Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-04
LOCAL, NEWS.

ing commenced and closed to, day.
| CuANCERY SIDE d. d. Buch!er ". Robert
Walker ct al; decree setting aside sale, and
reference to commissioner.
Halls administrator vs. Lippett J. Alex
ander; final decree
Recil vs. Arnold: final decree
j. ". Atkinson VS., H. Deraughn; drtres
directing commissioner to distribute funds.
Ford ct TX. vs.. Peter l.. Davis; final decree
LAW SIDE. -ES parte Mary }. Dixon pei
ton under stay law; report Of commissioned
confirmed and final decree.
Monroe use Of Barton W. :}lnclair lr'c
against q. NJ Castlcman
Edward Dsbell was exempted from Jury ser
vice on account Of OLD age.
Austin Bramhaui. une Of the oil Arlington
servants, was exempted from county tax on ac
count of old age.
Administration upon tn. estate Of William
Burley, deceased, was yrln'ed TO Michael y.
Hart =.
Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway Go.
vs. City Council Of Alexandra; report Of com
missioners to assess land damages confirmed,
aud damages ordered TO he paid to the Auor-
ney for the the corporation Of Alexandria.
Brown ct uX vs.. tassin' ct ii; referred to
commissioner to settle accounts.
VIM. Dyer was relieved Of erroneous assess
ment.
Lists of delirquen, tax payers were returned.
! j. W. Stevens, elected Super .utelilent Of the
| Poor, offered to quo',,y bit was not allowed to
do so, as no wit of election had been issued.
la the matter Of ! county road from the
Middle Turnpike TO the Aqucduct the proceed
ings were set aside and an order iasuad referring
| the application to Commissioner OF Roa IS ;!
Jefferson Township, for report under the statute.
Administration upon the estate Of Robert e.
Hirsh, was granted to Edwin Ball
Court adjourned till Court i'll course.
Yesterday WIS snowy id
exceedingly disagreeable day, and the atien-
dance at the churches Was Consequently VI
small The following is u report OF the wo; :
done during the day by the Young Men $
Christian Association 1.-The aims house unG
jail services were held with the usual interest,
the attendance on the former exercises not be-
ing Us large as usual on account Of the weather.
The Sunday prayer meeting at the Methodist
Protestant Church likewise suffered FROM the
same cause: but the exercises were OF special
interest the addresses were given with earnest
ness, and the prayers and pralseswere tervcnt.
This meeting will be held next Sunday in the
NJ. +. Chmch,
NATURAL CoNsEuU ENCEs. AS necess: )
consequence of the many excursions last SUM-
mer petty thievng is now rife. Hardly a"y
thing is safe unless under lock and key, and as
plank footwayS aud fences cant we'll he locked
up they are at present paying tor the S4uandered
time. Nearly all the footways aud plank brid gcs
on PendletoD, neal Alfred street, were carried
off for fire wood last Saturday night, and havoc
IL 3l,., ,l,,,rl
CoRoNER's INQUEST The dead body Of Il
child, abou. eight or nine days old, Of known
| parantage and race, Was found in the woods on
MIR. r. H. Phillips fam, in this county, on
Friday last 4 corOuer's inquest was held
| upuu it by Justice Pcaryr; aud verdict OF
death from unknown causes was rendered;
When found the body was neatly attlred, anu
was lying by the si,ie Of and partially conceal
ed by fallen tree.
SATURDAY NlGIIT Though no disturbances
of any moment occurred last Saturday night,
the streets were more noisy than they had been
for long time previous. People whose .'gruntle$
! had not twisted owre monte glass OF Wllskey
punch we're seen in all directions, and the
restaurants and groceries must have done i
| tlTlSluS
COOPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION. -
As will be seen hy reference to an advertise
ment in another column, meeting Of the Cor
man Cooperative Building Association will DC
held on the night Of eduesday next, when
| the six houses just erected 10y the Association
| on North Columbus street will be sold.
! BASKET MANuFACTuHY.-Mr. Jos. Schlc'
voyt at No IS North Royal street, makes all
kinds Vi Baskets to order, and has a variety OF
every description on hand Tor sale. We hope
he wiz be encouraged by uuT citizens. lie also
repairs baskets aud Cane seat chairs, at nodc-
rate prices.
FIunT "A large crowd WAS attracted to the
corner of King and Washington Streets carly
last Saturday night by a fight which occurred
| there between two men named haue and lIu-
cas-. The police happened not to be about at
| the time but warrants have sll'ce been Issued
| for the arrest OF the parties.
CANAL NAVIGATION. The ice breakers at
Cumberland opened the canal at that point on
Friday last, aud navigation throughout the
| Cbesapeake aud Ohio and Alexandria canals Is
| still uninterrupted
MARINE ACCIDENT. The schooner Vapor,
reported in the Gazette last week rs having
collided with another schooner off Lower Cedar
Point, arrived up last night with loss of bow
spirit and jibboom.
BAprlzING. --Thir,y.cight colorcd persons
were baptized uear Battery Rodgers yesterday
morning. 1t was showing during the ceremony
and ice was on the river.
SNow.-It commenced showing yesterday
! morning and the ground was covered with the
snow. But it soon disappeared.
ROPE WALK1NG-Th rain this evening
| prevented the rope walking.
MAYcR's OFFcE-Thc Mayor continues
sick and Justice May again presided at the
Mayor office this morning.
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