Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-29
TIE Coal FAMINE. The condition Of the

TIE Coal FAMlNE.-The condition Of the
stoves and furnaces Of Alexandria during the
past few days has been such rs to give just
cause of alarm If the thermometer had not
been induced to get W. a lilllc in expectation
of coming spring, it is impossible 10 iurtcll
what sad consequences might have cnsucd, but
although free from danger OF freezing, yet it i:
not quite certain that death hy >tarva;ini
would not soon stare the community III the
face As the least of evils, Dyspepsia, from
half-couk,:d food, threat ned thousand inner
men Ii was quite Il sight at al curly hour OF
| the morning to sec troops OF the best clt!-
z4ns, some with c,al hod., ana Tie most ven
turesomc and cXtravagant, with wheel Burrows,
| borrowing coal from their nci ghoorS. Bat blank
despair has not settled upon Us. Al :Xai1ra
has future yet. The schooner Shckinah, OF
| philadelphia, arrived this morning with u load
Of coal for w. 4. SmDot and the hundreds
tamshed for coal will be relieved in time to
save them from the sad fate that seemed to he
in store Besides this the barge r. W. Clcland
oil Philadelphia, with Goa Is coming up the
| river in tow of steam tug lhlS cargo lett
| Philadelphia in tow of the tug on the 18th
inst, and has been ell route ever since 81
we may he happy yet.
COLUMBIA FIRE COMPANY a call:l meet
ing Of the Columbia Fire Company was held
at their hall last night, b Wheat vtcc-rrcsi-
dent. in the chair. and A. w. Chiltrn acting
secretary. Henry Cook offered resolution
| reiteralng the charges of delinquency hereto
fore preferred against the engineer an diver
of the engine, and calling upon IN" Fare W ar
deus to take immediate acton and remove
both, or else the efficiency of the company
would be seriously impaired. The resolution
was advocated by Mcs>rs d. \. Windsor, II.
W. Fails and B. Wheat, and oppose! y
Messrs A.. w. Chiltrn, K. Bnlkc and NJ. ID.
Ball. Col. Ball offered as su5st tutc, RESP
luton censurng the accused and severely rep
riuanling them, with thrcat that III case oi
further dcrelietion of duty they should b. re-
moved The vote being taken the substitute
was lost and the original resolution then ADOPT
ed with but seven dissenting voices. The r!o-
ceedngs of the meeting were conducted with
marked prop,iety, AID although those WAC
participated in The debate warmly c>pouscd
their respective sides yet all WAS i nH IL order
and without ili-iecling.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS MAYOR $ OFFICE.
w. n. Berkley, Mayor Of this city, o,cupid
his position at the Mayors oiic; this morning.
a coorcd man was tincd Tor refusing to "b2v
the directions Of the Superintendent OF Police
in regard to the rem ,vti ot nulSances.
DeShields, the dcmcnted old mar who coca
soned some trouble ut the Chtil"!ic Church
some mouths ago, was found "ani"rin@
through the streets and again committed.
The night was represented as quiet. lie
latter portion rainy
TIE MARKET, this morning., WAS we'll SUP
y, hal tbn
fish stands were filled and spring vegetables be-
gin 70 appear. We have 10 change to notice
in prices Butter 30a35 Cts. per ID Eggs 2oa
% cts per doz kale, crosses. &c, are more
plentiful. and are dcclinng a little Irish po-
tatoes 50 Cts. per bushel. The Indictment wealth
err intcrtcrcs with fishing operations en- the
river, and, iD consequence, the prccs OF ilSG,
especially rock and perch, keep up.
STREET DISTRACTIONS. The city ordnance
requiring occapicrs of properly 10 clear tie
sidewalk in front of their premises OF all Oh,
structious is b.ing enforced by the SGp2rln:cA.
dent Of Police 4 test case made h5 II !c&d'ng
firm King street "a. II. Mott \ Go. and
| which has been pending for week, was d1cid-
ed this morning and linc ui - ana costs asses
scd for oh tiucting the pavement VIII! "ai2s or
| boxes
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WALLS OPERA HOUSE -Nerhs opcra II
Trovatore was sung By the English Opera Com
pany, last uighl, before a large audience, winch
demanded rcpc:lto.ls OF several OF the bcallil'
full solos and duets witt! which the opera
abounds Toni htthc listappcarl;!cc OF I'll"
troup- Lucia d Llmn,crmour, wlth Miss lose
Hersce 10 the cast.
TIE FISH TRADE The fish trade moves
but slowly, the catch as yet, b,ing quite
small. There arrived at the fish wharf last
night and this mornln" 500 herring and a
small lot of shad Shad rate at go - per
hundred and hurting ut 81 per thousand.
Rock brought lOcts per bunch aud perch ID to
| 25cts.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS Potomac Lodge NO.
IS |. 0. o. f., elected their officers last night
as follows VIM A. Moore, y. g.; William
Owens. V. G. and Benz. I. Peak Il s. Thase
officers under the laws Of the Lodge WI not be
Installed until July next Potomac IS the
only Lodge in the State with such regulation.
COOP TEMpLARs "A number of the mcm-
ters Of Welcome Lodge Of Good Tcmplars, OF
this city, have withdrawn and intend organic