Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-15
LOCAL NEWS.

CORPORATION Court Judge E. H. Lone
yresidinq- certificate to obtain license to
practice law was granted K Kemper.
An inquisition upon the body of R. S. Rob
bins was filed aud confirmed
Summers VS.. Whaley ct ais; in chancery;
decree to sell real estate, and cause recommit-
ted to Commissioner Kemper.
Grigg ct ux to Atkinson, &C.; 10 chancery;
decree to pay monies in the hands of commits
sioner of sale to Richard Stonnell and wife, al
ter paying costs.
Henderson, guardian, VS.. Henderson, &c.;
In chancery; decree.
George Cochran VS. Thomas, &c.; in chan
Gerry; report of sale filed, to which exceptions
were TAKEN the Court sustained the excep-
tious and ordered resale of the property
known as Thomas soap factory
Eliza Boswell VS.. James Boswel 10 chan
Gerry; decree for divorce from the bonds of
matrimony.
Emerson VS.. Shirley; in chanccry; cause re-
committed to commissioner 10 chancery.
Forrest vs. Forrest; in chancery; report of
sale filed aud fual decree.
Smoot, &C., vs. Hill; 10 chancery; decree.
VanHofman VS.. Russell; in chancery; order
Of reference to commissioner.
VIM n. aud j. H. McVeigh VS.. j. B. Will
hanson ct ais. in chancery; order of refer
eDce.
Green vs.. Wattles, surviving; in chancery;
order Of reference.
Miner vs. Lee, &C.; 10 chaucery; report filed
and decree.
Delphy VS.. Rauey, Sc; in chancery; de-
murrer to bill overruled and leave to defend
ants to answer.
Douglass & Bro. vs.. Gahau, &C.; in chan
Gerry; case in progress.
FIRES The alarm OF fire about half-past
eleven o'clock last night was caused by the
burning of the contents Of the store room on
the northeast corner of kiug and Union streets.
The fire department was at work with its lnvarl-
able alacrity, aud uotwi hstanding the inham-
mable character of the material burned, and
high wind prevailing at the time, succeeded in
keeping the flames coufued to the room 10
which they originated, and in speedily ex-
tinguishing them. The building, which be-
longcd to the estate of the late Robert Lackey,
and which was but slightly damaged, was ln-
sured in the Alexandria Fire Insurance Com
pany 1t was occupied by Christopher Dewitt,
who kept grocery and liquor store there, and
whose stock was insured for $4,000, $1,000 in
the National Insurance Company of Baltimore.
for which Mr.. Wise is agent in this city, and
an equal amount in the Maryland Company of
Baltimore, of which Januey & Co., are the
Alexandria agents. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
The alarm between seven and eight o'clock
this morning, and which brought out the fire
department, was caused by the burning of the
chimney Of the two-storled framed house on
the east side of Royal, between King and
Prince streets, belonging to Mr.. VIM. Gregory,
which was bu, very slightly damaged.
While the fire 90 Queen street was IN pro-
gress yesterday, framed shanty on Payne
street, between Commerce and Prince, caught
fire. 1t was occupied by colored people, the
elder portion of whom had gone away, leaving
some children locked up there A resident of
the ueighborhood discovered the flames, and
breaking open the door extinguished them.
POLICE REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes.
terday afternoon:
Jordan Minor, colorcd, arrested on suspicion
oil stealing lumber, was discharged for want OF
evidence.
Oscar Turner, coored, for stealing clothing
from Thornton & Legg' S livery stable, belong
Ing to two other coored men, was put on the
chain gang for thirty days,
George Swansbury, for dlsorderly conduct
and for stealing his clothes FROM his mother s
house aud selling them, was locked up tor
examination.
Fifteen dodgers were accommodated at the
station house last Dight
A Doc SToRY.-The Washington Mail of
yesterday says:
Nearly a year ago Scotch terrier, belong
ing to Captain Charlie Entwisle, of the steamer
City of Alexandria, fell from the steamers deck
iptn fhn riy npar ia IT,
when lsst seen WAS swimming Justify for the
Maryland shore. Since then nothing was heard
OF him until one day last week, while Capt E.
was in tho ticket office at Alexandris, he was
very much surprised to see the same dog come
in wsgging his tail III jumping upon him, and
showing his joy at meeting his master again by
al the means known to the canine race. here
he has been in tho meantime is pretty hard to
tell. but it is another instance OF the wonderful
ssgacty OF dogs"
HABEAs Sebastian Raba, who
was arrested on Saturday last for malicious
trespass as heretofore noticed in the Gazette,
refusing to give bail in the county, was brought
to the city and carried before Judge +. NJ.
Lowe on a writ OF habeas corpus aud admitted
to bail 10 the sum of $2O0-that being the
same amount required by the Magistrate-to
appear at the next term of the County Court,
d. L. Smoot becoming his surety.
Y. NJ. G. A.-This Association will hold its
regular monthly meeting tonight at y o'clock
in their room, on King street. According to a
resolution passed at the November meeting,
the following subject will be debated: How
to awaken a religious interest in the COM
munity." all those interested are invited to
attend
machine which has been engaged for some
time past in deepening the approach to the
wharf at Aqua Greek has completed that