Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-21

their efforts to repair their engine house. For
forty-6ve years past this company has rendered
most efficient service, and, since the war. it has
been source of reliance of our people
against the dangers of confagration. Its mem-
bers are, mostly, young men. VINO have, them
selves, no property TO protect but with pub
lie good their only aim, they obey the hoarsc
voice Of
1.-THE loud alarum BELL
Braztn bells!
''In the startled ear Of night
They scream out their alright
Too much Mortified to speak,
They can only shrek, shrek,
Out OF tune,
In q clamorous appealing to the mercy Of the
fire
In mad expostulation with the deaf and frantic
| fire
Leaping higher higher, higher,
| With desperate desire
| And a resolute endeavor,
Now-now to sit or never,
By the side Of the pale faced moon;
and rushing from their homes, they encounter
prvation and peril for the sake OF those, VINO
know only
by the twanging
| And the changing,
| How the danger GIBBS and flows
as they lie in their comfortable beds, with a
firm reliance that these young mer will save
them from danger, and with no thought, until
they 90 out in the morning, from what peril
they have been delivered.
Now that they appeal for assistance, (not for
their own accommodation, but to enable them
to continue their services,) we trust that the
hours of rest they have lost, the cold aud wet
| they have Suffered and the gratultous labor
they have performed-a for others, will be
| gratefully remembered, and that no man will
refuse to buy ticket or give Il dollar. when
he is called upon.
RECOVERY OF GOODS. A coored mau named
VIM Jones' alias Robert Brent, went into the
second hand clothing store of Mr.. Tomlinson,
at the upper end Of King street, this morning.
and attempted to sell some clothing, but Mr..
Tomlinson suspectng him to be a thief, de-
tanned him in conversation until Mr.. Rafferty,.
for whom messenger was Immediately dis
patched arrived and identified the clothing as
some of that which was stolen from his store,
when it was robbed last Sunday night. The
thief was turned over to officer Clapdore. He
had previously tried to dispose OF bundle of
his plumber at the store Of MIR. HiIsh. but left
it there and made off when that gentleman
went out to look for an officer. A wheel bar
row load of the articles stolen from Mr.. Raj
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under the floor of house on the Washington
Turnpike, Just beyond the canal basin, occupied
/ by colored woman named Maria Davis.
MAYORS OFFICE Harris, colored,
for disorderly conduct, was fined and dis
charged
Eliza Gray, on complaint of Fanny Black
burn, both colored, for abusive language, Was
dismissed as the charge was not sustained.
Robert Brent, alias William Jones. c0I0rrd,
charged with robbing the store OF VI. j. Rltfcr-
ty was committed to Jail for further eX;r,nina
| hOn
Michael Fanaon aud colored woman named
| Gilchrist, charged with keeping hogs within
the city limits were fined and discharged.
Matilda Washington, coored, arrested on
suspicion Of robbing the residence OF Mr.. joel
Miller, was held for further examination
NIGHT REPORT. Might mild and cloudy.
There we're no disturbances nor any arrests.
Two dodgers but no prisoners We're ut the sta
ton house.
THE MARKET HOUSE SrEEPLE.--The conl-
mittee on the Market House Steeple Fund are
progressing slowly in their efforts to procure
the subscription of the balance necessary to the
completion Of the steeple. They are deter
mined to use all efforts possible to make the
matter Of its erection an accomplished fact. and
it is to be hoped that our citizens will not let 1t
fail now, when success is almost assured y
little iberality on the part OF the community
will make it sure The Dramatic entertain
mept on the evening of the 10Th will consist Of
an interesting play and farce. Tickets are for
sale by the various members OF the committee.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS PAID.-Thc
third apportioument Of State money Tor public
schools having been made very unexpectedly:
| and most opportunity, all the outstanding war
rants on school the treasury were pald yesterday,
or will be paid on presentation. UuIesS the city
authorities shall provide money by the end OF
February, however, the teachers cannot be
paid the monthly inStalment OF salary Which
then will be due them.
LAND SALE. -MessrS Green 4 Wise, Real rs
tate Agents, sold on yesterday the estate called
"Wheatlaud" near Nokcsville,in Prince WIN.
County owned by Mrs. Mary a. Kline, con
tanning 35I acres with two sets OF dwellings,
and orchards, to Ferdinand Allen, OF PennSyl-
vania, for $40, 530-or $50 per acre. This
makes the twenty fifth farm sold in that I'M
mediate locality, by this agency.
| RIVER NEws.-The ice has almost disap.
peared from the river, and navigation is entire
ly unoLstructed All the vessels that were de-
tanned here by the late freeze bave departed,
and all the steam lines, except those to Bal
more and Currioman are again III operation.
ORPHAN AsYLUM-The Meeting of the
Orphan Asylum will take place tonight at Sa-
repta Hall. We hope that all who can attend
will be present on the occasion and that ll6-
era contributions will be made for the benefit
of that excellent and charitable institution.
wv A. SMOOT,