Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-05

WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Her Ugport'
n,ent Office Of the Chief Signal Officer, Htsss'
tnoton, D. c., FeJ'u 5, 1S7S-lO:30 a. NJ
For the Middle Atlantic States warmer clear
or partly cloudy weather, northerly, shifting
to sou,herly winds, and rising, followed by
stationary or falling barometer.
BOARD OF SUpERvIsoRs.-Am meeting of the
Board of Supervisors was held at the county
Court house in this city yesterday:
A bill of the City Council of Alexandria tor
5000, for the support Of Caesar Corbet, a
pauper, was allowed.
The report of the superintendent Of the poor
vas approved.
1t was determined that no further action was
advisable in the matter of tho proposed remoV,
al Of the court house, until some expression
from majority of the tax payers OF the county
theroupon. shall have been obtaiaed.
A bill of L. Il. Gott, NJ. d., for $25, for med
cal services was rejected.
The Board adjourned to meet again on the
frat Monday in March.
POLICE REpoRT.-Justice Thompson pre-
sided at the police headquarters this morning.
The following cases were tried -
Eddie Meade for being druuk and d,sordorlg
on the street, was auU III uSlauits SCit W
the chain gang for 80 days.
John Bright tor the same otteGse was hoed
and discharged.
James Grimes and Henry Boswell, for steal
ing a watch from VIM. Taylor, were given ten
lashes each.
James Marriott, colored, for throwing stones
in the street, was fined aud discharged.
ACCIDENTS. small boy named Jno. Shnu,
who is pupil OF Washington School, while
playing near the school house, on south Wash
iugton street, yesterday evening, slipped on the
icy sidewalk and fell, breaklDg his arm. The
arm was set and the boy is doing well.
MIR. Peter Smith. a we'll known droVcr, broke
his leg and sustained other severe Injuries. near
Culpeper, few days since.
CORPORATION CoURT.-Judge f.. ". Lo,cc
Jresidiaq. Perry ADD witevS Hogan Ell ais; 10
chaucery; decree for sale.
Claffl!n & Go. vs.. j. NJ. Stewart ct ais; 10
chencery; answers Of August Henn:ng, Burke
4 Herbert ct ais filed.
Court adjourned uati! Tomorrow morning at
eleven o'clock
For THE PENITENTIARY.-A. G. Branhaul,
late postmaster at Mooaskon, Lancaster county,
who was convicted 1T the late term or the U. >.
Circuit Court, in this city, Of robbing the mail,
was taken to Baltimore this evening by Deputy
u. S. Marshall o. Neal, tor confinement IN the
Maryland pententiary. Efforts have been made
to have him pardontd. but so far without suc'
cess.
POUND PARTY-At y meeting ct the meul
bes of tho Methodist Protestant Church, ieId
Inst night, it was resolved to hold a pCu1d
patty 10 the church, next Friday night. for
the benefit of tho poor Of the congregation.
Considerable restitution prevails and every
member of the congregation Is expected to be
present.
HORSE THIEF ARREsTED.-A colored man.
whose name could not be ascerained, was ar
rested 90 Saturday evening by constable Sarialn,
of Fairfax, for stealing horse from NJ r. Crouch,
who lives near Pohick lie was carried before
Justice Kerby and committed to Fairfax jail,
for the action of the County Court.
Contract AWARDED The bids fer branch
to the Henry street sewer, between Duke and
Prince streets, were opened this morolDg by
the SUPERINTENDENT Of Police, and the contract
awarded to MIR. George Phillips, who was the
lowest bidder.
local BrevitEes.
A marriage ;iconse has bees granted, in