Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-06
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS
,ryr1rn STATES DISTRICT CoURT.-Judge
" / Bond presidtng-lo DAYS PROCEED
1Sas.-The graod jury, who were auJ'u ,,nro
n1or Yesterday, appeared IN court, anu "eic
S,n, ~ their room for the further consideratloo
,ba indie, ments which had bceu LAID before
,bom shortly afterwards they, through ehe'f
foreman. II. Dwight Smith, OF tins County, re-
mrncd the following indictments
United States VS.. Arthur hanoait' pl'uo.pa',
and William L,wton, accessory; in ou ~
murder on the high seas; lrut on' ;,Eo.
lifted States V. Hczcklah Garuer; lnu'ot
uoo, far violating Iu,crual Revenue laws
true bill. ,,,;r room
The grand jury we're returned 10 TUG" 'ooD
% co: slider other indictments.
U,t Il States Vs. James a. SInplc, oeot on
ro>,mastrr's boud; jury aud verdict Tor the
Envernnent for $50, 70l. 80, with interest from
Apri 80 1851. -, co.,orr .,,;on
Of assunpsit; jury and verdict Tor the Uovoin.
u,ent Tor 1928 g. with interest irom No'cn'
iTnited States VS.. Hezekiah Garner; 'ndlct-
ment for violating Internal Revenue law: plea
not guilty: Jury aud verdict GOT guilty.
The District Attorney has laid large mum
her If indictments for various offences az dlnst
the Government, before the grand jury, whlch
was. as also the petit jury adjourned over uu
Ill ten o'clock ncxt Monday.
Cont adj ,urued until ten o clock to- morrow
A,thnr Randall and William Lawton, the
two colorcd meu against whom true eils nave
been fund, are 10 Jail at Hampton, but nave
been sent Tor and will be tried here ;,
Judge Hughes will not be here during TINS
term of the court
Sun FIRE Co.-The lOlst annual meeting
of the Sun Fire Company was held at their
hall, last night. Hugh Latham, esq, was
unanimously reelected President with John
Sullivan l>t and Mark Norris ID Vice Presi.
dent: George B. Dceton, Secretary and lhos.
Hall Treasurer; John Travers and John Bran
der, Commanders Of Eusioe; Andrew sullivan
and John Kelly, Commanders OF Hose; II;
Webster, Chief Pipeman; Wesley Davis aud
Thomas Williams, Assistants: Execuuy We Com
mit,ee, Hugh Latham, ii. Webster, Thomas
Hall and f. Waters. ;. ~
a communication from the Hydrauliou Fire
Compaoy was received, read and adopted and
Messrs. Hiram Webster, j. W. Travers Jr.,
aud Mai Dutfey were appointed As commit
tee from this company to couter with slml!ar
committees or the part OF other COMPANIES to
consider the advisabillty OF having parade on
the 22i of February.
An appropriation Of ten dollars was made to
buy material with which to clean up the appa'
ratuS, &c.
An appropriation of i've dollars to the Janl-
tor was ordered.
Messrs Boudheim, Dcctnn and Dutfey were
appointed as special committee to enquire
into the feasibility OF purchasing the Batcock
fire extingusher tor the use OF this company,
The secretary was ordered to get all books,
papers, &C., of the company together oy the
next regular monthly meeting after when the
meeting adjourued to await the action OF the
committee on the parade.
UNION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Rev DR..
Bullock, having returned from Baltimore,
whittier he went to attend meeting OF com
miltee of tue General Assembly OF the South-
ern Presbyterian Church, was present at me
prayer uecting of his Church, last night, and
delivered one of his most interesting prayer
Meeting Talks urging upon the members,
in view of the blessings bestowed upon them
during the past year, greater diligence ana
prayertuincSs during the year uaon which they
have uSt entered, concluding With his usual
earnest appeal to the unc0nVerted. 1t was
expected that Rev. DR.. Letevre would acom-
pany hiul home and preach IN this Church last
night but that gentleman was prevented from
so doing by sickness. There will be preaching
10 this Church by Rev. DIR. Bullock tonight,
aud on Tomorrow night by Rev. Mr. MurkIand,
aud on Sunday the Rev. Mr.. McllValne Will
occupy the pulpit.
POLICE Report Fred. Harris and Jesse
Roy, both coorcd, for fighting, were fined 81
each.
Ro. Johnson, coIorcd, from Wcstmoreland
county, ior Obtaining money and bags trom
several merchants, by falls y representing that
he had grain to bring up, was sent TO the chain
ga1g fol 80 days lie had gotten some $55 in
cash.
j. H. Romncy, having served out his term,
was released from jail.
Geo Green, colorcl, his wife and daughter,
for lighting at Jameson row, were locked up
tor examination.
\ man nam, d Bill 5 arrested by Wash
ington policeman for Obtaining a boat under
false prcteuccs, and carried back to that CITY.
Three lodges last night.
STATION AGENT FATALLY WoUNDED.-A
dispatch was received iu this city, this morn
ing, stating that Col. Aathony, agent Of the
Virginia Midland road, at Lynchs Station,
about twenty miles beyond L:uchburg, had
been robbed aud fatally wounded Oh Tuesday
night The wounded man watch and seventy
five dollars 10 money were missing when he
Was found -Four negro men were under arrest
in Lyuchburg charged with the crime. Two
other negro men suspected of being implicat
cd were on he train, which left Lynchburg
last night, but got off two or three stations
north OF that city.
REPAIRS TO THE FRIENDSHIP ENGINE
HoUsE.-The committee Of Council, consist
ing of Messrs. Hopkins aud Rishc of the
Common Council, and Beach and Smoot, of
the Board OF Aldermen, to whom was referred
the claim OF DIR. }. B. johnson for repairs on
the Friendship Eagiue House, met las. night
and concluded their report, which will be pre-
seued to Council at its next meeting. While