Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-07

The following bills are now before the cou'-
mittees of Congress:
For the relief of Daniel F. Dulany.
Be it enacted &c: That the Qlauermester-
General is authorized and directed, out OF any
money ia his hands not otherwise appropriated,
to pay to Daniel +. Dulany, loyal citizen Of
Virginia, the sum of five hundred ADD tiItyhv
dollars the amount OF damages awarded to him
by board Of officers convened by Bfgadler-
General Tyler under special order numbered
twenty-five, dated July sixth, eighteen hundred
and slxty-one.
For the relief of William Bushby.
Be it enacted &c: That the Quartermas;er-
General out of any mouey not otherwise appro-
priated, do pay to William Bushby the sum OF
one Thousand seven hundred aud thlrly-elght
dollars, that being the amount Of his contract
for boarding prisoners OF the United States dur
ing the late war;
Making appropriations for the improvement of
Qnantico Greek aud ttarbor. in the State OF
Virginia.
Be it enacted e.: That the sun Of ten thou
and dollars be, aud the same is hereby, appro-
priated, out OF any moneys IN the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the Improvement
of Quantlco Creek aud Harbpr, IN the 5 ate Of.
Virginia.
THE GREAT NAVAL DRILL-A large nail
has been received by the Secretary Of the
Navy from the admiral commaudng our naval
forces al Key West.
The following Handing and attack" is re
ported 10 execution OF the orders of the De-
partmeut directing complete and extensive
drills of our marine at Key West
The boats numbering sky, coming from all
the vessels here except the Congress, Colorado
and monitors, carrying twelve howitzcrs, two
Gatliugs and seventeen hundred men. Tme
landing was in line, with batteries in eschcon
90 the hauks, and very regular The reverse,
being thrown on shore first, was advanced i'm
mediately as skirmishcrs through the chappar
AL largely composed of prickly pearsand wait
a-bits," to the railroad The objective point
was the lighthouse, about half nile from the
beach, and as 5000 as the main body was land
ed the batteries uulimbered to clear the adj
vance of an erflading fire, the skirmshcrs. were
again thrown forward, followed by the line and.
batteries, which took up new positions with
house was reached Here, after the men were
rested there was a dress parade, after which
they were marched through the town to the
naval depot, where they were re embarked to
their respective ships.
No officer present had ever before seen such
landing. Everything went of well, all con-
nected with it, officers aud men, entering into
the spirit of the work aud appearing we'll The
landing was under the command of Commodore
Parker, with Lieutenant Sohy as adjutaut
The battalion OF marines will be landed to OK
erclSe to. morrow.
A SAD CASE y esterday Joseph A. Blair
was arraigned in the Hustiugs Court, charged
with stealing $50 from the cash drawer of P
&. Wilson. The case has excited good deal
of sympathy. Young Blair was 10 the habit OF
frequenting the commission house of Mr.. Will
son and doing errands for him. One day, about
month ago, he came into the place and was
10 the building, lettering about the place but
no attention was paid to him. He had been on
a terrible spree, and was really considered nou
compos uentis at the time. When Mr.. Wilson
locked up to go to dinner Mr.. Robinson spoke
OF young Blair being 10 the building, but
search failed to discover him.
On Mr.. Wilson 5 returning from dinper, he
found the bar Of the back door down, aud, OF
course, concluded that young Blair had been
locked up in the building. Later he had occa
sion to 20 into his cash drawer, and discovered
the amount named missing. Detective Pat
Woods was put on the trail and arrested young
Blair at the Monumental hotel He gave up
the money and admitted the whole transaction.
Though the whole testimony Was that be Dor
dered on Insanity when the act was committed,
the jury were forced to render verdict OF gull
ty and atix his term in the pcnitcntiary at
three years. immediately after the adjourn
ment of the court, the jurors signed petition
for executive clemency .-Rich. Enquirer.