Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-16

SH& WOULDN'T Alta yO80K k80u0mAn
who resides In Alexandra, Va, bat has been
for some months past employed on the Treas.
ury Extension in this city, has been absent
from his post for few days on account OF the
affair In which he has been engaged AS he
has made no secret Of the catastrophe which
turned his JOY into grief-even awak,ng his
friends at midnight to pour into their IN willing
ears his tale Of sorrow, insisting, as did the
An cient Mariner, on being heard-we propose
TO be his Coleridge, and rehearss his dismal
that for three years past he has been paying
attentions to Miss j., of Alexandra, " 10 is
said to be very beautiful young lady,-our
hero always spoke OF her as the "Belle of Belle
Haven"-but from want of boldness or some
other cause, his suit progressed slowly, and
although the parties were engaged, it is said,
yet me day for the marriage was not fixed
The lady was always agreeable-she could
not urge haste-and our lover was satisfied in
the sunlight Of her smiles. and did not seem
to be particularly anxious for a closer union.
days since, he fastened to call on his sweet
heart, but was Mortified to learn that she had
gone on with another beau He could not
1T, he had SCALED on her on the Sunday night
before, and she said nothing about it," Going
to her house he heard the whole story, and his
had met a few weeks before. at some social
gathering, gentleman from down the river.
He was an impetuous wooer, 1T appears from
the sequel, and must have made deep I'M
preston on the susceptible heart of Miss J.,
as she corresponded with him tor a few short
weeks and The second time they met she was
farm near Sandy Bar, on the Potomac riv-
er- Lover No. was almost distracted at
hearing this story, and lamented when
such prize. Then engaging boat. himself
the young lady's father, and a mutual friend
rowed down to Sandy bar, where he sought
a stormy scene ensued. She expressed her
self as very we'll satisfied with the choice she
had made. and her Tilted lover, therefore, Of
fered to surrender all his claims if she would
return him the lewelry he had given to her
during their long courtship. This she positive.
ly refused to do. TIE trio then left the
house and betook Themselves to q melon patch
on the farm, where the discarded one not be-
ing able to get satisfaction from the newly
married couple, re venged himself on their fruit.
Feeling refreshed, the party, towards evening,
renewed the attack on the bride, and learned
from her that the husband had been home,
that he had ordered q surrender Of the jewelry,
and had gone off again threatening if the par
ty crossed his path to tie them up to trees and
give them good fiogging all round. This
was treatment they were not prepared for,
and securing the bracelets, earrings. &c, they
speedily re.embarked in their row boat, and
made fair time to Alexandra. The Alexan.
drIan has since consulted a lawyer as to pro-
ceedings for invalidating the marriage, but as
the principal parties interested are satisfied
with each other, and Alexandria is not Chica-
60, bis prospects Of untying the knot are not
at present very fiattering.
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THE BAILEY MANsIoN.-Mr. J. W. Bailey,
Clerk Of the House of Representatives, is
having erected on 4th street, between E and F,
fine residence, which, for convenience and
superior character OF material, is unsurpassed
in the city. The building which has already
been rooted in and ready for inside workmen,
is constructed of the best pressed brick, with
brown.stone window stills and caps, and door
tacings. Its height is about forty feet, from
roof to base, with three stories and basement,
dimensions forty feet front, and running back
fifty-fve feet. There will be thirteen rooms,
Of soOd size and ventilation. with hall 8 feet
wide, running through the centre of the build
ing. Throughout, the house will be supplied
with gas, water closets, bath rooms, &c, Will e
IN the basement is cistern to receive all the
waste of the mansion, preliminary to its pass
ing out through the public sewer. The inte-
rior OF the building will correspond in supe-
rior finish with the outside, and all the mod.
ern Improvements will be introduced. The
mantels will all be marble. and the walls
handsomely frescoed, papered and painh d.
The roof Is of the French style, slated over in
diamond squares. The whole work will be
executed under the superintendent Of Mr.. T.
b. Entwisle, builder and contractor, who will
also do the carpenters work; the brick work
by Benedict Hutchins; plumbing by Themes
Evans. When finished, the eost of the build
ing will be about twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
CRICKET single wicket match made up
of two tours OF the Washington Cricket club,
was played on the White Lot on Saturday.
hitCA uOtiy -COutcoVO mdtCu otdCcy Sue
was victorious. The following score will
show the progress Of the game:
srACET's SIDE.
First Innings. Second Innings.
Stacey, BIB. Banks. 800. o run out ...... o
Kelton, b. b. Banks. go. @, b. b. Banks ....1
A. Woodley, b. b. Banks 3 b. b. Banks %
Huffman, b. b. Banks. .0l leg b. wlcket ,
i -
81
wcODLRY's SIDE
First Innings. Second Innings.
X. Woodley. b. o. Kelton 4 b. b. Kelton
Banks, b. b. Keltcn. % run out.....O
Jansen. b. b. kelton 800. % DO " led . ,
NORMAN, b. +. Kelton run out. =
Wide balls ................1 Observation-Disclosures.
8 .
Balls bowled-Banks, 1873; Kelton, 90.
tmpires-Messrs. Brooke and Harris.
Mr.