Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-11
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CORPORATION CoURr-Judge E. NJ. Lo,oe
presiding. Samuel Beach qualified as Justice
Of the Peace for the Sd Ward.
ln1uisitions upon the bodies Of Robert Nor
ton, Nelson Willis and George Sanders were re-
turned and filed.
Account of j. T. Ward, 50; B. Wheatley,
$50; D. NJ. French, $40; VIM. Gibson, $40,
and Samuel Beach, Sl5, were allowed.
In the matter of Mary G. White, committee
of Landon c. White, order for sale of real es-
tate Of said j.. G. White, and continued.
Licenses to keep ordinaries, were granted to
Eli Pettcy and George Waters.
Douglass Il Bro. vs. Gahan ct ais; in
chancery; decree for sale.
Dyer ct ux., ct ais. VS.. Davis ct al; in chance
ry; decree.
Harvey Curving VS. Padgctt ct ais; in chan
Gerry; decree.
Court adjourned till court in course.
MEETING or TIE IIYDRAUILoN FIRE Co.
A meeting OF the Hydraulion Fire Company
was held last night pursuant to adjournment
with Geo W. Dix in the chair and Ii. q. Clark
secretary.
II. Berkeley was elected an active member.
The following resolutions, was. unanimously
adopted:
Rexolrul, That the City Council be respect
fully requested to rc-clect h. s. Leadbeater,,
esq, Chief Engineer and the present Board OF
Fire Wardcns
P,~ircd, That the Secretary transmit copy
of the above resolution TO the honorable City
Council
After tho transaction Of some routine bust
ness the meeting adjourned.
ALLEGED OUTRAGE. WIN. Prelhpp, COM
mittcd to Jail here on the charge Of outraging
the person of little girl nine years old, daugh-
ter of Edward Dcutcrman in Alexandria coun.
ty, was rc-cxalnincd this afternoon at the toll
house,at -Four Mile, Run before Justices Henry
Thomas and Samuel Beach. ID. l.. Smoot APP
reared as counsel for the prisoner, and Geo. A.
Mushbach and G. f. Stuart, jr., for the prosecu-
ton. Quite 4 number ofpersons including the
alleged victim and her father and mother, were
present at the examination, the result or which,
however, rs 1t did not commence until halt-past
three 0 clock this afternoon, cannot be publish
ed until tomorrow.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS The following
cases have been reported at Police Headquar-
tiers since yesterday Caroline Harris, colored,
for diSordcry conduct, was fined and discharg
ca. George Lucas, for disorderly conduct at
Patterson restaurant, was, in default OF the
payment OF the imposed fine, committed
to the work house for thirty days An
herb man, giving his name as Dr. Cas-
well, who has been preaching. physlc
among the colorcd people for some time past,
for disordcrly conduct, was locked up 10 the
station house Kate Davis, coorcd, for dis
orderly conduct, was fined and discharged.
RoBEERY.- The cabin of the schooner j. S.
llorvcu, Lewis, MASTER lying at the Cameron
street dock, was entered at an unknown hour
last night, the locker broken open and robbed
Of vcst-a pocket Of which contained $3.50.
Suspicion Of the theft rests upon two colored
for some days past in unloading his vessel, and
who, when paid off yesterday evening, saw the
place in which the money was deposited. They
were not to be found this morning, but the po-
lice officers arc on their track, which lay in the
direction Of Arlington.
APPOINTMENT Mr.. James NJ. Thacher,
Assistant Commissioner of Patents, and from
tho close Of tic war until recently a resident of
this city, has been appointed by the President
~ TppICSEut lHG oilllCu olhtCS ~ u OobfSuoiou
called by the Emperor of Austria to meet at
Vienna, August 5, for the purpose Of discuss
ing the subject of patents and the feasibility OF
an international patent law lie will leave for
Europe on the 9Th Of July.
CHOLERA IN MEMPHIs.-A letter from
Memphis dated 18th inst, received here last
night says: 'Thc cholera is raging here at
Il fearful rate and many whom We meet on our
streets to-day, tomorrow are numbered with
the dead The city is almost deserted, com
parativcly speaking, and business OF all kinds
is completely stagnatcd, mine included. | am
taking good care OF myself, living on corn bread
and bacon to prevent cholera.
FEMALE PUGILlsrs. -Quitoa crowd was at
tractcd to the intersection of Fairfax and
Princess streets about eleven 0 clock this morn
Ing by fight which occurred there between
two colorcd women named Kate Morton and
Julia Brown. The only weapons employed
were those supplied by nature, but they made
use Of them with telling effect.
Masonic. Andrew Jackson Lodge of this
city proposes to visit Hamilton on the 18th to
participate in the laying of the corner stone Of
the Masonic Hall ut that place, and 1raternally
invite all Masons in good standing here to unite
with them ON the occasion. a special train
has been chartered for the trip.
COLLIsION.-Th steamer Ironsides on her
way up from Quantico last evening, after max
ing her landing here ran afoul Of the steamer
City Of Washington lying in the ferry slip, and
had her port side, from ten feet aft of the for
ward gangway to the whechousc carried away.
STREET RAILROAD. The City Council last
night passed a bill authorizing the Alexandria
Passenger Railway Company to lay double
track, and that work is progressing as rapidly
Us possible.
COL John W. Fairfax has been elected
President Of the l.oudoun Agricultural Society.