Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-14


the Unltcd States
Hone's administrators VS.. lIorff ct ais; in
leave to commissioner to withdraw
the bonds Of the purchaser Tor collection
Com. vs.. Wikcrson; indictment for seduc-
ton under promise OF marriage; prisoner ar
raigncd; special plea filed; demurrer to plea;
demurrer sustained; motion TO quash lndlct-
ment and each count therein, and demurrer to
Indictment ard each count therein; motion 10
quash tirst count sustained and overrulod as to
other count; demurrer 10 hrS count sustained
ovcrruiad as 10 other count; plea not guilty;
jury sworn, and case in progress.
COLUMBIA FIRE COMPANY. The regular
mouthly meeting Of the Columbia Steam Fire
Company was held last night with e. w. Chill
ton. Commander OF Englnc, in the ctalr, and
Il W. Wheat secretary. The executive com
mlttec presented their report for the quarter
eudna O:tohcr, which being OF Il private char
acter is not Published The same committee
We're ordered tn purchase few articles for the
cngiue. The thanks Of the conn any were ten
dcrca Assistant Engineer w. Is. Bl:tIe torthe
improvements lie has made aboui the engine
house. Alter appointing several committees
to transact Important husitlcss the mcGtlng ad-
JouEntd.
CuLD QUARTERS = The police were called
upon last night To remove from an open and
exposed outhouSe in the alley op ming near the
west end OF the Wilkes street lunncl i cllored
woman named Jane Carroll, who, with her
young vaby, had slept there he night before,
and had made ARRANGEMENTS for occupying the
Salu" quarters last nlgh-said arrangements
bci1.. Il .unInG position upon tic rough. solcd
.lll i %, or Il " he
cioth.ag she wore, t. protcct her and her IN
Iant rom the frost and ssudS. She has, it is
iudocsood Il iome, but had refused to 90
there.
TIE MuNTpEllEE AssuclATIoN.--lfro rom the
drlItc:ation with which the Subcommittee,
appointed to investigate the recent Montpelier
swirda, are c9nsiucrlng thtI, iuve stlgation, and
81 they say they nave All the books aud papers
of the Association, lnUu ling lis cJrrcspun-
dc1cc in their p1Ss :S>lon, II is supposed that
thcr report viii hn Al exhaustive Que, giving
the n4m 5 Of every enc Wh) got any OF the
money ana exactly " luch he did get, the
Snccliic term vi she agreement with the New
York agcn--, aud she Ia ijies OF lii" parties who
committed the fraud.
MoCSr VERNON CorroN FACTORY The
horc aud belief dat operations at the Mount
Vernon Cotton Far.ory w.rc to be rctonl-
lncnccd this fall hav" been sadly disappointed.
Ar. Scaoticid, the Supcrintendc At the in
siaucc OF some ot the operatives who desired to
make their ARRANGEMENTS for the winter, went
to Baltimore yesterday and had conference
with tie propr4ors ui the mill Til" result OF
winch was that when he returned last night lie
told iiioSo 90 whose behalf he had gone that
they aeeda expect Work al the factory before
the spring.
WEDDING PARTY. Mr.. i. L. Daing2r[ield
and his br!ue, an accouni OF whose nuptials ap-
pcarad in yesterdays ulz~tte, left the city at
halt past eight . clock, last night, Oh Il special
trait for Baltimore, from which city they were
TO proceed on an extended tour They were
acc Imprinted portion Of the way By somc Of
the orliaI parry. Another portion of the ", g.
ding party visited Mount Vernon to-day by
the overland route.
RETURN or 4 HUNTING PAwrY.-Thc Du-
lany bunting party, whose departure was no.
tlc"d At the time In the & .znt,c, passed through
here TINS III rnls.g % their Way home to Eau
qiicr auI isulouG c'uniIes, from Il late shoot
In2 rXrIr7', 10 the ,stern practices they
had win t!Icul many trophies in the shape OF
"kluo aud hrrl>, AMI expressed themselves as
vel pleased wI;h their trlp.
IEAMrs. The noble army OF tramps is still
passing through here on its way to the Sunny
South. Five OF its members were furnished
w!h lodgings at the station house last night,
aud ,wo more, who We're caught fighting each
otacr Oh the streets were put on the chain
gang.
BALL "A grand ball will be given to night
at the house OF Mr. Alfred Gregory, near
Oxou Hill Church, on the opposite side of the
river al which large number OF the young
people OF the ulglIb0rhuod and some irum dis
taucc are expected IL be present.
The WEATHER. The weather to-day has
been cold and cloudy. \ heavy frost was visi-
bic this morning, and it was rcp0rtcd that a
>kim Of ice bad formed III some exposed posi-
tlons. he thermometer ut noon stood at Sc. |
OFF TIE iRACK.--rhc locomotive and two
cars ol the freight train on the VI. l. q. H. H., |
bound here yesterday Afternoon, rau off the
track this side OF LaesDurg, in cunscq of
displaced switch, ami We're slightly damaged.
PERsoNAL.--ln the Supreme Court of the /!
Uaitc! States, yesterday, on motion of Mr.
Wm. NJ Eyarts, james Y. Brook, esq, of
Warrcutou, Va, was admitted to practice as
attorney and counselor Of that Court
BURIED. The body of the dead man found
fl atlng Ia the river off The Arsenal wharf, an
account OF which WAS published III Yesterday
Gaz:tic, was buried yesterday, without It's hay
lug bccu identified.