Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-12

gates be instructed to cooperate with or request
the cooperation of the delegations from the
other wards of the city iu considering the pro-
pliety Of electing city Executive Committee.
Speeches were made by f. f. White, John
\. Seaton, T. B. Pinn, Charles Scales and
Edgar Beckey, after which the meeting ad-
iourned.
FAIRFAX AND GEORGETOWN TURNPIKE
1t will be remembered that for sometime past
the location Of the road for the Fairfax and
Georgetown Turnpike Company has been the
source OF dlsSentlOn among the stockholders,
and considerable litigation has ensued Last
December the directors and the disafecteJ
stockholders agreed to arbitrate the points Of
difference by referring to disiuterestcd engi-
neer the final decision of a route for the road
the directors agreeing to place the road select
ed by them in competition with any route that
might be pointed out by the dissatisfied stock
holders. a meeting of the stockholders Of the
company was held at Falls Church yesterday
evening Geo OFT Wuuder in the chair, aud
W. n. Daniel Secretary, at which the engineer
who had been appointed to make a survey Of
the two proposed routes, Mr.. A. n. Hurdle,
made report in favor of the route located for
the company originally by N1essrs. Brewer and
Wilson, as being the best location And SO
this long disputed question has reached at last
happy solution, there being but TWO faint
voices against the adoption OF the report. The
company now propose to resume work as early
as practicable and push this desirable and much
needed Improvement to speedy completion.
CORPORATION CoURT-.J"dge f. NJ Lore
presi1iuq.-Account of j. T. Ward, .jailor,
against the Commonwealth were allowed and
ordered to be certified.
p NJ
Rose against the Corporation Was allowed and
ordered to be certified.
Rowland VS.. Jones ct al; in chaucery; order
Adams Express Go. VS.. City Council ct al;
final decree.
Knox VS.. same; in chancery; final decree
ChaS Jarins VS.. same: IN chancery; final
decree.
Job Corson vs.. same; in chancery; fual de-
cree.
Walker VI, Watkins in chancery; decree
The Court adjourned till Tomorrow at Ii
o'clock
Police REPORT Police officer William
Jackson, for being intoxicated while ON daty,
was discharged from the force.
MAYORS OFFICE. "A white woman, on COM
plaint of her husband, who wanted her COM
orderly conduct was fined and discharged.
James Dudley, colored, for stealing rope from
the Canal boats at the wharves of the American
Coal Company, was committed to Jail for his
appearance at the April term OF the Corpora
ton Court This is not Dudley, the piasterer.}
John Davis, for striking boy from Wash
ington named q. Soloman, was hued and re-
leased
NIGHT REPORT Night dark and snowy
There were no disturbances after ten . clock.
Two prisoners were at the station house.
CORPORATION LIcENsEs.-In the Corpora
ton Court to-day, Judge Lowe decided in the
eases of the Express companies aud hucksters,
that the CITY Council had no authority under
the Constitution and city charter to impose and
collect license tax upon their business Tor the
year 1871, and that though the tax was legally
imposed for 1870 the Mayor had no authority
to enforce the ordinance of July 1871, imposing
a fine of IS day after that tax became due,
and that in order to collect that tax the city
will have to sue in the regular way. Z. W..
Wattles appeared as counsel for plaintiffs aud
+. L. Smith, jr, for the city.
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE A lady who
had taken laudanum last week with the inten-
ton of committing suicide, but had failed In
her effort, after trying at several OF the drug
stores to obtain larger dose of the poison,
Yesterday, finally succeeded, and was on her
way to her house when the clerk who had sold
it to her, having been informed OF her purpose,
ran after her, overlook her as she Was crossing
Washington street, and demanding the return
of the bottle and being refused, forcibly took it
from her and poured its contents out on the
ground.
UNLUckY DUcKERs. Three men from Wash
ington named Frank Miller, Thomas Martin
and John Smith, were ducking with a box and
decoys in the river, Just above the outlet lock OF
the canal. this morning One Of them remaining
in the box, the others sailed away in a sloop
towing a smaller sail boat and skitf. But the
wind being high the skiff filed and sunk, and
running under the small sailboat capSiZed It,
Capt. Jersey, of the tug Belle Haven, witnessed
the accident, and went to their assistance, ana
all hands and the boats, too, were brought safe
~ to the wharf of the American Coal Company
ALARM OF FIRE. The alarm of fire about
half-past seven clock last night was caused by
the overturning and breaking of an oil lamp IN
the composing room OF the Standard ana oen-
tinel printing Office. The members OF the A.
exandria brass band who we're practising IN the
room below rushed up stairs and soon extin-
guished the spreading flames. The two steam
fire engines and the Hook and Ladder Compa-
ny we're speedily on the ground, but did not go
into service.
FRESH FIsH AND OYSTERS. About SIX hun
bred punches of fresh fish arrived this morning
from Deep Hole in Occoquan Bay, and sold,
the rock and perch at Az cents bunch and
the yellow perch and mullets at Il cents
bunch
4 vessel load of oysters arrived yesterday
and sold at 70 cents bushel.. \ vessel ioad
that arrived this morning sold at sl.oo and
$50 bushel
\. &. W. R. Rim the Equity Court OF
Washington, yesterday, in the case of Riggs ct
al. VS. Washington, Alexandria and George