Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-16

Corporation CoURT-Judge E. NJ. Lowe
presiding -Cou. w. s. =. Gaines; violation
of liquor law; jury sword y.sery returned a
verdict of guilty and 6=e Of $50 was assessed;
motion in arrest OF judgment and for new tilal'
Com. vs.. LOUIS Appel; same otfense; Jury
sworn yesterday raturned verdict OF DOT guilty.
Com. W. John McGahcy; same offense; jury,
and verdict not guilty.
Com. vs.. Eli Petty; same ofense; jury. and
verdict not guilty.
Com. vs.. 4. l.. S zer; same off.nse; second
trial; jury; verdict guilty. AID foe Of 800 as
sessed.
Court adjourned uo!iI to morrow morning at
10 O'Clock.
SUPPLIES FOR THE PooR.-The Committee
90 Poor Of tho City Cuuool met at the Audi
tor ) hica this uornlag. Alter examining the
the power TO contract for supplies for the out
door poor az Well as those in the aims house,
and it was ordered that proposals should be
advertised f,r. II is alleged that the practice
heretotoroe INDUCED 10 by some of the Over
seers of the .Por OF giving orders always on
the same groo' r, without previous contract, has
been the meaus Of causing much additional
expense TO the city. The Committee will DOW
award 1 contract to the lowest bidder, 90 whom
all orders will hereafter be given.
NEW AGRICULTURAL CLUB "A plumber of
gentlemen met on the llth inst. at Hay
ket end formed 40 agricultural club
to BE- known as the "Haymarket Aqricul
tural Club, Prince William county, Va"
and elected W. II. Brown President and w.
L. Heuser Secretary. The object of tho club
breeding, ETC., and TO socially unite the mem.
bers. The meetings take plsc' oocs month
at the residences OF the members, and by the
eolhusiasm manifested success is predicted,
Mount VERNON STEAMER. The Wash :
ington correspondent of the Baltimore SUP
says that the new steamer which is to ruu be-
tween that city aud Mount Vernon will make
its first trip on June l, and not April /, as has
been stated, The new steamer is to be called
The Regent, and will arrive at Alexandra 10 a
couple of weeks, when it will be thoroughly
overhsuled According to Major Blake con,
tract the Mount Vernon Association will re-
ceive 334 cents for each passenger landed. The
fare will remain at one dollar.
TRE SHINN CAsB.-The indictments for en-
bezzement against George R. Shinn were again
called up 10 the Corporation Court, this morn
log, and Judge Lowo required the defendant s
counsel to make the usual affidavit. that The
continuance asked for was necessary This
affidavit will be filed TOMORROW and the cases
will then ba Continued udtil February, when .
special jury will be summoned to try them.
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS The wri,iog table
10 tho Gaz,tts office was adorned to day with
q basket of beautiful A,wers, culled sud ar.
ranged by Mr. Andrew 4. Lewis, at his Rraen
house. West End. Fairfax county, and sent to
the cfioe as an evidence of bis good will. The
flowers we're as bright and as fragrant as if they
had been gathered in the month of June
JUDGMENT AGAINST A SCHOONER. -Judg.
meut was given 10 the District Court ir Wash
iogtou, yesterday, against the schooner q %. Of
this city, for the sum of $227.a4, the cost of a
sail purchased 10 Baltimore. aud for which the
schooner Was libeed.
The AoUEDUcr.- are at work on the
canal portion OF the Alexandra canal aqueduot,
removing old timber and clearing away rubbish
so that no line may be lost in putting 10 the
Dew timbers as soou as they arrive.
LOCAL BrevitIes.
There was an alarm of fire about nine o'clock
last night, which brought out the entire fire
department. No cause could be ascertained for
the alarm, and after run up King street tho
engines, reels and truck returned to their several
houses.
Several gentlemen Of this city desiring to have
some sport, purcbs sed fox last week, and tax
ing him across Hunting creek this morning
turned him loose. The chase was exciting and
the hunters had not returned st late hour this
evening.
As will DO soon by the report Of the proceed
ings of the General Assembly, in another col.
umn. the bill to authorize the adjustment Of The
debt Of this city has been introduced in the
House Of Delegates by MI. Mushbsch. No &C.
c!ion. as vet, has been taken or the bill.
Col Henry Hampton, formerlya memb,r Of
the firm of Ridgely, Hampton & Co., Ct this
city, died suddenly in Portland. Oregon, on the
18th inst,
The revival service, will commence in the
Methodist Protestant Church 10 night with O
lecture by the pastor, Rev. w. r. Graham.
The Committee on Finance of the City Coun.
ell will meet at the Auditors office 10 night 81
100 q clock ,. t-1. 49,
Several OF the shores engaged in winter fsh.
cry, have received their c:ews and are at work
The Lee socals will give q select hop ct Har.
morris Hall on tho 23.h instant.
10 nursery wherein all is lite ADD laugh 10
stead of cryiog and frettiog, there is sure to be
found Dr.. Balls Baby Syrup. Price 25 cents
bottle.
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