Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-28

LIQUOR DEALERS PETITION. Tho liquor
dealers OF this city, to tho number CT six i've,
| nave had prepared ard forwarded to each
| member elect OF the General ASSEMBLY peti
.loa Tor tho repeal of the MCff.tt !iquor law.
| Tho petition states the grounds iJlIoIs:
The operatlol Ct this law is extremely u
FURIOUS to ou7 buslrc:s, from tie tact Of our
proximity 10 the city o.! Washington, ID. g..
| AID the State Of Maryland aud the buriensome
the single gallon has driven almost Tho eDtI:e
river trade from this c!t5; WITH it the sale Of
merchandise has Doen lost and tho State e
Virginia has been dcpti1cl c! a certain portion
OF ts expected revenue.
This law which hag been il operation for
over Two years, i!ss, 10 our cstcIstio1, proved
, to be failure, aud we firmly believe that the
specific license tax system, which! is introduced
all over the world, IS tho only one wLl1h the
State can rely upon !0r an ircreasCd revenue,
and, therefore, there is no nc. ssity for such
| law, od!0u5 aud humiila;ieg t. The dealer rs
| veil as TO the consumer
! PERSONAL Car DISTINGUISHED fellow tCwas
| llaa s. L. Noalc. cgG., who ha5 been absent
| OF the island Of s.. Croix for several months.
| settiing The claims OF citizens Of tie United
! States against the Danish government for dam.
I aeIo suoio'Ett i'C CtSti uCIlUu vi IIUpeIlS
| on the island durug the late resurrection, has
| concluded his business, and will lcsva for home
| mex: month, r2aChlag here early in January
next.
Mcasrs. DaiagoiiisG and Chapman have re-
turned from deer hunt in tho mountains
bringing Z !i0G deer With them.
Jhc many friends q Mr. j. + Picrr0int wi!
BE- pleased 20 learn that DO bag ralurGcd home
irjm StafniGr GItiItly TCcCV crcd from his late
llGcss.
CANAL SUPERINTENDENT Tho Cumbcr-
| laid fines has the following additional notice
oil lato charges Oh the G.. Il q. Canal:
daring ms year there have hrcn thrco Sill
pcfi9tondcns CT The cluBi-Mcssrs. T.. V.
Hammond, jessie Mouro and William Porte.
There will now be hnt two divisions, AID Mr..
L. q. Stanhopo will take the ono from Cum.
bcrIand to DclOncy's Lick, below Dam No. !.
MIR. 1. '. iiaUmJnd. who waa superintendent
OF tins division hctoTo consolidation, will take
the paon Of Mr.. {. ID. WarlicId, who has been
suspended. Thn second division will extend
from DeloDcy's Lock 10 Georgetown. ard Mr..
Jesse Moor, will b, snpt rintoldoni, while Mr..
William Porter, Of ia, lower division, will take
charge Of the outlet lock al Genrscinpn.'
Accidents. Mr.. George HYDE. OF AItxan.
=
last night Was thrown ont nonr the corner of
Cameron street. aud hi head coming IN CON-
TACT with the cnfbs!hnh he was quite severely
cut and bruised.
Tie venerable Mr.. Thomas Pullman, whlo
attempting 10 hit htla child Gcto:s Royal
atrcot, near tho Intcrstc ION OF hfincG street,
tins cvcning missed his ln0tlnr and fell. 10
cndnavorlng 10 Savo the oiHll Mr l'uIllnan's
lacA slrnst the ground violently, bruisine and
cntiIr% II. Tho child escaped uahurt
ARRESTED. Some days snat man named
=. ShumWny, ca:mng to ID from Waah-
inE"n, called on McssrJ. l.. s. LoRdhcat
CT n BIO. and sold them the exclusive
right Tor the manufacture Il 4 now prepa
ration for brou2iug. 70 day Mr.. Lcadbeater
discovered Tie same man selling right 10
aako the same article, to Mr.. VIM. Cogan. lilo
at oGco sent for officer l.awlcr and had tho man
arrested and locked ~. The man claimed that
II wna hIa night, as n patented. to sell shop
lights, outside Of tho exclusive hight for city.
TIE MErEoRTC SHOW ER.--last night was
The one set apart by Prof. Proctor for tho *
pco!cd mttc1rlc ahoTcr. but, ii ono occurred,
1t wha totally invisible here, Oh account of the
clouds which gathered shortly after dark and
cnni0ucd untl alter tho hour fixed for The dis.
play. Numbers Of persons all over town sat
up ana watched. but all went to bed as much
dI~gusted rs wcrd iiIasC who did tho same
Thing on ;hU 18Th and 10Th insts. Ii Is hardly
probable that thcTo will DO muoli attention psid
when lie mex! prediction is made.
OYSTERS. MUCH to the dc..si; CT the deal.
Cra Ard Of oil lovers OF the hi7a Ives, and who
are "oi? tHo vessels !oadct; with oysters arrived
liz this morning ION the lower river Tho
cRTgou7 vera snail however and were soon dis
DCSa;! Ct, bringing iory ccrtG lcc bushc!. The
main cansn o the scslcty Is said to be the dii
cc;y n oGGlce III the lowcr barbara, they be.
:oS filed with Baltimore vessels who pny extra
hiEh prices.
inE tUND1HG.-- rinenoo Committee oil
thc City Council met at TIC Auditors Office at
= clock yesterday evening SID destroyed all
Of TIC bends Which had been funded up to That
ti:ac. They meet again 10 blight ior tho aano
purpose.
The york ci iIuiiag S2cs rariily or, several
additional clais3 h.lDg employed i0T that pur.
pose.
Police !TEHs.--fhoro Tcro nc cases report.
Cd ut the Mayor Gfiico this morning tho Only
occupant @! The cells baiug ool9rcd man de-
tain3d from yesterday for non'naymcDt OF fine.
ltIbClI oICCu, Soiuitu, Wdc LIUuSut UciOTc
Justice Thompson on the charge Of as;Iuti1g
his stepdaughter, but Vas found not gully.
and discharged.
TIE WE.TEGi.-'ihe weather became
cloudy, las. cvoDifg, and during The night there
wGs q sight fall Of raio, and it continued to
Gr;S2io at Intervals during tho day. Tho ap
Hcaranco Of rain was hailed witt. pleasure by
Tho farmers and gardeners, but they fear dat
/; II not hoary enough to do much good The |
ptoupd needs a thorough soaking.
THERE IS 10 rebate Of two per cent. 90 State |
Taxes 0t 1879. paid hCfasc December lst, SIS |
Is crronacnsly believed, the Legislature having |
repealed that law last wn:nr. l;nt al persOGs |
paying their bills before tic abovo dato vii! |
Fava an addition Of five per cent on their bills,
nov !63t NJ. Il. HARLOW. Treasurer.
CnEap Misunderstanding, capteia!ly tutkies !
WcTn ~ cai Sr6 in prrpt y,rnfnSi,D Lv thn ran