Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-05
Tor-RNAMENT'-A tournament was held at

ToURSAMEsr'-A tournament was held at
Woodbridge Station, A. 4 {. R. r., yesterday.
Eight knights entered the list, and the success
FIJI one, D. G.. Alexander, crowned Miss Il. j.
Clarke. Queen of Love and Beauty. The three
Maids of Honor. Misses Julia Ashford, Anna
johnson and Selena Smoot were chosen by the
next three best riders, in the order IN which
they are named, by Messrs. Iycurgus Simpson,
FL. G.. Rogers and A. a. Lynn. The charge
was delivered by Judge G. +. Sinclair. Alter
the riding the company repaired to temporary
pavilion, where the rest OF the day was spent
in dancing. A large number were present,
among whom were many from TINS cliy' anu
everything passed off in most agreeable and
satisfactory manner. -----
THE FEGAN CASE On "Wednesday the case
of the u. S. VS.. Peter Fegan, charged with
selling liouor as awhoesae dealer without max
ing proper record Of such sales upon his
wholesale liauor dealer book, was concluded IN
the T. S. Circuit Court The suit was to re-
cover penalties amounting to $1,000 After
full examination aud argument by Messrs H.
II. Wells, jr.. for the government ahd James
Neesun aud S. f. Beach for defendant, the
iurv, after short consultation, rendered YER
dict for the defendant with costs against the
government. The case has been before the
conrt for some time and has excited good
deal Of interest.
HORSE DRowNED-A horse belonging to
Mr.. Jas. Chatham, OF this city, was drowned at
Occoouau yesterday. Mr.. j. r. Barner, the re-
pair man OF the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
had hired the horse and a buggy, and was walt
h., cf ,rpp
for the ferry boat, to carry him over that
stream. when the animal walked down the
bank into the water, dragging the buggy after
him. and was drowned in short tune. MIR.
Barrier was in the buggy, but managed. to
Jump out before it reached the water. The
buggy and harness were rescued.
The FoURu OF JULY-Ye sterday is gene
rally conceded to have been Que Of the quictest
tourths of July ever experienced here. Large
numbers of people left the city Tor the various
rural retreats near by. All the public offices
and most of the stores were closed, and the
streets presented an appearance resembling that
they usually wear on Sunday, and but Tor an
occasional discharge Of fireworks, would have
been almost as still.
CONSCIENCE CASE. The following note writ
ten in a disguised hand and containing the
stated amount Of money, was received by the
Mayor through the postofice on the I'd inst:
Acknowledge l.s.int through Gazette.
MAYOR BERKLEY: i enclose thirty (30)
dollars, which is justly due the city Of Alex
andria. Yours, REsTIrCT"N
July I'd 1872.
GOOD TEMpLARs-As will be seen by re-
Rail In
ven Lodge of Good Templars will give pub
lie meeting, in the Methodist Episcopal Church
this evening at clock. The exercises will
consist of speeches and music. Several pronil-
nent speakers have been invited to address the
meeting, and have expressed their intention OF
accepting the invitation.
L. S. COURTS Both the Circuit and Dis
rrict Courts met this morning, but after the
hearing of "A few motions in the District Court,
in certain bankruptcy cases, beth were adjourned
until to morrow at 10 o'clock.
Ga Wednesday evening, 10 the Circuit Court,
the jury in the Fegan case rendered verdict
for defendant
GRANT AND WILSON FLAG-A Grant and
Wilson flag was suspended yesterday from
wire stretched across Wolfe street on the west
side Of Columbus. Statutes were fired upon the
occasion, and several speeches made; one by X.
w. p. Garrett who was roughly handled III
consequence by a passing lriShman, and the
latter was assaulted by the formers colored
friends.
I.EcTURE.-Rev W. StodIert, of Tennessee.
a brother OF Gen. EweIl, proposes to deliver
lecture in this city, shortly, on "Courtshlp by
Observation and Cebacy by Experiment,
which is described as perfect y unique: in It's
wit. satire humorand oddly, Irresistible. >
NIGssGSG.- Mr. Johu f. Posey, of Charles
county Md, has been searching for a missing
daughter, fifteen years OF age, who arrived IN
Washington on the Wawaset last Sunday, and
has not suce been heard from.
RETAINED LETTERS. The following letters
are detained in the postoffice for want OF stamps:
Treasurer, Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Company John Webb, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
LIBRARY HOURS During the present month
and until further notice, the Library will be
open from till 81 p. m.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, July ), 10 a. m.
Probabilities. Light rains and pleasant
weather with but few local storms are probable
for the rest of Friday in the Gulf and South
Atlantic States. Light northwesterIy winds
with pleasant weather in the Middle States
Partially cloudy and clearing weather in New
England.
The .NarkeG~.
New YORK, July 5.-Flour dull and de-
Ginning Wheat quiet and heavy. Corn IN
buyers favor
BALTIMORE, July 5-The Stock Board ad-
iourned Wednesday until Monday. Cotton
dull and nominal; low middliDgs 24! Flour
dull. Wheat dull new choice white l55; fair
to prime do. l40al50; choice amber 1856 good
to prime red l40al5 so; old Western l45. Corn
dull; white Southern 7SaS0; yellow Southern
G22 mixed Western 623. Oats very dull; mixed
43a44; white 49, Rye dull and unchanged.
The Grand colored celebration, to have taken