Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-09


though not of The farming persuasion. Excuse
this long P. S,
Police REPORT. The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
terday.
B fore the Nayor-Henry Dogan, small
colored boy, fer attempting to obtain from the
lst. National Bank $50 on forged order from
Joho A. Seaton, was retained tor further ex-
animation.
George Lucas, for diSorl"ry conduct, was
discharged with reprm md.
Edward Mrades aud John Boswell for dis
orderly conduct, were, in default Of the pay
meut of the assessed fue, sent to the work
house for niuety days.
4 culvred man named Sheppard, known as
HogShead or the Good Supplemented yester-
day for stealing lime-tor an assault upon Jlck
Nightingale. the principal witness against HIM
was discharged by Justice Padgett upon the
payment of costs.
There were no lolgers at the station house
last night.
ALEXANDRIA RAlLwAY.-Work at the
Alexandria Mariue Railway is still! progressing
RAPIDLY in all the several divisions OF mcchanl-
cal art by which the early completion OF the
new ways may be accomplished, and the steamer
Walter Jones which arrived here this morning
from Havre. de Grace brought a large part Of
the heavy Machinery which is to be used there,
and which it is understood was purchased by
Mr.. SmoOt, tn active and efficient President
OF the Company, at a great reduction upon us
actual cost The sooner the ways arc conpet-
ed the better seems to be we'll understood by
the Company and they are working accordingly;
and that when completed they will do rrofl'
table business no one Who sees the large num-
Der oil vrSsels that clme to this aud the ports vi
GEORGETOWN and Washington has any doubt.
REPORTED PoIsoNING-A dispatch to the
Richmond Wing from Manassas dated July
7th says: ~ ght members Of Judge Ay lett
Nicol's family, including his wife aud hive
children aud two colorrd servants, were pol
soned last night by having arsenic put 10 the
bread partakeu of at supper, By white hired
girl 1t is supposed. Au,dotes were admins
tered. and the patients il is thought will recoy-
err" (Judge Nlcoi was 10 this city on Tues
day in attendance upon the Z. S. District Court,
aud we heard uothlng OF the reported attempt
at polsonlug.)
The WEATHER The temperature to-day
would have dooe credit to equatorial Africa,
the thermometer at moon in the shade standing
at 9l-w,h an upward tendency. There was
scarcely a breath of air stirring, and the direct
rays 10 the sun were uubrokcu by single cloud.
The streets glared with burning light, and made
all long for vast coutlguly OF shade, for
Cottage by the Sea, or tor the Misty
Mountain Top" according as their tastes lay
iu either of the directions alluded to. No
body expressed desire to be ''up among the
stars.
The MoSBY LErrER.-The Inquiries about
the letter lately written by Col. Mosby to MIR.
Wedderburn. or to ex Gov Walker, 10 regard
TO the card written by Mr.. WeIdcrburn, some
weeks since, and published in the Washington
Chronicle are increasing. That the letter al
uded to was written. there seems to be no
doubt, for it is asserted by some that they have
seen il, and that copy was Sent to the hlch-
mund Wing for publication. Several persons
call at this Office daily to see whether or not
the Wing contains the letter in question.
ANNIVERSARY. This day one hundred aud
nineteen years ago, Gen. Braddock, after the
conference in this city some months previous,
fought battle with the Indians 90 the banks
of the Monongahcla, aud sustained u severe de
feat Among his troops We're some companies
of Colonial rangers from this city and uelgh
burhoud, who also suffered greatly. In the
list Of killed appeared the name OF Thomas
| Longdeu OF Alexandria.
TAXES. 1t is always either tax; 5 or arrange
meu;s for taxes !! Maj. Dutfey is now on his
rounds assessing personal property for the State
aud aScertanlng the amount OF merchant 5
purchases from April 30th till July LIST, and
without the amount is reported TO him by the
18th inst, the penalty for the delinquency will
be cxactcd.
Low FREIuurs -FreightS are lower now
than they nave been for some years past, so
low 10 fact that some OF the captains OF vessels
eugag, d in the coal trade are tai king about
laying up until au advance takes place. The
quoted rates are 81 80 TO Boston and 90 cents
to Philadelphia, but great difficulty is experience
ed iu obtaining even these.
HORSE INJURED. About eight 0 clock this
morning as horse and dray, with h1gshead
of sugar as load, we're turning into north
Fairfax street, alter coming up King, the horse
fell aud was crippled fur life before he could be
relieved The accldeul attracted large crowd
al the intersection OF King aud Fairfax streets.
PAID OFF. The jurymen who have been IN
attendance upon the IT, s. Circuit and District
Courts were to-day discharged and paid OF IN
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