Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-24
Washington News.

The Circuit Court yesterday discharged IT.
jury until Monday next, and there will he Dc
courts open until Monday next. The executive
departments will all be closed christmas anJ
New Years Day, and with the exception of 4
few bureaus, will give all their employees hal
lay holiday all the other days until january
Twenty-oue marriage licenses were ISSUED
yesterday.
The Curcoran Art Gallery will not be opened
to the public for one month yet, Us MIR. Nc
Lrod, the curator, has found 1t necessary t
delay the grand opening until tina time.
Considerable complaint is expressed by the
workmcn under the street contractors be
cause they have not been paid for solne time
All OF the contractors promised that they would
pay their laborrrs off before Christmas, but st
far the mai .rity have been unable to do So
though the various District bonds aud scrip
which is issued To CONTRACTORS is now selling III
good rates. In several caSs collisions have Oc
cured. About four o'cIs.ck yesterday a large
number Of colOrcd and white workmcn Assem-,
bled about a contractors Office on Fifteenth
street, opposite the Treasury Department, and
demanded their pay in ralher violent language
but Mr. Walsh put them off by promising &c
pay them in full this evening, aud thus pre-
vented any trouble
Prof j. X. H. Wilcox is making arrange
mcnts for the holding Of Two womrns' rights
conventions in this city during lhewntt.r. The
first, which will be held in January, will be in
the interest Of the Boston party. MR.. Liver
more will preside. The New York party will
about month later hold a convention. f.,
The case of j. a. Brothrrton vs.. the Balti:
more and Ohio Railroad Company Was re-
sulned and concluded yesterday The jury
fund Il verdict Tor the plaintiff, giving hum
$500 damages against the railroad company.
He claimed $4,000.
The captain of Maryland schooner, the
Rock of Wicnmco, which arrived here last
Thursday with cargo oI oysters, has mystrr-
iou,ly disappeared. He was last seen at the
house Of Henrietta Cook. 90 Thirteenth street,
late at night. As he had with him some $500
some apprehension is felt in regard to him.
The New England Society celebrated last
night, at Marini's Hall, the landing of the
Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. Speeches were
made by Senator Morrill, Representatives
was a most pleasant onc To all who participated.
tailor, died this morning at his residence. on i
street. near 18th, from the effects of fall On
the 18th inst. ~
tricL met last night aud appointed commltlcc
to wait upon the police commissioners aud ask
the reconsideration of the action of the board,
by which Il number of applications for licenses
to sell liquor have been refused
Another dividend will be paid the dcpositors
Of the First National Bauk of this city on the
lst ofJauiary next. It is expected that it will
be fifteen per cent. Thirty PR cent has AREA
dy been paid
The gas lamps on K street, extending over a
mile on each side Of the street we're lighted
simultaneously last night by electricity. The
result gave much satisfaction, and IN effort VIII
be made to make the system permanent aud
extend it to the entire city.
The commissioner Of patents has raised thun-
der among his:clrrks by refusing the time hon
ored Christmas giir' to each clerk III the oihee
of a pretty knife or gold pen, 90 the frivolous
prctcxt that be has discovered that Christmas
gifts are not provided for in the approprIa-
lions and hence it would not be honest to spend
public money for such purposes. - Wash. Tor.
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