Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-19
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERT

CORPORATION CoURT-Judge Loace prestd
1ng-Coluubus Alexander vs.. G. w. Harr
son 10 chancery case argued aud submitted
". N. McVelgh VS.. Euoch Grayson mo-
tiou to suspend ex. cution for damages on &C
couot of defendants bankruptcy motion over
ruled.
Com vs.. Joseph Padgett; motion to remove
from Office Tor malfeasance aud neglect OF duty
in the office of justice Of the peace; leave
granted Commonwealth to amcud aud case
continued to May Term and witnesses recog-
| Zed.
j. j. nhnsor & Go. VS.. Jchn Arnold case
judgment for plaintiffs IN the sun OF $l35 IA.
Allowances were made to the Cummou-
weath's Attorney fer prosecuting hive felony
cases and one misie meauor; also to DR.. Sta
bier aud Coroner Powell also to officers OF the
| court.
The report Of DIR. Gibson, 6. + French and
Jobu West inspectors Of the jail, was returned
and fled. and the same inspectors reappolnted.
LAWSON VS.. Anger; debt; plea non assump-
| sit aud continued for defendant.
Stump and wife VS. Hyatt's heirs; in chan
| Gerry report of Commissioner A. W. Chiffon
filed aud decree
Com. VS.. Oscar Turner; petit larceny mo.
! ton 10 arrest of judgment and motion sus-
! tanned
Partow vs.. Kiucheloe motion for new
| trial argued and decision reserved.
Ia the matter of James h. Biggs, lu1atlc,
order entered confirming sale of real estate and
directing committee 70 convey same TO the pur
chaser, James Cole, upon receipt vi the pur-
chase money
Court ad Jurned till 10 clock tomorrow.
FIRE The dwelling house of Mr.. Il. l..
hewitt, few miles below the city, was destroy
ed by fire yesterday morning. The flames were
discovered in time TO save much OF the furn-
lure. The house was insured for 5000 10 the
Fairfax Mutual Insurance Company.
A Slight alarm OF fire was raised on Saturday
afternoon by the burning of small portion OF
the roof of a shauty en- the east side of Lee ST..
between Gbbon and Franklin. The flames
| were extiuguishcd by colored man. who stood
90 the ground and threw buckets full OF water
| upon them. aud. upon another man who was
engaged 10 pulling off tie burning shingles.
| The boys around were very anxious to have the
steam fire engines brought out, and because one
of them would OF cry fire he was banged 10 the
eye by another Que, and the fight that eusued
compensated for the loss of the sport that
would have been enjoyed had water been
squirted.
ST. MARY's CHURCH Opening OF THE
JUBILEE MISSION "A very large congre
CATION attended the opening Of the Mission
at St. Mary's Church, last night The usual
Vespers were sung, Rev Denuis q Kane Off
ciating, after which Rev. WIN. f. Clarke, 5.
j., of Baltimore, assembled the pulpit aud CON-
| nenced the exercises of he Jubilee Mission by
preaching an exceedingly able and eloquent
discourse on the question how were we
brought into existence? aud whyt' in which
| he set forth the order of creation ard its OBJ
Jet, and demonstrated that it was the duty OF
man to do all things for the glory of God. The
pastor then announced the daily order of ex
ercises for the week. as follows: $50 a. H.,
Mass; 6 a. H., Mass; $50 a. ~, Mass add Ser
mon; $3.50 .. m., The Way Of the Cross; 1870
| p. NJ, Rosary, Sermon aud Benediction OF the
| Blessed Sacrament.
POLICE REPORT There we're no cases be-
fore the Mayor yesterday or this morning.
| Tho aitornooo ooloroh boy named Chapman,
| for throwing stuuro in tIe ...,.. ~..d ",,i,r d
man named Armistead Foard, tor robblng
Jacob Bohraus, were locked up 10 the station
! house. Armistead was major domo at MIR.
Bohraus's restaurant but during the absence
of tho proprietor, this morning, he broke open
bureau drawer, aud taking out sixty odd dol
lars, tried 10 make his escape to Washington,
but the theft being discovered, the police were
put on his track, aod they, soon afterwards ar,
rested him on the ferry boat. Three dollars OF
| the stolen money were found on his person,
and the remainder under the life boat OF the
steamer
Three dodgers were accommodated at the sta
ton house last uight aud FIVE the night before.
ALbXANDRIA-A letter from this city 10
the Richmond Whg written by Col. W. 5.
| Gilman, who was lately here on visit says
| "A distinguished fuaucer recently remarked
that there is no city 10 the world at this time
| that wears the APPEARANCE of being really busy,
and it is DOT strange, therefore, that tod less
hustle 10 the chief city Of Northern Virginia
than on former occasions, | new recall. Its
harbor is splendid one, 1t is true, aud Its
business men substantial. euterprlslng and re-
liable. and vet, to have active trade here there
must be activity first 10 the great trade centres,
| and prosperity 10 the country tributary to 1t.
! That its merchants have during great panic,
and the financial depression that followed It,
held their own, argues enc0uragDgly Tor the
future Of Alexandria, when times shall be bet
ter, and seasons more favorable.
THE WEATHER. The remarkable spell Of
weather that commenced last week still con
tiuues. The thermometer at MIR; Benjamin
Bartop's farm, few miles from the city, at
sunrise this morning, stood at 24'. All the
exposed early vegetables have been killed and
great fears are entertained oil the destruction OF
The fruit, though Mr.. Febrey. one of the larg-
est fruit growers Of Fairfax county, reports that
reaches are not sufficiently advanced to be 10
iured by the cold weather, and that the pros
meets are for full crop. All the pools near
,he citv and the cutters of the streets were
covered with ice this morning, and the appear
ance of things resembed that worn by them 10
December rather than ia the latter part OF Apll.
THE PASSOVER. The Hebrew Passover tes-
tiyal begius, as has already been mentioned
this evening, aud continues eight days. The