Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-26
LOCAL NEW 5.

WEATHER PRoBABIIITlES.- War depart
uaeut. Office Of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
,ngton. D. c., October %, lS76-l0:3O a. N
In the Middle States nearly stationary 1olo"eo
by rising barometer, northwest t" soutuIos
winds, colder, clear or partly ctouoer "ea'Ao'
COUNTY CoURT-Judge James Sa"gsfe'
presiding :-Con. VS.. Henry Sampson; catiy
ing concealed weapons; not true h'!i; olS
charged.
Same VS.. Frederick Freoch grand larceny;
recognizance enlarged till next term.
Same VS. Samue! Hereford; grand larceny;
recognizance enlarged ill mex, term.
Same VS.. James Church; breaking aud en-
terius; plea not guilty; jury and verdict guilty
aud mirsou ncut Tx at one year I'D the peot
teutiary; judgment accordingly.
Sam VS. james Pearson aud Mark Baker;
nolls proScqul.
+. ii. Mis- was appointed commissioner TO
examine aud report upou the condition OF The
bridge over Honf's Run
Deeds from Bucklv 10 Much; Gardiner to
Siuve; Carter to johnson were ordered to be
reajrdcd.
Report OF l.. w. Hatch, Special Commits
soncr Of Roads, stating that the new county
road, Ieadng from Fryzcr's farm to polnL
near the Theological Seminary has been com-
pleted by rhos. Territt aud B. }. Lacey, the
contractors, according to the terms OF the con
tract, was approved and nled.
J. ffcrson lacey was substituted as trustee 10
the place OF D. L. Smo,', III deed FROM Bailey
TO Smoot, Ga!ed September I, 1872.
Accounts of Samuel Birch, Joan Il. Gray,
Harrison Goldman, l.. ". Hatch, Johu K.
Johnston, Johu Kemp, John Adams, William
Mullen, Samuel Lee, and others, wrre allowed
and ordered to b. paid.
Richard S Minor ouaIi6 d as attorney and
counsellor at law to prac!ic' III this Court
John and James Walker were relieved OF an
erroneous assessment OF taxes Tor 1876.
Jefferson lacey was autiorz.d TO purchase
a SCOOP TO be- used GU r0aos 10 District M. 5.
WA. II Zimmerman was assigned as guard
to convey JaGes Church to the peultenslary.
james Lucas IS. john Applenlan, appeal;
G. l.. Birch ". r. A. Vcitch, nation 90 forth
coming boud; NJ E. Matter vs.. VIM. Wolfe,
issue; continued.
Richard S. Minor. esq. Was assigned as
counsyi to defend james Church. lndlcted tor
breaking and catering.
Court adjourned Ill Cnurs III cvu'se.
SHOP LITTER Arrested noon to-
day Mr.. &. VIM. Rtmsav detected colored
womau 10 sccrcting under her coax, box OF
segars which she had jHs, stolen from his COUP,
ter He at once called n Oticor Bct1l*, who
took the woman to nc station house, where
she CAV, her na,,e a. Mary Br.w.:, from WISH
iug:Un. She is qlIle 4 good leoklos negro wolnau
aud w.s we'll dreSsed Ga searching her there
were found in her possession Valse stolen
from hlr. Geo. h. Frsrcb, piece OF gngham
socu irom ii. t.. S.4ymakar Co., anu large
bottle Of valuable pcltuuIery stolen iron jap
nay & Co.'S branch store, Royal street. he
ownerS Of the several articles July ldenlncd
them aud the wGman Was sentenced 10 rec I've
thirty ashes ,we1ty Of which were acmluls-
tered at oucc, aud she Was pnt 90 BOARD the
WASHINGTON ferry boat with orders to report
uexs mouth for the ether ten lashes, when,
however, she will hardly dc. Several OF the
store keepcrs on King street have oeeo missing
articles from their couDters lately Dat untl! to-
day, the thief could DOT be :augn-. There is
no doubt that the w1man Brown was the per-
pctrator Of all Of these thetts.
THREATENING EETTER.-A we'll known col.
ored conservative of this city on go'ug out or
the door of his house, this morning, found
letter uoder it, stating that II he dld not put
that hlg back his conservative friends would
have . funeral to attend The Il g referred
to is supposed t. b the one at he c0rneT OF
Duke and Washiue.on streets, which was broken
loose aud ru0 down 90 Sunday night BY W.
coIored boys As the party uotitied mad Doth
ing to do with that mart r hc viii take no no.
ticc of the threat, and take his chances Tor tlIe
iuneral, unless troops are ordered here Tor his
protec'l0o.
CRIMINAL TRIALS Ia the County Court,
judge Saugster presiding, the case OF james
Church, charged with breaking and entering
Mr. Mortimore's shop, in Alexandria county,
was tried Richard S. Miner, So. who has
lately been admitted TO the bar, appeared Tor
the Defence and mgde a very able argument
to the Jury. In the absence of the couo-
sell tor Hereford aud French, charged will the
larceny Of grapes from the farm of Mr.. Joo.
H. Fcbrey, in AL xanCra county, th"s3 eases
were cootoucd uuti the November term otth
Court.
RABBIT HUNT The quiet which generally
reigus ia Fsitown at this season OF the year
was Interrupted this morning by the appear
ance there of full grown live rabbit which,
nv some unknown means, had strsycd in from
the rural districts. Immediately upon his ap-
paarauce there commenced grand hunt, IN
which almost all OF the dcoizcus OF the classic
locality took part. The rabbit, after beng
chased 10 aud on; OF the various alleys aud lanes
of the ueighborhood, was tnally captured 10 the
gas house yard.
REGISTRATION. The registration books will
be opeued 10 the several wards tomorrow and
continue open until Saturday evening. This
will be the last opportunity for voters TO regis
ter or transfer prior to the Presidential cleo
ton, and all are urged to avail themselves of
it. The registrars will be found in the First
Ward at No "a Prince street; Second Ward,
No. ~ north Fairfax street; Third Ward, Cd
Court House; and Fourth Ward, yood yard on
Duk, near Columbus street.