Howard " NJ. Miss Carrie Smith
" | g.: Mrs l., Bailey ". O, G.; Mrs. S.
+. Wjbrrt, ", i. S; Miss Ida Wibcrt, W. D.
NJ; Mrs. Il. II. Hull W. R. II. S; Mrs. lid,