Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-13
LOCAL NEWS.

The LIBRARY. The 6Dal meeting of the
present Board Of Directors of the Alexandria
Library was held last night. S. H. Jauuey,
President OF the company, 10 the chair.
After the passage OF resolution of thanks
to }. Mort Kigour, esq, of Loudouu, tor his
beautiful aud entertaining lecture, delivered
here for the benefit Of the Library,
The Treasurer, E. S. Leadbeater, esq.,, ex
hibited his statement of the financial condition
OF the company for the past year, showing the
receipts from all sources to have been but
S594.30, while the expenditures were $685. SO,
leaving deficit Of S4.02, which was drawn
from the surplus Of last year, leaving balance
40 the treasury of $l2 81.
There has been marked falling off 10 the
number Of regular subscribers to the Library,
which accounts, IN great measure, for the
Hunted receipts, and has prevented the Board
from purchasing as many new books as they
would otherwise have done. While the Lib.
rary has been the source Of great literary en-
joyment to large number, and has exerted a
most beneficial influence 10 the community, it
has not met with that cordial support which
every Alexandrian should feel in duty bound to
extend it. To permit the Library to anguish
aud be closed would be crying shame,
while it eau be 80 successfully and advantage
ously carried On at such comparatively small
cost The annual subscription is only SO. and
few there are who can not spare that amount
for the preservation and maintanance OF such
valuable institution in our midst. The au-
nual meeting of the stock holders is to be held
GU Monday Digbt, al the Library room, when
it is hoped that renewed interest will be mani
tested by tuli attendance of those interested,
aud that means will then be adopted to place
beyond a peradVeuture the future mainte-
nance of the Library
Mr. Janney has expressed his desire 60 re.
tire from the Presidency OF the company, but
it is hoped that he may be prevailed upon to
reconsider this determination, and in the future,
as 10 the past, lend his invaluable assistance
towards the maintenance of the instit uioD;
for to himself aud to MIR. Lsadbcater, the treas
urer, the company is more Indebted than tn
any others, for lis efficient management.
POLICE REPORT. The following cases have
been before the Mayor siuce yesterday 5 report:
Ella Davis and Della Harris, colured girls,
for street waking aud unseemly conduct, We're
discharged with warning that if caught ply
ing thier vocation" again they would be sent to
the work house as Migrants.
Mary Lee, for disorderly conduct and for
breaking the windows of the restaurant Of
Hcury Anderson, both colored. was discharged
upon the payment of the imposed fiue, and
damages.
George W. Dorsey, hailing from Ohio, for
vagraucy, was discharged upon a promise to
leave the city forthwith.
Mary james, colored, for stealing 81 from
a soldier from Fort Washington, named VIM.
Couualy, was before Justice May aud was
bailed tor her appearance at the next term of
the Corporation Court
john Mansfield colored, for entering the
store of George Bossart in the 3rd Ward, with
y loaded gun aud giving the proprietor the OPP
ton Of giving him some groceries on credit or
being shot, was before Justice Padgett who
committed him to Jail for Court.
Ouiy two lolgers were accommodated at the
station house last night.