Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-09
LOCAL ITE MS.

accident occurred yesterday morning, on the
trip of the Steamer Geo. Page, from Wash
ington To this place, when she was bringing
down the passengers for the Orange and Al
exandria Railroad train. which leaves here AT
: o'clock. a young gentleman from Louisa
County. in this State named Ii. vi. CHILDs. Il
bout Is years of age, returning 10 his home
from Bethany College, Va, was sitting on the
rail of the boat when hr accidentally lost his
balance. and fell overheard The accident
occurred near the half way tree. The morn
ing was fnggy. but lac was seen to rise 10
the surface Of the water, but before the boat
could return to the spot, he had dIsap-
p-ar"d Every eXertlon was made by those
on the boat ami by his friends, to save him,
or to recover the body, but in vain. He was
in company with several friends, his former
fellow students. VIII" were deeply grievrd at
the melancholy accident. Sad must be the
news To his family and friends at home.
Fond expectations. and bright hopes, all
blasted
!
D II !" !'S''r'''! ''''''''''' tue ,""'S
''a' '"' ''''' recovered l'N "''''''''E
companions, ". Overt"n and K. NJ. Sword,
are interchangeable in their eXrlIions. Capt.
''n"'l' :" '"' "'F''''r' "'"'S' "''''
also, used every meah' III his power IN All
Of these friends.
ma. i,,I,.r ~ gamma rL;IJs =. Mr. Nm
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'"''uN' =" LOUISA ''"'''!' Nv ''"'h ''''''
would have graduated next year
FIRE lEPARlAENf."-ih b"iS met al the
Hail If the Friendship Fire Company, ON
Thursday evening". ,,.-ant St.nh.p shinu.
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| Engineer ana MesNrS' "Ia'"""' A'N'hS"''
Carue Nralr. Stahlrr, " alker, " hittingt"n,
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N''er '''' '''''''E ~ '''e minute '"'
Commute" "l investigation r'p"rtrd that
! they had examined, upon oath, such vitae
s,.s - they could procure, in relation to the
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pa''''S' TT" tue evening u NV -'''' VI WAY
aud that they believed the disturbance Ia
h,,,. L..p orosinu-d SOLELY hy the running
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S'he House alter TIE "e''e' apparatus ""'''
! had passed quietly by, and that two mem
| hrrs Ol the sun Fire Company, whom they
| named. together with six or ri @ht other per
sons, not identified. had brought the Plug
Catcher down after til" either company
The evidence was then read 10y the Sc
cretary. and Mr.. Latham sad that he con-
CURED with the report III the main, but
would prefer its amendment. rs he had
! every reason to believe that one Of the par
ties implicated could prove an abb, the
witness who testified 20 his presence having
been probably mised Us to his identity
Some conversation rs to the powers of the
Department in the ease, then took place be-
tween Messrs. Atkinson, Wilmington, elias
cow, Shinn. and Carne all agreeing that un-
Ill the proposed enabling act should pass
| Council. the action Of the Department could
! BE- advisory only, and the last named gentle
man announcing his intention to offer Il re-
| solution requesting the Sun Fire Company
ia expel the members proven to have been
! implicatrd IN the riot.
br St,hlcr remarked that the committee
with tbe evidence before them, could not
.,m.rJ their rrnort. hut that. slnuld il he
rec,mmi,tcd thew would hear natieutly. and
J.,;,Ir inr,rtinIIy uunp all nrw testimony.
Mr.. Latham moved to recommit the re-
nort with instructions ia receive evidence as
e. rho presence ar absence of on. Of the par
ties named; he having been absent from
the city when the trial took place. aud hay
mo had no oruortunity Of snmrnouiny wit
rcG.ns +, rr,yn an olihi which. ne asserted,
mo cnulJ easily do,
Mr. Atkinson thoupht that if the case was
r,,I, ,,orI,or, tho n,h.r .;x or o;gh, nrr.,,,,.
might be discovered upon another trial. He
yielded his objections. however, t" Mr.. La
than motion "'''h was carrie"
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E.nar.L I,Xs or ,L. Civ CnuurI and
hoprd to have a law reported giving full
bower I" the Department to suppress iiS"r-
der: u u "'u h"' piss ','r ''S Po">'"i''tl VI
,%,' u;,,h, r.tnse 70 yotr for il They ais,
reported set of Bylaws which were "dop-
ted with some 'n"a'i'ratl"hS' except the ,,'''
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