Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-04

SOnaliN liable and lndictablc, aud that 4
United state. license, could confer no au-
thorily i"s,.!t i4urr al Il landing within the
iuris,li lion -: WrStmUrci:tHi unless the
SLATE lan had been complied with. The
case was ,hrn argued before a jury, and
Notwithstanding" the Instructions OF the
court. thrr" WaS y hung jury.
RlvEE TRADE. Inspector G.. W. Hawk
hurst rrp.rla recent arrivals nj the river
front a. Iu!uwa:
SImp f.. e. Knight Chichester, New York,
mcrcIndi," to +. y. Reed * Go. !; Stmp Louisa,
Shropshire, Philadelphia. merchandise to +. A.
Reed X Co; Stmr. Sue, G2Oghcgln, Baltimore,
merchandise 10 J. Brudars Il Co: brig c. F. Ward
Bchrmam, 10 load roapcrasc for West Indies, to F.
\ Reed X Co: Schr. Mary Y. Duncan Fluhart
Ealimctr. kane! i" II. Bryant: schr. Ariadnc
Colby. Windsor, :. :. plaster to W. A. Smoot &
Co; schr. fo!miH. So, owens lIavrc dc Grace
coal Ia 7. !. Mrirary X Co.; schr. Cumberland
Wchhcr Windsor y. :. plaster 10 w. A. Snoot &
Co.: srhr. Flying Scud, Mcekns, to load grain, to
W. A. Moore. chr Mary Jane Il Elizabeth, Lay
ton. Fredericksburg. grain to j. r. l. j. G. Beck
ham; schr William oliver, Jones. TO load grain,
to W. \. Moore.
THE EANAL AND Coal TRADE.-Not-
wthstnnding the latrnesS of the season. the
different coal companies; in tie city are max
ing preparation" Cor a hri:i; trade during the
fall. The canal is in thorough order. many
more boats are now ready to leave at Cum
bcrland than ii was thought would be, and
rs IN" miners have gone to work in earnest
large quantities Of coal are expected to az
rive here during the remainder Of the seas
son. Three boats OF the Georges Creek Com
pany arrived to-day and boats of the Amer
ican company are expected ON Wednesday,
There ave aircadya number of vessels on
their way here. To carry the coal to the
North. a"i in few days the wharves will
present an unusually busy appearance.
Took 10 HIS HEEI.S.--Quilc an amusing
incident occurred in Mayor Bcckham's Of
flee At his Store on King stree t this morning.
lhaS. i !ri for whose arrest 4 warrant was
ISSUED lAsi week, called on the Mayor be-
fore his "Illrr houl* stated his case and
asked to have The warrant withdrawn No
tlCinG that Allen kept \ respectful distance
from him while talking Mayor Beck ham adj.
vanCcd towards hiIa saying. report at the
Mayors Office at eleven o'clock. but before he
had finished his speech, Alenturncd and with
the speed "f Il deer ran and disappeared
leaving q companion whom ne had carried
with him and lhr Mayor standing gazing
after him in mute establishment
The lEoN WoEKs Major !. W. Green
in answer Ia 4 letter To Mr.. =. r. Avery,
one. of III" managers Of the Potomac Manu-
tacinrin% Company. OF this city, who is now
in Boston looking after the furnace which
has just been erected there has received Il
reply which is OF the most satisfactory ma
turc to his enquiries Mr.. \. says the fur
mace in Boston is doing work which aston.
isheS all who see il. and that the affairs of
the company are in Il most. pleasing condi-
ton. He concludes his letter bv saying the
Touring mill in this city will be in opera
ton by December next, and the rolling
mill and nail works will certainly be estab-
lishcd here this year.
FERTILIZERS. The quantity of fertilizers
being shipped from this; place daily is said
to exceed that Of any previous year, and
Alexandria has become the distributing
point for all thi>; section of country. Vessels
are constantly arriving here laden with
bone, phoSphatrS, Gllano, &C., &c, and long
trains leave daily filled with the various
compounds to be scattered broadcast oycl
the fields Of Virginia. We have been informed
that one house, alone loaded Saturday night
nine cur loads Of fertilizers, and from a railroad
official it is learned that for some time past bag
Of fertilizer has gone up the country for every
bag of grain received.
POLICE REroRT.--But little was going on
al the Mayors Office to-day.
Two boys, one white and the other color
ed. were arrested for disordcrly conduct al
the Midland depot and fined 81 each ant
discharged
Two young men, one white and the othcl
co!ored. We're arrested on Sunday nigh
charged with riiing q cigar store on Kins
street. but were dismissed this morning fo
want of evidence to commit them.
THE SCHooLs.-Some of the private ant
all Of the public schools opened in this cit,
this morning, with fair attendance. TIL
public schools will be more generally at
tended this year than ever before Durin,
last week the Clerk Of the School Boar
issued ,226 pcrmits-7776 to white and As
to colored children. No more permits vii
issued until next Monday, in order to Civ
the teachers time to thoroughly organic
the schools
4 DISABLED BRITISH BRIG.-The BIRTHS
brig Rowcna. Capt. l.. W. Read, from Sa
Fernando, with $50 tons ofasphalt for Wash
lngton. arrived here Saturday night, havin
been towcdaround from Baltimore in di.
abled condition. Capt. Read reports havin
encountered i severe storm in latitude .
degrees north. longitude II degrees west. i
which both topmasts OF The vessel, with tn
sails were carried away.
EFFECTS OF THE SroRM.--Reports from
up the country, along the line of the Vii
ginia Midland Railroad, represent the storr
OF last night to have been very severe. tn
rain flooding fields and damaging crops. an
the lightning striking houses and trees i
several places: Trains were delayed by tn
washes, hut the damage to the road WA
soon repaired
OYsTERs.--The schooner Ncttie & Mauc
Capt. John Kelly, arrived here on Saturda
night loaded with oysters from Machodo
Creek. This Is the first arrival of ovcters q
this city this season, and as the weatbr
% was quite warm. Capt. Kelly thought it wa
better to make quick sales and small profit
and 50 sold them at what was considere
low figures,