Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-12
LOCAL NEWS.

.;cua. though track 10 pai 'i"''' ~
,ro If the river The steamer Lady OF the
fs 'n' which arrived here yesterday afternoon
I. .-n Washington, aud started tor Norfolk was
H'u' =, Fort Washington by the New ork
p'S %".b;p John GIBSON which arrived mere
%on, .iIrs, aud which this morning started on
IVv ,r.y 10 Washington. Inc Ulasoo reports
n,rb;n: in the river except le" oys'e, u1a.s
p,;ut and had to break her way lrcnl that pol''
~ The ;ue boat Comet welt d""n as iar as
T'' Was,,;n1ton Yesterday afternoon for ao
,.'..r h,a, but when she got there the Ooa'
U n.y. roan--orcr "a tic A,;s, and could uot DC
rn,,Hc,i, The steamer AFRO" no" IN DUCK
i,ro mi; ncd.rro u>c.s>aiy repairs before re-
','nn, her t;ips to Mount Vernon. The
aar',;n If The steamer k-yport was here this
,n'.r,,in, making aIrarl.., neuts iut hauling
,h,, .,rarer m on :he pew Marine railway
tnr'. an which the schooner 5. s. Tyler, now
i,,;nr ~ r..z.novc wharf, is also to De hauled
nm os soou as the ice will permit her 10 g,
there The Maryland steamer Vagina VIII
,.,rnd.rro necessary repairs durlug the con-
,iuuancc OF the ice blockade.
p,vE DIRECTORS AT the annual meetings
ri, the stockholders Of the First National, Cltl-
v.rs' National, and Old Dominica Banks, held
- mi. civ to day, the following, directors 70
>nry. for the cuSuing year, were chosen:
Ers, National: James VI. Stewart, Allen I.
uarmon ). T. Gregory, r. II. Stabler W..
Y ntnr, J,s. Brodcrs, S +. Beach, and Il ;.
L.adocater.
G,iz.Ls National: John 3. Smoot, John
3. D,ingcrti.ld, Benonl Wheat, Robert NJ.
Lawson, aud ?. b. Hoe.
Bauk Of the O;d Domiolon In l'qu'datlonl:
John B. Dainscricld, jordan j. Nheat,
5euoni Wheat. Thomas ilenirrSon, ). IT, u.
Smoot. John IS. SmooI, Nm. u. CazeuoVr,
Benz Barton, aud ". d. Corse.
100. F.-Wm J Points, of IIsrrisonburg,
Grand Warden Of the Grand Lodge of Virglnis,
visited Potomac Looge No. IS, lsst Friday
night and installed the following named officers:
AlEnr. J Fair. Nc: Willianl 4. Latham, "
{; Benz; F. Peake, Rec. Sec; Hugh Latham,
Pcrmarent Sec; jas H. Dcgaug In, Treasurer:
Malachi Thompson, Ch"pi%in.
The officers of Msrley Encampment, No. 6,
were installed last night by thas. Goodrich, T.
C. Patriarch, as follows.
John q, Field, Chief Patriarch; L. Morgan
Davis, High Priest; G. Morgan Drisc"l Senior
Warden; Hugh LaLt.>n Scribe; james De
vsUgnn, raaSur"r; WIN. h. Latham, Jurl"r
Wart.cl; Benjamin +. Peake, |. 8; NJ. Thomp-
son, y. =.
CORPORATION CoURT-Julge E. A. Lowe
prSai;ug. --Com. VS.. James Swami; upon
sci Ia on forfeited recognlztnce; sci IA. dis
missed.
Cert fcatc as t. age and character WAS granted
j. 81. Clair BrooEe for the purpose OF procuring
u license to practice isw.
Thomas vs. Thomas Ell al; ch"nlery; decree.
Com. vs. George Berry; appeal from Judg-
men; OF Justice; role prosc4ul enL@red
Ncnlre facia> lurn.ble 20. Worrow tor twenty
additional ju"ylleu WAS ordered
The will vi .ars. Emma Bryant was admitted
to probate.
Tho Court took recess until p. M.
ROBBERY A young mau named Andrew
jackson was apprehendcd and examined before
Justice Baruum yesterday charged with enter
Ing the dwelling Of Mr. John 5. Jacks n, IN
Fairfax county, Oh Saturday evening last, aud
breaking open chest ami taking therefrom
$500 Oue hundred and iity-ive dollars was
found ia MS possession, aod he confessed his
guilt and implicated d woman named Mary j.
Massey, stating that she Induced him to
coumlt the theft, aud that she received the
rest of the money. She was also arrested
aud examined and both were commlt;cd to jail
for trial.
UNCERTAIN JURlsDIcTIoN.--Th Corpora.
ton Court, the January term of which is now
in progress, adjourned for to-day, at an early
hour THIS morning in consequence OF the ST.
ponencut Of the eases that had been set Tor
to-day. These cases are felony cases, aud as It
is uncertain whether, under the new law:
Corporation Courts have jurisdiction 10 such
cases, they were postponed unit! that Qaes-
ton shall have been settled by the Court oi
Appeal in the Nettic Green case.
POLICE REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters siuce yes
tcrday afternoon.
James Smith and John Taylor, strangers
haillng from New York for longing about Inc
streets and sleeping III the station house, We're
discharged upon promise to quit the CITY,
Eight dodgers were accommodated at The
station house last night.
KNIGHTS OF PYTuIAS.-V. &. Z. Geo Simp-
son. acting as Deputy Grand Chancellor of the
d ,rct installed the following officers of Me-
chauics' Lodge, Knights OF Pythas last night:
7. G., w. a. Atkinson; {. g., & w. H"ish
ley; V. c., X. kempcr; PreIate, K. IL. Wade;
H. of T. and s., Job Corson; NJ. of F., Il. ID.
Wardrr; NJ. of + G. r. Erwin NJ. At A., y.
NJ. Gcru,ahn; Steward, L. +. Padgett.
Nitl NoUNCll" liz lcSu'al 'eui' u'o"'"'1
meeting of the City Council will be held TO
night Oysug to there hciug five Tuesdays IN
last mouth 1t has been three weeks Sluce the
last mectlug
The WEATHER. The weather to-day has
been cold, damp and cloudy, with every ludI-
cation OF saow, and by no means favorable 10
the cure Of the colds from which SO many are
now suffering.
LOCAL. rsssEEETEES.
The Senate in Executive session yesterday
confirmed tie following nominations: John VI.
Thatcher, o! Virginia, Commissioner of Patents;
Ellis Spear Of Virginia, Assistant CouIm>-
sioner of PateuI> Ma'cus S. Hopkins, of Flr
giuia, Examlncr-iu Chief OF Pa:ent Office;
John G. kreey, Collector of Internal Rcveu-