Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-11
NEWS OF THE DAY
g 10 sAow the very age and Ooiy Of tic T"'es

The board of directors of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company held their regular
monthly meeting yesterday and reelected MIR.
John w. Garrett president tor the ensuing
year, and Mr. John King, jr., president pro
tem, in the absence of Mr.. Garrett, who yet
remains in Europe. Both elections were unan-
imous. This will be the sixteenth year of Mr.
CARROTS presidency Of the company.
Yesterday at Denver, Colorado, the heating
apparatus of Pullman palace car exploded
and blew the one end Of the car away from lis
iastenings. FortunateIy there were no passen
gers in the Car and no one was hurt There
are so many perlls connected with railroad traV-
cling already, that it will alarm nervous per
SOUS to learn that another one has been added.
The Marlboro, Md, Gazette says THE
President in his message informs the public
that every citizen of this country is part owner
of the National capital A Calvert man Is try
ing to negotiate loan to be secured by mort
gage on his interest 10 the city of Washing
ton.
The Wilmington bank burglars received their
whipping yesterday at Newcastle in presence Of
several thousand citizens of Delaware and Penn
syvaua, not one Of whom was moved to pity.
There was very general dissatisfaction at the
Sheriff failure to ply the lash with sufficient
rigor.
The London hospitals are filled with persons
who were run over or otherwise iuj ured Ill the
great fog recently prevailing there.
Geo. w. Donaldson, the we'll known Guide
to the Dome of the Capitol, in Washington,
died yesterday.
LoUDoUN County ITEMS From the Leu
doun Mirror. AT the meeting OF the Board OF
Supervisors on the first Of December, beside
the auditing OF number Of bills against the
county, and ordering the sale OF the two toll
houses belonging to the county, situated gu
the LeeSburg aud Alexandria turnpike, the as
sessmeut of the county and district tax for the
benefit of public schools for the ensuing year
was made as fellows: County school tax. 8 cts.
on the 500. District taxi eShurg To1l-
ship 6 cts. on the $780, Broad Ran 81 do,
Lovettsville do, Mercer u do, Nj. Giead
do, Jefferson do.
The county officers elected in November, aud
whose terms of service commence on the first
of January, 1874, appeared in court on Mon
day, and qualified by taking the oath and exc
cuiing the required bonds as follows \. L.
Nj. Filler Treasurer, bond for 5000, 700; Edgar
Littletop, Clerk County Court, bond Sl0,OUD;
VIM. f. Barrett, Sheriff, houd $50 1000; G. H..
Lee, Commonwealth Attorney, bond 1000.
The sale of the lands delinquent for taxes in
this county were offered on Monday aud con
siderable quantity disposed Of, the Common
wealth becoming the purchaser not sold
Oh Monday will be offered 90 Monday, the first
day Of January, County Court. The lands thus
disposed Ut may, at any tune within Two years,
be redeemed upon the payment Of taxes inter-
est. costs &C.
David D. Lane, an old gentleman upwards
Of eighty years Of age, living near Gun Spring,
was partially paralyzed while riding along he
road one day last week and Tel; from his horse.
He was soon picked up aud carried to his
home, where, at last accounts, he was doing
we'll
Eighty acres of land, near Wood grove, we're
sold on Monday by Jauney Nichols and Heat
on, Commissioners, in the suit of PIgrott rs.
Wilson, for $50 per acre-James W. Nichols,
purchaser.
valuable horse attached to the carriage of
MIR. Frank LulZ was taken sick in the streets
of this town Oh Friday aud died in less than
two hours.
We understand that the new contractors on
the W. 4 D. R. R. commenced work at Pur-
cellville one day last week.
The December term Of the County Court on
Monday, Judge Ball, was we'll attended.