Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-27

lHQuence IN the Legislature. GU may De sure
that the interests Of your ancient city will not
suffer at their hands. My impression is that a
free road law for all sorts of internal improve
ncnts will be tavorlte measure with our rep
resentatlveS. ALIQUIs.
Fairfax COUNTY From the Fairfax
News. On Tuesday evening last after the
conclusion Of the trial Of Jonathan Cockerille,
he was approached in the street by James
hickey, who used insulting language towards
him. whcreupon Cockerille turned on Dickey,
telling him to the pavement, after which, he
gave him terrible beating. Dickey had his
right ankle broken. and Was carried into Tyler's
hotel, and his injuries dressed, and the broken
bone set, by DIR. I. Eastern, Of Langley. AL
though Justice Hawxhurst ordered the arrest
of Cockere by the sheriff, he went off uumo-
Tested
Mr. Frank Palmer is about dispensing of his
foundry and machine shops at lenua. to
Messrs. WEIGH Brothers, of that p lace MIR.
Palmer, we believe, intends devoting his entire
attention to farming and stockraisng
Willie Ayre The young man who had his
arm torn off in his threshing machine few
days ago, an account of which appeared in the
News OF last week is improving a. fast as the
nature Of his injury will permit.
The following is a list OF the claimants heard
at Fairfax c. Fl. by. Judge W; G: Riley. I.
S. special commissioner for Virginia, up to
THURSDAY night: Geo. W. Roberts ss3s.s7;
Uriah Ferguson $3S7 ~; Jacob Brooks Sl197;
Chas j. Hopkins sl75 90; Jas A. Broyce
1892 l2;Juo Hopkins ! S2 00;Cornelus White
$24lg %; Rachel W. Watkins 299S0; t1awx-
hurst Bros $242 OF; Thos. Fenwick $2j0.00
VIM Hopkins ln7; Daniel Collins s46j Oo;
Geo. \. Rnbey, $37l 90; j. l.. D.twihler
$$4j o.
\ SISTERS LovE-Who can tell the
thoughts that cluster around the word, Sister?
How ready she is to forgive the errors, to tx
cu>r the iniblrS Of Il brother She never de-
Serrs him In adversely she cIings closely to
him. and in trial she cheers him. and when the
voice Of rcproach is poured in his ears, she is
ever read y to hush its hard tones al! turn his
attention away from tS painful! Eorcs But let
him move in fiowcry lath and she hangs
clusters Of smiles about him. In watching his
favored career ana listening to his cungy she
feels tie purcSt satisfaction. The cold grave
Cannot crush her affections for him. 1t out
! lives her tears and CHS and hence she often
wanlrrS to the spot where he rcp"scS, with the
fragrant rosrbu>h and creeping hnncy>ncklc.
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WASHINGTON News. There is little in the
appearance OF the city to-day to Indicate that
We are within one week Of the session Of Con
greSS
a fire occurred Saturday morning in Twelfth
street, which destroyed sulall frame house oc,
cupied by colored woman named Waters, and
small dwelling adjoining. owned by a col,red
benevolent association The entire loss was
about 81 600
a coorcd man named JOS johnson for some
time an engineer in the printing office of MesSrs
Cunningham K Mcintosh has been arrested on
q CHARGE Of stealing TYNE aud other material
from that office About $500 worth of type
was iouu'! uiidci 'ne ole'''''l'' - ''''N'' ""'
The funeral Of Thomas Grady took place
Yesterday. Mr.. Grady was the father Of james
GRADY, who was recently hanged in the Jail
ward in this city for outraging and numbering
Miss Frazier. Mrs. Grady the mother Of
Young Grady died a short time ago from griet.
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PIEDMONT & PoToMAc r. R.-The Wash
ington correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun
SAYS: Ut is now charged that the six hun
dred thousand dollars subscription voted at
the recent election here for the mythical Poto-
mac and Piedmont railroad is lobby lob"
and haste is made to announce in one of the
journals which sunnort the new District GOV