Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-07
POLICE HEADQUARTERS The following

POLICE EEADQUARTERS.-lhe following
cases have been reported at police hcadquar-
tiers since yesterday and disposed of by the
Mayor: Virginia Bell, Mary Brown, Jane
Eliza Brown and Hattie Davis coIored, arrest
ed for disorderly conduct in Prices alley, were
discharged for want of evidence; Capt. Robert
King for an assault upon one OF his crow, a
colored man, was discharged for want Of evil
dence. William Bell, colored, for robbing the
store of Mr. James Smith, and Andrew Y eitch,
for robbng William Caggett, we're brought
out of Jail, re-examined by Justice May, and
both discharged for want Of evidence.
MUTINY.-Scvcral of the members of the
chain gang-which has been in disturbed and
unruly condition for some time past, mutined
this morning while at work on south Alfred
street, and when Superintendent OF Police Cliff
ford, struck one of them on the face with his
umbrella, broke out into open revolt and with
loud oaths and angry demonstrations threaten
ed that officer with dire consequences if he
didn't, in their language, ''cut sticks" Two
of the most violent, Robert j. johnson and
Joseph johnson, both colorcd, were taken in
charge by detail Of the city police and march
ed off to the Jail where they were put on
| bread and water regimen.
KNIGHTS TE11PI.AR DRlLL.-lhe Slr
Knights OF Old Dominion Commandery Knights
| Templar, under command Of Captain General
| George r. Shinn, marched from their drill
room at the Commercial Exchange to the
parade ground at Battery Rogers, last night,
| where, in the presence of a large number OF
spectators among whom were many ladies',
they went through the various cvoutlons per
tanning to their beautiful drill IN style highly
creditablc, considering the short time that has
elapsed since the organization Of the comman.
derry. They will drill upon the same ground
at clock next Monday evening
ST. JOINS ACADEMIA letter from Alex
andria in the Washington Chronicle says
''The cadets Of St. Johns Academy returned
to-day FROM trip up the canal to HarpGr.s
Ferry. This is the Oldest established school III
the town; it was founded in 1883, and has been
carried on by the present superintendent, II.
| L. Carne, esq.,, for more than twenty years; 1t
has turned out some of the best men IN the
State, and has several members Of Congress III
| its list of graduates Several OF the old scholars
are sending their children TO school to the same
teacher who taught them their alphabet"
| The CITY PASSENGER RAILWAY. up
per end of King street presents very active
appearance just now. About one hundred men
are there employed in digging up the street
and putting down the track OF the City Passen-
ger Railroad and the work IS apparently being
doue in the most approved style. There is to
be double track all the way. and the material
being gu hand, good progress Is being made.
Coal TRADE--The receipts Of Cumberland
coal at this port by canal for the week ending
to-day were as follows: By American Coal Co.,
4i37 tons: by J. ?. Agncw. $3.50 tons; by
Hampshire and Baltimore Coal Co., 24i0 tons.
The shipments during the same period were by
American Coal Co., 4246 tons; BY J. =. Agnew,
1920 tons; by Hampshire and Baltimore Coal
Co., 244O tons.
FIREs.-The following is correct list OF the
fires and alarms that have occurred since Janu
airy lst, 1873, obtained from the records Of the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company Actual
fires, Marshall House, O., A. & NJ. r. Il.
shops, Fogerty's store, shed in rear Of Mrs g.
NoIand's on Prince streer, DcVaughn, lumber
shed; lamp explosions, two; chlmncys, SIX;
false alarms, four
BELATED. -Thc schooner, on board Of which
the school of Mr.. John S. Beach made an ex
| cursion to the White House, yesterday, was be-
Gained on her return last night, and the par
ents of some Of the scholars becoming alarmed
at the delay in her arrival, sent the tug boat
| Griffin after her. She WAS found lying off
Broad Creek and towed buck, arriving here at
a late hour.
DRowSED.-A little boy from Washington
who was fishing at Four Mile Run this morn
ing with his uncle, accidentally fell overheard
on this side of the Aqueduct and was drowned,
his body being swept through the current I'M
| der the turnpike.
PERsoNAL.-Maj. r. ". Hunter ofthe Win
chester Times paid our city a flying visit to-day.
The Major is prominently mentioned in conncc-
! ton with the nomination for the House Of
Delegates from Frederick.
Special Notice!
| A tremendous stool; Of Plain and Fancy Drill
and Duck Linen Suits, in Mems. Youths and
| Rows, ci2os