Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-28

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WEATHER PRoBABILITIEs Var Depart
n,,nt office ofthe Chief Signal Officer, Wash
,.Dton, D. c.. Auqust Is, ls76-lO30a- NJ
',h.. Mi Idle States, stationary to falling ba-
r;,etcr. Winds shifting to southerly or easterly,
slowly rising temperature, aud ar weather.
COUNTY CoURT.--The August term OF the
County Court, Judge james Saugster presld'
ng, commenced to day.
Com. v. BcsSich jackson; on an indlc ment
ior an attem, Ut to COMMIT robbery from the per-
san: plea no: guilty; jury aud verdict gully, anu
term o imprisonment Tx at three years ~
RI. peaiteuiary; motion for u neW trial aud
tmc 10 consider
Cam vs. Woodward; on rule for prevent
;r,r ,h,. attendance Of a witness; rule dismissed
upnn payment 81 costs:
..,nit. case Gockctcd and continued.
N,ry + Mo.ter VS.. William Wolf and Yves
ron Green; petition filed; order aud con!luued.
An .npraiscmeut of the estate OF Isaac Wi
,;r, deceased, was returned to court, approved
a,d ordered = be recorded.
uonry ". Fcbrcy gu .ifcd as escheator In
an iur TIL, county.
Gam " VIM. II. Robinson ct ais suretics
~ lanes C. Reach, late sheriff; motion on
too,: iuds mcrt tor $50 60 with interest ii 10
per cent aud costs.
II The matter Of VIM. J. Gary; motion to
appoint three commissions to rsdlVldc Wash
!nsrou Maris,era District iuto road districts;
II tiou dockrt@d ana contlrucd.
The last will and testament OF l. w. Crocker
was proved in open court BY the oaths Of sue
>.r,irg witnesses aud ordered 10 be recorded.
J ,ho 5 Croker, VIM G. Crockcr, aud Ellen
H. Cr, cker, the executors therein named, quill
Il aud cricred into bud 5. Is. C0Tbett, ).
Il; Wlbirt Harvey Bailey, John L. Johnston,
an. Truman Hall were appointed appraisers.
James Luc,s vs.. john AppIcman, appeal
from JUS, Ice :, judgment; Z. ID. Birch VS.: Il. a.
Nc,tct, motion on Forthcoming bond; Beuch-
,r v. Carpenter. unlawful dctainer continued.
h. ward Corucc W Marin Miller; appeal;
III ,gmcnt OF magistrate reversed and cases dis
Kissed.
Com. vs.. Bessich Jackson, colored; vcrlct
OF Jury set aside and new trial grated; prlso.
nrr plead guilty Of assault aud battery, and
sentenced By court to twelve months |" jail,
subject to the chain gang for SIX months.
The curt aIjourucd until court 10 course.
MooNLIGH EXCURSIONS AND ROUND
DANCES AT ST. Mary's Church, ycs,er-
day morning, the pastor, Rev. D Kane,
m.dc srmc rather caustlc remarks relative
Ia ar ,X,uIsou recently held by socle-
Is CONNECTED with the parish. lie thought
that being simply beneficial society it should
rot give excursions at all except for some char
table ul Ct, bur ne most emphaucalIy con-
i.ml,vu the late hours kept aud Tie round
,iaac,rg which inc understood had taken place.
That, he SAID, was positively c,nd mned hy the
c,uic, rs bclug mmndest and, in fore, con-
uary /" the law OF God, from the observance
II w!,ch NJ power could grant a d:Speusation.
H., hoped there would never be anything OF
:hc sort agate whilst he was pastor. He also
mad" some allu>lon to people who sold liquor
10 drunkards and assisted in impovcrlshlng
their families under the plea that If they did
not 40 so, others would, plea, be SAID, which
would cor rxcnse them before God.
TEACHERS INsTrrUTE.-At ~ a. m. TO- NOR
Wv superintendent Carnc will open, at Pea
body ii III, Teachers Institute for the city
an! county OF Alexandria, He requests US to
SAY hat the teachers IF private schools 10 the
city and ueishborhood as we'll as all those who
!rvl an interest in education will be cordially
welcomed aud are Invited to participate III the
di>cussuis, aud that the general public is IN
.i"d to attend Prof Il !gar Haas, of Borden
town, n. D.. Sup"rln eudeut OF Schools Tor
burlington county IN that State, is expected to
ohc,!e as instructor, and addresses are cx
p~rirI from Messrs. S. +. Stacup, I. II. Flick
i'm f. f. Harper, w. Ii. Greenwich, aud JAS
+" Ci,ru"nts public school teachers, aud from
Rev. W. S. Pcnlck, formerly Superintendent
vi Schools for Berkeley county, w. Va.
THEFT AT CuLpEpER -i'w, tramp printers,
n:ued John Patrick, alias Nolan, and Fred.
Adams. alias Dnrhsm, who had been given
w,k in he office of the Cupcper Observer,
d:,alnrcd from there yesterday, carrying with
ticsu some clothing belonging TO Mr.. II. /.
SchIick. prruan OF that Office. Capt. Web
ser received telegram ordering their AIR ST.
AID upou the arrival oi a freight train about 4
o,l,ck this morning found them concealed be
tween two cars, stealing ride Mr. Schllck
arrived this morning and recovered his cloth
TX hut ruL having the time or desire to re-
main and prosecute them, the thieves were
~.rrrd hcln.r justice Fhmpsnn. who ordered
t.c!n 10 leave the State forthwith, and they
w2ro turned Loose.
ACCIDENTS MIR. William Bayliss of Wash
n>on, white al work building barn on the
firm Of his brother, across Hunting Creek, on
Sturdy. fell from scatfold to the ground and
vas kuurkcd stusclcss The proper rcstora
lives were applied and he soou recovered con-
81 uSurSS.
lirlc son OF MIR. Louioun Campbcl, re.
siding on St Asaph street, between krg and
Prince, got hold OF bottle Of crcasole yestcr
dAy,eveuing and spllug some Of it 90 his hands
ANA feet YEAS severely buroed. His cries at
lractcd attention and speedy relief was rem
Lrrrd him.
MYSTERIOUS Friday morning last
>uaII boat named the "Lulu' aslett at Pye's
wharf, near Glymout, by whom II Is DOT kucwn.
The icnowii.g nornipg lSatuld 81 three youths
toak the boat away, aud about an hour alter
their departure the boat was found IN The river,
opposite the wharf, sunk, with the oars stu
iaaeltg III the oar-locks. No truce OF the
tlr., h., on2 ub, thpv