Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-22
Fairfax County Court.
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FAIRFAX G. H., Va, Mar. 2l.-Tho March
term of tho County Court ror this county,
Judge James Sangster presiding, was held and
Continued on last Monday and Tuesday.
Thirty one deeds aud other writings received
10 the clerks Office siuca last court we're entered
Of record.
Administration 90 tue estate of Joseph Dick
crson Thorpe. late OF Leeds, England, was
granted to John G. Wecms Bond 100000
Erroneous assessment Of Bar. Whtacra was
ordered to be corrected.
Ga James z. GhecD's motlon Tor road,
road opened according to commissioners report
T. J.. Barkcs motion TOR road, report re.
turned and filed, and rule awarded against land
owners along the route.
The last we'll of Ann NJ. NatcIffe was pre-.
santcd aud ordered to be recorded.
Ga MOrans motion for road, road opened
according to commissioners report
The estates of j. NJ. =. Newly and Geo. w.
Millan were Committed to the sheriff.
A rule was awarded against Lyman Bfaugh-
ton, administrator of Waite Broug hton,to show
eau se why he should not give new bond.
Tho estate of Ann v Bastow was committed
to the sheriff.
Tho last will of VIM Walch was proved and
ordered to be recorded.
Lcapder Makeley qualii ed as Notary Pub
lie.
Tho Grand Jury with II. &. Fairfax as fore.
an returned the following: Indictment against
John Mason LppiDs, for the larceny of Il horse.
true bill; an Indictment against Daniel Col.
lius, for horse stealing, q true bill; against Allen
jones' petit larceny, true bill; 40 indictment
against Monroe Atchcnson, FIR Larceny. true
bill: 40 indictment against Valentine Lucket,
for assault With intent 10 kill. q true bill; an 10
diotmcnt against John Wiliiams and Samuel
Hysou, for house breaking, true bill; against
Richard FolleD, charged with murder, not q
true BILL
John L. Wood vs.. John A. Thompsoo; forci-
bic detaincr; jury aud verdict tJr defendant;
and that he hold possession uatli January lat,
1879.
Com. vs.. j. NJ. Lippins; charge Of horse
stealing; jury, and verdict not guilty.
KRUrr's MONSTER WoRks-The celebrated
works of Krupp at Essen, have assumed quite COL
osssl proportions. Some idea of this may be had
from statistics recently published, from which
the following numbers are taken: The number
of workmen is at present $500; the establish
ment occupies surface Of 4U0 hectares, Of which
! ) arc covered with buildings containing LIS
furnaces, 298 boilors, - steam hammers, IS ROLL
ing n Ills 29l steam engines Of two to 600
horse power, and a total forco of ll0JO. By
fully utilizing the mst0rel it is possible to manu-
facture in twenty -four hours 27CJ rails a. 10
meters,) $50 wheel tires, $50 axlos OF locomotives
and carriages, $50 railway wheels OF various
models, .OL0 springs for railways, LOU shells,
etc. In month can be manufactured 80 field
guns 80 guns of l5,, u of "a, eight OF 2Sc.
and ono of 35 Sc.
The mean consumption daily is about 800 tons
of coal and coke, Is eco cubic motors of water,
400 cubic meters of gss-feeding 2l,2l1 bur-
ners, of which LIS illuminate tho streets: The
communications are represented by 81 kllome-
tiers of railway, u locomotives etc,, 10 kilome-
tiers Of telegraph wire, and At telegraph stations.
The works include chemical laboratory and
shops for photography, lithography, printing
and binding. There are two fields for gun prac"
tice-oHo 800 meters long, tho other Il kllome..
tiers. Connected with the works are four coal
large iron mines near Bilbao. in SPAIN, which
furnishs annually 201.CCJ tons of ore. For con:
veyance of this the firm has (besides chartered
steamers) four steamers of III tons each, while
8 fifth of 600 tons is being constructed. There
are five foundres with II blast furnaces, engsg-
ing 700 workmen. Tho number of dwellings of
workmen and employees is 3,2I7, occupied by
l6 200 persons.
The Philadelphia Record says: 1.-The report
that Spear. Commissioner of Patents, has been
requested to resign is not denied, and it is ad
mitted that the relations between him and Sec
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