Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-17
DISTURBANCE AT A Col.oRED CuURcu.--i

near the east end of the tunnel, discussion
arose last night among the assembled congre
cation upon the subject Of the reinstatement Of
John Lewis, who some time since was depoSed
from the pastorate of that church, his place
being supplied by Henry Newman, and was
continued with SO much violence that an at
tempt was made toeiect one of the female dis
putants, but her friends rallying to her assist
ance disturbance was occasioned, during which
neither of the contending parties relied upon
arguments alone, but used their fists and finger
nails freely, and some hurled bricks through
the windows, niuring alike friend foe, and
knocking over and extiuguishing the lights.
The disordery proceedings reached such de-
gree that the police had to be summoned, and
through their exertions but not until half
dozen arrests had been made, quiet was re-
stored. Those who We're arrested-men and
women-were kept in the station house all
night, but were discharged this morning, after
increasing the funds in the city treasury to the
amount of forty odd dollars by their fines.
RECEIPTS By RAILRoAD-The following are
the receipts by the o., A. & NJ. R. R. for the
week Corn G,9l4 bushels, wheat 22G5, rye
IA, corn meal 1870, oats 81, clover and other
seeds l2O, dried fruit s. beans 6,ground sumac
Gn4S0 lbs, -four 3jS hbls, hay 2G9 bales, leather
- rolls eggs ~ bbls, dressed hogs 26, lard
tnkin bacon 100 lbs, game box, dressed
poultry Is bbls and boxes, apples 10 bbls, fresh
beef 479 lbs tobacco "A boxes, fur packs
brandy Dbl, broom corn = bales, hides 80
bundles, sheep skins , bales, cows calves NC,
-, wood - cords oak lumber $4,000 feet, pine
lumber $4,000 feet cattle, hogs and sheep Is
car loads spokcs car, coal > cars, sand cars.
During the week the following were the re-
r.ipts by the W. & o. +. H.: Wheat ,020
bushels corn IA, oats | &c, meal "a, flour II
bids, eggs II bbs, poultry % bbls and boxes,
butter $ bhls and kegs apples 30 bbs, beans
t., bags, fruit - bags. nuts Z bags, seed IS
boxes. cattle 3 head, calves 81 head, hay IL
barS marble toms, wood - cars, milk lS5
ra"ns
MURDER "A colorcl man named William
Jackson, living in the house at the junction of
he Columbia Turnpike and the Georgetown
road, formerly occupied by Mr. james Roach,
IT, and now owned by Mr.. Horace johnson,
upon coming home night before last and find
me- that his wife, Mary jackson, who had been
confined but i few days previous, had not
oinycd some Of his commands picked up \
biulgeon and struck her several blows upon
the head, fracturing her skull and depressing
ne hnIqe: So much that she died the following
troruing Dr. tTnAs2n: who made post NOR
ten examination, this morning, found the trac-
tllrc aud depression to he IN the panctal bone,
and has preserved the injured pant for evidence.
The murderer has been arrested and commit
ted to Jail.
BREAD SEIZURE. Wilmington, clerk Of
The market, being informed this morning by a
policeman that he had bought what he sup
posed was light loaf oi bread from the store
ul William johnson. southeast corner or pItt
aul Queen streets, put the loaf III the scale,
and found that it was three ounces less than
the right weight Then going to the store
mentioned he seized, confscated and sent to
the Aims house lot Of bread each loaf of
which was from two to three ounces below
the standard. The bread was baked 10y y. /.
trnmp and Jacob Welsh.
DIRECTORS MEETING meeting of the
directors of the Alexandria Library Company
was held last night, present, Messrs K. KEN
per, w. B. Gregory, u. W. Ramsay. Geo. II.
Hin, +. S. Leadbeater, E Snowden, .ir., B. NJ.
Smith, S. H. Janney, and a. &. Uhler. The
President, Mr. Kemper, submitted the draft OF
his forthcoming report. A resolution suggest
ing to the successors OF the present Board, the
propriety of another method of keeping the
list of books taken from the Library, was voted
down, and after the usual routine Of business
the Board adjourned sine die
DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENTS arrange
ments for the Dramatic entertainment, to be
given Tor the benefit Of the Market House
Neeple fund, have been definitely made. The
performance will take place on the evening OF
the 10Th instead of the 22nd as at trst an
nouned Two fine plays will be performed.
The tickets will be for sale in the hands OF the
IL and
i, is hoped our citizens will patronize the enter
tainment literally by their purchases, even If
they may not be able to be present at the per-
t"rnlance.
MAyoR's OFFlCE.- Sidney Dobson, Nathan
ic Arnold, Mary Stanton, Raney Spotsey, John
Lewis, aud Frank Green, colored, for disturb,
ins ii meeting at Zion Church, we're fined and
discharged. :,
Edgar Padgett, on complaint of Elizabeth
Madison, for disorderly conduct was fined and
discharged.
NIGHT REPORT 1t commenced showing
about b,lt.past ten o'clock and continued all
night. Four prisoners and three dodgers were
AZ the station house.
WAsuISGroN LoDGE.-The building COM
mittec of Alexandria Washington Lodge, NO.
- A. I. and A. NJ, met at the Citizen Ma,
'i"nrI Bank yesterday afternoon, aud opened 81
the bids for the erection Of their new hall on
Cameron street, and after deliberation rejected
al the bids, and directed that they be return.
ed. 1t is understood that steps will at once DC
taken to secure the erection Of the building as
soon as the spring opens.
STEAMER SUNK.-The steamer Claymont,
OF the Clyde line plying between this port and
Philadelphia, sprung aleak this morning at the
latter city and sunk The cook was drowned.