Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-15
ALEXANDRIA AND VICINITY The Alsxan


rdria yc~rNaI OF this morning AIS: -
4 he County Oouri ha wing cleared its docket
OF number pf pending criminal cases ad-
Jlurned yesterday evening Prior thereto the
ejectment suit OF Anderson vs. rresier was
tried, sulting IN q verdict for the plat ntlff.
Samuel Proctor was sentenced to five years
imprisonment Ia the pententiary on conyic-
non for stealing a pocket. oook The prison.
er's counsel made NO motion In arrest Of iuag-
ment. Randall Rainey and Norvel Robinson
were found guilty Of assault aud battery, and
ne nrst fined $50 and the last 50. Julius
having already suffered considerable dsten-
ton in jail was let off by the court.
A regular stand mp fight occurred Saturday
tween Spotty Nails ana Het CI.ne, of this city.
Nails was seconded by Mag Kelley, Cline by
Fan Slick On the one hundred and tenth
round Cline Was wtnded by sockdolager on
the "kisser," and her second had to throw up
the sponge as she failed to respond to the call
of slime" The fight was to settle private
dispute. and not for ssf1lthy luere." The rules
OF the LoRdon P. X. were not strictly observed
on the occasion, as hair pulling and scratching
were allowed. Indeed. the latter prevailed
extensively, both of the combatants having
nearly "fit' all their clothes on
Joseph Poin dexter colOred, employed at
the Mansion House, was taken in custody yes
terday by officer Edelin,, on suspicion of being
the purloiRer OF sundry articles lately missed
from the hotel, owned by the proprietor, Mr.
.Iames Green, and some Of his boarders Some
of the articles, such as sheets, towels. handker-
chiefs. DC, were recovered, and the officer was
engaged in tracing the whereabouts of other
missing properly The accused had q hearing
at ; o'clock yesterday before Squire Moore,
and was committed for further examination
Louis Tresler, white, who mas been in Jail
for the last two months on suspicion of ab-
duct'ng chickens belonging to other parties,
was carried before the County Court yester-
day, and by it ordered to be discharged. after
an an edmonton, no witness appearing against
fortune In brief space OF time couple of
years ago. and since then has been ind s,r-
ousiy engaged in trying to make way with
Major o. e. Hine, Republican candidate for
the Convention from Fairfax county, and l..
NJ. Nickersen, Esq. Republican candidate for
Alexandra and Fairfax counties, will address
the people TO- day at o'clock at Bailey's Gross
Roads; on Wednesday at Arundel; on Thurs.
day at Centreville: on Saturday at Fairfax
Court. House, at O'Clock p. M. on each day,
except Saturday, at 10 o'clocka. m.
The friends of Samuel Proctor are cIrcu-
iating petition for his pardon. He will be
taken to Richmond by the sheriff this week.
We learn that petition has also been gotten
up for William H. Price, and that it has been
signed by several Of the Justices Of the County
Court and the jury who convicted him.
On Sunday Mrs. Bennett, OF Petersburg
and Mrs. Hart OF the same ilk, got into dis
pute which culmip ated in a fight, during which
Bennett seized knife and successfully am
putated one of the fingers of her antagonist.
BY rapid coup de demniH she Invested Hart,
tifnl auburn tresses.
When the name Of Randall Rainey, indicted
for assault and battery before the County
Court was called he did not answer and the
case went over to the next term. The court
directed capias 10 be issued tor the arrest Of
the party.
l.. M. Nickerson, OF Falls Church, candidate
OF Alexandra and Fairfax counties for the
Constitutional Convention, will address the
Republicans of Alexandra county at Freed
mems Village. (Arlngton.) tonight
Dali
for Fairfax county. addressed an assemblage
at Vienna on Saturday evening, explaining
his position. More than half of his auditory
were colored. The Col. talked "sweet" to
them.
There will soon be two Methodist Episcopal
church, South. in this city. Rev. Mr. Hum
mer. who has been laboring on the Home Mis-.
sion at the Village chapel, Will for the present
be pas tor of the new congregation.
&. w Turley and'R. +. Turley were arrested,
examined, and sent on for trial yesterday, at
Fairfax G. ii on the charge OF feloniously as.
saulting DR.. ]. p. Scanland, and VIM. Tram
nell, on the evening OF the 18th instant.
Registration i'll Fairfax county, including
last revision, stands as follows: whites, 1Sol,
colored l,030-W bite majority ISL.
The Gazette of yesterday says:
On Saturday night last a party OF men and
women from this place went across the river
to :'Possum Hail." for the purpose OF having
dance; but all hands getting drunk, Il row
ensued, in which the females took conspicu.
Gus par, and, as consequence, black eyes
torn clothes. scared faces, knots and bruises
were numerous. The party returned about
daybreak yesterday, I'm such a ondition that
they had TO be taken to their places OF abode
in wagons, carts, &c.
II is generally understood that the Rev. K.
II. McKim. of Portsmouth, Va, has received g.
call 10 the vacant rectorship of Christ Church,
ana his acceptance is confidently anticipated
Mr.. Mckim filled the pulpit of the venerated
edifice yesterday morning and night, very &C.
ceptably to the congre gation.
Rev. Mr.. MunseT, of the M. f.. Church
South, preached yesterday afternoon in the
colored peoples Baptist Church, on Princess
street, TO very large congregation. He was
listened to with great attention and delight by
the crowded audience
The choir Of the M. L. Church, South, O..
this city, ordered, on Thursday last, through
Messrs. Metzerot Il Co., Of Washington, from
the man ufacturers, Mason and Hamlin organ
days.