Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-29
LOCAL NEWS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES War Depart
nleat, Office Of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
agtoa, ID. e., Deer. %, lo76-lO:3U q. III
r,r the Midi lie osa!es, Snow or RAIN will con
;!nun with ial!lng haromctcr and dangerous
an,therly TO casier!y windS on the coast aufi:g
the day, fol wed by urc,dedly c. der south
VS.! to northwest "fud, 40 ,ls!G- har. meier
by Saturday morning.
FUNERAL OF MAJOR COLLINS The ottui.
Ton Virgioiau makes tn. following no.ice Of
the funeral oil Major Il: }. Co.!ios, of his city,
whose remains Were inferred a. S;auoton Gu
Tuesday last:
MIR. Richard J. Co!:ias died in a .udria,
Va, on toe % inst; IL ,ae 25i y@ar OF hlS
age. His remains were brought 10 this ely OF
Sunday morning, and his iunera! took place
from the residcucc d bis sls,er, Mrs. k4Ie
O'Foole, proceedl:g to ST.. trGtcis Church,
where q Requiem NIss was offered fer the re.
pose of his soul. The remains we're followed
ia the grave 10y q large concoursc OF clt'z:aS.
His sister, Mrs. O'Ioola, has the sincere SYM
rathy Of friends III this severe Ill elton. lac
following gentlemen ac.cd as uali-Geartrs
John Barns, Johu II. Dinnc~n, Wa. ofanic-
burg, WIN. Woods. Maurice Barry, with three
OF the cadets Of s.. J,hu's Academy, with
MeSsrs. John Duncan and Ei. Burk Il chez
pail-bearcrs. Mr. Co!li4s Wa, first assistant .!
81. johns Acud my, Al xa"d:ia, Va, Strcii
position lie had h,i>d Tor a number u years.
II. was also Secretary Ct he School 30 II ii
Alcxaniria. PROF.. Il. l.. earn, Of $. John,
Ac.d M, attended the ~;un2rat, sod returned
to Alexandria on Tuesday eYealug.
CAUGHT IN TIE ACT. F r souc time past
Mr. Robert T. Prcttymau has been n:lssieg
various stua'l articles from aDout MS co.ch-
making ship, on Piti street. las noTu!0I
the back gate of;ne yard. leGd;ng 20 tna Slnp,
was found op@0, and Nr. Pref yuian proceeded
to Investigate The c;rsa .~ti@raut, and while tax.
irg with his negro man @bpu- Il. rot!ced that
there was SOMETHING uuusua; under h!- work
;crch. Or putliog Gus the s;ranG: article, 1t
proved 70 be Il negro girl about lou:t!co yeas
Id, who had with her u Gag Gotta mag cum.
bar Of iron clamps, SOM tools, *ui other ar'i
cIes pertalulDg 70 The coachm.k ra business.
ali Of which had been stolen trJsn ab9rt the
shop. The cir! confessed to nay!Eg been there
oac: before. She WAS promptly arrested an!
locked NJ in III. station house. Upoa exarnl-
uat!ou before The Mayor, the gil! gave iic.
narre as Ro,alioe M,iier, ard plead &ni''r .
the charge, whercnpon she was sentsac Z -
fifteen lashes. The same glri had ncen az .:
fore, rpr sleaiiGg bag from 2 merchant, bu; was
then discharged wifh a reprllnart.
TIE LATE Thomas DAvY The t;acera'
OF the late Thomas Davy. csq took place from
the N. f. Church, this afternoon at half past
two o'clock. TIE church was t]arong"d with
friends ard acqnal.t.nsaS Of the deceased,
among whom were ! number OF coi"'ed people
aud others woo had D"rn IKE recipients Uf his
charitabIe donations. the !unar.i services were
conducted by Rev. W. G. WehD, pastor OF /
A., f,y,r.b ,.,rtoI Ia, R.u 1r SnDakp- NJ |
Washington. The galleries and pillars OF the
Church we're hung with black 10 respect to
the memory of the deceased.
OFF II TRACK stock train on the slr.
g;uia Mldland Railroad rau oil the track, at
the bridge at:rut tmc miles above Manassas |
yesterday u,rruiug, aud Interrupted ;ravti
Guriog the day. The passenger lraln which l:tt
here yesterday morcl < waS not able TO pass
the scene OF the acclicut untl' about eight
O'clock last night, and the traIo from DanviIic
due here at 5 % D. m, did pot arrive until
abuut nine o'clock. AS the accident occurred
above Manassas Junction the traius Gu the
tlaua>srS BIaGcn arrived % time. y tp)1y
was hurt.
RE WEATHER the weather last night
ant Today was very disagreebie. About
ni1c O'Clock, last night. suow commenced TO
fall, and continued at iDtcreals during the ui2hf,
al:rrratin. WI; h Slcct and rain. and untl'ab u;lo
o'clock this m%oroing, whco 1t co,nmcGc.d -
vain in earnest, containing for about three
hours. lhr snow was soon coar2"trd lntt
-iu4n, and, whore it had been cleaned OF. IN
icy sidcwa'k5 were even more dangerous aud
disagIclaDle.
CORPORATION CoURr.-fhc j1uu1Ey tern!
Of the Corporation Cour; vii c'nnmcnee On
Mouiay ucx. out hat being New Years Dag,
no tu.Inc>s vii; be TRANSMITTED, aud the grand
aud petit Jurors have unt oeen su atnonad -
appear until tuesday. The cas- when "'l.
i, brought to the attention ol tn" 2r:ui lurv
are those q! John paiue aud Thomas N2hatiT
alias "Dulchy,' FIR Highway r2n5vry; t.twarc
G.iingnrr, tor larceny from he r"rsla; al
William Ciagett, colored, tJr burglary.
THE RlvER-Atfairs Gu Tie river rcu2lo n
nearly the same position as on Yesterday. Tic
tugs Potomac. Mary Lewis ani h.tc started
down to day. with : umGer oi Jysicl poats
in ;cw. Shouit they fad tow 10 ccme up from
the lower river XII OF them vii roturui other
wise he Potomac aud the Mary Il vs. wtlt k"ar
on to Baltimore, where some repairs are TO be
made to the boiler OF the former. There have
been no other boats stirring on the RIVER.
PRoposED RAILROAD Commemorative