Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-05

John B. Briggs, mate of the schooner Wane
tn was arrested on complaint of the master OF
that vessel yesterday for disobedieuce OF orders
but, alter being di>armed, was recomnlitted to
the charge of the master, as Justice May, who
tried the case, very property refused to comply
with the masters wish to have him turned
loose here without money enough To take him
away.
Mr. George Smith and officer Webb, who
have just returned from Richmond, to which
place they went rs part of the guard in charge
of Gus Hill, Wesley Robinson and Frances
Fox, penitentiary cunvicts, report that all the
prisoners in the peniteutary from this city are
well, and that the rumor that Newton Smith
was accidentally killed is incorrect.
At meeting of the Hydrauiion Fire Com
pany held last night A. Z. kell was elected
Secretary vice William Clifford resigned, and
the report of the building committee, showing
that they had expended in tue erection OF the
new trout Of the engine house s44l, OF which
SO, S. had been collected by engineer Young,
from citizens, was occcpted.
On Sunday night last, after the services,
subscription was taken up 10 the Methodist
Protestant Church and $500 collected and sub
Scribed for the purpose OF sendlug to the col
!egc at Westminster Nd, young man from
among the congregation, to be educated Tor the
ministry.
The remains of Mrs Thomas Skinner, who
died in Lccsburg night before last, after an alb
sence of two weeks only from this city, were
brought here this morning by the w. j. y.
train and escorted to the cemetery by large
funeral cortegc.
From the avdity with which the crew of the
u. S. vessel Tranna, now lying at this port,
avail themselves of opportunities to procure
and imblbc liquor sufficient to produce intoxl-
cation, it is sllrmised that they have been de-
priyed of their grog for long time past
The servant woman, whose assault with a
rolling pin upon the lady with whom she was
living, = short time ago. has been heretofore
reported, yesterday, upon being gently reproved
by another MISTRESS seized chair and made
violent attack upon that lady.
A meeting Of the Board of Health was held
last night, but no business was transacted eX-
ccpt the passage of some bills for expenses in
cured at the smallpox hospital, among them
one of $7j for horse to draw the smallpox
wagon.
The total receipts from the sale of the un-
claimed packages in the Adams Express office,
at the Marshall House. Yesterday amounted to
about one hundred and twenty dollars-not
enough by halt to pay the express charges.
Three new cases of smallpox-two in 'Pe
tersburg," and one near the Alfred street Col
orcd Baptist Church, all colored, We're report
ed this morning
The widow Potter, living few miles below
killing a large fox which had gone into her COW
house and attacked Il young calf.
The remains of Mr.. Richard Holmes, were
escorted to the cemetery this evening by the
Catholic Beneficial Society, of which the de-
ceased was member
The ground hog will certainly be fooled this
year that is if the mild and agreeable weather
of Yesterday and to-day be indicative of what
is TO follow.
A meeting Of the Committee appointed by
the Several fire organizations to make arrange
ments for the 22nd parade will be held at the
hall of the Uydraulion Fire Company tonight.
The prisoners that left here on Monday for
the pcnitcntary, in charge of the Sergeat and
deputies, were safely lodged in that institution
yesterday.
The Lee Memorial concert to have been
given Tomorrow uight.has been postponed until
Tuesday next the llth.
The Board of Supervisors for Alexandria
county, will meet ut the Court House on Mon
day, for the settlement of claims.
1t is said that the Washington Corcoran
Xouayes will spend the 22ud inst. in Alexan-
dria.
As will be seen by notice elsewhere in to-
days Gazette, another annexation meeting Will
be held at Arlington tomorrow night.
Dr. George S. Hamilton, Of Prince William
county. has sold his farm near Hay Market to
Mr., lIuscr Of New York, for $25 per acre.
Some of the lawyers who have rented rooms
in the market house building have already oc-
cuped their new offices.
The patent inhaler. advertised for sale by
Mr. Samuel Lunt is said to be eifectlng some
wonderful cures Of throat affections.
The Academy Journal, for this mouth has
been Issued, and is credltahlc little sheet Tor
its editors, publishers and printers.
Fine oysters, in the SHE'LL are now selling, at
the dock for from 60 cents to sl.23 il busheL
The Lone Star Club will have one of their
popular soirees on the 10Th inst.
Prof Gill will have masked ball at Stew
arts hall next Wednesday night.
A shower of rain last night was accompanied