Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-25
LOCAL NEWS.

-. CERTAIN LOyERS.-Another instance o.
oH certaiuty of human affairs aud the capri
'"0 ,r allure of the fair sex has come to lgh
cioIssa city On the llth Of the present month
10 W. W., ID man giving his name as James yuan
. ooAvWl d on Col. Marye tie gcolal clerk OF the
ia ca nr, ,tion Court, and procured license au-
Coi Ro;r 2 the marriage OF himself and 40 EBONY
thol ' ,sl banned Rebecca Derrick. A few days
dans yards he returned ADD Informed the clerk
shas II We bride elect had gone back on him
10 ref, 1sed to have the marriage performed al
aho ann ,inted time, although he had all OF MS
.uo ons made and several OF his lfiends
s.are nrsse.7t. He therefore wanted the ;lerS
M W. ol r. the license back again: The Colonel
WITH his usual courtesy and oGllglog uispoSl'aon
Mn'o,rj;ed with his request. Two or threc days
coc npnvd howe YER, the man rc-appearcd
1 sa;d the girl hai again agreed and he want
W tba license renewed. He expressed bis luten-
ca however. of serving her trick like the
no. che had played him, and it IS understood
one nn The second night, when the bride was
that' -raved and all Of her friends assembled
uuy o. 1eproom came not and still holds the
o o1p p' nar " in anxious suspense.
Tar R1vhR.-The ice on the river has ln-
oroa.sd in soli. 'ity, owing to the cold weather
et r,Aot a;sbt .,d this morning. Even the track
Q. h IaS. hsS hoa, b, oxen by the b. D. H. H.
"i'ON $50 n hoon -, .a,u frozen over, aud TINS
Jug n"' b boJ an :, ice Of sufficient thick
ness % bear the weight ~ two men, VINO "a' NJ
across from tho other 81, .. ."e Ill., ht
condition Of affairs on then w., - " ~" Rail.
the Washington correspondt ,onr,s - ho M
more Sun. who says: There ,nh;ob ~ nar;'
certain indications of the time 1T nnoo r;usr
cation will be resumed on the Poto. n 5000.
A h,t with 'oCoob q
channel could be cut and way made Wl. n' uot
few hours to the open water, but without 5, WI
help. and loft merely to melt and run wlthoh.
even the stir of a steamers wheel, the pr0ba'
bilities arc that the river will remain closed tor
some time. Partial openings OF the loc, ten
porary running and piliogs take place every
day.
Losr.-A report has been received here that
tho schooner Richard Rhodes, whose prolonged
absence without report has been heretofore
mentioned in the Gazette, was abandoned at
sea Cd the 5th of January. The Rhodes sailed
from this port for New York early in Deem
her, and went to sea from Hampton Roads on
,ho 18th of the same month. The report fur
ther saws that the crew were rescued and taken
70 Europe. No other particulars are gwen.
The vessel was loaded with hoop poles by Mr.
T. \. Reed, which were insured 10 the Alex- |
andria INSURANCE Company of this city for
81 800, The oonsignees 10 New York had
sl,o policy of 81, 500 in one oil the companies
of that city. The vessel belonged to HaVre de
trace, and whether she was insured or not Is
uDknown. :, ----
TIE PoToMAc FISHERIES. The Washington
c,rresnondept of the Baltimore Gazette says
1.-The fishermen arc getting ready Tor operations
on the Potomac. II tho weather Is SUITABLE
they will begin hauling seine about FEBRUARY
Is. They do not anticipate much success owiog
TO the indscriminate fishing that has taken
nIaoe lately on this river In 1850 there were
On the Maryland side of tho Potomac thnty-
three fishing Shores this year there will only
be eight. On the Virginia side in 1880 there
were seventy shores, and this year there vii! DC
nine, This is q significant reduction, and is
caused by the unlimited number of gill ncls
and other arrangements for catchng h5h out
side Of the legitimate mode.
POLICE ITEMS. Jacob Young. eolored, was
before the Mayor this morning on the charge
of stealing one hundred pounds Of pork, the
same quantity Of beef, and one hundred pounds
Of flour from Capt. g. W. Pearce, OF the
schooner Jane Emson now lying at the snip
ward The accused was formerly COOK on board
the schooner but had been discharged ABOUT
month since, and acknowledged having taken
Que piece Of the pork. lie was sentenced 10
receive thirty laShcs, twenty Of which were III
once administered, and he was ordered to re-
mort ON the 10th of February Tor the other ten.
Jane Willis, accused of unlawful!y retaining
silver watch belonging to Cara Baggett both
colored, was held for further examination.
NJ. l., CuURCH.-The meetings held yes
terday were among the most interesting o! the
series. 10 the afternoon the subject 81 the
pastors address was acts lx. e. Lord what
would Thou have me to do Al animated
experience meeting followed, 10 which several
of the new converts told the story of their con-
version. At night the church was filled with an
attentive audience. Rev. W.C.W Webb preached
from Proverbs i, "A, Because l have calico
and ye refused" &c. Several penltents went
forward for prayers. Two or three proiesseu
conversion. One Of these had been 90 enquirer
Tor long time. The meeting will be continued
today. Rev. w. &. Webb will preach to-
night. -----------
The BALTIMORE BoATs.-Reports from
Baltimore say that the steamer Express, which
has been running on the Potomac for several
wears past, will probably be sold. The
Theodore Weems has been withdrawn, and her
place will be supplied by the steamer Sue, Us
heretofore mentioned 10 tho Gazette
SPIRIT PowER.-Mr. and Mrs George Ever
cit will give one Of their sprituastlc entertain
ments at Sarepta Hall tonight. They profess
TO be able to perform the most astounding teats
with the Inhabitants of the spirs world. The
entertainment will no doubt prove Interesting
even to non believers in its spiritual character.
RIVER MARKS DISPLACED. River men r.
port that the day beacon on Matomkln Shoals,
erected last fall, has been very much injured by
the ice, and is almost entirely worn away Ii
is also reported that many of the buoys along
the river have been misplaced from the same
cause.
G1r1N1, TO THE PnnR,-Nlr. Charley Van