Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-25
LOCAL NEWS.

CorRT-Judoe Sang$ter pres'da"9
-, oo'. aiu,;ops passed at meeting OF the bar
Inc , le'' city and county, held Oh the 2Sth
OF A'eA n'ua,MSrr 1874 in respect to the menu
day Of p Nv ,ate Col. Charles Edward stuart
Org OF Tue '. ~ the court and ordered to be
were I' mon ,he minutes.
spread upoOW Vim Brent; msdemeanor; prisoner
Com. ". and was sentenced by the court to
th g1yS s1 - Rc~arl Williams; same offence;
mol iI p59'' VS. Sebastian Rabbi; misdemean0r;
con- onj'" : .jobuston vs. Sebastian Rabbi; con-
tlD rs n,,,e c. Flies application fer road;
nr,~ II |, ". Hatch commissioner OF roads
for l. fcrsuu Township, was returned 10 court
a'G t;,rd. aud application continued.
SO " ,rlr,c T. T. Fowler ppicatioD for road;
,lTar Of f. 4. Grcenough returned to court
ao1 ed. and application coDtirucd.
Charles Morris Wlks' petition 10 substitute
trustee flied aud contuued.
Cowe 10 Gray; notice to substitute trustee
! LIST ot persons assessed with license tax
= Jefferson township by +. h. Richardson,
assessor. was returned to the court and ordered
~ hc certified to the auditor of public accounts
for payurnt. M.
SLidmcre gave new bond as such admins
traitor. -
R,ports of the commissioner of accounts OF
the settlement of the hduciary account OF JAS
Smith guardian Of Mary L. Spence; the ad-
mjuistration account of John h. Watkins, ad-
mrstrator Of VIM. B. Scearc'; the adm1uls-
tr.,iou account of L. ~. and }. Hcury Reid,
administrators of j. II. Reid, deceased; the
account of j. Ciin,on Nliiburn, executor Of
Benedict G. Mlburn, deceased; the account OF
John Fields, guardian OF Thomas, Isaac, Flr.
GINA aud William Buckingham, were returned
to court and ordered to lie thirty days for cx-
captions. err
TurIey, eutered protest against the coutlrma-
ton of the account OF James NJ. oteuart ad-
mnstrator; referred
West Il Bro were relieved OF an erroneous
assessment of personal property.
J. w. Woodward was relieved Of an erroDe-
Gus assessment Of personal and real property.
4. L. Sisson was relieved of Az erroneous as
ses>ment on personal property.
A bill of John OtfoId, amounting to SIS; II.
Goldman 81 GO; Allen Spencer, Sl.4O; ii.
Goldman So; II. Goldman, $40; John Of
ford S.; Charles Cook, Sc, were allowed and
ordered to be paid.
Y. Z Corbett, treasurer, was ordered to pay
". I. Perkins the sum OF SIS.
Twelve deeds were admitted 70 record.
Court adjourned till court in course.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY - Owing
to the Indictment weather prevailing yesterday,
the attendance at the several churches was ex-
ceediugly small so small that in some OF them
20 evening services were held. Rev. MIR. Hu
bard preached 10 ST. Paul's Church in the morn
ing. The services in the other churches we're
conducted by the pastors IN charge, except 10
the Nj. Z. Church South and the UuloD Pres
byterian Churches, the pastors OF which ex-
changed pulpits for the day. The congrega-
ton at the NJ E. Church was so small 10 the
mcruiug tha, instead Of the usual morning
service prayer meeting was held. There was
no afternoon service at St. Pauls Church, and
no evening service in the Baptist Church, nor
In Grace Church The sleet made the steps at
the NJ. E Church South so dangerous that the
services there were held in the basement. The
following is report of the work done during
the day BY the Young Meu's Christian Asso-
citation "Opcraious interferred with by the
Indictment weather; no meeting at the Aims
House; reduced committee al the jail, who
held the usual services. Tie 4 o'clock prayer
meeting, in the Methodist Protestant Church,
was attended only by males. The members
we're 90 hand 10 good force, and held very
interesting and solemn service. This meeting
will be held next Sunday 10 the Baptist Church.
Police REPORT. The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since Sat
urday afternoon
Henry Carter for striking aud abusing Celia
jackson, both coored, at Mrs Moore's gro
Gerry, near the Fairtax-sreet depot, Was fined
and discharged.
Henry Carter and Henry Lincoln, for strik-
ing Benz Berry, all coored, on Royal street,
we're sent to the work house.
Thomas Gibson, for assaulling a boy named
Solomon, both colored, at the Henry-street de-
pot was fined aud discharged
Champ Faunteroy, colorcd omnibus driver,
for disorderIy Conduct, Was tued and dis
charged.
Twenty dodgers were accommodated at the
station house on Saturday night, and thirteen
last night.
SUDDEN DEATHS. MIR. William Stonnill,
an old and respected gentleman, who resided
just outside of the northern boundary Of the
city, died suddenly at his home last night. He
was on the streets last Thursday, aud was then
In excellent health apparently.
DR.. Smith, az Office. holder 10 Washington
for the last twenty-five years, but who lived
with his family at Vienna, shortly after bis re-
turn home last Saturday was taken with
vomiting fit, and died Immediately afterwards.
A young colored womau named l. zzle Park
er, living in Moses Kit house, at Flshtown,
while sitting in char there yesterday even
ing, laughing aud talking, died without mo-
ment's warning.
CHICKEN FIGHT-To day was the appointed
time for the commencement of a chicken fight
at Opossum Hail. on the opposite side of the
river, that was to have continued for three