Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-12
LOCAL EsREVaIGES.

The Upper Potomac steamboat C'ihl'''S
will hold a meeting at Accttlnk, On the 5lsf
inst A gentleman from the north mas oech
here coursel!ing with their executive commit
tee about building their boat aud Mr. W. 5.
Moore, of this city. will probably get the con-
tract for her machinery.
The yacht Mary Dandover. Cayt;. Davis Of
Washington, Which went to hey West about
the commencement OF the Cuban dltt1ruIty as
Government dispatch boat, passed by here yes
terdav on her return The u. 5. sloop.of-war
OSSipce, is still, lying at mouth OF the Eastern
Branch.
John Mumps colorcd. who was committed
TO Jail to day by Justice Paigrtt for setting
fire to house, is the owner OF the par OF boots
found near chicken roust, in the 5rd Ward,
an unsuccessful attempt to rob which was made
las, Thursday night.
Capt. J. r. Carter, living near Mouutsviile,
Loudoun county, has sold ABOUT 80 acres OF his
farm to Col. V. NJ. J"hnsou, Principal of the
Frederick sburg Female lustltute who will cs
home.
A man named Robert Scott who was robbed
ut NshtoWu solne limt ag', aud came here TO-
day rs a witness against the thieves, was
found again this afternoon in the same
company 10 which he was rob d when here
before.
The greatest nuisance about this city DOW
is the practice Of allowing COWS to wander
about the streets at large, and good way to
break it up would be for the City Council 70
make the hog aud goose law apply also TO cows.
At the meeting of the Catholic Beneficial
Society held last night a resolution was adopt
ed allowing IA week benefit for Il weeks sick
ness, as was the case, before the ruI" ucw abol-
ishcd went into operation.
The week of prayer as recommended BY the
Evangelical Alliance aud observed i'll this city
by the NJ. T. Church aud the Dad pr,sby'cr-
ian Church. closed on Saturday last. The rc-
suit has not yet been made manifest
Notwithstanding the cxceIlcnt advice giycu
the colorcd people by Mr. Mckenzie ir>t
Thursday uight, the Corporation Cunrt room
was filed to ovcGhowng with them to-day.
The freight business between this city and
Washington this morning was so heavy that
wagons had to be left on the wharf here 1T
every departure OF boat.
1t is understood that operations at both the
Cameron aud Fishtown distlIerieS will com
mence about the first of next month.
Mr.. j. Mort. Kigour will repeat his lecture,
"An Evening with the Poets 1T Sarcpta
Hall tomorrow night
Rev. Mr.. Riley, Missionary TO Mexico, will
deliver an address in Christ Church at p. III.
tomorrow.
The steamers Express and Gecrg>anna arc
at ship yard in Baltimore undergoing tho
rough repairs
An election for Directors of the Bank Of the
Old Dominion will take place at the CItzen 5
National Bank tomorrow.
MARYLAND BOUNDARY QUESTION. -'Gov.
Whytc, of Maryland, in his message to the
Legislature of that State, now in session, says:
II regret to inform you that the commission
ers (appontcd by the act of 1865, chapter SO.
and continued by the act OF 1872, chapter 2lo)
to meet similar commissioners appointed 10y the
State of Virginia to settle and a1j the boun-
Diary line between the two States. have been
unable to agree upon any compact fixing and cs-
tubShing such llne The Maryland commits
sioncrs have been active and dlgcnt in the dis
charge of their duties, and lost no opportunity
which tfcrrd to adjust the disputed line upon
terms of honorable compromises, but the de-
mands of either side were SO wide apart that
no adjustment could be reached. Their report
in full with accompanying documents, will be
laid before you by the Secretary Of State. |
can recommend no acriOn on yOnr part until
the authorities of Virginia shall determine to
bring a suit at law or appoint & new commits
sion with better hopes of success in a final
agreement between the States