Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-24
LOCAL NEWS

Circle, Brotherhood of the Union with John
Powell in the Chair and James Dugan Secre-
tary, for the purpose of recognizing the Friend
ship Fire Company The meeting was numer-
ously attended and resulted in accomplishing
the object for which it had been called, and in
the election of the following named officers
President, VIM Kigour; lst vice do, D. A.
Windsor; I'd do, Col NJ D. Ball; Treasurer,
Mahlon H. Janney; Rec, See. A. j. Marshall;
Cor Sec, James Dugan; Executive Committee,
H. W. Vandegrift, George Bryan and j. B.
Smoot; Surgeon Of Company, DR.. }. b. John
son; Commanders Of Engine, Jno Powell,
Richard Tomlinson Jas Travcrs and VIM
Underworld Commanders of Hose, Wm. Doble,
S. X. Field and Lewis Shuman; Pipemen, j.
r. Cross, H. Herbner, R. Dangerfeld, NJ. Nc
Lean, Geo. Uhler and Geo. Maxwell; A1emen
G. R. Hinkin, VIM Cole, VIM. Vernon and
VIM Zimmerman; Property Men, VIM. De-
maine, B. Wheatley, B. f. Penn and Owen
Nugent The President accepted the office and
the honor it conferred upon him in short but
happy and appropriate address Anothcrmeet-
ing to perfect the organization and transact
other necessary business will be held ut the
same place next Thursday night The Friend
ship Company is the oldest member OF the
Alexandria Fire Department, and though It's
effectiveness has been in allegiance for some
time past, its organization has never been en-
tirely abandoned, and its resusitaton IS crafty
ing not only to its especial friends, but to the
community at large.
NJ. f. CHURCH The correspondent OF the
Baltimore American writing concerning the
Virginia Conference of the NJ F. Church, in
session in this city says: Preachers and people
appear to be highly gratifed to notice the addi-
ton Of new class or lecture-room on the north
side of the old church 1t is decided improve
ment Considerable interest is experienced in
the time honored Rev. Alfred Griffith, the
oldest preacher now living in the Baltimore An
nual Conference. Mr. G. will be eighty eight
years old on the sixteenth day of March next.
He entered the Baltimore Conference in 1906,
and has faithfully filled many Of the most i'm
portant appointments in the Church. His
with the exception Of an occasional intervening
cloud his mind is clear and he talks well about
''nearin home" Mr. G. resides with his SON
in-law' Mr. Uhler
ROBBERY. About daylight on Tuesday morn
ing last thief entered the kitchen of Captain
Ezekiel Jones; who resides on Water street, be-
tween Wolfe and Wilkes, and picked up and
Carried off from i table Oh which they were
lying pocket book containing about sou, for
which Mrs Jones had sold COW the day before,
and Il gold medallion The door had been left
open for the colored servant woman who comes
early in the morning to milk the COWS There
is az yet no clue by which the thief can be de-
tected, nor does suspicion attach to any one.
REINsrATED. The Mayor having received
certificates from the Sergeant Of police on duty
at the time and from the officer in charge Of
the station house. that police officer Richard
Tomlnson Of this city was not drunk and dis
orderly when arrested in Washington on Tues
day last, and from the Assistant United States
Attorney that he was discharged when brought
before 4 magistrate, as there was no complaint
against him, the suspended officer has been
reinstated and is now on duty.
A SHIpwREckED MARINER IA man rep
resenting hinselfasa shipwrecked mariner was
in this city yesterday. He was, he said anxious
to reach Baltimore, and to raise funds for that
purpose he sold the only article OF value he had
left, Il meerschaum pipe. for S2.50 Since he
left, however, it appears that he must have es-
capped from the briny waves with whole bag
full of the pipes, as he sold great many otthe
same sort to different people ia. Alexandria.
| RIVER NEWS Affairs along the wharyes
and on the river were very quiet this morning
The steamer Wawasset started on her FIRST trip,
since the resumption of navigation, to Currio-
man, with 4 good many passengers
The steamer Fairy was launched yesterday
from the ways upon which she has been under
going repairs, and to-day resumed her place On
the Pennington line.
KNIGHTS: OF PYTHIAs We have received
the first number of the True Knight, Il monthly
magazine published in Richmond, By Messrs.
Handy and Hawkins, devoted to the Order of
the Knights Of Pythias, ttcontains many arti
clcs of much interest to the members of that
Order It's stated in one of the articles that
the first Lodge of the knights Of Pythias IN
Virginia. was established in Alexandria
THE SUPERINTENDENT of Gas gives notice
that in order to repair 4 leak in the main pipe
at the intersection of King and Pitt streets
he Was compelled to shut off the flow to the
city during the day, The gas, i'll consequence,
when turned ON tonight, will burn dim at first,
but in few minutes will resume its ordinary
brightness.
For THE PENITENTIARY.-CitN Sergeant