Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-14
FOCAL NEWS.

l III IN and ". B. Gregory secretary. There
r"' present r. II. Miller. james Green, 5.
WI y Hcach, Marion Hart, James Entwislc, jrr..
p } crt Jameson, Lewis Mckenzie, j. Is.
S,,not. George r. Shinn, Judge +. Nj. Lowe,
.nJ ". B. Gregory The Board was rc-organl-
y.J bv the election of r. FL. Miller President,
md ANDREW Jameson treasurer. 4 commit
foe WAS appointed consisting OF the President
,rl Treasurer to .memoraillzc the Legislature
far change in the charter OF the organization
reducing the number ofthe Board OF Trustees
from. twenty to ten, and allowing the surviving
members to fill such vacancies as may occur IN
NV. Hoard \ proposition of Mr. T. L. Mon
rive 10 purchase strip Of ground three feet
,r;,}c fronting on Pitt street, from the rear o /
,I,,. Orphan Asylum lot, corner of Pitt and
W.,ir. streets. was considered audaccepted, and
,h. meeting then adjourned.
RELIEF Hook AND LADDER COMPANY. A
called meeting of the Relief Hook aud Ladder
',npany was held at the truck house last
r;rht, j. VI. Steuart President, in the chair.
There were twenty. seven members present:
o., motion Of j. W. White, a committee of
sven was appointed to draft a petition to
roruci! PRAYING them to obtain the Relief Flu
zine House Oh Prince street for the use OF the
Hook and Ladder Company }. NJ: Steuart,
chairman, G.. 4. Mushback, q. +. Entwisle,
Jos. W. White, Park Agucw, James Green
and r. VI. Latham. The secretary reported
that there we're thirty eight fully cqulpped
lnembers The meeting then adjourned. The
building at present used tor truck house Is
not considered suitable for the purpose, there
being no meeting room, as the upper story Is
used for one Of the public schools We under
stand this company, one OF the most ethclent
of the Fire Department, has asked but little OF
the city, and if its request 10 this particular
can be granted, it will be but an act of justice
to provide it with suitable place, not only tor
the apparatus but for meeting purposes
PoroMAc IMPROVEMENTS Mr.. Chipman
Yesterday introduced 10 the House OF Repre-
scntativcs bill for the improvement of the
harbor of Washington which provides that the
norton of said improvements to be trst COM
mcuccd shall be the closing OF the present
eastern channel of the Potomac river between
Easbys point and the line OF the Anacosla
cbauucl. the filing Of the flats between the
main channel and the north shore OF the river,
and the excavation to the depth Of % feet at
mean low water of said main channel between
the above points. The bill approprlates
81 900. 600, and the proceeds of all sales of
lands reclaimed by the improvement shall be
applied first TO reimburse the amounts cxpend-
ed bv the United States, aud after such full re-
endorsement all additional sales shall be for
lne benefit oi the District OF Columbia
An amendment providing for an approprla'
lion sufficient to purchase an ice boat to keep
the channel open during the winter could be
made to this bill with great proprlcty.
ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting Of
N T..
rany. of Fairfax county, was held at the Gus,
tom House in this city yesterday, and the toi-
lowing named officers reelected for the ensuing
year President, r. f. Roberts; Secretary,
Allen & Harmon ; Treasurer, Allen Z. liar
mon General Agent, Valentine Baker; Di
rcors, Il: L, Roberts, +: F. Corbett, D. y.
iukns, Z. Il. Wilkins, Jacob Brooks RI. W..
Thomas Valentine Baker, D. z. Smith,
Chaikcy GilIiugham and George b. Ives
Executive Committee, r. f. Roberts, Valcn-
tine Baker and D. p Smith. The reports of
the president and Treasurcrrcprcscnt the Com
l'ar,y as in prosperous condition, and that the
only loss sustained during the whole Of the
year Just past was S9G7, which was pad to
Jesse Owings, for the destruction of his prop
crty at Falls Church.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT "A young
man named Richard Cox, brakeman on the
Alexandria and Washington Railroad, while
engaged in coupling the tender Of locomotive
with Il passenger car at the switch on st. Asaph
street, near the turntablc, about one O'Clock
Inst night, was caught between the bumpers
and so badly mashed that he never spoke after
h. was hurt, and died almost INSTANTLY. The
engineer saw him run from between the cars
to The paiings surrounding the turntaDlc lot,
seize hold of them, and then drop upon the
unpaved sidewalk and, upon going to him,
found him gasping his last breath. lie was
originally from Mobile, but the property of his
parents having been considerably reduced by
the war, they removed to Washington, and to
their residence in that city his remains were
sent on the first train this morning.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONCERT prepare
tons for the concert to be given by the child
rem Of the NJ. H. Church South Sunday School,
are such as to suggest a delightful evening.
At the rehearsal last night, the singing on the
part of The children showed decided improve
,ncnt over previous rehcarsals, and If these
early Indications may be taken as fair index
for their undertaking may be safely predicted.
The object of this concert is to provide suita-
bic Library for the School, which is increasing
in numbers and prosperity. John [. Cooke,
esq, has charge of the concert.
ANNENATIoN.-Th Alexandria correspon-
dent OF the Baltimore Sun of this morning
says Little fear is expressed here of any ac'
ton on the part Of any Of the judges of the SUI
prcme Court of the District of Columbia in the
case of Jackson, convicted of murder, aud now
IN JAIL There was rumor thar he had APP
Piled to Chief Justice Cartier for writ OF ha-
Is part of the District of Columbia, no Fir-
g'nia court has power to convict for crime here,
but it Is not supposed that any judge would un-
dertake to try the legality Of retrocession in
this collateral way.
REuEARSAL.-Th adjourned meeting Of the
singers who are practiciug for the anniversary