Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-05

THIEF CAUGHT. y eiterday cvcnio: ncgri
| man named Ihos. tr.;sey. Who bas been EN-
! ployed for soL:c ii:!e s!aos &C. porter IL Tao
procaTy store OF SatvGeii & Bro, on Cameron
street, left bag at the store Of If. jams ".
Esumord, corncr Ct Qleen and Pix streets
while he weut further &c al crEaa6. A police
mac shortly afterwards caD1o in and having
some susuiciecs cxa;Gl1cd ti!e bag ard !0uld
the1eia sorlo shoulder bacon which vas alter
wards Identified by tie Mesars. Schcfeld as their
properly. The Eogro was arrested and was
carried before Justica Thompson this moroing
who sentenced bin. to twelty lashes Tc.llald on.
ACCIDENTS. 1t is iapcrlcd That a Deero
uau banned Joseph Bond Was drowned 10 Iht
tic Hu9ting Greek, about six miles below this
city. GU Thursday.
A boy named Dar5e.l had his feet badly
mashed by market wagon TlnDIug ever 1t,
Gear the Theological Seminary, yesterday.
Just as tho auiic5c, was Leaving the circus
tent, alter the concert, last u!ghs, ooe Of the
SINAI side poles fell prcmalurey AID struck a
lady ou the bead. stu3uiDS her ic. awhile. For
tuoalcy she received 10 serious islurle5.
SCHOONER ROBERT PonTNER -Advices
from Batavia, Of date oi August 2lst, state
that the Dutch brig pc,roDella has been char.
tered to tako from tlio CGc0a Islands to its des
lioation the sound portion OF the ealvcd rice
from the soh0coG: Robert Portner, OF tbl5 ely.
The amount snrpnscC! 70 be sound 10 about 5OO
tons. the brig lett iHr her desInal2n 81 Aug
I7tii. The wrcc|; CT the E3bsIt Hortlcr was
SOL! 81 aU;iion ioc e. au3 The damaged lice
for u.
SARErTA IiALI.-Itc matinee by Miss
Richmond ard the Boyd Continuation clmc OFT
st Sarcp!a Hall ;aia evening b:i&te goodly as
eemblagc oil adca and ciIdraa. Tonight they
will play Lied Asliay,' With Miss Richmond
a. "Arm*na" and Miss Mamie Wallace as
"Ma!hdt' i'hG @DLanany ?7aE vary S1cc2s
fu 10 Tie performances q! Ills !AHca OF wed.
l2$dsy i,g ana liiCs. Is ito attcudio G!ght Will
GGuhtlcss uTIoy /, treat.
niUNlCIpAL NoTEs. lilo City Ncuoa:l will
bold its iifSt Dl2c;lDg siGc2 th: recess. next
Tuesday nigh:. There arc III .statttri q! espc.
tial Importance To be brought up.
The teachers aud employees ct the public
caoo!s were paid IF tr~lay.
Tic Corporation CGuE. wll c)mEanca its
October tefm ou Monday. ibis tcrn will bs
devoted entirely 10 civil business.
FAIE.--in lnAsGg out the lis. ii parsons to
whom premiums were aSa7lcj, ST The TAR,
the n=nrs Of Ms, M.1y Martu!y aud Miss
Bs $50 II. Janncy, Inupg ladies' uOder fifteen
years, were iualocr;anily emitted. Thc names
OF NicssrS. Isaac SchWalz and +. Francis
were ais1 omitted in t!ia list Of exhibitors.
For TIE SUFFERERS Mayor kompcr has
received ,ile following aAdiilna! SUBS for tbs
yellow fever sufferers: J. q. Uh!nrrtZ:f, s.;
,i'iz:na of OaccQaan. through: }. /. Janney,
$l4; }. II. ID. Snuot. ro-a sair =! cheese, tuf-
ter, &c, at the fair, s. %.
For fac Cohiug 500 Daaibaln. e. King
street, C,irncr OF Fairfax,
PUSsY gR .gLHT-s.sris:sGs. 5E.'R. >.
Gun !;Hes So SIN aots.. 80
ARaiVMr.
Str suo, Point Lookout, 70 j Rroinrs s, Co.
Sho reports two vessels in thA river bound up,
snd s. coal laden lhroe'ms:ser a.Aoso at finoy
Point.
CLEARED.
Stmp 4 G Knight, Now York, hy y Il koctl.
Str w THOMPSON iIcOnardt0Wh. by EARecd.
Str Mattano, Nomni. By Jos Brodors 81 Co
Schr j + il Langrnl Richmond: by Geo
WorthinSton.
Schr Grace Andrews. Providence by Ameri-
can Coal Co.
PASSED VI.
Schrs A L ;5layrk, Port Deposit FOR Wsah'n
MatLo Tuher, New York; Stephen Morgan,
Dighton.
PASSED DOWN.
Schrs Lotto, WickEr7l; uhnrlas Wnnlsey,
Brooklyn; u IL Anthony, Fall l,ircr, all from
MEMORANDA
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