Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-20
local MATIhlSS.

-.,-., pRoRABILlTIES.- var DsR"'t'
" hA n.,;Ls oftLe Chief Signal Officer, hoSn
n';H., j T.. M,rch 90. lS71-lo:ao a. a;, ILL., ~
,lGl'Mr', Widdlo States slightly warmer c.eae VI
sos 49, c;ord7 weather and talHps G"tvn .,;th
@n:c me day. followed during sao E,s westf
10 southerly winds lhre"'oN''e
- s2i ssip or snow.
~ PRATr.-Tho Washington Star ol yes
,.r writing concerning tie late Or. Pratt
'.' .,, Mrs lockwood has tor several years
80, e. s.,;oc az Pratt'5 attorney, aod t'lIH0 =
.Es-o NAV possibly be some'hlog wrong 10 ths
'n,r transaction. Mrs. Louise Duicl' "no
!t ninr;s an ''lutcIigence office 10 TINS elty'
'' 'ma ,;mc since obtained L loan from lratt'
I.nr;cr As collateral neckIaea ana G'ner JEW
,,-r valued at about $500; Beng des,rous 81 VI
,".: the loan aud regalnlog her Je"e'Fy' sue
s1nniorad Mrs. B. a. Lockwood aS her a:tol-
49, 49,! Mrs. l.. has been unable 10 get tIc Jew.
IT, and Maudc Brown alias Maude i1'"' OF
I. - now calls herself, Maude Pratt mas em-
.oroa Mr.. Michael Thompson as ner counsel
,, Imam she refers Mrs. LOCKWOOD sta'ns IN
n7rc 10 the latter, Mrs. Pratt has employed
urhacl Thompson to attend TO her matters
,-ssont and future. Mrs. idoorfeaa' WING
lad some business transaction Win 'Ia't
,,,fos that one Coleman called on her 90 Ell.
iqr with his note for $50, aud she PAID H. ne =
rryrescnliur that he was the administrator Oh
PATS estate.
.,5r Rrvy1yG's NIURDER.-William alias
.,tar Bell, arrested Oh suspicion OF being con-
..,o.oJ With the recent murder at Bennlngs,
'r,s rss,n.ley turned over 10 the Maryland au
,Ior:,;.: =, answer the charge Of robbing a
'r,irEtIr,Dat Bowia' = station. Yesterday the
.,,,nor visited the scene Of the lire, where
,Jessrs i. aad j. Large were burned ana
,aIcd together the jury sworn Thursday last.
4 consultation was held. and several persons
were examined, but 10 additional facts other
han those produced at the examination Thurs
a.. we're brought out. The jury returned
.,riirt nfwhich the following Is the substance
White there is 90 positive proof there are very
,,anr circumstances which reader il probable
that they were murdered and the store pluo
lprei b. some person or persons unknown "
IN, Jury, TIE detective corps ls working earn
esti; 10 obtain the least clue, but IS get have
been unsuccessful.
HE CoALTRApE.-T The Cumberland News o,
;e:terdav says The n sw Central company Will
.,rlmonce WORT, ct the AoontZ 1nino this morn,
ny, shipping by the way Of ths fcnna' ralI1osd
,-iiI canal navigation is resumed, when inc
..musnv will snip by tia. route. The Amerl-
AN and Maryland companies %ill probably no'
10 much business uHlll tho canal IS open Inc
anal officials hcra have not yet received ofIers
- 1rari The canal ior tho season. but such orders
.:.H doubtless soon be forthcoming, as II Is un'
,ars.ood that The authorities were only waiting
Tor lhn settlement Of the miners wages question.
The sGulo paper mentions rumor that Mt.
,.srlas T. Manning, of Baltimors, and we'll
;Down in this city, has been appointed mining
.lporintandent Of tho Maryland coal company
. /, i the vacancy caused by tho death OF Mr'
a. D. Robbins,
REV. L. II. RoDISsoN.-ln the Wash.
.ugsoa Arnuai Coofereace (colored) NJ. r.
Church, at i.yn.hbure, 90 Friday, the COM
mttcc to investigate the case OF Rev.
Il. II. Robinson. D! this city, to ascer-
!aia whether lie had CT had DOT Withdrawn
from the church. reported that he stated before
The camr,ittcc at Baltimore that he would with
lraw from the church; he did not mean that
he would Withdraw from the connection, but
from the charge where be was appointed
2ommittee of ninc was appointed to report On
the case as soon ~ rracucabl".
PERSONAL. Az the tweDty.elghth aGDua
Of Georgetown University,
which tool; place. in Washington, last ulght,
Nlr. T.. l.. Morgan Of this city, grandson OF
the ate Col. Il. B. Lee received u certificate
stating that he had passed satisfactory exam.
nation on anatomy, physiology, malera med'-
ca and chemistry.
LOST. The schooner, Twilight, from PhIa'
ielphia, Tor Atlantic City, went ashore 90 Sat
urday last on Cold Spring bar, two miles north
OF Cape May She threw overheard part OF
her cargo but Was unable TO get OFT and will, 1t
is thought prove total loss The Twilight
vas Il regular trader here during the season
and Waa well known in thcs, waters.