Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-20
ALEXANDRIA.

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A PITIABLE CLsR.-There arrived in this city
yesterday evening, on the Washington ferry
who, before she got Oh the slip, had several at;
tacks of epilepsy. Being almost unconscious
and apparently without money, she was sent to
police headquarters, where, among much inco-
herent talk, she made the following ineligible
statemcnt-Her maiden name was Hunter, and
stepfather's name is Hunter; her name now is
Mrs. Miller; she is at present from Raleigh, y.
g., but originally from Orange county, NY.:
during the war she was in Charleston, s. c.,
and during the seige OF that city was struck on
the head with a piece of shell and had her skull
derstandng that she had some relatives in this
city. She was sent to the Poor House.
ATTEMPTED MURDER ON THE CANAL.-A let
ter received this morning at the agency of the
Cumberland, dated August IL says: Captain
II. Miller, Of the canal boat Thos. Ii. Faile
which loaded yesterday and lay last night in 8
morning, was attacked By his crew and se yerely
cut, so much 70, that our informant says il Is
doubtful whether he can recover. The inten-
in order to get what money he might have with
him. They failed, however, to get the money,
As his cries brought the crews OF other boats to
his rescue. The would be murderers fed. Capt.
Kinds, Of the Gilbert, who CHANGED to be near,
Immediately tied up hisrO own boat and put the
stock of boats to the Fails and started for Old
town, in order to procure surgical assistance"
WATER WAR.-The complaints about the bad
water in he northwestern section of the city
are increasing, and the mutterings have devei-
oped into open expressions OF condemnation OF
the course pursued by the water company. 1t
is said that the health Of at least a quarter of
the city In jeopardized by the water with which
1t if now supplied, and the convenience afforded
it by the Cameron works entirely destroyed
Sediment one inch deep is deposited in a tum-
blerful of the water during night, and clothes
washed in 1t have to be rinsed in water drawn
from the pumps in the neighborhood before
they can be dried.
schooner bound down the river yesterday even
ing into the stern wheel steamer Enterprise,
below FOrtW ashingt0n, striking her amidship
be sent for to tow up to this city. The steamers
smoke stack was knocked down and her boiler
thrown out OF position, but the schooner was ap-
parently unhurt, and continued on her way
down the river.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIsTs.-As already stated in
the Gazette the corresponding meeting OF Vir-
Rinia, )" composed Of the churches known as Old
Virginia, met with the church at Alexandria on
the nth instant, and organized by appointing j.
L. burlington, Moderator and j. Broders, clerk
rns Meeting ~ss BY
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VIRGINIA NKws.-The Alexandra and Fred
ericksburg railroad has been put under contract
from Brooks Station to EvanspOrt, and work
will be commenced at once.
Judge James II. Cox, OF Chesterfield, is
spoken Of As Q candidate for Congress from that
district. He has had considerable experience as
Joe Brown. colored, about fourteen years of
age, was drowned in the mill-dam below Mill
wood, Clarke county, on Monday, the sth
The Fauquier County Conservative Conven-
ton has been postponed until the 10th OF Sep
The Piedmont InteIlgencer says the credit
system has declined in Albemarle county, on
account Of the homestead exemption law.
0Dickens's house at Gsdshill was knocked
down to his son Charles for $4,000.
~CanyoH City, Oregon, was de9trDNed by
fire on the 18th instant, only one house remain
ing. The loss is $50 600.
Gently demonstrated their belief in the doc
trines Of Lucy Stone Blackwell and Anna Dick
inson, by starting on an excursion into the coun-
try without mAle membranes.
~People anxious for big battle in Europe
every day forget the proverb about the moving
Of great bodies, and that million of men can
not fight all the time to please curious public
across the ocean.
Tablet (Roman Catholic organ, sees in the dis
asters which have overtaken the French arms,
1.-THE proof that Heaven Is on the side Of His
Vicar on earth, and sooner or later avenges
every infult offered him by professedly Catho-
lie sovereign"
~ cigar dealer at Green Bay, Wis, has q
blonde statue OF Lydia Thompson in front of his
store, and the boys Of the town are smoking
themselves into an untimely grave.
ar"E. G. Stevens and daughter" are convey
ancers in Boston. Miss Stevens meets with no.
thing but courtesy and encouragement from the
gentlemen Of her profession.
ga Missouri "grass widow" recently mar
ried on condition that her new husband should
consent to resign his position in case No. I
should at any time his appearance.
~ The Cincinnati Commercial says: "The
most destructive epidemic that has ever visited
this country II the ce nsus Of 1870. It has swept
on Is Coo I'm Chicago alone.O