Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-12

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WEATHER PRoBAB1L1TIEs.-W Var OelR"rt
n,eut. Office If the Chief Signal OtIcer' Has"'
m qtou, d. g.. July II, lS76-lo:3o a; u
For the Miidle States very warm ana Gear -
fair weather during the rest oil WEDNESDAY,
with light and geatle souiherly to westerly
winds, DO decided change 10 barometer' a1'
| light rains tonight, possibly extending SOUTH
ward to Virginia.
The adjourned meeting of the Central III
den aud Hendricks Gut will be held at the
Sun engine house tonight, at eight o clock.
ALARMING REPORT This morning about
eleveu clock, dispatch was received here'
from WASHINGTON, ,tatng that steamboat on
| FIRE between Fort Washington aud Holtand
Point, had been seen from the dome OF the
Capitol. As the report spread, 1t caus'o ereat
| excitement as the steamers Jane Moso'ey ana
| Mary Washington had both passed here short
| " before and both We're crowded with ex-
! ,ursonists, The large majority uf whom were
women and childreu. The wharves and all
he high points 10 the city were crowded with
|
cover some Signs Of the fire. The 'us boat
Belle Haven carrying number OF g2nticmen
| from this city, went immediately to the scene
of the reported disaster. When the mai
| steamer knyport come up on Der md day TRIP,
| her wharf was crowded with atx'ous lnqulrerS.
| CAPTAIN Warreo reported that hc passed the
MoseIey lying quietly a, the wharf at Marshall
| Hall and that the Mary Washington had passed
| on down to Gymuut. The Bale liaVeo re.
turned shortly after the Keyp,rt and reported
that she ha! been alongside the Jaoe Moseey,
aud that there was 10 ground whatever tor the
report. As several Of the crew of the Moseley
are from this place, mu:h Anxiety was frlt un-
til the denial came.
CORPORATION CoURT-Juc7qe e. ~ Lone
presiding -CoN1INUATIoN OF YESTERDAY S
PROCEEDINGS. -Conmonwealth vs.. Ann Ma
son, alias TripIell; for burning dwelling house;
Jury aud verdict guilty; sentenced to one year
lu the peuit"nt,ary.
Gem. VS. Jcho Davi"; accessory alter the
fact to a fclony; pole pro,tqu'.
TO DARWIN Murray V. j. I. Heud rsoo;
suggestion against Avery; di5mi-sed ty order
OF plaintiff
W. A. Smoot vs. W. Reardou ct ais; case
and attachment; dismissed by order ct pialntltf.
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case: Don as>umpsil; non assumpslt vi hiu hVC
years and leave to plead specially; replication
| to ioird r 10 pleas of con ss,umpslt aud leave
to reply specially to plea Of non as umpslt with
in five years.
L,.ibcater, guardian; order toapply part of
principle to maintenance OF ward.
Com. vs.. Walker Kelley; ilcga! cotlng; Sau1
VS.. ame; perjury; same vs.. 1eory Warner; lar
ceny; same ". Stewart Alien. Larceny. these
cases were continued.
Curt adjourned until to morrow morning at
! | clock.
INsrALLATGoN.-The following newly elected
officers Of Sarepta Lodge, N. AZ, |. 0. D. f.,
were duly installed last night hy P g., }. a.
Field; N. G j. G. Smith; Y. g.. JAS Grige;
Il. S., j NJ H i,hlcy; Z. s., ". ". Shrr
W I'D; Wardeo, 4. T. Steele; ton., j Il.
Javn>; K. 5. to N G., K h Padsr''; l.. 5.
TO N. e., R w. Sipr>ou; K. 5. to V. G, {.
E. Ward; l.. s, to V. G, R b.rt Tracer; r.
S. s., F. 2. HcishIey; l.. s. s., W. ii GAP
dore; |. g., R. a. William; y g.. y ".
Philips; ?. g., t. T. Heishley; Chapnn, Il. ID.
Wade; Treasurer, }. A. Field.
THE GLYMoNT NUMBERING further par
tcuars in regard TO the murder rear Giymont,
noticed lie Yesterdays Gsz rtc, hlve been re-
ceiv,d n large party Vi cltlzens wcr" out all
day Yesterday aud las; night On The luok"ut Tor
the murderrGs One party traced Two ucgroes,
supposed to he the men, az lr as the srldsc
acruss the Eastern Branch AT Uuipntowp, where
they had crossed about twenty ml'utes before
the pursuing party arrived.
The BARRIERS GASES -Jn tice lbs de,
sires that il should be stated that the warrants
against the bl1bers for Keeping open on Suu
day were not issu, OF his oWn voIiton,
but on the sworn application OF one OF the bar
bers who obj ct,d to ks@pog opeu. The cases
were tried before Justices Nails, Whl!t'esey, and
Thompson who released the parties 10 view Of
the abseoce of wrong intention and their lgno-
rance of the law.
DIsoRDERLY.-There vas considerable OF
row at house of BID rcpute Oh UoIon street,
opposite the yard of the Hampshire and Bnltl-
mere Coal Company. last evening. The par
ticipants were party of strang.r;, aud no
damage of any account was sustained by any OF
those engaged exc. p study bloady heads and
small cuts No arrests.
H. G. Slaymaker Go. 5 closing out sale draws
the crowd iu spite Of the Intense heat. Their
store is as much crowded now IN the mornings
as 10 their busiest season.
POLICE REPORT. were 90 cases at
the Mayors Office this morning.
Betsy Sm;h, colored, for bling drunk and
disordory, was discharged, Oh paymcnt OF Cos S,
by Justice Thompsou
Local BreyitteS.
About noon yesterday policeman 10 wash
| inyton took TO the station mau nam.d john
Sweeney whom he found at the c'rner OF
| Thirteen aud all If and streets overcome by
the heat. Sweeuey halls from WarrcDtou, Va.