Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-16
LOCAL NEWS.

coming parade, and the Chief Marshal ID. A.
Windsor, met pursuant to adjournment, at the
hall of the Columbia Fire Company last nj ght.
1t was determined that the procession should
form in the order Of seniority OF organization,
on Washington street, right resting Oh Came
ron street, and start punctually at one o'clock
p M, pursuing the following order OF march,
viz Down Cameron street to Royal up Royal
to Queen, down Queen to Fairfax, down Fair
fax to Duke, down Duke to Water, down Wa
ter to Wolfe, up Wolfe to Fairfax, up Fairfax
to Duke, up Duke to Alfred, up Alfred to
| Cameron up Cameron to Patrick, down Pat
rick to King, up King to Payne, down Payne
to Prince, down Prince to Fairfax, up Fairfax
to King, up King to Peyton, countermarch to
Washington, up Washington to Oronoco, couu.
termarch to Wolfe, countermarch to Prince,
down Prince to st. Asaph to King, down
King to Royal, thence to hall on Cameron
street. Clarkson's Alexandria and Donch s
Washington Bands together with Drum
Corps have been engaged for the occasion.
POLICE REPORT Policeman Isaac kell and
Readyman J. G. Watkins, for an intraction OF
police regulations, were examined and admon-
| ished
MAYORS OFFIcE-David Lnmax coored,
for disorderly conduct, was discharged With an
| admontion.
A young man arrested on the charge of being
party to the robbery of the stable Of Messrs.
Smoot & Perry, was dismissed as the charge
was not sustained.
NIGHT REPORT Might cloudy till about
three clock, when the sky cleared away. The
temperature was considerably mllder than
that of the night before There were no dis
turbances 10 any quarter OF the city. lne
lodger and one prisoner We're at the station
house.
CORPORATION CoURT-Jndye Lo'rc p'rsid-
mg.-Com vs.. L. Gentzberger; new trial grant
ed as to second count III the information.
w. d. Stewart was appointed aud qualified
as Deputy Sergeant for Alexandria city.
Cazeuove & Co. VS. johnson admuiStra-
trix: in chanccry; awarded bill aud leave to de
fendaut Fossett to answer. and supplement tai
report filed by commissioner Chiffon.
Mcfarland VS. Mcfarland ct ais: III chan
Gerry: order of sale.
Will ,mson VS.. Davis CT ais; in c:,ancely:
order for resale.
Smith, trustee, VS.. Miller decree for sale.
Moran vs. Brent ct ais: application for ap-
pointmcnt of a receiver.
| Court adjourned till Court in course.
|
RIVER NEWS The ice has once more begun
to disappear from the river and a day or two
more of such weather as prevailed to-day and
the last of it will have gone. The Aqua Creek
mail boats are making their regular trips. The
steamer John Gibson sailed for New York this
morning, and the tug Laura, with three scows,
carrying three cars and locomotive, in tow,
also left this morning for Popes Creek-the
present terminus of the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad. The schoouers Ewood Dnran. from
| Providence, and the Euoch Moore, from New
York, are bound to this city for coal The
steamer Lady of the Lake LETT for Norfolk this
| evening.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE &. 5. CIRcrwCorRr.
Judge Underwood, in the absence of Judge
Bond who is detained in Baltimore from inlis.
position, opened the Z. S. Circuit Court this
morning, and Immediately adjourned it until
the last Thursday in March. The labea>
| Corpus case OF Washington Faunteroy, color
| ed from Essex county, and the Injunction case
Of Hay vs. French, are to be heard III Bath
more, before Judge Bond, in Chambers.
CRIMINAL EXAMINATION. --Sevcral parties,
thought to be implicated in the late theft Of a
horse, cart and harness, were examined by the
Mayor this morning, but the evidence elected
was insufficient to crimlnate any OF them. A
collar belonging to the harness stolen from
Messrs. Smoot & Perry. was found near the
depot of the W. & O. T. r. and returned 20
| them bv one Of the men alluded to above.
PERSONAL Panama Star and Herald
of the 3Oth ult. contains list Of the passengers
| of the steamer Rising Star, which arrived at
| that port on the 2Sth ult., among which appear
| the names of Messrs. Addison Marbury and
Thomas Dwyer of this city, who are en- route
to Costa Rica, having received lucrative en-
ployment, as civil englneers,o on railroad TO be
constructed in that State.
THE WEATHER. This has been one OF the
most variable and uncertain winters we have
ever SEEN The alterations of temperature
throughout, have been quite remarkable. The
| Potomac has been frozen across, and then freed
from ice, two or three times Night before
last the river was frozen across suddenly. 10
day the weather is comparatively mild.
FUNERAL. The funeral OF Dir. Henry Studs,
which took place from that gentleman. late
residence, in Fairfax county, on the Little
River Turnpike, beyond West End, yesterday
was attended by Osceola Tribe, No. |. u.
r. NJ, Of this city, of which the deceased was
a member.
MEND1NG THE SIDE WALKS Mr.. Clifford
the Superintendent Of Police, is having the
side walks on the outer portions OF the city
meuded, or rather made passible, with ashes,
cinders Sc, the property owners refusing to
repair them because the streets are not
paved.
Bowling ALLEY.-Mr' Daniel Henry is
having a bowling saloon built on his lot near
the depot Of the v ashington and Ohio Rail
road. 1t will be the only place in the city
where game of ten pins can be played.
We have received the March number OF the
Galaxy Magazine. |, has many excellent artl.
cles