Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-13

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WEATHER PROBABILITIES Var Depart
,ent Ofice of the Chief Signal ODlcer, Wash
'aotoa. D. g., July 10, la7G-lO:3o a. N
ESr the Middle aud ), uth Atlantic . ateS very
rarm and clear or tail weather duriug the res
n Thursday, with hight and gentle westerly
ond southwesterly w.Dds and stationary OF
slowly falling barometer. followed to-oight oy
noo,er weather north OF Virginia.
The GLYMoNr MURDER The following
account OF the recent murder at WarruS
store, near Glymont, is taken from the Mary
laud Independent
MIR. John W. Everett, who has been ior
sone time clerk and general manager IN the
sore of Mr.. John w. Warning, at Pomouk,sy,
was Yesterday mornl0g found murdered III ms
r,on,. over the store. All the money 10 the
store was taken. Two negroes, who were
nrnwlipg about in that vicinity on Monday, and
,cnresentipg themselves as being from Alex,
aDdria, are inspected as the guilty parties. ne
murdered man appears to have been murder
ed with club There were four or i've irac,
rnres about the head and the club Was found
lying by his side.
we are informed that early in the evening
two .,rapge ucglo,s entered the store OF Mr.
Gross, at Pomoukey. aud called for halt plni
OF whi-key, When Mr.. Gross daughter, who
was alone 10 the sore At the time, tolu tnnto
that he cCuI not sell less than IA pint. MS
did uot seem to satisfy them, and caused sone
words or threats from them. Al tins time hr.
G.os came 10 aud they demanded quarter or
a pound of crackers. Mr. Gross tod hem that
he would not sell so small d gu nifty, Wherc-
upon they called for halt pound aud lut
L. i hp
am INT they would take tnem. After getuog
the crackers they Inquired the way to the post
office. which is k.pt by Mr. Warning, which
was shown them and they lctt 1t appears that
alter arriving az Mr. Warrrpg's store they
called for several articles which were shown
them, but upou 6udiug that they had no money
Mr., Everett requested them TO leave the store
as he wished /, retire 10 bed. This they DID,
and the supposiion Is thar they returned some
time during the uglt aud enErrlug 40 upper
WI. d W, proceeded to Mr.. Everet's room
where ne was asleep. and murdered hlm
"Mr Everett was a most mpiary young
man. unmarried, and the sole support .! ms
mother. lie was member of ST. Coiumb .
Lodge of Masons of Port T"bacco, and was pre-
sent with them 10 their reunlnn on thc d lIst.
Several rewards have been offered by the
frieuds of the murdered man, his Masoulc
Lodge aud the authorities. The following Is
the description given the suspected parties ::
''O,e is five feet six or eight inches IN height
quite black, wears light goatec aud nous
tache, and is 2S or 80 years old. lie wears
dark suit of clothes. black hat, figured calico
shirt, ami has defiant To- K. The ether Is OF
dark chestnut color, is five feet four inches IN
height, is little round shouldered and dress
cd 10 light coat, TX pants, white net uoder-
SHIRT aud brown SLOUGH hat. The amount taken
from he store was but small, not over nifty
dollars worth. including som. shoes: When
last seen they both had IN new shoes.
COLUMBIA STEAM FIRE ENGINE Co.-Fhe
regular monthly meeting Of this Company Was
held last night, with d. 4. Windsor, esd, IN
the chair.
Two uew names we're added to the active list
of mcmbership, aud oue referred to the Elect
i"g Committee.
Inc following resolutions we're offered by
Mr.. L. W. Wheat:
Resolced That Mr. Loudouu Campbell, en-.
giuecr, aud Mr.. H. Posey, driver, having proved
energetic and faithful iu the discharge OF their
duties, and lu all respects acceptable to this
company. therefore
ResotUed That We hereby unanimously re-
" ,rdens for reelection.
Resolued, That the above resolutions be for
warucu 10 the Fire Wardens for their approval.
The following rcsolutun was offered by Mr..
NJ. M,Lean:
ResoIved, That the tharks of the Columbia
FIRE Company are due Messrs l.. Campbeii aud
Hcpry Posey, for the efficient manuer in which
they tavc kept all the property under their
charge during their connection with tits com
pauy.
After which the President d. A. Winds r,
ESQ.,, addressed tn company 10 some neat well
dclvcrcd aud appropriate remarks, which were
received with applause.
The meeting then adjourned.
CORPORATION CoURT-,Judqe E. NJ. Lo,oe
presiding VS.. Ccrse; decree substituting
trustee.
Collins vs.. Hunter; case; coutinurd fnr de-
Ieudaut, and rule awarded against w. Y. WI
bert, sheriff.
Stewart IS. Bayde; two spccia! pleas III d;
demurrer TO each plea aud demurrer sustained;
replication TO plea OF non as>umpsi' aud con-
tnu"d for defendant.
Packard VS.. Geutzberger; continued tor plain
tiff
Adams VS.. Green; judgment by consent tor
Sl75 "a with Interest from this date
Schuicr rs. City CouuolI; continued geoer-
ally.
Smoot, Uhler & Co. VS.. Hi 10 ton to set
aside order for issue, and argument 10 pro-
greSs.
Prolific lNvENToK.-lt was stated IN
yesterdays Gazette hat Mr.. w. II. Ward, oil
this city, has had another patent granted HIM,
this tine for vehicle axles, making, as We
learn, forty seven for this and other countries,
with mere pending We must consider this
rather rroIifc for one person. But tue most
wonderful part of it all is the fact tina, Mr..
Ward cbtaius patent for every app lcatlon,
while the statistics of the Patest Otice show
that not more lhan three patents are, as rule,
granted to every FIVE applications, aud one OF
thcs" three. at least, through an appeal to
the Examiners in Chief, or the Commissioner,