Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-07


ford having inspected the places this morning
and found thea entirely free OF the disease
In order to as far as possible prevent the
sprcad of the disease, the Mayor has forbid
den, for the present, the holding of coorcd
festivals and the assembling Of coorcd people
at dauce-houses.
County COURT. Tho proceedings or rather
such proceedings as took place up to the hour
of recess in the County Court yesterday, were
published in the Gazette. At ! p. m. Judge
Uockere again visited the Court House and
instructed the Clerk as to the manner IN which
the minutes should be entered.
Tie Court meet at | o'clock this morning
in the Court room, and Jno. 3. Sypilax, the
lately installed Clerk, produced the minutes as
recorded, Of yesterdays proceedings, the
| Court having last night given instructions how
tile minutes should be entered, but upon read
ing them in solne particulars they were
still Incorrect, and the Court so stated aud de-
cl;ned to sign them. The Clerk declared that
| they wcr, correct and entered as directed,
wbercupon The Court rcprmanGed him and
threatened 70 send him to Jail in twenty minutes
| if the contempt was repeated and after
some discussion the Court was compelled to ad
iourn for the second time to allow the Clerk to
| correct his minutes. The incomrctency OF the
| Clerk VA. an!GaJyerted upon BY the Common
weath's Attorney for The county III strong terms
and il was ;hc general impression of the Court
and bar that the Clerk was Incompetent 70 I'LL
and uni: Tor the position, aS nc was uua;!c To
perform the most simple duties connected with
the office even after having been instructed
how To act \ rule has been Issued, as antlcl-
patcd yesterday, requiring hln 10 SHOW cause
why he should not be removed from MS olhce
Tor lnconlrtlcGcy.
REHEARSAL FOR TIE Y. II. c. \. ANN
vEKsAEY There will be Il meeting OF mem
bcrs of the various church choirs at the rooms
OF the Association or King street this evening
comulcucing punc;uai!y at clock, to prac-
tcc music for the approaching Anniversary
Meeting. There was a meeting IN the rooms
last night whicii was we'll attended, but there
was very !ittlc progress made as there were
conflicting meetings, but it has been arralng-
ed 50 that the rooms will be vacant this
crcni... from am; after the hour above named.
The Governor 81 the State has expressed his
intention to accept the invitation OF the con-
mittce to be present at the Anniversary Meet
ing. when il IS hoped he will be gralificd with
an exhibition Of good music, such as our Alex
anriria choirs 81 well known how to rcudcr.
RIVER News. The river to an Impractical
eye, presented to-day the same nnbrokcn shcc!
o! ice that has covered it since the 18th OF de-
ccmhcr; but to critical observers 4 narrow track
could he li>ccrncd between here and Nashlng-
ton, that had been made by Il tug boat and by
one round trip of the ferry boat City Of Wash
ington. A stcrnwhccl steamer, loaded with
dead horses. took advantage Of the opening
thus rualc. and leaving Washington, dropped
lown to the wharvcS at the outlet lock OF the
canal. Nothing has gone below, and the ice
above is 50 thick that the City of Washington
was content with the one trip she made. ne
steamer f. C. Knight left New DIRK Tor this
port on Saturday last and the steamer Lady
OF the Lake sailed from Norfolk for this city
last night.
L. $. DISTRICT COURT Tie Court was IN
session to-day, .'alge Underwood, presiding.
The grand jury was cmpannclcd with {. II.
Bramhuil, of Fairfax, as foreman.
. The Judge charged the jury, con9ratulatlng
it upon the comparatively small amount OF bust
ucos that oonll come before it, the criminal pro-
secutions in this court having. from hundred
or more at a term, dwindlcd TO none, and he
aug,,rcl tcrcfrou lar better state OF affairs
in the Commonwealth than since the war.
\ few orders Of no special interest to the
public were entered and the petit jury ad-
iourucd till Tomorrow.
The grand jury arc engaged in examining
several witnesses.
The court at 81 took il recess.
B1dANr CAsE-Thc counsel for William
SHINES, who married Annie Javlns IN Fairfax
scountv, Va. in August, 1851 and shortly at
forwards married Martha L Fowler, Of Wash
ington. ana who was convicted of bigamy a lew
weeks AGO. Yesterday moved an arrest OF judg-
mcut. on the ground that the Indictment did
not alleec that Annie Javns was alive when
tie marriage TO Martha H. Fowler took place.
The Judge, however, on examining the lndlct-
mcnt, said that the indictment alleged that
"thc said wife" was alive, and he thought
that covered the case. He therefore ovcrruled
the motion.
The WAsuINGroN MARKET COMPANY Town
Ing the centre market buiding) held its annual
meeting Yesterday. The report Of the presl-
dent says: "Thc total receipts OF the year
1872 were $l7,Gl2.43, and the expenditures
about 1000. The cost OF the present market
building has been betrayed from Slo0,O 900 paid
ON the stock o! the Company and 100000 on
Two or three years notes OF the company and
from the bonuses received for the sale OF stalls.
The annual rental If the building will reach
| 100000.
INSTALLATION or OFFICERS. The following
named officers OF Mechanics Lodge No. ),
Knights of Py,hias who had been previously
| elected we're installed last night at their castle
hall in, Muir's Building, by d. d. e. Chancellor,
| W. II. May: L. g.. John Doran; c. C., Job Cor
| son. Y C. L L S1ccl: Il. Of L. and s.. L. i.