Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-26


ngton, d. g., Oct &c, lS77-l0:30 a. NJ
For the Middle Atlantic States cloudy weather
and rain, easterly winds, possibly shifting 10
southery, stationary or higher temperature and
fallog barometer.
ALLEGED LARCENY .-John Wioters. color
cd. made complaint to day before Justice
Padgett that George Jones' also oolored, had
robbed him IF ooe hundred dollars in currency.
1t was alleged in evidence that the money had
been placed 10 mattress for safety, together
with another package containing sixty dollars.
The mattress was subsequently gwen 70 Jones
to repair, in Winters absence, by his sister,
who did not know about the money. Upon
finding that the mattress was gone Waters
went after Jones. who promptly showed II to
him, and the sixty dollar package was founn;
The other, however, was not forthcoming, aGo
Winters preferred a charge OF iaIceny. NO
evidence was adduoed to show that Jones ever
got the money, and he was discharged. oeV.
eral gentlemen of the highest responsibility
testified to Jones good character
MISSING VESSEL ARRlVEp.-Th schooner
I.concssa, for whose fate considerable anxiety
has been felt, arrived here this mcrnlnE. She
cleared from Charleston, s. e., on the l4th OF
September with q cargo OF phosphate Tor MIR.
VIM. A. Smoot, ofihis city. The weather be,
Ing had she was prevented from sailing uuill
the o9Lh ult. whcn she put to sea. Shortly
after leaving port sho was caught by the severe
| storms Of that period, aud was driven oil hcr
course a considerable distance. Daring the
storms her sails We're split, forergglng broken
and other damage done. The schooner then
bore up for this port having fallen IN with me
schooner Mrrsey H. Trundy, which supplied
I m n IN aS 4
Injured by exposure and hardship. and twn OF
the crew arc slok.
INVESTIGATION ORDERED. The oolorcd wo-
man Fields, who was shot during an aitray
consequent upon the arrest Of her husband,
near Burke's Station, some days since, III here
totore mentioned ia The Gazette, still lies in
critical condition. 1t now appears that she was
wounded in four places The friends Ut Thos.
FiellS, the nan who was arrested, claim that
the posse who were brought to arcs. him were
NIL pcr,onul enemies, and that the Grlng WAS
done after he had hrcn captured hy order oil
The constable, vino stood outside the window.
Judge SangStrr has determined tn have the CIR.
oumatancrs Of the arrC st and shooting thorough
~ investigated.
Police ITEMs.-Thc following eases have
been tried since ycsterday:-
Two men from Washington, for being drunk
and disorderly at the Washington depot, were
dismissed with a rrprimand.
Charles alias Sip Grey, colorrd, Tor assault
log his sister. was dismissed ON payment OF
costs.
James SHINES, for beiog drunk and disod
cry, WAS sent 10 tho chain gang Tor ninety days.
Ann Mason, alias 1riplctt, for being drunk on
the streets was sent to tho work house Tor thHtY
days.
PRESENTATION --Col. Thomas p. hlorgao,
President of the Board Of Fire Commissioners
of the District of Columbia, will come down to
this city tomorrow aud present to the Mayor,
for the companies lrom this city which render
ed assistance at the Patent Office fire. the reso
luions OF thanks from the Commissioners and
the photographs Of the fire, sent by the Sec
rotary OF III, Iatcrinr. The presentation will
lake place in he chamber OF the Common
Council a. ten o'clock TO morrow mornlng.
AGRICULTURAL FAlR-At the meeting the
committees Of the Woodlawn Agricultural Club
aud the city subscribers to the Agricultural 30
cicty held at the Council Chamber this Afternoon
it was determined TO submit the proposition OF
the Woodiawu Club, adopted at lis last meet
Ing, aud published in the Gazette, ID meet
ing OF the city Subscribers 10 BE- held al an car
IL day. From the tenor OF the debaL" It was
apparent that the prnposil'n vii not b. 40
cepted.
pro,xra ,r,ov rn. rov;.;,, If ,,s regis.
,ra,on books commenced Yesterday aud will
continue until to morrow night. There seems
to be very little Interest manifested; anu very
few are rcglaterInr 1t Is as'n''a' mat al, VIM"
have become OF age, moved rom enc warn ih'"
another, or c>ma int" th. city S:'er the last
election, should see that their names are prop
T - T.. II ,o;,
il"EoNS'-i"o plseons VI ."n ~; u, '' ,n,
Antwerp otecu -s'h'''ar " 'n''' o'"u I" '",
Franco r'SSl III "af--2"oc,l Wy "a t'".''u"
OF this city, were eattleu 10 aIn'ost"I SI I;i
day on one o. me lfr'y ooAS H.o y, w t W,
| ia thirteen minutes; the other Waa tossed at
l2:l5 o clock, and reached nome IN fourteen