Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-27

affair Invitations have been extended to the
whole Fire Department to join in the process
sion, and the indications are that they will be
accepted by all the organizations. The Relief
Hook and Ladder Company has already deter
mined to participate, and at meeting last
night made the necessary arrangements.
WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS. "A writ directed
to John Stephenson, Keeper of the Poor S
House, was issued from the Clerks office Of
the Corporation Court, yesterday evening, re-
curing him to bring Mary Syncox before Judge
Lowe at o'clock this evening, and show why
she is at present confined in the institution OF
which he has charge.
REGISTRATION. -Registratio still drags its
length along slowly, and will continue until
Saturday night. The books in the different
Wards at - o clock to-day made the following
exhibit lst Ward 7 white and colored; End
Ward white and colored; Sd Ward ~ white
and - colored and 18th Ward 81 white and 10
eolored.
RAPIDLY SINKING-Mr. j. NJ. Mason,
whose extreme illness was mentioned in the
Gazette on Tuesday last, was still alive this
morning, though sinking rapidly. All hopes
of the prolongation of his ffe have been
abandoned and it is not thought possible that
he can survive through the night.
FLIGHT OF WILD GEEsE-A flock Of wild
geese passed over the city this morning. going
South. If the fight had occurred last winter
cold weather would have been prognosticated,
but as the summer is now too near for any great
fall in the temperature the incident Is unex-
planned.
WOODS ON FGRE.-The Woods on the Ar
lington mill property, in thscounty, were on hire
last Tuesday, and for a time fears were enter
tanned that some Of the framed shantics on the
tract would be destroyed, but large force was
employed with axes and the danger was averted.
COOP TEMpLARs-Pioneer Lodge, No. !,
of Good Templars, of Falls Church, will cele-
brate the third anniversary of the introduction
of the order into this State tonight. A dele
CATION from Belle Haven Lodge ofthis city, will
be present upon the occasion.
STILL AGROUND.-Thc schooner Harriet
Thomas which ran aground on the Georgetown
bar last Thursday, was still stuck hard and fast
this morning, with no prospect Of being gotten
off unless lighters are employed
THIRD WARD REPUBLICANS. "A meeting
of the Third Ward Republican Club is adver-
tised to be held tonight in the school house
on Alfred, between Princess and Oronoco
streets
For EUROPE Mr. George Steuernagle
has disposed Of his restaurant ON Royal street,
adjoining the City Hotel, to Mr.. Justus
Schneider and left here this morning for Ger
many.
LEEsBURG TO BE LIGHTED. They are going
to light the streets Of Leesburg with coal oil.
The Mayor of the town advertises for proposals
for furnishing the lamps.
SHIPMENTS OF FIsH-For more than week
past the shipments of fish over the Washing
ton and Ohio Railroad have averaged two hun
dred thousand herring daily.
WOODEN PAvEMENTs.- There is now no
great hope felt of the durability or security OF
the wooden pavement on Pennsylvania avenue
in Washington.
MAYoR's OFFICE. Margaret Lucas, for dis
orderly conduct, was dismissed upon promise
to 90 to the work house.
Mary Jones, colored, for disorderly conduct
in Petersburg, was fined and discharged.
Matilda Jones, colored, for disorderly con-
duct in Petersburg, was dismissed as the charge
was not sustained.
William Jones, colored, for disorderly con-
duct at Fishtown, was fined and discharged.
MAGISTRATES OFFICE.-There were no cases
of criminal character at either Of the Magis-