Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-28
LOCAL MATTERS,

| @eATBER PROBABILITIES War Depart
cent, Office Of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
,egfon D. g., May g lS7S-lG:3O a. H.
10 the Lower Lake region and the Middle
| States, higher pressures, stationary aud slightly
| lower temperatures, very generally clear or
partly cloudy weather aud west to north Winds
shifting to northeasteriY 10 the western portions.
CIRCUIT Court FOR THE C1rY-Judge u.s.
Keith presiding &c. r. and s. r. Johnston
gestion vs. +. II. Janney; judgment Tor
plaintiff.
Thomas Huntington vs.. City Council of
Alexandria, case demurrer to declaration; plea
not guilty and special plea.
u. Z. Thompson vs.. Geo. w. Harrison ct
ais; case; demurrer to declaration, aud time
taken to consider.
Staber's administrator vs.. McGaw ct ais :;
| 10 cbancery; commissioners authorized to sell
real estate sg private sale.
Court adjourned uatl tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
PERSONAL Among the members Of the
graduating class of cadet midshipmen at the
Naval Academy this year, is j. II. Leo Hol-
combe. formerly ofthiS city. Cadet Hocom De
has many friends here who will be both glad
and proud to learn of his success 10 getting
through for his studies were Interrupted
several months by ILLUMINATION of his eyes.
Mayor Kemper and Auditor Brockett were
absent, IN Baltimore, to day, on business c)n
nected with the new compromise ci y boods-
They will return this evening.
CORPORATION CoURT-The Corporation
Court will Commence its June term % Monday
l.. Al. 4
the last term. special grand and petit iuries
have been summoned to this term, Ia order
that all Of the criminal cases DOW pending nay
be disposed OF before the now criminal laws 20
into operation o. July 1st. IL this connection
it may be we'll for merchants and others who
are RI quired to take out State licenses to t=ke
notice chat the Commissioner of the R.vcnue
is obliged by law 10 report all de!irqlerts l0
this respect to the grand jury, which will meet
at this term.
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY Judge
jas Keith presiding Dame & ". Ct as. vs.
G. A. Baldwin & Co ; III 9 Va. Johu Alley,
Cakes Ames anu Samuel Hooper; summons
against m. A. Duncan, aud continued.
Dixou ct ais. vs.. Bali ct ais; 10 chancery;
report reoommittei 10 com nissi5 ncr, and con
tiDued.
A special term of this Court was ordered to
be held on Thursday, the Oh day of June,
1878
Curt adjourned till June 1878.
AsHoRE.-The Schooner Twenty Ooo Friends.
bound for this port, went ashore or Ragged
Point, few days since. A. u. 5. Revenue
Gutter 1ri4d to pull her off bu; in 80 doing
broke off her mizz ~ mast. Sac is still nard
aground and the s;rvic:s OF the B ,ker Wreck
ing crew will probably be required to get her
Later---Si1c, the abova was written, !o!or
nation has been received here that the
schooner got of and has gone to Da!tlm Ore.
CITY Council The regular neetog Of the
City Couur.i will be held to night In the
Board Of Aldermen the Salary bill will prob
ably clme up, bus there seems to ba little chaac2
of an agreement upon it, especially 10 view OF
the fact that the officers FIR the ensulcg year
have already beeo elected 10 the Commou
Council the question Of agreeluI TO the Alder
men's Announcement to the Revenue bill, reducing
the rate of taxation from two dollars to one
dollar and half, will come up.
RoGATIoN DAYs.-Monday, Tuesday ADD
Wednesday, of tbs week. are observed 10 the
Catholic Church as Rogatiou DAYS, or days of
special prayer that CD would render abundant
the fruits of the earth. Io European countries
the days are celebrated BY proc2ssons through
the fields and woods. La this city TIC L'tapy
of the Saints and other prayers for this object
are recited every evening at the 1870 o'clock
services.
Police ITEMS. -rhsre m:rc 10 cases at the
Mayors efi;v this N ,rnius.
James Rice, a coiored boy, was before jus.
tics Padgett for stealing dog from John Il.
Gray. H. was found guilty and sentesccd 10
pay costs or be whipped.
Local BreVitieS.
The Alexandra correspondent Of the Wash
ippton Post says: "Fbe politicians of this city
are DOW getting resdy for the fall election. For
Congressman in this district Neale will get 4
solid delegation from this city.