Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-14
LOCAL NEWS.

! is the bill introduced at the last meeting Of
| Council but laid on the table until the next
meeting, providing for redistricting the wards
of the city:
| SEC. |. Be It eauctei by tie Giy funucH a,
| Alexandria, That said city shall be divided into
four wards The First Ward shall comprise
all that part Of said city lying east Of the mid
die of st. Asaph street and south Of the middle
Of Prince street the Second Ward shall com
prise all that portion Of said city lying east Of
the middle of st. Asaph street and north Of
| the middle Of Prince street; the Third Ward
shall comprise all that portion of said city lying
| west OF the middle of St. ASaph street and
north of the middle of Prince street. and the
Fourth Ward shall comprise I'LL that portion of
said city lying west Of the middle Of ST isarh
street and south of the middle of Prince street.
SEC. ,. All acts or parts of acts in conflict
with this act arc hereby repealed.
SEC. = This act shall be in force from its
passage.
TIE NEw COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE Bulb
lNG.-Thc Treasury Department at Washing
ton has confirmed the sale of the old Custom
House building. 1T the corner of King and
Union streets, t. the ucw Commercial tx
the purchase money has been paid and arrange.
ments are at once to be made to have the pres
cnt liapidated looking building taken down to
make room for the erection of iii cdiiicc that
will be :n ornament to the city and Il credit to
the company Alta meeting Of the Board Of
Managers of the company this morning AlcS>lS.
&. Y. Worthinyton, NJ Eldrdgc and p b.
Hove were appointed committee to hav: pre-
pared plans and specification. for the new
building
ACCIDENTS. A horse attached to cart, be-
longing to Mr. James Beach, ran away this
morning from the corner Of Cameron and Al
fred streets, and falling, iniure! himself and
broke the harness
On Wednesday night last 4 carriage CON
tanning Mr. William Duncan and his wife and
Miss Annie Good. was run away with and
overturned by two frightened horses, on the
Aquoduct road, and all the occupants thrown
out, but inAicting no serious wounds.
\ little son Of Mr. James Beach got fish
hook caught in his mouth this morning, which
had to be cut out.
SALE OF SpRINGFIELD.-Wc learn that the
Circuit Court cf Fauqucr, on Thursday last,
confirmed the sale by 3. p holland and y. l..
Rogers commissioners, of this fine estate. lying
near Middleburg Va. to james Alfred Jones.
esq, OF Richmond, at S4O.1j per acre, being
Id per cent. advance Oh the bid of DR.. Ell
Fey on the Tuesday previous, to whom the sale
WAS reported to have been made. Mr.. Jones
is an eminent lawyer, and buys this place, we
understand. for Il summer residence. We shall
be glad to have so accomplished gentleman in
our section Of the State during the heated
term in Richmond city.
TIE FEGAN CAsE.-A dispatch from Rich
mond at noon to-day, states that AlessrS. Red
dy Rockford and Moran witnesses in the Fegun
distillcry case. Who, after imprisonment inr
contempt Of Court were released from custody
short time since, on bail, for refusing to
answer certain questions touching he case, he
cause, as they aver. themselves would be in
plicatcd; appeared in Court again to-day: and
upon further refusal to answer the questions
propoundrd were committed to jail
PROPERTY SALEs-Mr e. Y Worthing
ton has sold recently the lot on the corner Of
Duke and Columbus streets, twcnty-threc feet
front and eighty-fve deep, to the Alessrs. Nea!e.
marble workers. for s2o Il front foot. or $4Go.
The same gentleman has sold to VIM. Clagctt
and Albert Hopkins. colored, two lots.on Duke
street, next east Of Mr.. Nlittictons wheel
wright and coach mandatory, for SIS i front
foot
RAFrLE.-Thc beautiful case Of wax flowers
that have been on exhibition in the window I'll
the cwclry store of Mr. W. W. Adam on King
street, WAS raffcd of last night and won by
Capt Mathew Kerscy of the steam tug Belle
Haven There were forty chances at one dol
lar chance and forty one was the highest
throw. The flowers were the work Of Mrs.
Samuel Henry Of this city.
GONE To TIE Mad SroNE-Nr. Lirpnan
Gcnzbergcr, who was bitten by It dog, Suppos-
ed. to have been mad, ON Sunday night last,
notice OF which appeared i'll Monday 5 Gazette,
has gone to Fauquier county to try the virtue
Of the mad stone.
ArCrloN SALES.-Attentun is directed to
the auction sales of real estate which will take
place at Fairfax Court House, on Monday next.
18th instant, Court day Also to the sales OF
real estate in this city, to take lace to-morrow.
Too FAST-Somc complaint is made 10y per-
sons residing on Henry street. that the cars
passing along that thoroughfare are run too fast
for the safety an,! well being Of children and
grown persons who are not fast.