Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-03


IA, city has enjoyed was broken to-day 10 :her
rude aud startling manner. About 1850
a'clcck, willis the Hiud sssS blowing strongest,
lie alarm OF fire vas sounded, and the hrenen
aGd citiza1s Knowing tho dagger ca tush o
SioGy day. were OF tee house Of CAPT. H. j..
Price, Oh Duke street, bct%cc2 Eoyal and tair-
iaE streets. whcccc tic Alarm proceeded, IN e
vufy few minutes lt was found that 1t was
cniy chimney fire aud so0I c%;ingu!shei wItt.
u: ths aid of tho tircGcC.
BSiorc the ircnGn had roeled up thc!c hose
st this point, aao,hcr alarm ws5 sounded, aud
GA yunpiog 10 the c5sncr OF King aad Columbus
streets, tic Iovf @! the t:ck huidng Of frame
house there, occupied b. Wa. u. Whiting,
ooIored, was found to b. oa fire. Tn, lance,
however, were speedily cEtlngul5hed with hut
slight damage.
Again the fi7encn WeTa getting ~ their
hose, whan sii. another alarm sounded. This
time the fire Tas more serious. !Eo whole
roof OF the tEo s:ory brick bulldog Occupied
aad owned hg Miss Matilda Fletcher, n'x: 70
The southwest carper O! Pfiace and Pit streets.
Tas found 10 b, ia l,m.s. The titepna went
70 wcrk with will, snd. notwithstanding the
disadvantages u1der which they labo1ed, seen
put tho fire cut. Tho roof was Giraost caieeiy
burocd of ani tho iascrior Of tho house badly
DAMAGED BIZ water Tho furniture ives also
much broken and Ge2cod in removal. The
exact amount ct damage is not kDown, out
mus, DO heavy There vas 70 insErace?. The
rcsideDca Of Cgnt. John S. Chapman, ADJ jln-
ING, had the rAug slightly dsmsgca, .uE il 10
surad in The National Company Ct Baltimore,
Wise l. Co., agents. Tor $1,000.
Too much praise c2Onpt b gwen the ilrcuicu
for their uuti,og devotion 10 du!y IN tie face
d slI he unt0w&rd citcunstan2cs
Daring The progress # tie list named fTe
the roof 81 a s:Ga;l harSt, N the Er>t Ward,
caught FIRE, but yes cHt!"guIShed ny tho ie!sh-
boIa.
A fire WA reported 70 b, raging in tho woods
near Hailoy's Coos Roads this eranlCg, ~ th!co
O'clock.
SENSATION IL paiNc2 GEORGE s.-GAo Bal.
tiaiuTe News says -
Tho citizens OF Upper Marlboro, 10 P'iaeo
Georges county. are Just nov oxerci5nt "'o'
&c .ndsl which came TO llEat 4 lew days sgh
Mr., Henry Brooke, Clerk l. tne Court il 40
ps,rs, died recently, iesViag viii, ii WHICH ho
ocqufsthed his property - his brotaar an1 Els.
ta7 lie well kauwn II Anr!h1To. ana a.
irll Of y genial. kindly disposition sad y; chs
-ac.rr ca Cu!stea 10 iasi:::o isaG'!sl!Es. "a en-
,,ved iha rt.nrC. ,:iit cctean ut very large
,le Of auGuaiGtanccs H's des.h wss therefore.
Tery generally deporc& az n" loHsiitT N Which
no had 50 IonS lived, &nd hosts OF l!iaEts teal
fed the eS.ima.ion n which h9 was ncld ny !ol.
lowing the remains to tho grave yard. in tho
coursc Of Tine whoa the r,'ic.!ves OF me deceased
eynart.t tba viii! ~ o, &iGitted ID prt bste
strange womsn appeared On the scehe AID op.
DC asd all rrrCoed,aes. she claimed 10 be Nj
Brooke's wife, and stood III tin cting'y tdc ones
lions Of the :tistives 0t the dead man, VINO had
never heard Of his hsv!os bee! II afl!sd. She
claims tbst The wedding took place III Washing.
ion; thst q Catholic p!ie;t tea the knot. s@G
,hat she has 9 marriage cer:lLcst3. which VIII
mako good her claim. Sts has put tho mater
in tho haL d. cf s lawyer, and, while this friends
Of the late Mr.. Brooke Gc,v III toto the truth Of
her assertions, future developments arc anxious
IL locked f!r. mr. Brooke IVES blended on his
death bed By a Catholic pri@S., and 3. .ac tuAsr.
RI. The latter. il is uade..:ood made reference
In general terms TO tho :csnda', runlOrs o which
then prevailed among tE:si! circle OF c:t%'hs
lie stated lhst the story Was without !:9tn
u. $. Courts. -TAo u. s. Gitoai: and
Distric; Gears. Juisa koaoTt v. ilush7s
presiding. heggn .ti1 morGi5C.
II the Dis:rie. Curt. 10 the case Of Jamlsol
ADD CoiIirs' assignee vs.. !. (. Glbson, 'udsuc:
was entered.
10 the Circuit Corrt, 10 tio cas-, of &c ".
Kaufman ct al, bill Of exceptions VAS ssCel
and vii. Q: crro7 20 the Supreme "'rri
granted :.
A. McCailaa,. Q! Bo':o7, SOD X. J.? ans',
Of this city, ware admitted TO p:a33:i 20 iA'
Circuit and Distrct Courts.
FISH REp0RT.-The receipts Of Is, !!avn
decreased c,nlidcratly since last report, hut II
is fea,a tia. lha hcaoy w!ots. . day. Will
again G,c:clse thcrr. Sicct yesterday tG're
have arrived lbyu: 800 shaI, 2nJo "ti'i"f"
eud uu.uity of suLcl ti7h. Sasa trHG.hf,
on tle w5sr!, SIG or Eundctc; ts,rioS ?Si'
per thonsarC; !cck &aa3J pr hueth; '!'a'"
rock 81 o5 cGch; pe!ch - cenis y iunc'i
WRIT or ERROR REFUSED. ~-]Gi., k.ra
mas refused wri. Of error 10 tic c.s, ot Wash
Inpton Bel, cocret, convicted at the February
term of the County Uourt It a. a., ;.ni 81
rape and scctecgG 20 eighteen yeats Co. h'.'
meut in the yeritcrilhry. ShHii W!h9rt "iH
start for Richmond in Gay or two vi !: Il"
prisoner. -----.-.
The WEATHER. TO day kas been oIc OF 'h'
m5st d;sastc. able experienced here tce inaiy
yes,s. There has been Z heavy Wiod bloWins
all duy lopg, which carried with Il CLOUDS {
dust, which bicdad thcss who were so unior-
tune.e as to le caught ou.. About j oco'E
there wss considerable spit @! Snow ux"d
with rain.
PoLICs lTTMS--Tho following c:-ta have
been reported slnoc yesterday:
VIM. Jones, cooreG, Ter tn ASSAULT "lih
kaite Gu Geo. Brown, also coloreJ, was f'aed
anil ia default sent to jail.
Z.ch Rriscoc, coIcrsd, for ahv.6s Isabella
Miud!ett c, ago oolortd, was uncd ana hS'i i2r
payment. "
Revival. The series o!meeto.S si.i3' Rert
conmcrc d 10 The Baptist church Oh Sunday
night continue With increasing incrtsE. li.V.
MIR, Walcp. of Luroy, Page Co., Va, who
was ordained in this city four years a::', ~ii'
assist the pastor, Rev. Mr.. fto'ca, du'las '"'
present week.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS The iap'''1usotS
to the bg,bor OF i.eoosrdtown have bseo coin'
ple,cd. A chan1.l sixty fast vie. with h'ue
feet OF wafer o. lew tide, has beer DAG i'o'n
Buzz rd's Pcint to Bllckis.on'a wharf.
HsBIIUAL CosTlVENEsS. tic cause Ct so
msny troubles Lowuess OF Spirits, D.zzncss 81
the Hesd, Los Of Memory. Indigestion, Mat
uleuce, Reatitg Of tho Heart Netyousne3s' a