Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Work-Singng meeting nj the house of b. W.
Be.dle, ut Ut D. m. Sunday afternoon.
LOCAL NEWS.
New TowN.-A company of Northern capt.
talists have purchased Il tract of land contain
lug about six hundred and sixty acres, at
Notices Crossing, midway ketweeu Falls
Church and Vienna, GU the Washington and
Ohio Railroad, and will have the same survey
ed aud divided into town lots, upon which they
will settle COLONY of people from their own
section. Slowly, but surely the advantages of
this State as a place of residence are becoming
appreciated, and In 10 portion of Virginia are
those advantages more patent than in the
Immediate peighborhood of this city. Que
hundred and sixty acres of the land alluded to
above belonged to William Shreeve and was
bought for SIS per acre. 800 acres for which
$50 an acre was paid, belonged to MIR. Clark
aud tract belonged to Mr.. HUMPHREYS. 1t is
understood that the laying out and settlement
ui the new town will be commenced at once.
FIGHT IN LEEsBURG- The Washington
Chronicle of this morning says: eve learn
that cowhiding affair occurred yesterday
morning in Leesburg, Va, the participants IN
which were Messrs. Brook Powell and Ebert
NJ. Hough, of that place, both we'll known 10
that community. It seems that ill-feeling be-
tween the two resulted, on Thursday uight, 10
rough and tumble fight, 10 which Hugh's
couutenaucc was considerably damaged, and
that yesterday morning hearing before mag
istrate resulted iu Powell being fued one dol
lar aud costs. This provoked Powell so that
he procured a cowhide aud overlook Hough as
he was 10 the act of entering his mothers resi-
deuce, and struck him several blows over the
head and shoulders. Both parties were arrest
ed by the City Sergeant and taken before the
Mayor, who bound them over to keep the
peace for twelve months
ALEX ANDRIA MARINE RAILWAY.
meeting Of the Board of Directors Of the Alex
andria Marine Railway Company was held this
noruiug, at which the President was authoriz-
ed to contract at once for the construction OF
new ways adjoining on the south those now 10
Use, aud it is MIR. Shoots intention to execute
the wishes Of the Board immediately. The
company has about twenty-five thousand dol
lars OF subscribed stock, about five thousand
short of the desired amount, but have deter
mined to build the new ways, being satisfied
from the receipts Of the old ways now in use,
aud from the amount of work that is forced to
20 away from here--two steamers, the Lady OF
the Lake and the Palisade, and three large
>chooncrs during the last two weeks--that the
profits of the undertaking will warrant the out
lay.
CIRCUIT COURT The Circuit Court of al,
exaudria county will convene on Monday next
Judge James Keith, presiding
At the last term of the County Court indlct
Geuts were found against Richard Smith,
Fraukiiu Scott and Cynthia Ptyton, (whose
Gases were mentioned in Thursdays Gazette),
but the law having been changed by ate
statute new Indictments will be found against
them by the Grand Jury at the next team.
The issues Of Peverile against Hunter and
Hunter against the a. 4 L. Railway will be
perhaps the litigated cases which will come be-
fore the court.
WAR CLAIMS The claim of the Pioneer
mills of this place, for $4,000 for compensa-
ton for the use of the mill building by the
Uniscd States commissary department, during
the war, which has been before the war claims
committee of the House of Representatives for
somc time, was yesterday referred by that com-
mi,tre to the Court Of CIaims The mills,
which were erected in 1853 at q cost OF $780,
Uo0 have not been used since the war, aud as
heretofore noticed in the Gazette dlstralnt
has been made on some property 10 the mill
for ground rent due the city OF Alexandria, on
whose property the building is erected.
Police REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
tcrday:
David Manley, for disorderly conduct, was
discharged with reprimaud.
Ephriam Lee colored, arrested on complaint
Of Samuel Hethebower and a. B. Crupper, tor
rolling wheelbarrow ION the sidewalk, was
fued aud discharged.
Seven dodgers We're accommodated at the
station house last night. Ten applied for odg-
iugs, but because they were not furnished with
pillows aud blankets, three got mltted and went
off,
Coal TRADE The receipts of coal from
Cumberland by canal, or this port for the week
ending to day are as follows. By American
Coal Company 1901 tops, by Hampshire &
Baltimore Coal Company 2S60 tons; by }. T.
Agucw, 1871 tons. The shipments during the
SAME period were by American Coal Company
3l93 tons; by Hampshire & Baltimore Coal
Company 1855 tons; }. 7. Agnew, 1850 tons.
"MusN'T SHAVE SUNDAY. As some Of
the most trequented BARRIERS shops in the city
have determined to suspend business hereafter
on Sundays, as will be seen by reference to an
advertisement in the Gazette, it will be we'll
for those who have heretofore postponed sub,
hitting themselves to the barber's hands until
Sunday morning to make other arrange
nleutS"
SURGICAL OPERATIoN.-The numerous
friends of General NJ. d. Corse, will be glad
to learu that the operation he has just had
performed upon his eyes in Baltimore promises
to be entirely successful and that the General
though housed and in darkened room in the
Monumental city, is doing as we'll as could be
expected
LAND SALE-Green & Wise Real Estate
Agents sold on yesterday the farm of MIR.
Phelps, in Prince William county, near Nokes-
vile station, containing 100 acres with improve
mentS tn John Gra,utord of Ohm for So 00O