Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-24


The R1yER-Mr. Thomass Ross came up
by rail from Quautico, last night, and furnishes
interesting items regarding the condition OF
the lower river. He was on board the Tug
Kate during her attempt to come up yeateT'
day. and says that forcing passage through
the heavy ice above Indian Head IS next 10
impossible. The schooner Wake bound 10
this port with cargo Of lumber tor the Alex,
audria Marine Railway Company, was toweo
into Quantico yesterday. She reports haVtng
been high up in the river once before, out Was
rnmnpIled 10 nut back down the bay to avoid
the ice, The ice is reported az all gone from
10 front OF Washington, but the Virginia channel
is fun of unbroken ice. All Of the shores and Hats,
above the Long Bridge are piled up with ":
The Virginia draw in that bridge Is CONSIDERED
10 great danger from the piing up of ice un-
,lcrneath it, but a large force of men are kept
constantly ct work there, and trains pass over
regularly. Advices from the upper river state
that gorge formed at WiIliamsport, Md, on
Sunday last, which, at one time. threatened
he destruction Of the railroad bridge, and the
awer part of the village. 1t broke, however,
On Sunday night, and at last accounts the river
was not more than two feet above It's usual
level.
COUNTY URT-Judgs James Sangster
ores;linq.-John r. Beuchler ct ais. VS.. Nat
Carpentcr; unlawful detainer; judgment.
Com. vs.. Tolivcr TerriI; petit larceny; plea
not guilty; jury and verdict not guilty aud prls'
Hncr discharged.
4. ". Armstrong, esd, was assigned to de-
lend Reuben SOmmcrvle, charged with petit
larceny. ., :,
An inventory Of the property OF Sarah Il.
Lincoln iu the possession Of her guardian, Geo.
l.. Scaton, was filed. approved and ordered 10
be recorded.
Com. W. Reuben Sommergie; petit 'arceDy;
plea not guilty; jury aud verdict guilty and ~
days on chain gang.
Cou. VS.. Lewis SommcrvlIlc, petit larceoyi
noiic pr9stQul.
The people VS.. the Board of Supervisors;
appeal; dismissed.
The prisoners convicted at this terG were
sentenced.
Court djourDcd till court 10 course.
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Information received from th& lower
river. last night, states that the schooner here,
toiorc reported sunk in Naujemoy Reach, and
supposed to be the schooner Nahaut, from THIS
port for Norfolk, is not that vessel, but Is the
schooner Helen Gott, irom GeorgetoWn lur
Norfolk with cargo OF coal. She Is sunk o
the swash channel, inside hlatOmkln Ahoal',
and lies in thirty feet ct water. The runuing
zee On Saturday carried her masts away The
aartain and crew left hor at the time she sunk
and proceeded to their homes. The Nahaut
vas ashore on Lower Cedar Point for s'me
time, but has gotten off without damage aud
proceeded on her voyage.
ACclDENT-Y esterday, about noon, willie
ilr. Samuel Pullman, the we'll Known dar"mau
and market gardener, VIZ driving alo ug the
Telegraph rood, near his home, hls TWO
spirited horses became frightened, aud ran
eli, pulling he trout wheels from under
the Wagon, and throwing MIR. fnlman out.
As be fell, his head and neck struck the wheels,
and he was knocked scnsclrSs. The horses
having run up tc the stable, Mr.. Pullman's
son immediately mOuutcl Que Of them, aud
rode back TO his fathers aid Mr. Pullman
was cut and bruised quite severely, but not Sc
:ously.
lrucKY Dou.-A dog at d. q. Watkins i
Ga, 8 Old Dominion Mills. near this city, per
formed wonderful feat yesterday evening.
lie was chasing rat, and hnalIy got his prey
I'D toto the fourth story OF the milI, when Tn.
rat, iudipg escape by all other means cut off
jumped out of an open door. The dog, notn
nr dauntel, and not hesitoting q minute
boldly Jumped after his ratship, and, strange
to saw, alter striking the ground. ran of entire
" unhurt. 1t is supposed that the depth OF th'
snow into which he fell saved him from injury
lie caught the rat.
DEATH OF AN OLD CrrIZEN.-Mr. Jaco
Eoltz, an old aud we'll known citizen ct thu
.ty, died at his residence on south Lee street
Inst nip hit. He was 80 years Of aye, aud leave
a widuw and several grown children. He va
aiustice Of the peace, aud for some years sexto
vi Christ church. His reluans were cooreys
10 Lancaster couaty, Pa. this mornlor, tina
ieiny his former home. MIR. Foliz suStatne