Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-15

religious papers. The open air meeting was
| apain largely attended. and the exercises were
we'll sustained, and the attention paid by the
assembly was cheering to the committee. The
Sunday PRAYER meeting, at the Baptist Church,
was attended as we'll as usual, and the services
were very impressive, and the speakers warm
in their appeals" This prayer meeting will be
held next Sunday in the Second Presbyterian
Church.
MAYORS OFFICE Lewis Marley, on COM
plant of Fanny Stuart, both colored, for disor-
derly conduct was discharged upon the payment
of costs.
William Linton for disorderly conduct, was
discharged with reprlmand,
Kate Waters, Garry Hamilton and Louisa
| Brown, colored, for dsordcrly canduct were
| fued and discharged.
B. r. Summers for violating the Sunday
law, was fined and discharged.
Fred Schneider, for violating the Sunday
law, was recognized to appear to morrow.
L. Beudheim and George Schmidt, for keep
ing dogs without the proper license, were fined
and discharged.
MAGISTRATES OFFlcE-M Mary Bealter, col
ored, for threatening Sallie Williams, was held
in the sum of 800 security, to keep the peace
for six months.
Dennis Dudley, colored boy, for stealing 50
from Mrs. Geo. w. Clifford, was sent to jail
for 20 days.
w. f. Garner, for horse stealing, was recon-
mitted to await u requisltion from the authorl-
ties of Prince William county, in which county
the offence was committed.
NIGHT REPORT Might cloudy and showery.
There were now disturbances, nor any arrests,
and only Que prisoner was at the station house.
THE SUNDAY LAw.-The Sunday law was
pretty we'll observed yesterday, though that it
must have been broken in some instances is ap-
parent from the fact that several parties have
been reported for violating it and warrants
made out for their arrest. Among those re-
ported, in addition to retailers Of liquor, are
the proprietor of news store, the keeper of
an ice cream saloon, the proprietor of bewery
aud an ice merchant. these being reported by
members of the Aut-Sunday Law Association,
who say they want the law carried out accord
ing to its strict letter. In consequence of the
difficulty experienced in procuring liquor in the
city the drinking places at West End aud at
other points outside of the Corporation limits
were visited by numbers ofpersons who imagin-
ell they required stimulation, many Of whom
having found what they desired concluded to
spend the rest of the day where their appetltes
could be INDUCED. During the morning a
large quantity of cherry bounce was surreptl,.
tously taken from a restaurant on the corner OF
King and Union streets and distributed gratul-
tously to persons on the wharf near by The
bar of the Railroad Shades, kept by Mr.. Henry
Herbper one of the parties fined last week
for violating the law, was hung with Grape dur
ing the day.
I SUDDEN DEATH About five o'clock this
morning Mrs. Robert l. Edelin,, who resides
on Pitt street, opposite St. Paurs Church, saw
from her window Mr.. Fred Rocker, who lived
in the adjoining house, lying in his yard mo-
tionless Soon afterwards Mr. Rockers colored
boy came, aud as the gate of the yard was
locked, Mrs. f. called to him to climb the
fence and see what was the matter with his
employer. lie scaled the paliugs as directed,
but hesitated to approach the body, which was
lying upon its face, until Mr.. Il lelin, who had
been awakened by his wife and informed OF
what she had seen, entered the yard, when he
took hold of it and turned 1t over, and found
that life was entirely extinct. MIR. Rocker had
arisen about twenty minutes before he was seen
by Mrs. E., and, it is supposed, was preparing
to wash, when he was attacked by tit, fell upon
his face and died almost instantly. He was about
thirty -four years of age. and leaves wife and
over, but came here from New York soon after
the commencement of the war, and for several
years carried on the grocery business with Mr..
Robert Portner as a partner, but tor year or
two past has been engaged In the ice trade.
Corporation COURT TO DAY--Judge Lo'oc
presiding. Frances Douglass (by her next friendl
VS.. Simon Douglass; in chancery; decree Of di-
,,o,,o 4,o,,, ha hnp0c If m otrIm
Samuel 0. Bagot VS.. V. Taylor; on removal;
continued for defendant.
G. Rousch VS.. Oscar Tubman; on a removal;
continued generally.
Sarah Ann Spinks vs. Selma Price; in eject
ment; jury sworn; aud on plaintiff ) motion
Juror withdrawn aud jury discharged, and case
continued.
Sarah Ann Spinks VS. Harriet Hodges; in
eiectment and same VS.. Daniel Brown; In eject
ment; continued for defendant.
Com. VS.. Walker Kelly; on an indictment for
perjury and illegal voting; motion by deten-
dant's counsel to quash indictment, and the
Court upon consideration OF the motion requir-
ed the Attorney tor the Commonwealth to Sc
lect which counts he would stand by and the
first aud second counts were selected.
The enquiry docket will be taken up to-mor-
row.
The Court adJ0urneu I'LL ~ U ciocA lo-n
row.
GREELEY AND Brown FLAG. The first
Greeley and Brown flag seen 10 this city, was
flung to the Southern breeze from the flagstaff
of the Columbia Engine House last Saturday,
and has been flying there ever since. The idea
of the flag was not conceived until ten o'clock
Saturday morning, but immediately after that
time the material was purchased, sewed to-
gether and bound by the wife Of MIR. Brown
the driver of the horses of the company, paint
ed by Mr.. Dale, and by eleven o'clock that
hight was given to the breeze.
INSURANCE MONEY PAID.-Messrs. 5. Ii.
Janney & Son, Insurance Agents. this day paid
to MIR. JOS. Broders s5,57S in settlement tor
losses sustained by the fire at Liberty Hall and
the adjoining building. The same agency last
week paid to MIR. VIM. +. Henderson S44a Tor
~ rho losS aInad IN his stock