Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-20
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES, War DG2art
ac"t ONCE Of the Chief Signal OJ1cer, nas1'
rrgtou. D. @, Jannapy ~, ls' tsi- snd c q; nr
sa.,her, witt: brisk northwest TO SOUTHWEST
n,n1s and rising barometer.
s,ry FIRE CoupANY.-At called meeting
= the SUI Fire Company, held at their hail.
,;ob, President, Hugh Latham, 10 the
- and Geo. b. Deuton. SECRETARY, the iol'
l,wiur business was transactcd.
The Committee on Fire Extingulshers re-
ro,tcd progress. p.
The Gommittee on Cleaning and Repairing
fnripe submitted "a written report: stallhe 9oa'
,hn, had expended all the funds that were APP
nrrpria,cd to them in having tue engine clean
81 and asked for another appropriation OF
so 10 deiray the expense OF having some
n,r,ssary work done, winch was grated
After receiving the report OF tue COMMITTEE
p,rade. on motion OF Vice President John
Su,,van, !, was unanimously agreed that this
rImnany take part, aud Mcssrs. Simon Blond
HIN, Geo. B. Deetou and Mark Norris were
onn,in,rd by the Chair as u specia! camDlttee
tnra,t 90 the ~citiz=us and solicit aid from them
+, assist In defrayiug the expenses OF the pa
Alter some remarks by the President and
M.isr Dufey, On motion of H. Webster, the
meeting adjourned until Thursday evening"
January 9th, at I O'Clock.
COLUMBIA S. F. Z. co. "A called meeting
of this company was held last night with u. a.
Windsor, President. 10 the chair, and II. w.
Wheat secretary. The object OF the meeting
WIS 10 receive the report OF the com nlttee that
mt in convention at the Hydrauilon house on
Nond: ~ last. They reported that the conven-
ton, Dy q unanimous vote, decided upon a pa
raio on the 22i of February. Their report
was accepted. The chairmaa, Mr.. 4. |. Ram
say, also reported that he had visited Wash
iuytou for the purpose OF obtaining music, but
failed to engage the services OF Prot. Donch,
wiosc band the company had heretofore EN-
ployed. He, however, recommended another
band which could furnish music equally as
good. 1t was on MOTION Ut Mr.. }. Z. Crelgh-
ton resolved that the above Committee engage
the services Of the band so highly recommend
ed by Prof. Donche. The president appointed
the following committee of arrangements: r.;
w. Falls, r. w. Wheat, j.. Z. Creighton and
X. g. Lee. Tue meeting then adj,urueJ.
The FIREMEN's PARADE.-A meeting of
the sub Committee IF arrangements appointed
bv the Firemen's Convention was held at the
llyirau:!on engina-house last night.
The committee adopted q resolution recltlng
that as this is the Ceotcunial year it Is emil
u.utly fit and proper that the ed OF February
sh ,uld be observed in a patriotic nanuer, and
10 that end the Farewell Address Of Washing
ton should be read and a Centennial grafton
delivered.
D. A. Windsor, of the Columbia company,
was nominated Tor Chief M.r-hai, Wm. Xii
gour for Orator, and i. II. Flckiln Tor Reader.
Henry Strauss was appointed a
to require about the cost OF Il hall.
The proceedings of this COMMITTEE Will be
laid before the Convection az its meeting aext
Wednesday night for its approval.
POLICE REpuRT-The following cases have
been tried since last report
Eli. LawIer, for assaultiug child ofCapt.Jas.
Webster, was 6ued ami discharged.
Heury Donclson, for disordoriy conduct on
the street, being a NONRESIDENT, was ordered to
leave the city.
Thomas Couber, for disorderly conduct at
the station house, was discharged with 4 rep
rimand.
The case of Geo. Steurnagle against John
English aud James L. Burnett, Tor assault, was
iu progress before Justice May, when our re-
port closed.
Four dodgers we're accommodated at the sta
ton house, last night.
James Burnett, colored, having served out
his term, was discharged from Jail.
STRANGE CoNDUCT.-The friends Of Mr..
Jesse r. Sherwood, who kept a grocery store
on the corner of Princess and Columbus
streets, aud who was also a partner IN the hrm
OF Johnson 4 Sherwood, were much surprised
and grieved to-day to hear that he had drawn
ali the money to the credit OF that firm 10 the
bauk, and two hundred dollars more, amount
Ing altogether 70 about six hundred dollars,
and gone to Danviile, leaving Il letter address
cd to Nh. Scho6rld, telling him to settle up
his business, rs he was tired Of carving it 90
any logger. His family knew lie was going
away, and his destination, aud expect him back.
lie left property MR. then enough to pay ali
his debts, and his couduct is ineXpllcabic.
AMpUTATIoN.-Mr. John Hawxburst, the
injury to whose foot by a saw, was briefly mem
tloued yesterday, had the injured member
amputated this morning by DR.. Lewis, assisted
By DcS. Gibson aud K. A. Stabler. Mr.. Hawk
hurst Was passing the saw, when by sotne uu-
explained means, his foot became entangled
aud was sawed nearly ID too before he could
e~Stricate ii. Mr.. II. suffered worry much from
loss OF blood, having received no surgical at
tcntion from the time the accident happened,
yesterday moroiog, until late in tue afternoon,
when he arrived here on the Arrow.
School EXCURSIoN.-rhe principal of the
Albemarle Fcmale Institute, Rev. DR.. Ross,
carried his scholars to Washington on u sight
seeing aud health enjoying EXCURSION last week.
On their return last night over the Virginia
Midland road they filled the whole of Que car,
aud Il %pretticr, morc mischievuus, and laughter