Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-16

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ner Of the intersection Of Franklin and Alfred
streets, the property of MIR. John NJ. Young,
and occupied by his mother-in law, Mrs. How!
ard. 1t was insured for 5000 10 the Fire and
Marine Insurance Company of Richmond, which
will not cover the loss by ST 500. The fire was
! accidental, originating from defect 10 the hue.
The lire department was on the spot and at
work as soon after the alarm reached the Gen.
ter OF the city, as possible, but the lnfamma-
bic character of the material of which the build
ing was constructed, and the long distance the
water had to be forced, prevented the extln,
guishment of the flames until the damage
mentioned above had been occasioued.
POLICE REPORT Affairs at police head
quarters have been exceedingly quiet for the
last day or two. The only cases reported there
to-day were tramp, who has been hanging
about here for day or two past, and, who was
sent out OF the city for vagrancy; and some
quarresone females, who were dismissed With
q reprimand
Jenny West, colored, was arrested for vagran-
cy this morning and brought before Justice
Padgett, who sent her to the Work House tor
ninety days. and Lucy Murray, also colored,
was fined by the Justice two dollars and COSTS
for harboriug her. The mother Of Jenny was
complainant.
FESTIVAL festival for the benefit of st.
Johns Chapel, West Ead, will be held in the
schoo-house near that church, commencing to-
night and continuing tomorrow night. Ihe
grace and beauty of West Eud and surround
ing neighborhood, together with much from
this city, will be present, and delightful time
may confidently be expected by all who attend.
As the nights are now moonlight stroll tnere
and back with an agreeable companion, aDd
some of the delicious refreshments served
there, will be pleasant way to spend an even
ing.
CANAL SUITS. The Equity Court, Of Wash
ingtou, made decision yesterday 10 the first OF
the Georgetown mill cases-that of Ray VS.. the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. The
court 10 that case held that the contract OF Mr.
Ray entitled him to receive as much water as
had been comi6g TO bis mill before the canal
company undertook to make change, and he
made perpetual the Injunction restraining the
cnnal company from diminishing the supply OF
water to Ray S mill, aud from interfering with
the gauge.
KNIGHTS TEMrLAR. "A telegram was re-
ceived here this morning by Mr.. r. A. Adam,
from L. A. Reed, dated Boston, announcing
the safe arrival there of the delegation OF
knights Tempar from this city.
At meeting Of the cammlttee appointed for
the purpose, held last night, it was determined
that the moonlight excursion OF the knights
Templar of this city should take place next
Monday night, aud that the steamer Pilot Boy
be chartered for the occasion.
DEATH OF LIVE SToCK.-Alr. Townsend
Baggett lost valuable horse last night-the
second one in three wecks-from "a disease re-
sembing the epizootic. The same gentleman
and other PERSONS who live near or IN West
| End, have lost hogs by sudden death during
the last five days. Mr. Benjamin Baggett had
three hundred pound hog TO die yesterday
while on its way from the railroad depot, 10
| Washington, to the steamboat wharf.
CONTESTED ELECTION contested cleo
| ton for City Sergeant, which case was argued
| at length 10 the Corporation Court yesterday,
| has not yet been settled. Should the court de-
eide that the ballots bearing simply the oamc
| Of Lucas, without any christian name, are nuIl-
ties, for which there are numerous authorities,
| MIR. Campbell will be allowed to Qualify.
There can be no appeal FROM the decision OF
| the court.
ANGLING Angling is now INDUCED 10 to a
great extent by many of the numerous people
in the city who, apparently have nothing else
| to do, and some OF them are rewarded for patti
emily setting upon jagged edges of the wharves
for hours, in the sunshine, by catching small
| messes of fish, among which can be found an
occasional rock foot or eighteen inches long
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THEFT OF A CoAr.--Mr. Robert Wade,
while employed at the city gas works yesterday
afternoon, laid his coat, 10 tho pockets OF which
we're some valuable papers and small sum OF
money, on the window sill, but when the time
came for him to leave, the garment was gone,
and nothing has since been heard OF 1t or OF
the contents Of its pockets.
EFFECT OF A THREAT Margaret Buckncr,
colored, was sent to the Jail, at Fairfax Z. H.,
for three months, yesterday, by Justice j. o.
Kerby, of Mount Vernon District, for threat
ening to cut the throat Of a horse belonging to
coored man named Robert Carter
CUT WITH A KNlFE.-A man named Ed.
Lawson was badly cut and slashed on the head
and face, pight before last, by the brother OF
some Young ladies, whom he, while uuder the
influence Of liquor, had treated with demon
strative incvility.
REPORTED PROPERTY SALE.-Tho report
that MIR. Thomas Downcy has purchased the
propcrty Known as The Village, belonging to
James Fogarty, for $3.50, is incorrect; MIR.
Downey has offered that sum tor 1t, but his
offer has not yet been accepted.
MEETING OF FIRE WARDENs. The month
ly meeting of the Fire Wardens was held last
NIGHT, but no business was transacted other
than the auditing of some small claims and the
massage of an order directing the purchase OF
some devils" for the Columbia Fire Company.
IrI.-Rey. MIR. Howard, under whose auspl-
ces the religious revival meetings now 10 pro-