Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18

LOCAL 3REVITIEs

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severe indisposition.
I The office Of the Potomac Steamboat Com
pany has been moved to their new building
erected OH the wharf in Washington.
| 4 marriage license was issued in Wash.
/ ingion yesterday to Frank c. Sporchott, oil
Georgetown, ID. c., and Cornclia A. Garrett
Of Fauquier county, Va.
Miss Rebecca Gray, eldest daughter OF
| the late John Gray, OF Leesburg died on
Monday morning, Of paralysis in the list
year Of her age.
! Mr.. Samuel Simpson, a worthy citizen Of
l.oudoun county, died near Mt Gilcad on
/ Saturday evening last, in about the Goth
year of his age
/ Detective Acton, of Washington, was in
this city to day looking for some bank robbers
| from North Carolina, who were expected on
the Richmond through train.
81. Johns Chapel, West End, was crowd
! ed last night with the friends of the parties 10
witness the marriage Of Mr.. Studs and Miss
Patton, of thai place.
The direct shipments of sugar from New
Orleans 20 this city are becoming frequent.
and carloads arrive here now almost every
day
The hop given last night at McBurney's
| Hall by the Independent Social Club, Of this
city. was very delightful affair, and was
nnmcrously attended Dancing was kept
up until this morning.
The small pox patients were not removed
last night from The house near the canal to
Inc hospital on the southern outskirts of the
city on account of the inclemcncy of the
weather.
Matilda Groomes, late the stewardess of
the steamboat Gcorgcannl, caused to he
entered iii the United States Court. in
Baltimore. yesterday libel of $500 damages
for injuries which she sustained in falling
down the steps on that boat
The schooner Sophia Sampson of George
town. d. c., loaded with salt and bound
from Anguilta, West Indies, to New York,
stranded on the night of the 18th instant
live miles north Of Ocracoke. The crew
were saved. The vessel will be total loss.
Rev. Douglass HooT was ordained to the
priesthood in st. Paul's, Episcopal church,
Suffolk, Tuesday, Bishop Whittle officiating.
Rev. DR. Newton. of Norfolk, preached the
sermon, aud Rev. Reyerdy Eslill of Ports
mouth, presented the candidate
An adjourned meeting of the Board of
Directors OF the Richmond aud Danvile
Railroad Company was held in Richmond
yesterday. No business was transacted.
and the Board adjourned to meet again on
the 21th instant.
Miss Katie Cook, living on Pitt street,
had her left arm very badly scalded ycster-
day Ivy the upsctting Of kettle of hot
water with which she was irving to thaw
out Il hydrant. Her injuries, although quite
painful, are not considered serious.
VIM Beancr, a negro boy, aged about six
teen years, has been found guilty in the Cir
emit Court OF Loudoun, of outraeing the
person OLA little daughter of Mr.. Geo A.
Hunt. of that county, and condemned to
death. Sentence has not yet been pronoun-
ced by the court
The keel of the new schooner TO be built
al the ship yard Of the Potomac Manuic-
turing Co., Of this city was stretched this
morning, and work will be pushed as fast as
The timber to be used in its construction ar
rivcs. The frame Of the new schooner be-
ing built AT Mcssrs. Agnew < Co.'S. ward is
expected here "a soon as the ice breaks in
the river.
In Washington yesterday, the Court in
General Term considered the judgment Of
the Criminal Court last autumn in convict
ing Hugh Stri'rr Of a second petty larceny
and sentencing him 10 the pcnitcntiary. In
the spring Siridcr had been convicted ola
sccond petty larceny and sentenced but lie
was pardoncd by the President. The court
below held that the pardon of the President
did not remit the legal effect of the larceny
in the spring, so that the larceny in the fall
was legally Il second onrnse. The General
Term took the papers after the argument
and adjourned until Saturday, when 4 de-
ci5ion will be made.