Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-24

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. Both the ware.
houses of Beckham, DelaplaDe & Co., one ad-
joining the burnt building northeast corner of
the Intersection of King and Lee streets aud
the other on the diagonaliy opposite corner,
we're discovered to be open by the policemen on
that beat last night, and 10 one of them bar.
rel of -four was found hall way out Of win
dow.
BELL WHEEL BROKEN. Last night, as the
sexton of the Baptist Church, was proceeding
to ring the bell, spoke OF the wheel broke,
putting an effrctuai Qnietus upon the bell tor
the evening At the close of the services the
congregation were requested to assemble at
half past seven this evening, without reference
to the usual call, as it was considered probable
the bell would not be rchtted 10 time.
CITY Council "A regular semi monthly
meeting of the City Council will be held to-
night Among the matters that will probably
be considered will be the report OF the Com
mittee on Streets definitely establishing the
grade of ST. Asaph street, the bill for abolish
ing the Board of Public Works, and a rcsolu-
ton regarding the City Surveyor.
SAVED FROM THE WAVES Among the
freight on board the steamer Georgeanna that
left here last night for Baltimore were thirteen
bales Of cotton aud a lot of manufactured to-
hacco, that had been picked up from the wreck
of the i-fated steamer Louisiana, at the mouth
of the Potomac, by vessels and brought to this
city.
DESTRUCTION OF BONDS. The Finance
Committee of the City Council met yesterday
AFTERNOON and after the transaction OF the
business that was before them, burned cOnsoll-
dated corporation bonds to the amount OF eleven
thousand dollars that had been redeemed by
the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.
THE PILOT Boy. The steamer Pilot Boy, of
the Potomac river line, as will be seen by ref
erence to an advertisement in another column,
besides her regular semi-weekiy trips, will
make an additional trip to Brick House Land
ug and back, leaving here every Thursday at
ii a. N. and returning the next day
PlLFERERs -PjIering is now carried on
here 10, perhaps, greater extent than ever
before. The city is full of vagabouds whom
nobody knows, and to whom open doors are
temptations that are hard to be resisted. Sew
craI hall robbcries lately should warn people to
put down their night latches.
PRESIDENTIAL VISIT 1t is expected that
the proposed visit of President Grant TO his
friend Col. Mosby, of Warrenton, will be made
on Thursday next, and the Cadets OF Bethel
Academy of Fauquier, are getting ready to act
as the escort from the railroad depot to tie
Colonel residence.
POLICE REPORT. Affairs at Police Head
quarters we're very quiet this morning, the
only case reported there being that of a man
named William Willis, mailing from Newark,
n. j., who, for disorderly conduct, was sent TO
ial and put on the chain gang Tor fourteen
days ----------
THE WEATHER a shower Of rain fell about
dark last night but it was Of short duration, for
the wind soon came out strong from the south
west and swept the clouds from the sky. The
turned cooler also, aud the wealth
er to-day has been bright aud bracng.
HALL RoBBERY.-The hall OF the residence
of Mr.. IL. O. CIaughtoD, on Fairfax street,
was entered by az unknown thief yesterday
evening and robbed OF hat, oVcrc1at and PAIR
Of gloves belonging to Mr. Rudolph Claughton.
DEATH OF AN ALEXANDRIA,. -lntelhgence
has been received here of the death Mr.. u. Ira
Thomas, which occurred in Atlanta on Friday
last.
OYSTERS Eye hath not seen nor the IND
agitation conceived finer oysters than Some
that Messrs. Smith l. Wood have at their
packing establishment, No. ! King street.
They are curiosities in size and OF most dellcl-
Gus flavor.