Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-27

~ SATaEk PROBABILITIES TNT DcpuTt
s,ent Office Of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
uoton, D. O.. March u, lS7S-lO:3O a. NJ
For the Middle Atlantic States .rmer, cloudy
barometer, possibly followed by rising barome'
,er and colder northwest winds.
CRY CoUNcIr. The Guy Council held its
ocular Meeting last night.
Board of Aldermen. This Board met at 7: IS
c'cock with i've members present, and one
ether subsequently Dame 10. Considerable busl.
ress Vas transacted, all without debate.
Mr. Strauss moved to pay the bill OF Thomss
i1aooon, for groceries furnished the poor, which
vas laid over at the last mactlos.
The motion being about to fail for Taut OF 8
second,
MIR. Downham said that he would secoad the
motion of Mr. Strauss. but did not see now
Council could, iu view of the law, ORDER the bill
to be paid. He would be Compelled to vote
against it.
MIR. Smoot said that be had hoped that Mr..
Lannon'S resignation, 80 overseer It the poor,
would have been handed 10 TO olghr.
The motion to pay the bill was lost, and the
Boer1, at sos o'cInek, adjourned
Common Council There were few members
present when The hour arrived fur opening the
Common Couucil last night, aud it Was some,
time before bare quorum was obtained. The
official proceedings show VINO was present.
There was little business Of any kind, and as
soon as the Board opeGed Alderman Dawobam
entered and announced that his Board had 90
bG.iI,ess ana was ready 70 adjourn.
The business which appears 10 the official re.
oort was all transacted without debate. except
some slight explanation which took place when
report adverse to petition for improving
franklin street was read, then
Mr.. Hill said one of the petitioners proposed
to erect very fac three story house on that
street. if the Improvement was made. Tie did
Dot think it was q very satisfactory method of
dsp9sing of the case Tor the committee to ask
to be discharged from its consideration
A commute .siou from the Auditor announo-
Ing that the additional $500 appropriated for
he use Of the poor had been all expended e1'
cypt 81 81, aud suggesting that $500 received
HON the county for the support OF county
Dauoer be turned over to the Com mlttee on the
Poor was read.
Mr.. Scho6eld did not wish any further sum
% be appropriated for the poor, unless every
rleu Der Of the committee was to be Consulted
Is TO its expenditure. He Introduced rcsolu-
ton with this view, which was passed.
Just at this poiat 1t was announced that the
H5,ri Of Aldermen had adjourned.
Mr.. Schofeld gave notice that he intended
10 6e with the Auditor protest against any
further payments 90 account Ut the poor With
out he order of the whole committee.
The Board then adjourned.
FfREs-Ihe Fort Neck" school house, sit
uatod 10 Prnue Georges oouoJy, Md, ABOUT
two miles from Fort Washington. came near
b.og destroyed by fire o. Monday last
during rch5ul hours. The rolf caught
'-na. sparks frnp toe ohlmney, aud the
Il .tucs w~re spreading fast wbeu coored
.?rIuau. Hho hi"o:aed 70 DC passing, gave the
,'arG! by runriug to the housa, thrnwlng the
,,,s Wit: o,.en AID Cxciaiml1S, ~ Ill DETER
9 ~" CT dsr G! you don't wont to git burnt
,,.' N,,c { the icmates needed second 10
:! ti.r. ius II few slloutes all hands, male
..oi itiu.l yer ,cs;iy engaged, some trying to
< ,"yui~i. .l,y Il .ot vito others carried out
So. b rs, Ggrks AID all the aiorable fur oture.
l..y succ2 id 10 putting tn ti:e out, after II
lad iGrGGd Il bn5 III the roui, ABOUT Elk or
light fcar suu1re. u uch c!c it Ia due TO toe
,sacher, Miss + NJ Strive. Of Falls Cuuroh,
Va, AMI b r sehn!ars f"F ilus sav:ng the build.
lax, as the wind 5Ie~ very hard.
III" store OF Go. W. Richardson, at Sur
Ta;;<vla, Prince Geprsc's county, Nd, caught
lie on Monday noruirg last, during the strong
:od hen rreval.icg. but the flames were. ex
.inguishad by the ueisi,bors after slight dam
= e had been done 10 the roof The store Is
a the size OF one destroyed by fee short time
ace
COUNTY COURT Judge James Sangsterpre
Si{in1 -Eoocn Cook Us. b. \. Mel sou; attach
urut: notiun 10 ahate and motion sustained.
l.; the ,oa,ter Of joseph Smlth's estate, ex.
2.p.loss sustained and commissioners ordered
!, restate the accouo, Of the administrator.
An inuu;s.;or up0n the bIiy OF stranger
seuud dead ia al xandria couairy was fled soG
various scrouuts relating thereto were Certified
Ter pay meut.
H. D. Smith w. L. A. Nelson; unlawful de.
aine,; cot guilty; jury uoabie to agree, and
case continued.
Court adjourned uotil court 10 course.
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CANAL ITEMS. -Paymaster Fswcett, OF the
g'hesaprske and Oaio Caoal Company, was 10
Gyorge;own Yesterday end paid he employees
u the company co the Georgetown Level tor
sae month of February The laborers recently
"ogayed 10 removing the mud and other debris
rom the bed OF the canal were also paid.
The wa.er has been turned in the canal at
Seneca aud as far Gowo as he seven locks. The
boa, Snydcr, which, amrrg others, was caught
al Seneca during the December treshet, was
SO haiy damaged that when the water was
,uroed in the level she sank.
DROWNED The Washington Republican
SAYS that John I. Brandon. sailor 90 board
the schooner Mcmento, reported at the Island
station yesterday morning, that a brother sailor,
canned Gus. Meyers, was drowned Sunday
morning during the storm which prevailed 10
Chesapeake Bay. The deceased was sent out
to take in sail, and was knocked overheard by
the j,b. Owiog to the heavy sea it was l'upos.
sib.o 10 seud boat 10 the rescue OF the uufor'
iunstc mau and he was soon swept out OF sight
of The vessel He was native Of Worcester
county, Maryland.
Police lTEMs.-The only case at police
heaoauartcrs to day was that Of James Rich
ards, alias Phillips, and Jeff Phillips, for steal
Jog coal from John Dogan, oolored. Phillips
vas discharged aud Richards sent to Jail for
fifteen days
Justice Thompson had before him Hattie
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