Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-18

erection Of new Court House, will meet OF
Monday. The site proposed is that portion O.
the market house between the Masonic Lodge
room and the Sun engine house The follow
ing bill, having reference to the matter, has beer
proposed and is understood to receive the ap
proval of the committee.
Be it enacted by the Common Council Of
Alexandria thatto raise money to build Court
House for the city of Alexandria the Auditor
shall be and is hereby authorized to issue the
bonds of the Corporation for an amount not ex'
ceeding $4,000 in sums not less than 500; to
bear interest at the rate of s per ct. per annum,
payable semi-annually.
Sec. 9 Be it further enacted that the said
Court House shall be built on the market square
at point to be hereafter designated by the
Council on arches, in permanent and suDstai!-
| tial manner; and to be so constructed that II
will afford court room, jury room and clerk S
Offices; that the rents Of the space beneath the
said arches which shall be fitted up as stands
or stalls shall be pledged for the payment OF
the interest on the bonds aforesaid, and the
excess shall form a fund to pay the principal OF
the said bonds when they shall become due and
payable. ..c .,.. 49,, honas
aforesaid shall be sold to purchasers at not less
than par, and that the fund raised by the sale
shall be under the control OF the Finance Com
mittce who shall have authority to make CON
tracts for the construction OF said Court House
and shall pay the contractor or contractors tor
the work done and materials furnished as pay
ments or instamcnts shall fall due under the
contract or contracts which may be made tor
the purpose aforesaid
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted that said bonds
shall be made payable years after date
LEGAL DEcIsIoN-An important case has
Just been decided in the United States Circuit
Court for Virginia, Judge Bond presiding. in
which Turnbull 4 Co., of Baltimore, were
plaintiffs and the First National Bank Of Alex
andria, defendant The bank had obtained a
Judgment against Abijah Thomas, for some
S., 900, upon which an execution issued, and
was levied upon certain goods in the Mount
Vernon Cotton Factory in this city. The
goods were claimed by Turnbull l. Co. as their
property, they having purchased the cotton, out
of which, under an agreement with Thomas the
goods were manufactured Upon proceeding
by way of interpleader an issue was formed in
the Circuit Court of Alexandria to try the right
of property, and thereupon the case was re-
moved under the act OF Congress to the I. 5.
Circuit Court at Richmond, and by agreement
was submitted upon the law and facts to Judge
Bond. Upon hearing the evidence and full ar
gument of the case, Judge Bond decided that
the goods were the property OF Turnbull u Co.,
and not liable to the execution of the Bank
Francis L. Smith, and Paige 4 Aaury Tor
Turnbull e. Co., Geo W. Brent and II. O..
Claughtou for the National Bank.
THE Coal LABoRERs STRIKE. The strike
among the laborcrs employed at the coal
whal res of the city continues, and will possibly
result, it is said, in the removal OF the agencies
now located here to Georgetown. That such Il
result should even be contemplated seems
more than strange, considering the thous-
ands of unemployed white laborers i'll cities
farther North, men who would gladly work
for 81 80 day, the wages the colored Ia
borers now reject, but such is the fact, and
at least one of the agents doing business
here went to Georgetown to-day, to make
INQUIRIES about transferring his depot to
that port. The strikers, 1t is said, arc
organized, and have determined to allow no
men to work at the wharves except those who
work on their terms-which are $500 day
for wheeling, or IS cents Il boat If loading from
boats. Vessels are lying here now at the low
er wharves upon demurrage at $50 day. with
loaded canal boats along side.
The COLUMBIA FIRE CoMpANY.-The Co.
lumbia Fire Company took charge OF the new
steam engine yesterday evening and tried her
at the intersection of King and Fayette streets.
She was managed we'll, and worked, in fire
mems parlance, beautifully. Engineer Young
of the Hydrauon at the request of the Fire
Wardens, worked her during the trial. She
was drawn to the plug by the horses of the Fly
drauon but the members of the Company
dragged the reel, and attracted considerable at
tention, and were greeted with much applause
and handkerchief waving on their way through
the streets
LIGHTING FJsHTowN. The committee OF
the City Council to whom the subject oflight-
ing Fishtown was recommltted have met and
resolved to adhere to their action in refusing
the petition for the extension Of the gas mains
to, and the erection of gas lamps at Flshtown.
They, however, will report in favor of erecting
oil lamps on the fish wharf, and recommend
that they be supplied with oil during the fish
ing season. -
p!icd--but We have no particular change to no
tce in the prices of meats or vegetables. Large
supplies Of fresh fish, of the different varieties
prices accordingly to seize Of lunches, &c
Butter 4Oa45 cts per pound for fresh eggs 22a
% cts, per dozen. Shad and herring are be
coming more abundant. MIR. Benz had at hi:
stand fine collection of flowers.
REDlSTRICTING THE CITY.-The Committee
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