Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-25
LOCAL MATTERS.

winds, warmer clear or partly cloudy weather
followed by increasing cloudiness aud failing
| barometer.
| Agricultural and Mechanical Exhf-
bitiOn.
The arrangements for this display Of the pro.
ducts Of the farm, and Of the household, Of me.
chanical arts and sciences, are now complete.
The exhibition will open tomorrow morning at
| 10 O'Clock at the Corn Exchange and at the
| stock yard above. one ticket admitting to both.
MIR. Cogan mas put up portable gas machine
With all the necessary piping and burners to
| light The room at night. Tha Mary Washing
| ton will run an extra trip at night, leaving
| Washington at o'clock, returning leave Alex
aadria at half past 10 p. NJ. The fare both ways,
including ticket to.the Exhibition. will be but %
ceuts thus affording facilities for the people of
| Washirgton to attend at the same cost as the
people of Alexandria. The Ferry Company
also will furnish tickets to the Exhibition dur.
ing the days Of the Fair at the same rate. The
| ladies' have made arrangements to have ice
cream made from sweet cream, and other re-
treshmcnts furnished 10 the gallery III the room,
the proceeds OF which will be tor the benefit Of
the Society.
The ticket rficrs vii! be located =! l'rauris
Olive, 10 the Exchange building md al the
entrance o.! the stock yards. The lair rooms
will lie kept open until ten o clo,l zach even
ing. and the tcmMitte,. will meet to i!lolrnw to
consider proposition to coutiGus the lair dnr
inc Friday I he rocnls have been very baud
somely decorated with evcrgreenS and tlAgs, hg
the ladies'. curtains put up To The Wlud1ws, la
bles, stands aud cases put i'll, and many articles
for exhibition assorted aud Gi'playGd The
live stcc6 are not expected 10 be put i'll the
stock yards before to morrow morning.
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE Cry Judge las.
Keith Presiding --Graham vs.. ". e., Y. NJ,
4 G. s. r. r. Co.; iu cnaneery Jacob d.
Fannce flied his petition by leave Of the court.
w. 4 O. Il r. Go. vs.. First National Bank
Of Alexandria; in ch4ncers; demurrer to plain
titf's BILL
Graham vs.. ". G., V. NJ. 4 G. S. r. r.
Co.; in chaneer,; petitions of P V. Daniel, jr.,
and ID. Ii. Loudon's cxecuirx filed.
Commissioner ShcpharI's report OF the gen
erai account OF the ". C.. V. NJ. 4 &. S. r.
K. Go. was fled.
Slower W. Irwin; IN chancery; decree of ref
erencc
W. 4 0. Il r. ca. VI First National Bank;
ip chanccry AID IL lInclion: amended and sup
elemental bill filed and demurrer to same.
S. II. Williams vs.. Alexandria Canal CJ!n
pany; in a,>nmril; Jury aud verdict ter plata
tiff
Samuel &. Brent WA admitted to Practice
law 10 this court.
The will OF George 4. Is 'ssart was partially
proved.
Seaboarl and Roanoke Il. r. Co. w. o. &
a. Il. T. Co;troVei; cause submitted to court
aud alignment for defendant.
Court a6i ,urned until to morrow morning st
10 clock.
Police lTEMs-G Gorge Carroll, colored, ioT
bsing dlunk, AID assaulting Martha Butler, also
colorad. was tioel and discharned at the May
or's office, this morning.
Aaron Garrett, colored, complained 10 jus
tice Padgett this morning that Weston Green,
coored justice OF the peace for Alexan
dria county, had drawn his wages at the Am
erioao Coal Company Office without authority
from him. Green admitted all that was
charged but wanted witnesses to prove his in-
nocence, but Justice Padgett thought that it
was time 20 stop the learned Justice, and sent
him to Jail ia default Of security to answer az
Indictment
REV. Z. D. WALKER. The Richmond State
of yesterday 10 noticing the death of Rev.
Charles D. Walker ays:-"Mr. Walker, al
though young man, filled with distinction an
assistant protessorship 10 the Virginia Military
destitute, Of which he was a distinguished
graduate He also compiled the very admrA.
rab!e Memorial volume Of the destitute. lie
had many relatives and friends in Richmond
who will mourn his untimely loss.
COUNTY CoURr.-Judge Songster presiding.
CONTINUATION OF YE>TERDAY's PROCEED
INas.-Con. W. Austin SyphaZ; attempting to
intimidate aud imped, Justice of the peace,
e. Jury unable 10 agree aud case continued.
Allen Spencer was appointed special police
for this county.
Elmira Massey qualified a. guardian OF Mary
j. and Annie \. Massey.
Court adjourned till Court in course.
THE CORPORATION DEBT. ~Rsspouses from
the honIhrIders to the plan of adjustment of
the Corporation debt recently proposed are
beirg daily received by the Auditor Nearly
all of them are favorable to the compromise.
note was received this morning from Waltham-
stou, Eoeland from one of the hondholders,
whose name was published lit the Gozetta, ask
ing for a copy CT the circular.
COMMONPLACE -Whcn the fire at the Pa.
tent Office broke out yesterday, and the lly-
draulion engine arrived 10 " ashiustou, MIR. H.
l. Gregory, formerly of This city, but now OF
Washington, finding that Richard Purcell, one
of his employees, MAS 40 old mcmbar Of the
company, sent him to the Ere, with instructions
to work as long az necessity, and his wages
should be paid as usual.
CANAL TRADE-Thc business of the CEesa
peake and Ohio Canal for the week ended Sep
| TENDER 22i was the heaviest OF the season, the
| clearances from Cumberland having been 254
boats, with %, 400 Tons of coal. During the
previous week there were 2S2 departures, carly
ipp total OF IS 7Oi Is tons Eorty-three boats