Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-04

Of Bariow's Art Gallery, 90 Pennsylvania ave
nue., arc three Wo.ks from tie easel o. Mr
Reuben Johnston, jr., youns artist CT oon'
sister city Of Alexandria, aud no" purSuins
Lis Profession il Baltimore. They are regard
Il bv coonoisseurs as gems IN still lie -;
department OF paiutiog !a which a1r. Johosioi
exhibits more than ordinary talcn!- :nd CONSIST
@! three paintings, representing hsus!ns group
.. game birds-ducka, uu,!iS. wonic1ck, DC
she cooriag, pos: OF The blrd". AMI genera
fidelity to aatu;e or the drawings retucr thes'
.aueis objects o. general attcnti2H I" Fi>i'2Fs u
tie gallery.
CORPORATION CoURr-Judge L 81. Loce
Dresiaing- Continuation Of Yesterdays zfo
css1iaqs.-Com. vs. JOHN pain:; robbery; Jury,
ye;dlc: Of guilty, ard pr>1ncT sentenced: to hSc
sears 10 the pcn!soDtl2rH.
TO pAY.-COm. vs.. Virginia Nc'son keep
.ng a house Of i'll fame; jury unable t. agrc"
:uror withdrawal aud case continued.
Gallagher vs.. Hoagkiu adm r, ct. ale: IN
ciarccry; order for sale.
I. veure of twenty men Vas ordered ior
,inndav, To try the case OF! the Com. vs. Gen.
EFF s!ias Mehaffey.
Court adjourned uuli to- morrow moTnag at
II n'c9ck.
The ". < 0. l.. R-The traiu1 Oh ali Of
he railroads arc COW running regularly except
on the VI. s. O. Road. he train which left
here Yesterday morning, only succeeded last
:,jyht 10 getting as lar as l,ecsburg, from which
,'acc. il proceeded this mornlng to ltouEd ttlii,
returning Immediately Il reached this city
about haIi.p two this ait2rnooC. Those on
the train report that tUey eHconrtered great
difficulty il making the trip. Va ne return
the snow was found TO have drlti"I back upon
The track, again blocking il UP aud causing
,much delay No evening train vas sent out,
5ut the regular trsia viii =, up!G me morning,
AMI it is expected that the TRAINS VII fhereafte:
oe run regularly.
THE FARMERS AND MECHANICS SAVINGS
BANK.-The period q! thirty days from he
,iue when many OF the depositois III the
Farmers ard Mechanics Savings Bank gave
he required notice CT their Intention to Win
draw their deposits having expired, 1t was TX.
,,1c;cd that there would be dividend declared
yesterday, but there has been some diversity
Of opGoa :uoug the directors OF the baoS Is
to whether the funds now Oh baud should be
.nmcJi .tcly divided, or whether they SHOULD
be retained for awhile aud greater sum accu
inuIa.eG Tor divisioa. This question will prob
ably he settled in few days.
L. s. CIRCUIT CoURT-Ju,lge Bolt. ".
Hrghes. Geo. w. Scott W. the town OF Fred.
crcksuucg; order authorizing couus.l Tor dc.
tcnlant t. withdraw uriglUai bonds from the
papers.
US. District CONTRIBUTES Z. ". Hughes
IN re A. q. Priest; VIM. II. Richards was
.,;roin,cd commissioner Ia make sale OF real
estate advertised to tc sold on the 9Th inst, and
70 report The same 10 this Court tor coailrna-
ton.
Both Courts adjourned uu;ii Tomorrow morn
ing at l0 o'clock.
ICE.-The old saying thu! ut Is an i'll wind
that blows nobody good" is exempllfed 10 tie
fine harvest TO the ice men afforded by the
present cold suap. Many of the ice houses had
been already filled, but those which had cot,
are DOW being packed with beautiful Gear ice
from ten to ;wclve inches thick, which Is gath.
cred at comparatively snail expense from the
docks aloog the river front.
SLElGIISG.-Everythin that can well BE-
PATCHED up in the shape of = sleigh has been
aac;. upon our streets in the past few days. All
u he cyuutry people come to town III selchS,
an: i.o;o ca.y mcra until late at night The air
81 the s'rcctS is resonant With the Jungle tf the
sleigh bells. The deep SOW is becoming packed
,lowu, and the sicighlug is good.
IuE INDICTMENT AGAINST THE MAYOR
The Indictment for assault and battery agaluS;
Mayor ,iohuaau was set for trial this morning.
tut ow.ug 10 some misunderstanding about
counsel, the defendant was not ready, and the
ease was postponed until tomorrow: Or.
johnson will b. defended by Albert Stuart,
esq.
TIE WEATuER.-rhe We athCr today has
.gain been intensely cold, the thermometer at
seven o'clock this moru;Dg standing at SIX de-
grces below zero. Daring the day the tempe.
nature rose somewhat, out has remained below
the fleeing point, and will doubtless go 10"
again tonight.
GAS Cut OFF.-Owing to a break 10 the
main pipe, on Washington street. the gas will
be cut off to.moyrow from eight o'clock III the
morning until four 10 the afternoon, while The
NECESSARY repairs arc made.
lQok cut for cold weather and don t catch
cold, tu: II you do, nothing will meet tue re
4urcmeats of your situation As wei! as Dr.
Bulls Cough Syrup.
CROWDED administrations dry goods very
cheap. Back and cocred caShmeres, the widest
double width, soc; double width black alpaca
25,; larpc hlapsets 81 so. CartcrS IOI Mark
SPACE, WASHINGTON, d. L. u / WI.
Da net suffer from violent cramps. You cat
I;a4 jnSlaHt relief by using W. +. Creighton
Extract OF Jamaica Ginger. No family Shouts
IL Without il.
Ihls is 10 apology for whiskcy d,Ioklnc; 1t l.
medicine he, Garnet be used to intox!cate
i,lrvdrsyS tonic effect, as vel as acts as {
catEa7i!c. IL tact, Summons Liver Regulator
!s pronounced an unexcep,ionablc medicine
.sS- ATTENTION, SUN.-TEe led annus
meeting OF the San Fire Company Will be helt
ut their hail 10, night, at s o'clock. An election
otcficers 20 serve for tho ensuing yea, viii 81
held. III :. 6. b. DEEToN, Sccly.