Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-27
Heavy Dry Goods Robbery.


store Of Baker g. Bro, on State street, Was en-
tered last night and robbed of silks and furs to
the value of $4,000 The thieves entered the
rear by boring first through the stable aud then
into the cellar of the store, and theD by forcing
door. from the cellar into the store Inc
burglars were judges Of valuable goods, having
taken nothing but silks and furs of the best
quality The Inferior qualities were thrown
aside and left lying on the floor. The gas Is
ken, burning all uight, and besides the regular
notice there is a private Waterman for the
stores on this block; yet so adroll ~ did the bur-
Glars manage, by creeping behind the counters,
as TO evade all watcnfuIness. The robbery
seems to have been under arrangement for sew
eraI DAYS, An attempt is supposed to have
been made week ago, as about that time dog
about the premises was poisoned.
LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMS = From the Lou
doun Mirror. Now, aud for several weeks
past, the measles have held possession OF Lees
burg and the surrounding country, fastening
themselves upon every household where they
could find victim to feed upon, without re-
gard to age sex, race, color or previous con.
dition, in some instances five and six IN a
single family being laid up with the prevail
inc maady. SO far they have yielded readily
TO proper tTealmcu9, Will ~ 'oAiou' o0
quences.
There has been perfect visitation of sheep
killing dogs among the feecy h1cks of Unison
ueighborhood the past fortnight We hear OF
several folds raided upon, amoug them those
Of Mr. George H. Ayres and MIR. Nj. w. Gar,
pepter The latter lost niue sheep, aud the
former about twenty, Of very hne improved
breeds.
A letter from Mason, Gooch Il Hogc, to a
gentleman of this town, states that Sam Jack
son, colored, from Loudoun county, who was
committed to the Virginia penltrutlary % the
18th OF June 1870, for seven years, Tor house
breaking, made bis escape from the guard on
the railroad where he was employed, one
night last week. and has not siuce been heard
from.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by which
work will be resumed at once on the L. & a.
Turnpike and continued until the whole road
is metaled and put in thorough condition. The
annual meeting of the stockholders will be held
on the 18th OF December,
The contract for furnishing the Corporation
of Lcesburg wiki coal oil for the use Of street
laulps, &C., for one year from the first day oil
December next was last week awarded to MIR.
j. j. Stansbury, he being the lowest bidder.
The contract price is tWentytour cents per
gallon.
The Rev. Mr.. Follansbee, Of Leesburg, neg.
lccted to lock his hall door on Tuesday night,
and the next morning he found that some
scamp, taking advantage of bis negligence, had
entered the hall and carried off a handsome
black cloth overcoat and an umbrella.
Mr.. Michael Dclauy has been appointed Or
dinance Clerk in the u. s. Navy Department,
at Norfolk Mr.. D. is gentleman OF tue bust
ucss qualities and much practical experience,
and we are sure will make an honest, capable
and efficient officer.
In few days now the trains on the W. &
o. Railroad will have Rousd Hill, 10 this
county, for their western terminus. The next
point to be reached is SnlckerSvllle, toward
which the grading is already progressing.
MI Chas. r. Paxsou has had his fine resi-
dence, near Lcesburg, furnished III style ap.
propriate to the elegance Of the establishment,
and will, we understand, take formal posses
sion as citizen of Loudoun.
Joab Osburn, who for the last two or three
years has been running the Osburn Hotel, has
given up that establishment and will in a few
DAYS open frst-cIass boarding house.
The change of weather the past few days
has sounded the death knell Of many fatten-
ing grunter-the air is filed with their dying
squealS
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, of the Episcopal Church,
who, with his family, spent the past summer
near Leesburg, has determined to spend the
wiuter 10 Alexandria.
The annual meeting of the Board of Super
visors of this county will be held in Leesburg
on the first Monday in December.