Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-28

4 for disordcrly conduct, was discharged with an
| admonition. .-9.
John Grimes, for forcstalling, was fined and
discharged.
John Griffin, colored, for obstructing the
sidewalk and resisting an officer, was Gued and
discharged.
William Taylor, tor disorderly conduct, was
discharged with an admonition.
James Hogan, for yagrancv: was ordered to
leave the city forthwith.
Harriet Jones, for disorderly conduct: was dis
charged with anadmonition.
Mary Jane Massey, colorcd, from the coun-
ty, for stealing Il pair Of shoes fiom l.. Cent?
berger, was committed to Jail for sixty days:
Charles Gray, small colorcd boy, for cutting
the head of q little white boy named William
Alexander, was dismissed with an adnlontlon.
Harriet Jones, rcarrcstcd tor dlsordcry con
duct, was committed to the work house tor
ninety days.
NIGHT REPORT Might clear aud COOL
There were no disturbances. Three prisoners
and one lodger were at the station house
DONATION FROM THE PEABODY FUND
The City Superintendent of Public Schools re-
quests us to say that the information upon
which he stated to the City Council that $500
| had been promised for this year by the agent
| of the Peabody Educational Fund, turns out to
be incorrect. 4 letter received by him yester-
dav from the Superintendent Of Public In
structun says that in making the statement III
u former letter, that $500 had been granted
he was miSlcd by 4 clerical error and that only
| $1,000 is allowed for this year rs for the last
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COUNTY R\DlcAIs.-A large meeting OF
the Radicals Of the county, held at the Freed
mems Villarc las, night, wills prcslcr! over by
w. A. Rowe. An omnibus ami Il buggy load
Of members Of the party from this city were IN
attendance Speeches were made 10y NeStel
Willuughby. &. Il. ScatOn, Allen Pierce, II. >.
Laws, Il. ID. Bcckley, Isaiah Fisher, John
SyphaX and John \. SGaton, a ut whom
u!sf" u'i.'ct ;uPlT't,;l Viz N''''''' '''''''
WV ',''''',,-,....2 -,
ERRA1uM.-ln letter from West Virginia,
published in Thursdays Gazette the writer is
n,J. to say fine "Bir Bend tunnel, on the G.
E. q R,i)rH,d isayyu miles and \ nuartcrlOnr :"
WL,t no rruIc w,s-t.x o,vrmilr and = quarter
lone " The tvpcs made the error and not the
M,'c. II';u III" lai''' w. ~
the word scrrn for same \ tunnel a mile and
4 quarter long is, however, rny long one.
:, -, ~,
NNhNEi HOUSE 'olEErhh - III oo't'''''.'c
appointed 1T the Citizens meeting to solicit
subscriptions for tie erection Of new market
house steeplc, will, ut the request Of George
bryan Esq, challl;ln' meet "a :I t"c co"l'lns
ing next, at II o'clock, aud bring with them
their subscription lists.
-, on O ,
School lRGsTEES.-lhe State Board OF
Education has rcappolntcd all of the one year S
trrstcns far thrce wears in Alexandria e.. Il.
ner. bavs been anpninteI in Fairfax, in place
Of trustees whose term expired ON the 25d.
Inc other trustees were all rcappo'"'cu '"r
years ---
SrocE R,zAR-Mcssrs L. y, Cats and f.
E,l,. n,,u,na, ,r,,u ,rI c,v,r,,lv
fishing, at an early day stuck b'%!r at
I'roFcr i'eSt' est IHl''' T"cIe' cHc'S ,I'u
I39i WIN 1880 ~ c,tt,n sLnnn bn,s wagons
iM'.'.;n, .nrr;arcS Ec
"e'''0'' 80,
Friendship FIRE COMPANY. j. B.
Joh'soh' iteSlocr' Vi Inc i''c"'S'.'p f'0
COMPANY tS t % ut"a w fire. our"n on]
%r "y tb n,', nnrnnyc has instructed McSSrs s
Brown and 6 G. Brown, practical engineers,
to negotiate for the purchase of the same i'm
me,I;otnlv
rohEuN lMf"niAlloN' i'c l'">'i''i '"'
ticNos, captain hlattl'a, WIN niue nu''ulcu
tons Of fine and ground alum salt, arrived here
this morning from Liverpool, alter passage OF
iorty-tlve days, during which she experienced
some rough weather, but met with no accident
One spoke no FeSSclS on her voyage.
o.u mr., c,n,w.,,-. Tho oh
oEsIkocllN" l!ih o'Dr, " A''N %. Nv "
structlons to the sue walks On h"ns S'rcct'
caused by dry goods boxes; Is a cause OF annoy
ance to some who have lodged tl'eif Complaints
at the Mayor ofilcc, anu III consequence INC