Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-21


10 Saturdays Gazette, the Pacific Mail Com
panys steamer Japan, from San Francisco and
Yokohama for Hong Kong, was destroyed by
fire on Thursday last, when sixty miles out
from Yokohama.
The steamer left San Francisco November
l4,l, arri1iug at Yokohama December 10th,
and sailed thence on the ~ h. She had on
sure when she sailed irom Sau Francisco, but
the officers of the company in New ork can
not say what amount was still gu board when
she left Yokohama.
Her cabin passengers for Hong Kong we're
F. w. Crorker, L. NJ Tiudcll, and Mary Stott.
The Chinese in the steeragc numbered 224
The following is list OF her officers: Cap
tain, f. r. Warsaw: first officer, /. ". Hart;
second officer, H. Ii. Andrews; third officer,
j. =. Gallagher; chief engineer, John Cos
grove; purser, John Rooney; surgeon, Y. b.
Calls, NJ. d.; freight clerk, Z. /. Gorham,
storekccrer, w. b. Horn; steward, D. n.
Clarke; second steward, William Ray; first as
sistant engineer. w. Bennett; second assistant
engineer, David Fulton; third assistant engl-
necr, James Henry.
The Japan is the eighth vessel which the
Pacific Mail Company has lost In the last live
years, Including the BienylIe which was only
chartered by the company, and the Alaska,
which went ashore at Hong Kong, but will, II
is hoped, be got afoat again.
The japan was built in New York in 1867.
She was rated \ |, and was Of 1857 tons bur
den. She measured 362 feet 10 length, 81 feet
beam, and 81 feet in depth eff hold. Her com
maudcr, Captain Warsaw has been in the en-
pIoy of the Pacific Mail Company for eight or
ten years, and is regarded as one Of their most
experienced officers. Her saloons were gorge.
ously fitted up, and her arrangements generally
very complete.
New YORK, Dec 29-Thc following abbre-
waited cable dispatch in regard to the burning
of the Japan was received last night from the
agent of the company at Hong Kong:
The chief engineer, seven Chinese OF the
crew and one lady passenger have arrived 10
the ships boat They report the Japan burnt
at midnight on the Eth, forty miles this side
Of Swatcn, twelve miles off the land. Other
boats made for the land. Further particulars
are expected shortly.
FAUQUIER COUNTY ITEMS From the War
rcnton Index 90 Monday, the first day of
the present term of the Circuit Court, the grand
jury indicted Fleming Brown, for murder;
DlStCi, iuI uuISG SttdlIHG,
Bryant, colorcd Tor grand larceny; Albert Tay
or, Horace Moron, Shelton QueSipbury, aud
Thornton QueSlDbury, all coIored, tor hog steal
ing; and Polk Rose aud WIN. Pinkney, both
colored, for resisting au officer. Browns prose
cuton was postponed to next April term, and
Fosters set for Thursday. Bryant was tried,
convicted, aud will be sentenced to the peul
tcntiary for seven years. The other cas,s class
ed as mlsdemeauors, We're sent down to the
County Court for trial
Commissioners Rice ". Payne aud \. t.
Forbes sold, on the first day Of the present
term of the Circuit Court, under decree, in the
case Of Bail vs. Payne, two small tracts of land,
near New Baltimore, known as tine Drum
mond land. tol SIS per acre. to Wm. Weir.
MIR. Lewis Shumate killed, last week, twenty
three hogs pigged during March couvt-a little
more than eight mouths ago-that averaged,
nett, 1921 pounds each. The hogs were Ut
Chester cross.
The gold mine 10 lower Fauqucr, the prop
erty OF Judsou } Embrey aud brntherS, has
been sold recently to Isaac S. Waterman, of
Philadelphia, for $4,000.
tx Gov Smith has not been, is not now,
and does not expect to be a candidate for clerk
Of the House of Representatives.