Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-08

Shether the same has bsen entered !, the
ifessurer's register book CT ao'; and that the
cIeik DO rerort to he Board at each meeting
tue plumber # warrants 60 ;sued sire, the las:
meeting of the Board, w." ~ = ''' '''
Ino board then ordered a lsvy o? so c,ns on
me SlOO OF real estate aud personal prop erty
"a 'ne county to be levied for county purposes
LOT dne year 1880 slso levy of FIVE cents on the
SlVO on the real estate and personal property 10
10 leVled Tor county school purposes, after which
me Board adjourned until tho frat "Wednesday
in Juno.
LIE THOMPSON CASE-JUGDMENT OF TIE
CIRCUIT COURT OF THIS CITY AFFIRMED. "A
oispatch from Richmond suuounces that The
court OF Appeals has unanim 9usy aft rmed the
judgment Of The Circuit Court of Ibis city in the
case OF Thompson w. r J. Dsin tr6eld, 10 which
the damages were ass :sstd at S.. 900. This
was an action brought by D. &. Thompson
against Messrs. r. j. Dsinger6eld and G Gorge
W. Harrson for injuries received from pistol
shDt, hrcd BY Geo. W. Harrison, on the night
OF the SIN OF March, 1871 making the amputs.
'ion OF Ihomps'ns lex necessary. Thompson
d'ed last Saturday. leavi1g widow aud one or
l9o children. The counsel for Thomson were
J9ooge a. w. Chiffon. Judge Chas. + Stuart,
Metsrs. III. q. Claughton and Edmund Burke,
and the counsel Tor MIR. Dsiogcr6eld we're I'D &c
Richardson, mcssrq. 8. Ferguson Beech and j.
NJ, Johrso?.
-, CoRpoRATIoN Court --Judge 4, w..
Chiffon 1resitling.-in the case ii Thos. War.
or, TIED yesterday for burglary, The Court set
de the verci,t Of the jury aud granted pew
trls. and set tito lIa Tor Monday Mex.
Finely Mills va. William MILL; 10 chatc RI:
decree for divorce.
;, Bradley and vile vs. Lucas Serg't adn.'r Of
hel,Y cssnceryi report Of Commissioner KEN
per filed.
Aru .rorg. admir- of Violet vs. Wolf: cove.
hant; ca'o berg argued on demurrer to declsr-
alton.
A Much TRIED MAN.-Thomas Warner,
WAC was convicted yesterday Of entering he
t"el'log house of Mrs. Cattari1e Uhler with 10.
tcot Ia commit l1ic my, aud his term of impris
mcnt tlxed at three years in tho penitentisry,
was :his morning. upon the motion Of Messls
y. ". Armstrong AID Laoonrd Msrbury, his
COUNSEL, GRATED Lew risl. The trial yesttr
Gay wa9 The second line tn, case has been te.
lore The court, the Jury 10 the first having
!aled to agree upon verdict. lis third trisl
is set for Monday.
ARRESTED ON SUSplCION.--Au old c0lored
nap from Fauqnler. giving his name as Walter
Walker. was arrested this morning By Officer
Saith, Oh suspicion Of having obtained wrong
iCIg somo clover seed and orchard grass, " ich
he had ia Eia posst ssioD. Tho Old mau stated
tibet On lis WY to this city no met colored
man near Brcsrd Run station, with the seed
add orchard grass, AID purchsscl them from
him. thinking lie could sell Thorn here and
MAKE little s,mothing." lie was released
this evening, no one coming forward 10 claim
The seed and grass.
Tie FISH TRADE.-A gentleman from the
llsDlpg shores on the lower Potomac this morn
iug. said that the fishermen wero not doing os
Uci! as they expected whom tho season fret op
ened, III; on the whole there was not much r;a
son TO comp!alp, as tho prospects were better,
50 lar, ihr7 they were this time last year. Siuco
yesterdays rcrortihree thousand shad md forty
thousand htrripfs hsve arrived ut Fishtowp,
and sold as follows: Shad. $l2! to sl3; her.
rlags, $S!, The supply of tuoch in is sui-
tic,nt 10 supply The demand
HYDRAULlON STEAM FIRE 0.-The regular
monthly meeting OF the llydraulau Steam Fire
Company WAS held Tuesday night With r. l..
CGrco "a the Chair and John Llnnnn secretary.
a sole Ct thanks was rendered MeAsrs. lar.
low & Bro.. Mr. ,mes Chatham add Hon. s.
I. Ncale Tor tie l.voIS rendered the oomnaDy
on the risht OF the cDtGnuial ptrad'; ElSo 10
Mr. JO1rph II. \ DUDE. eLgiGcer, and Mr.. j.
Faux TayCr, driver. FIR the splendid appear
acc 'A.de y the engine All apparatus Of the
company ir said parade.
j. &. DECKER AGAIN. j. =. Decker wss
arrested agsln this mor0ing sod brought before
JusIlan Thompson. charged with breach CT the
rc:c, Ia threatening to shoot one Charles r..
Kennedy, his HAD Friday, but between whom
Du1 hInsc!l 'o0Olues,' has existed OF late. -
Alter hCa!irg the cvidtLc, in the Gaze Jus.ic,
Thompson put tho siorsaid j. q. Decker un-
der hoods 10 tic sun OF slC0 to keep the pedc,
for twelve montbs aud rcqriEed him to pay the
cost oil the case.
TEMPERANCE. Tho Womau'5 Cnris,ian
remreratcc Unon held large ald iat;rsstios
,ceeiing yesterday nfternoon 10 tbs rooms OF the
A'csodria Reform club.
\ loreo crowd assembled st S,repia Hall
last night to listen TO n address by DR.. Meken
dry Riley. Hhc address w.s very icttrss ing
onc.
IMPROVEMENTS MIR. Alfred Richardson is
bnliiGg foe G@elling &C gtuh Allied s;Te,t,
Mr. Mout Cox contractor.
Mr.. Thomas DoTpty is rrtp,ring to lctuld
the hOus lately dc. tGuyed by fire 90 OiunoC',
heIweeo Alfred and Columbus street. Mr..
William G DISCO has he con'r.c for the work.
BOA1MEN $ STRIKE "A Gispllch fIoD Gun
bcrscd Gays: "BJatmcn held m:efiGg hoIe
10 ni2ht end dc led 10 hold cut fJr s %