Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-28
War Events in Alexandria,

The following is FUN mary oi teW VI
the happenings 10 Aiexsndrta during the
frst half OF the gear 1862. aud ara taken
jrom ccDy Of she GAZETTE oi June 13 OF
that ye.r Ths GAZETTE which chronic ed
the history OF Alexandria during the four
years' wsr was dimlnutiye compared With
i.s present sze, and cften bare facts were
stated Without entering Into details; hence
the brevlty Of the following Items:
February 10-The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
Office burned.
February l1-U. 8. fsg raiaed upon 81.
Pauls church by the military, after con.
siderable Excitement in ti.e nsighbcrhood OF
the church.
February 12.-Houses OF several citizens
entered By soldiers, and o. s. fsgs placed
upon their residences.
February 26.-The following gentlemen,
connected with the Volunteer Belief Asso-
oia.ion,n arrested by the order of the Pro-
vost Marshal: W. q. Taylor, ". Fl. Nc
Knieht, Jss. a. English, John B. Da!nger-
field, William 3. Price. Wesley Avery, W.
W. Harper, a. J. Fleming, ]. a. Field, d. ..
Fleld, Wm. Oogsn, Henry Peel, John L.
Smith, James Green, 8. A. Green, n. y.
Claughton. W. N. Brown, W. 81. Msrbury.
Jas. E. McGraw, J. W. Burke, E. Snow
den, H., Edward 8. Hongh, / Buckingham,
" ]. Boothe, l. L iKipzer aud Geo. 81. Mar
keii.
Esbrusrs 27.-Ths housss OF some Of the
gentlemen arrested searched, and oil papars
found therein examined all the cit'zsns ar
rested yesterday carried TO Washington and
imprisoned In the Cd Capitol prison, except
1. L. Ktnzar, @. II. Markell, W. J. Bcothe
and I. Buckingham, who we're afterwards
released on parole.
March 5.-Muuicipsl election. sbout 100
votes polled and the following cfficsrs elect-
cd, viz: Mayor, Lewis Mckenzie Auditor,
Reuben Johnson superintendent OF Gas,
Thomas DGyer; ChIef Engineer OF the Fire
DEPARTMENT, J. B;rrell Surveyor, q. :.
HalloweI Attorney. 6 F. Beach Super.
intepdeps OF Police, Charles B. Grimts !;
GuaRer, B. Loyejoy Measurer OF Wood,
W. ". White Inspectors OF Lumber, W. 3.
Howard, &. Wade e; Oollecto.s-Northern
District, G. @. Hewea Southern District,
10. O. Whlttlaeey Assessor, P. G.. Hender-
scr, Thos. DAvey CLERK OF the Market,
John z. Whiteraors.
March GA large fire broke out about
midnight Of the b, at the three.story brick
store on King street, between Ssrepta Hall
and Exchange Block. Before the progress
OF the fire was stayed. Ssrepta Hall end Elk
change Block were destroyed. The estsb-
lishmsnts OF Messrs. Henry Cook, Coles &
Ramsay, Corse & Co.,, JONES Entwisle &
Son, James NJ. Stewart, D. Haas and Others
were embraced in the condagratiop, the to-
tai loss being estimated In the nelghborhood
Of $3.50, ,000-the largest destruction of prop
erty by fre in Alexandria sDce the great
Ire OF 1927.
March ga Two story irsme house on
St. Aeeph near Ofonoko street destroyed by
fre-frst appearance of the s;esm fire en-
gine in AjeZendris.
april 1O:h-Robt, Jsmieson, President of
tho Exchange Bank and en- old citizen, died.
Farmers Bank Rud Bank Of the Old DcmiD-
lon cease TO do business and oloss doors.
April 15.-Death Of Christopher Nes]e, an
old citizen, and fer many years Judge of the
Orphans Court.
May 11,-Josiah Il. Davis, wsll-knowu
resident dies.