Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-12
LOCAL NEWS.

WEATHER Wor Depart
nset.t, Office fthe CHIEF Signal Officer, Wash
mgtoa, d. g.. Deer. II, lo16-lO:3O a. NJ
For the Middle States threatening weather az;
light snow, light variable winds shit rg 70
southerly aud westety, slight rise in teu. u
,ure and falling followed ty rising b.ro,a II.
anu in the southern rortlou cical!us wuaiAyI
durlog the afternoon or evening.
Tux WEATHER-The cold weather Of yes
terday has moderated considerably. and the
temperature to day is very comfortable. The
river, however, is still covered with ice. and
navigation In a measure iinpeded. The steam
er Lady OF the Lake, which was reported last
evening as on her way down !rom Washington,
succeeded in reaching her wharf at this city,
where she lay over until this mornIDg at SIX
o'clock, when she proceeded GU her way. The
tug Smith Petit followed the Lady Of the
Like as far down as Sherldau's Point, where
she cut out the schooner Rapidan and took her
in tow, and arrived back at this city ABOUT
eleven o'clock. The New York steamship
John Gibson followed the Lady Of the Lake,
and, when last seen, the two steamers We're
forcing their way through the ice near Marshall
Hall. The schooner Royal Arch, which was
caught here by the ice, towcd up 10 Wash
ington this mornog, having ca boart oue nul-
dred kegs Of powder. The tug hate
succeeded 10 breaking the ice around the to,L
of the large ways at he ship yard thus mora,
Jog, and the schooner Lelnue II al was hauled
up thereon. The schooner J. d. A1Stia aas
bauled into w. a. Shoots WHAT, aud Is toad.
ing with coal for Hobokeu, \. \. The stan.
err J. W. Thompson and tn, steamship h. /.
Knight arrived up this AFTERNOON. The lug
Kate weot dowu below For, toote aud prot
fered assistance 10 the schooner Active, Which
is frozen in the ice there, but the Offer was
declined. Duriog last uight there was quite
fall of snow, which covered the ground. Ibis
morning, however, the rays OF the suu 5000
caused it to disappear. and the dav has bccu
pleasant. The Steamship L. q. Knight re,
ports having encountered heavy ics all tao way
from below Maryland Point 10 this clty.
FIRE. Shortly after four Q clock this morn
log an alarm of fire was s1uaded, caused by the
discovery Of flares 10 the .uDGc mill Of Mr.
James +. McGlaw, at the corner OF King ADD
Payoe streets. Notwithstanding the early hour
the fremen, as usual, were promptly Oh tne
ground, ard did all that mao c 'u'>i do 70 oX.
tipguish the aameS Their efforts. howcv /. a%
ing to the inhatn mabic nature Of the conieots Of
the building, were unava,li0g, except SO far As
to prevent the fire from spreading 10 the adj
cent buildings. The housc % the cast WAS AZ
one time threatened with destruction, oui by
the strenuous efforts of the ire1nen the Hames
were beaten back ana ne building saved. lhe
sumac mill, together wltii lis contents, was al
most entirely destroyed, not much Ucr9 tDan
the bare walls rcnalnrg INC machinery,
however, probably sustained ony slight dam
age. The fire IS believed to nave been the work
OF an incendiary, as work there had ueeu stan
ped at six 0 clock I3s! e7coiug, a0a Mv. I. 4
Davis who sleeps In .hc ,nill. had goce through
the building about ore 0 clock AID tound every.
thing 10 safety, The tuiId pg had heretofore
been on fire several times by accident, aud was
once badly damaged. Mr. McGcaw oanno. rs
innate his loss He has an insurance ut Sl.1UO
ia the Pennsylvania Insurance Co., OF Phlia
delphia; 81, 100 10 the American Insurance %,
OF the same city; Sl.7O0 in the Alexandra ln.
surapce Co., Of this ci'y; $4,000 10 the HOME
Insurance Co., Of New York, for all OF which
Messrs. Wise Il Co. are the Alexandra agents
He also has policy ct 81 100 i'll the Old ~
minioo Insurance Co., OF Richmond, OF which
Major Geo. Johnson is the agent IN this CITY.
Owing to the cola weather, the work OF the
tiremen was very aborous. the water freezing
as fast as it fell, and making their footing both
on the streets aod ladders dithcult, as We'll as
DANGEROUS The hremen desire that their
thanks b. returned to Mrs. James Grlpg, Capt.
Charles Cox and others VINO 80 kindly furnish
ed them with cotf .e aud sandwiches.
The MCVEIGH CAsEs.-rhe decision OF the
u. S. Supreme Court in the famous Nc Weigh
cases was noticed in yesterdays Gazette. The
court below held that McF cigh had not had
sufficient notice of the coni:cation proceedings,
and judgment was rendered ior him. iaai
judgment is here affirmed, the court holdlns
that the jurisdiction acquired by the seizure IN
such cases is DOT to pass upon the Quast!oo Of
forfeiture absolutely. but 70 pass upon that
question after opportunity has hcen afforded to
other parties Interested to appear and b; heard
upon the charges agaiost them. The same 90
LITIGATION beyond that arising from seizure Is
essential, prescribing the time within Ei''cn
appearance must be made, aud not being gIven
in these cases by the usual modes, the decree
of condemnation is held to be VOID.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Richard
l.. Carue, esq.,, has been re-appoiated by The
State Board of Education Superintendent of
Schools for this city and county for the next
three years. Mr.. Carne has given ample eVl-
~ 6t,oc, tar .hp nnSI.lOD.