Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-09
LOCAL, NEWS.

CoNsERV ATINE MEETING.-A Conservative
meeting will he held at Liberty Hall tonight,
at which speeches will be made byS. Chapman
Nea'e, member elect to the House of Delegates,
T. L. Smith, ir., Joel Miller, VIM Kilgour,
and others.
SHOOTING AFFAlR.-Mr. }. G. Morrissey.
who was shot in the hand last night by Con
stable Burnett, gives the following account Of
the affair. He and Dug Murray, Monk Moore,
Sam Brown, Captain Philips and Mike Lynch,
while coming out Of the Evergreen Restaurant,
were met by Burnett, who asked Morrlssey
where Sam Brown was. MorriSsey replied,
the same question. Lynch said, Il m Sam
Brown Burnett replied 10y All insulting re-
mark, and was knocked down by Lynch. Nor
rissey Lynch, and others, then went over to
the corner OF the City Hotel, where Burnett
soon afterwards came, barchcaded. and after
using some abusive language. pulled out Il plS
tol and shot at Lynch. but the ball struck Nor
risscy Lynch then knocked Burnett down
again, and WAS beating him on the face when
he was pulled of by MorriSscy and others a
warrant WAS soon afterwards issued by Justice
Alexander for Burnett arrest. which Captain
Webster, with squad of police, executed about
twelve o clock 1t night having been compelled
to break open the door ot' hi$ house. He was
taken to the station house, and this morning
was bailcd in the sum OF 5000 tor lils appear
ancc next "Wednesday. Mr. NJ. B. Harlow 20
ing his security.
TARGET SnooTlNG 1t being the custom OF
ST. Johns Academy to give the boys L half
holiday Whenever L former student has at
tanned any Srccia! distinction. literary or poll
teal, they claimed i. this morning upon the
election OF s. Chapman Nc;,ir, E>q.: to the
HOUSE of Delegates. Advantage was taken OF
the opportunity thus afforded, to shoot Tor the
elegant medal recently presented to the school
for that purpose by Maj. Duttey, and about
twenty-five cadets from Co \, under the com,
mand Of Maj Richard }. Col!lnS, marched to
Jouess Point where guards were stationed to
keep the spectators at sale distance, anu
each cadet was allowed three shots, at Il hun
,ired wards. The Judges awarded the medal to
Cadet James Is. Hunter Of Fairfax county.
who will wear it uutil some one makes better
shot, or until he leaves the school. The next
best shot was made by Sergeant John {, Will
son OF this city.
SUDDEN DEATH - Mr. Alexander Kerr, al
old employee at the ticket office OF the Orange
and Alexandra railroad, and agent of the
Southern Mail route was found dead IN his bed
ut the METROPOLITAN Hotel, in Washington,
about o clock last night The deceased had
been stirring as uslal, apparently hale and
hearty, during the day, anu went to the room
to take I nap 1T :! p. III. An employee OF the
ticket Office Went to cal! hun about . clock
and found hirn iii,l;'ss corpse lis coat, vest
and hat hang upon the wall, his shoes i'id up,
ON the floor. aud his body was stretched al lu!!
length upon tn, bed. Upon examiral, iii it
was found that he died from al attack OF APP
opcxy. The deceased VA, son 81 Mr.. james
ID. Kerr, formerly of this city, aD'i has moth
err and sister residing in Washington
SUPPOSED ATTEMPTED EoBBERY.-lullce-
man Waters and severa! residents vt the vicin
ity were attracted to the house Of Supcrlutcu
dent of Police Clifford, on Water street, hear
King. last night, by cries Tor help, proceeding
from the second story windows. The particu
lars of the alarm are rs follows: \ colorcd scr
want boy, employed by Mr. Clifford, had been
sent rs an escort home to some ladies who had
spent the evening there, and upon his return
discovered man concealed under bedstead
in one Of the chambers. The man, wheif he
found that he had been detected threw Il stone
at his discovcrcr and rushed down The stair steps,
Jumped over the back tcuce :Gd escaped through
some Of the alleys in that ncig hborhood.
MAYORS Opi,1E. Two men for Ill oldcriy
conduct at bah in the hlck row were nrd
and discharged.
MAGISTRATES OfPIcE }. +. Burnett, for
an assault with intent to xiii, wa" balcd for his
appearance next "Wednesday.
NIGnT REPORT Nigh, clear aud COL. y
disturbance occurred at ball in the brick row
on north Coum!,as street and sou'c arrests
were made there. Three prisoner, an. two
dodgers were at the Station house.
PROPERTY SALES The following sales Of
real estate were made, to day, by +. y. kerby,
auctioncer: The brick house, and lot, Oh Prin
cess street, between Washington and St. Asaph.
adjoining on the west the one occupied by JUS
tice Samuel Beach, to Samucl Beach. for $40.
The house now occupied l,y ,)uSt!c" Beach I"
j. W. Summers, for $6O:.
Two lots adjoining the above property on the
east, to w. n. Brown, ior 3Su.
OVERHEARD -~rart Brtton, Of the SCHOONER
Carrie Foster, lying at the Brown Shed
wharves, heard 4 splaShug in the dock there
last night, aud running to the spot Indicated
by the sound, saw 4 man struggling III tue
water whom he rescued, and who proved to be
Mr ". f. Padgc,t. Policeman llorScman
was near by and took Mr.. padgett home
COLLISION The steamer Newport Of the
Aqua creek line, while making her landing
here on her way down the river last night, ran
afoul of the main boom OF the schooner w. II.
Summers, ut the wharf u! II. f!drldgc Co.,
and had some OF her upper works considerably
injured The yawl boat oil the scl'"urr WAS
stove III by the collision.