Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-29
LOCAL NEWS.
TIE RAILROAD INJUNCTION CAsE.-Freedly

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THE RAILROAD INJUNCTION CASE. -Freedly
vs. the Washington and Alexandria Turnpike
company, and others: In chancery. This cause
came ND to-day. at | o clock Il. H., to be ar
gued before his Honor Judge Cockerille, of the
County court at Chambers, upon motion to
dissolve the injunction granted BY him on the
nth dav of August. 1871, restraining and en-
Joining the said Turnpike company, the Alex
andria and Fredericksburg Railway company,
and the Washington and Richmond Railway
company. their agents, contractors and employ
cps, from tearing up or eXcavatlng any part OF
the said Turnpike, obstructing travel over the
same, and from building their railroad thereon.
+. L. Smith, Eppa Hunton and +. l.. Smith
IT.. esquires, appeared as counsel tor the Turn
bike and Railroad companies, and u. W. Brent
and H. W. Thomas esqulres, as counsel tor
Freddy.
This case has excited great deal Of interest
in the community, and the Court room this
morning contained the familiar faces of many
Of the resident land owners Of Alexandria
county, besides Representatives from the va
nous Railroad and Canal companies whose
works pass through or extend to our city.
The arguments of the able counsel were list
ened to with great attention by all present. and
there is much anxiety to hear the decision,
which has not yet becp rendered
INTRUDERs -About nine clock last night
Cant. D. A. Lowe 5 servant girl, while walking
about that gentleu.an'S yard on Duke street.
between Fairfax and W aIer, came upon strange
man partially concealed in the shadow OF the
trees Becoming alarmed she screamed ana
ran into the house and informed the family OF
What she had seeu but before they could come
out the intruder capcd the fences IN the
vicinity, and made good his escape, though the
search for him made in all the adjoining premises
Some Of those who wsre on the look OUT Tor
HIM were armed with Guns and pistols, ana
had they found him h. would doubtless have
had warm time. car NV
Later in the night the ucy hbors of Mr.. ThoS.
Smith who resides on Water street, between
King and Prince, were aroused by shreks and
screams coming from that gentleman
residence and proceeding there learned that
one of the ladies of the family had been awaken
ed by a noise iii her room, and upon opening
her eyes had seen man standing near the
turrau. but that he had escaped by jumping
out of the window In neither Of the above
instances was the race Of the Intruder determu
ed but in both he wore light colored breeches
and was in his shirt sleeves.
PRoBABIE MURDER 1t was stated in yes
trrdavs Gazette, that colortd man named
james Young had been struck by one OF his
own race on the head with- stick, and that
he would probably die from the effects OF the
blow. A reporter for the Gazette visited the
wounded man this morning, and gathered the
following particulars: Young is the proprietor
of a barber shop in Devils Row, Fishtown.
Joseph II. Jarbow. with whom he had prevl-
ou;ly had 4 difficulty, was in his shop yester
day evening, and was ordered out. Refusing
70 CO. Young waited until he had finished
shaving another colored man, when rcpetl-
ton of the order, to 90 being dlsobeyed, he ad,
yanced upon Jarbow with pistol and snapped
q cap in his face The pistol failing to go Oft,
he seized 4 razor and cut at JarbOw, but the
latter avoiding the lungc, he next struck at him
with billy, and then with i piece OF plank:
,Jarbow wrenched the plank from him and
struck him several powerful blows on the face
and head, fracturiug his skull and knocking
him senseless. Jarbow was arrested and COM
uitted to Jail to await the result of the wounds
he had inflicted Dr. French was sent for and
found that the injured man was labonng from
= denrt ssion Of the skull bones over the lett
temple. He had two commissions last night
and was unconscious this morning.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO RAILRoAD.-Johu
". Stewart Thomas Davy, R. Bell, ". \.
Smoot and f. S. Leadbeater, commissioners ap-
poipted by the Court to assess land damages Tor
the nroposed route of the Washington and
Ohio Railroad from the corner OF Fairfax and
Oronoco streets through the quarter OF the city
known as Peterburg to the junction OF Wash
ineton street with the Washington and Alexan-
drla Turnpike aud along that turnpike to the
junction ofthe W. Il y. r. K. with the y:
Nv. K. r., met Yesterday and went over and
examined the new route, but adjourned with
ont making the assessment until next Monday.
when they will rQasscnlJle ut the Office OF the
". so. R. II. Company. BY the proposed
route, the rebuilding of three bridges two on
the canal and one over the Washington Turn
r. Ike, will be avoided, aul the long line on the
nor, II and east side of the canal be abandoned
I'm iaECKwoRTII, i colorcl man, the famous
monntaine,er hunter. scout guide and Indian
information was born near Alexandria, Va. he
ran awav early in life and reached the West
The,e he fen in with and was adopted by the
row Indians He became chief, and fought
.lonp the Arkansas. He roamcd Oft at last to
Cslfarnia. Arizona and Mexico. In his old age
he brought I'D in Colorado, where he died, and
where his cabin Is still shown.
ArcoKEEk FEsTIvAL-A quartettc under
the direction of Mr. Robert a. Adam, form
erly the organist Of Grace Church, lett here
this evening on the steamer Fairy, for Farming
ton, to assist in the sacred concert to he gwen
at the festival for the benefit of Accokeek
Church, to be held there Tonight
IMpRovE MENT -The store room III the
Mansion House adjoining the office Of Green
Wise is undergoing repairs, and WILL when
remoded and reittcd. be used as the bar room
of that hotel the room now used as the bar
room to be furnished handsomely aud used as