Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-06

Southern mails, via Richmond and Fredcr-
c!;sburg, Va, S:4j Il. nj. and l:3u p. III.
CLOSING.
Northern and Western mails, 3DO y. N. Snu
9:UJ p. H.
Southwestern, via Gordonsvilie ana Lynch
burg, GOO ~ IN.
Washington and Ohio, Aiozandtia to Round
Hill Va, 500 H. III.
Mana SAs Division, 900 Il. m.
Southern, via Fred-r cksD"rg ana Richmond,
Va, 4 IL y. IN and $50 y. III
5r.s- General delivery window closes 1t o:tV p.
N. Doors close ~ 3:O0 =. IN.
aH-Open on Sundays Ut . H. m. aud c!osti At
go u. III.
WEATHER PROBABILITY S- Var Nepart'
ment, Office Of the Chief .Sig@n| ONcer, WASH,
.n.Jton, D. e., .juny +. >I7--lU:5' a. M
in the Middle St ties falling barometer, north
esst TO southeast winds, increasing in force along
tho coast, generally wsrmer .nG clcu,iy weather
with rain extending northwsrd and partly turn
lng into snow.
TIE EVERETT .NURDEtERS. -Thc Maryland
lndcpend .nt says that Martlu ilcury ana ChaS.
II. Simpson, the two c);.d uucG murdcre!s OF
Mr.. } ohm w. Everett. sscn 20 be bca:lus up
under their m,storiuaeS slti' much iortltude.
o! the TWO W. tu!uk Martin Henry SLOWS the
lGoSt slg;s Oh snr!lsag !: &c mas 'ltI' OF Do ap-
petite, aud Shows SON, l. dit!;reuc1 u engage
IL c2pvcISa:lOn wil.e Slu.pS"t always appears
hvcly and communicative. Beta SEEN 10 rc.
Az their awful iNc, aIA arc da'iy inak;aS
pr. par.:iuDs tor oiurtt.. lDtlr spiritual ad-
wiser. Rev i. NeAtct, lhr believed and cs
,ec;red pastor of st. Thomas church, is very
assiduous In administering ~ tnulr spiritual
waits
The Annapolis CORRESPONDENT OF the Sun OF
yesterday says: 1t is understood tha: Coz.
Carroll will shortly take the case OF the two
coored mcu, Charles II. Simpson aud Martln
Hrnry. convicted 10 lie Charles CUunty Circuit
Court, December 5 for he nui1er OF john W.
Everett, at GlyuIout, Mary laod, On the 18th of
July last The Governor thinks justice 10 these
ca>,:s should br summary ar will not delay
acton. SIX week, will be given the condemned
aitcr The anu 0uncau"nt OF he day ol execution.
Later Information rnlu AuLapoiis says that
the Governor las >lg"cI he u;a.ii warrants
and fixed February Q as the day ot TX cutiou.
RELIEF Hook AND LADDER COMPANY
The anru,l meeting Of the Relief HOOK and
Ladder Company was :c' last night, H. Ii.
D'brlcn 10 the chair and Plik * ,cw, >ecEu-
tary Ooc contributing andl az W. members
were elect ed, aod Que mcmUer transferred trpui
the honorary to The ac;tv" lis.
The report OF the treasurer was received, VA
rous bills audited aud other routine business
transacted, after which til" m~vtlIg wan lrtu
an election OF officers. lc.u:tln2 a. follows:
President. james NJ. Steuart Wee President,
q orge \. Mushbach; Secretary, WI. Is. >
,vi!son vice Park Agn"w, Who dgci uc,i a rc
;clec!irr; Recorder, }. f. Mu.hbacls; lrea>u
:cr, f Il. Carlip; Eurcu.an, r III liz
than; FIRST Assistant Foreman, NJ. Fl. Na=h
Secoud Assistant Foreman, George Wise.
The meeting then adj Jurned.
hiR. c. w. DEMAlNE.-Mr. Wan. Demaiue
received information last night troln bis son,
MIR. G. w. Domaine, who was 50 badly frozen
on the G. & Q Il. r., duri1g Mondays spow
storm Examination developed the fact that
the Injured man was not 50 oady lr"z was
at first supposed. although his feet and legs
we're turned black Dy the cold. 1t was lnteud
ed to remove him from GoIdonsvIe to his
home in Redmond yesterday. but he was too
weak to bear the removal. 1t Is confidently
expected, however, that he will he all right 10
q short time
; FIRE The alarm Of fire last night was
caused By the burning out OF a chimney at
Mrs. Biz.rs boarding house, near the corner
OF Prince and Fairfax streets. The whole IRE
Department was out, aud tn" members experl
enced great difficulty 10 dragg'ag their appa-
ratus thtoun the heavy snow. The llyGrau'lou
steamer was dragged By all tour horses oil the
Department, aud the Columbia was hauled by
haud part Of the distance. SO dlt1lclli did
the puag of the reels become that both cam
panies we're obliged to take 10 the pavcmcnts
part Of the way.
OYSTERS. very Troublesome effect Of
the prolonged blockirg up o! the river hy the
ice is the great scarcity OF oysters. There have
been no oysters 10 the shell here Tor several
weeks, aud the dealers have 10 receive their
suuplies. already Shucked. from Annapolis Ii
Is rcported that there is oUc vessel load al
Ouantico, hut the late dlSarrangnmcnt OF tral0s
by the snow prevented their shipment to TIN:
city. The sluyk oysters are being sod BY
the dealers al 81 20 and ) so per gallon.
ICE.-The ice on the river continues to 10
crease 10 thickncSS, aud has now reached ut
teen inches. Spots from which the Ice hat
been Gu, day before yesterday, by the ice gath
erclS were troZ n over during the night TO tn
thickness ci two inches. So ;hck and solld i
tie ice that many persons WHO had used thel
ica houses IN hc early part Of the season will
thin ice, are having them cleared out aud re
filed
ALMOST Frozen TO pEATH David ii
Grliilrn aud .ils bru,i,er. SOUS vi MIS-. = uila Ii
Griffith, students of the Episcopal High School
near this city, arrived 10 Fredericksburg Thurs
day night after drive OF forty miles. lion
th,ir home in Westmoreland cuunty, IN ter
rible condition, from the ett~cls oil the cold
They received prompt medical attention, an
are now improving.