Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-08
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
WEATHER PaosAB1L1r1ss.-Nar Depart
s.ent, Office Of the Chief Signal Oglccr, hcs"
iagton. D. G., April s: 1S19-lO:So a. m m:5
For the Middle Atlantic States snt
south winds and generally falling barometer
RIVER AND CANAL.-Thc Georgetown cor
resnouden. Of the Baltimore Sun says.
THE channels of our trade on both the rive
and the canal are blockaded, but the obstacles
to commerce will be diligently removed and
brisk spring trade is expected. The INJURY t(
dam No. f. which stops canal naVlgatlon' Il
Dcary repaired, and it is expected that the cana 81,
trade will be resumed on "Wednesday. inc
6Iiug up of the river channel VIII soon Oe
remedied, at least temporarily. WoIA upon
deepening the channel will be begun to moro"
by the contractors, Messrs. Morgan y hn.oe,
hart, the expenses betrayed By the voluntary
contributions of our enterprising business men. y
The Cumberland AIleganian says: "Dlrector
John Humbrd, accompanied by Hon. j. w.
Fentou, Treasurer. Berj Fawoett, Supt. q.
Y, Hammond and Collector WlIisoD, arrived
in town Yesterday, having travelled the tow
nath from Dam No. 6 to this city, to respect
the repairs and examine into the condition OF
this division. They found everything ~ ap'
nle. ME order. and the repairs asperleot Us can
he made. At the break, two miles belo" Tbs
citv. Mr. Willison has s,,ok cribs tor thrce or
tour hundred yards aud riprapped the emoaoA'
ment, with the cribs for base.
The Cumberland division is now in LsV'ga-
bic condition.
AcoU1rrAL OF GEORGE Il. SuINN.-The
iurv in the case of George r. Shnn, indicted
for embezzement, came into court at an early
hour on Saturday uight and asked for
further instructions. The Judge decided that
the instructions they already had were sutioi.
cot. The jury were then asked whether there
was any prospect of az agreement, and one OF
the Jurors having partly expressed bis opinion
otthe one dissenting iuryman 10 rather uocom
planetary terms, he was stopped by the judge,
aud the Jury we're again seat to their room.
Shortly before nine O'Clock it was announced
that the jury had agreed, and they were brought
ia.o the court room, where large crowd had AS
semblcd 10 hear the decision. When the verdict
of cot guilty. was rendered the spectators
broke toto tumuuous applause. The accused
was IF .ctcd to tears and shook hands with aud
thanked each jurynan Individually. After the
verdict had been recorded the accused was dis
charged aud the court Gourned.
Another ooe Of the indictments for emotz
element against ShiDn WILDE tried to morrow.
The forgery case has been contloued and the
accused has renewed bis bond with Judge
James Sapgster as his security.
MARINE DISASTER The steamship Il. G..
koght arrived here this morning, in forty two
hours from New York with merchandise to
+. a. Reed. Captain Chichester reports that
on Sunday, April I, of Hog Island, be saw a
suoheu schooner. and another schooner, with
bpwaprit aud headgear gone, anchored near by;
ran down to them aud found that they had
bceo 10 collision the Ii sht before at 10 ?. n.
The schooner that was sunk proved to be the
Sophia Wilson. from Philadelphia for City
Point. The other, which colIidsd with her,
was the schooner Adelaide Townsend, iton |
Virginia, with pine weed for New York. The |
latter had bowSpClt and headgear carried away. |
The crew of the saakcu schooner was aboard |
Of the Townsend. He offered assistance, but !
they refused it. He tlco kept off 90 bis course. |
Tine suoken Schooner lays cast southeast from |
Hog IslarI ;igt: t.o0ut i've niles distant 10 |
seven fathoms Of water. She is Ia The track OF
coas.iog vessels ADD will b. q dangerous COSTA
Gle at night.
Police ITEMs-Ihc following cascs have |
been tried siucc Saturday:
Dave Lomax and Vim. Payne, both coloTed,
for disorde-y conduct ADD fighting, were h1cd |
and discharged.
John Laws aud Ben Blaoheio,, both colored, |
Tor stealing SIS from j. L. Hoyt, on Saur
day nisht, were com uitted for Court.
Thomas Burnhap, On the same charge, Was |
dismissed for want of evidence.
FIRE The building occupied by tho abo.
rcrs Oh the farm OF MIR. Samuel Mason, at Ac.
cotink. Fairfax county. was destroyed by fire
Saturday night. and VIM. Henry jenkins, one
of the laborers, about 20 years old, who halls |
from Westmoreland county, was burned to |
death. 1t is thought that Jenkins had kinded |
fire and the building caught while he was |
asleep. The damage to the building is about |
$500.
HoAx.-Some wag sent notice to Wash. |
iGgton undertaken. yesterday, to come down at
once with coffin for certain we'll known prlu-
ter, formerly OF this city, but now living IN |
Washington, who it was stated had died sud.
denly. The undertaken came in haste, but |
was 6isgusted 10 fod that the gentleman In
question was not dead-st least, not 10 way |
TO require his services.
YESTERDAY. -Notwithsandug the windy
weather, yesterday, the churches all had good |
cODgreSatlODS. LII HpSt VI tucm tue Oomuuu
ion was administered after the morning service. |
Passion Sunday was appropriately observed 10
the Catholic and Episcopal Churches. 10 the |
morning three colorcd persons we're baptised 10 |
the Potomac, off Battery Rodgers. and at night |
four whites 10 the Baptist Church.
Tax ON COUPoNS-Th City Treasurer has |
Just received from the Auditor of Public Ac. |
counts the usual annual circular fixing the
amount of tax % State coupons. That on the |
thirty dollar coupons is $l.45, on the 6fteens
y cents and on the threes Is cents. Tho tax
last year was $l.75, 81 cents and Is cents.
STEAMER PoToMAC In the County Court |
OF Prince William, last week, in tho case of
Suite VS.. Willis. 10 which there is an attach.
ment on the stern wheel steamer Potomac, a
motion TO nnash was denied as also leave to file |