Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-10

THE COURTS.

THE COURTS.
u. S. CIRCUIT COURT. This Court met
this mnroinp according to al juurumeut, but the
Judge being absent, it was adjourned till the
2od of july, at which term the following cases
have been set for trial
u. S. VS. +. l.. Taylor, on two indictments,
for mail robbery, aud same VS.. Travis Mutt,
for violation of the postal laws; also U. ). VS.
Amos Fox. for violation of the luterual Rcve'
nue. laws.
u. S. DISTRICT COURT This Court was
also adjourned this morning till the 22d inst.
Yesterday, in addition to the orders entered
and heretofore published, the following were
made:
In re- f. c. Coghill and J. W. Slate; order
of reference to Il special commissioner to as
tain lcins upon bankrupt's estate
Tu re NJ \. Browning, order confirming com,
missioner $ report Of April Ith OF prlor'tles OF
liens. aud ordering sale Of banSrupts real
estate
The CoNCoRpIA CLUB AT a mcctlng OF
the Coucordia Club held last night thirty ad-
di,ional members were elected, and it was de-
cided to have a grand concert by the Marine
Band, at Portner's Garden, next Thursday
IL.
lightful music on the Il thern and other lnstru-
| ments, and happy time generally. 1t Is be
| coming more and more pateut every day, that
OF all our cosmopolitan population, the ter
mans really cnjvy life more than aay OF the
others.
CARRIAGE CART. AS will be seen by refer
ence TO an advertisement in another column OF
to-day's Gazette the rounds Of the garbage cart
have been suspended in order to allow OF ncces.
sary repairs 10 that important auxiliary IN keep
ing the city clearly. 10 an cnquirlng mind the
question would naturally arise why Is II that
city OF this size has but Que such cart, aad that
fifteen thousand people should have their ol.
factories assaulted and their health endangered
becau use that one happens 10 get out OF order
TIE DOGS AGAIN Hardly has the dog
cart ceased its rounds ere compaiuts of the
dogs are again heard, and, what is remarkable,
these complaints are made by people lylng III
and near "Newtowu, a locality near the Dlogo'
nal Pump, in which it is said all those who
were engaged in dog catching reside. The com-
plants alluded to are made against the great
nuuiber of the dogs, their dcpredatious, aud
their huwings O night.
LOWER CEDAR POINT. Mr. Peter Dill, pro-
prietor OF Lower Cedar Point, is at work finish
lug his pavilion for public entertainment. 1t
has all the advantages of location, fine hshing.
bathlus, aud splendid beach, and there is
every reason thar the new watering place should
be successful. 1t is understood the proprietor
designs to make Cedar Point not ouy a tavorite
place for excursions, but also place tor.thc ac-
comnodatiou of permanent boarders.
GETTING EVEN. The agent of the South
err and Atlantic Telegraph Company has mott
fed the patrons of that company in this city
that ten ceuts additional will be charged on each
message sent or received by that hDc until one
hundred dollars-the amount of tax imposed
upon the company by the City Couucll-shall
have been raised, when the additional charge
will be removed, and that the Western Union
line has adopted the same course.
The MARY WASHINGTON Work is pro-
crossing at u rapid rate on the steamer Mary
Washington, and should the weather continue
favorable, there IS no reasonable doubt that
she will be completed aud 10 running order by
the lst pruximo. The damage. done her by
the storm Of the 4th inst. has been entirely re-
paired, and work upon all her unfinished por-
tons is, as stated above, progressing rapidly.
IMITATION. - limitation is the most powerful
motive of the human race. The dog catchers
have nets with which they ply their vocation.
The boys seeing these nets and the manner III
which they are used, have made nets on smaller
scale, and chickens, du: ks, pigeons aud every
smallcr thing that roams the streets, are lucon-
tinenly gobbed up, and unless the owner BE-
about, carried Oft.
WHOLESOME Trips. During the sweteriDg
weather now prevailing, when the babies must
| necessarily suffer, it would be but an act OF
simple Christian charity to give the poor little
things an ampel supply OF good fresh AR, and
the oxygen that air contains and there Is no
better way of supplying them with that than
by ride on Que Of the late AFTERNOON trips OF
the Washington ferry boats.
PAINFUL ACCIDENTAL man named Will
liam, alias Polly Brissey, while at work, yes
terday afternoon, at Smoets wharf removing
some OF the machinery which was landed there
for the mariuc railway, was so unfortunate US
to haye one OF his fingers cut entirely OF bya
heavy piece of iron that tell upon it. The dis
severed member was picked up by spectator
and thrown overheard.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS The following is
statement of the births aud deaths 10 this city
during the year 1878 as returned by the Com.
missioner Of Revenue Births, 266 of which
number 40 were white ands l26 colored-l23
males aud l43 omalcs Deaths l45 of which
number SO were white, G. coored. II males
and Il females
LOCAL. KIsEvlTlES.
| \ great deal of Interest is enthusiastically
the candidates aud their especial triends--iu
the election of municipal officers to be held BY
the City Council ucxt Tuesday night, When, it
is supposed, all the officers TO serve for the en-
suing year will Ge elected.
Travel on all the railroads leading to or pass
ng through the city is increasing -many Of the