Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-27

| MAYOR S UFFICE.-IheodOre digger tor dis
orderly conduct and abusive language, was dis
charged upon security to keep the peace for
six months.
Henry. Finsterstock, for selling cigars by
sample without license was ordered to leave
the city ~
Potter Cohn, for offering to sell cigars with
out license, was discharged as there was no
evidence to criminate him.
w. ID. Watkins, for disorderly conduct, was,
in default of the payment of the imposed fine,
committed to Jail.
NIGuT REPORT Might clear and cold.
There were no disturbances nor any arrests
One lodger and three prisoners We're al the
station house.
PRODUCE RECEIPTS. The following are the
receipts by the O., A. & NJ. r. Il. this week ::
Corn 1872 bushels, wheat 800, rye 200, oats
6O4, barley POS, mill otfal 235, clover seed 10,
beans 5, corn meal 80, onions ), dried fruit T.,
-four $50 bbs, buckwheat flour bbls, eggs 80
boxes and bbls, butter % irkins. &c, lard )
frkins and barrels, dressed poultry 33 bbls. and
boxes, dressed hogs S. hay 36G bales tobacco
~ boxes, sumac sc sacks, fresh beef ] .299 lbs.
wine casks, wood % cord, bacon 30 lbs leather
| 10 rolls, apples 6 hbls, feathers , sacks, tui >
packages, hides Is bundles, vinegar bbl, rags
| l.O65 lbs. oak lumber $500 feet, pine lumber
| 26.S2l feet. cattle 10 cars sheep cars cattle
and sheep | car, cattle and hogs car.
Us DISTRICT CoURT-.1udgr IuduroOrl
presiding In this Court, to day, in the case of
the Z. s. vs. the still house, &c, Of }. A.
| Rudasill, claimant a verdict was rendered for
the L. S., and decree of condemnation enter
ed with order for the sale of the property.
T. 5. VS.. Strnglellow; on a second indct
ment for violation Of the Internal Revenue
Laws; on motion of the District Attorney il
verdict of not guilty was rendered.
Catlett VS.. Milburn; on u motion to dissolve
an injunction; decision reserved.
The Court adjourned until the second Tues
day in February.
ARRESTED Captain Webster and officer
johnson yesterday arrested Peter Conn and
Henry Fensterstock, strangers, charged with
selling cigars without license and at night
officers Johnson lind Hepburn seized large
number OF cigars owned by Cohu in a house
near the O., 4 4 NJ. r. r. The parties were
examined by the Mayor this morning and or
dered to quit the city. The cigars were inspect
ed by the Assessor and Collector Of Internal
Revenue but though there was some evidence
that the boxes in which they were packed had
been used second time, it was not sufficiently
shown to warrant a coniScaton.
\ FORTUNATE EscApE-A young man, the
sou of Mr. Joshua Harrison, while at work
yesterday upon the bridge of the ". O.
r. r.. across the Alexandra Canal, fell through
the timberS to the water below, a distance OF
twenty-five feet, turning sunlmersauIt IN his
descent and acquiring such momentum as TO
stick his head into the mud at the bottom Of
the canal. He succeeded. however, in cXtri
eating himself, and rising TO the surface swan
safely to the bank and SO escaped with only n
thorough ducking Fortunately the water
beneath the bridge was clear OF ice.
MARINE ACCIDENT The ship John Bun
yam, which sailed from Liverpool on the 18th
ult. with a cargo of salt, consigned to W. \.
SmOot OF this city, put into Falmouth, England,
on the .th inst with the loss of her bulwarks,
and in lcaky condition The surveyor Of the
port ordered the discharge OF portion OF her
cargo, for the purpose Of reaching the leak land
when the necessary repairs are made she will
resume her voyage.
THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA. The steam
er city of Alexandria of the Washington Ferry
line left here this evening for Baltimore for
repairs, and will be gone abont two weeks;
Her place will be supplied, it is said, on and
| after Thursday next by the Wawaset but pre-
vious to that day the line will be kept up by
the City Of Washington, which boat will
make trips between the two cities at alternate
hours
CUT THROUGH HY THE IcE-The sioop Fan
ney. Captain Richard McKenney. bound down
the river with load of groceries, tobacco, nc,
was cut through by the ice, and partially sunk:
off Indian Head on Thursday morning last. Her
crew escaped in a small boat. The Phlladel-
Dhia steamer that arrived yesterday evening,
took off some of her cargo and attempted to
tow her up, but had to abandon the effort.
PETTY THEFrs. The blinds from the trout
door of the house of Mr.. j. +. +. Carlin, at
the upper end Of Cameron street, were stolen
last night.
The stable of Mr. Delahay. in the alley OPP
posite the Jameson Cracker Factory, was broken
open last night and robbed of lot of harness.
CORONER $ INQUEST. coroners inquest
was held yesterday upon the body Of a colorcd
man named George Dangcrfeld, whose sudden
death the preceding evening was mentioned ID
Yesterdays Gazette, and the jury, OF which j..
| w. Graves was foreman, rendered Il verdict OF
| death from natural GAUGES.
+ EGYpTAN ANTIQUITIES. lecture Tor the
benefit of the Lutheran Church in this city will
be delivered at Sarepta Hall some night next
week upon Egyptian Antiquities, by GuStavuS
Seyifarth, \. NJ, Member OF the Pathological
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ticulars will be published hereafter.
DANGEROUS WALKING. The sidewalks in
many portions Of the city are in an exceedingly
dangerous condition by reason Of the ice into
which the water that is allowed to run from
yard hydrants has been converted.
The STEAMER COLUMBIA has been over for
ty two years employed as steam packet be-
tween Baltimore, Washington, Georgetown
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