Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.


a large four legged animal, and then, as he APP
PREACHED it. man moving along on all fours.
The whistle blew for brakes several times, but
AZ the train was running on heavy down grade
its momentum could not be stopped until the
Locomotive and the twelve loaded cars attached
TO i had passed over the man, cutting his body
in half and tearing one arm from its socket, and
of conrse killinp him instantly. The train was
tbem sronned and the remains of the unfor
tnn,ta man we're Kicked up. nut on litter, and
brought down to Markham, from WINCH place
they were saken 20 l H ,l lulu o arne1,er hv
trade ana . man veil snokcn of BIZ all who knew
him IL leaves . wife and FIVE children. 1t
is s,,nnosed that he had. while under the III
fence of )iouor, fallen upon the track and was
trv;uy 10 crawl off of it when the train overlook
linn
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FULLY lDENTlFIED.-As surhiseo 'nSes'ef,
DAVIS Gazette. the body of the woman found
on tho on,,s;te shore Of the river has been
fulv ;drntiG,.d rs that of the wife of Mr. Ed
,r ,a,s uu,,hss fnrmerIv of This city. Yestcs.
, S~.u ,rnrr;ns Dr. ! II Uartiyan made post
,,,or,'n, ny,,nn,tion and found what appear.
cd 10 DC lraGtuIe q w.. .a" md ,,.s not 70.
aa ,,S' os indicating that any violence had
been used. A Jury was summoned and teStl
monv taken. and while the inquest was III pro-
gress. Mr. Hughes, who resides on Sixth street,
near the Boundary, visited the station, anu
identified the body as that OF his vile. he
Jury refunded a verdict that she came to her
death about the Sh instant IN Tue o'" m;
river. near Washington, by drowning The
jury further fond that they were unable to de-
terluine whether said drowning was suicidal or
accidental.
v,,.,,,r ppnprpry rop S,IE-It will
VAIL Af'.f' l n''',"' ~" ,'',. -
another column of to.day's Gazette, that that
valuable property known us the Virginia Lo-
connective and Gar " orks' !, most ellgloy sltua,ed
III this city, covering nan square oi siuu .i
aud having Spendlo water lront: WIN "Il ne
necessary buildings 1or lnahuiac'utlnS' Is ~ "
offered Tor safe ny pnDhc AUCTION oh ''e -''' y,
OF May next rom this estaollshiheu' solne Vi
the most splendid locomotives that ever ran
over the roads III this State or IN the West.
were turned out, and with comparatively
limited capital these works could once more be
ulade highly profitable. We know OF no pace
III the country possessing greater advantages
C---m JIr n y..o
Nohf'N-Aii'N YUM "'''9'
P'''''"9 ~ NJ ~ ~ - :. 49,. ,,or
d;.. a. i r,,;n,ffs and ;nJument against defen-
d,nts for s4o6. IS, with:intcrcst thereon from
rho lS,} day of A nril 1872. till Maid and costs.
'rn-D,y-G Wilmer and II. e. Siav.
,,,Lar ;urors fined 81 each. and coats for
non .,,nruranca
Commonwealth vs.. Robert Brent on
charge If bnrrlariously entering the dwelling
and Sfora buse Of Martin I. Rafferty, corner
NJ K;ng and Columbus streets. The prisoner
was arroionrd and plead not guilty: Jury sworn
nd na,e IN nrogress when this report closed.
49,, h.;a.o o,or Oooonran Crock at COL
,,'.o, 1o;,,, nd ,ha ,r,oi from ,b,, no;nt to
Onant;co distance Of twelve miles is being
lad rs randy AS mssible, and that is half
mile dav, An effprt was made to prosecute
rho +r,ct ,,v;ny from the Ouantico end of the
line, but it was unsuccessful. a half mile IA
day, however, will complete the connection in
twenty four good working days, as the bridges
are all finished except that over Ncabsco, and
that will be by the time the track layers reach
the line will be reached and that trains will run
through to Richmond in SIX weeks at the
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TIE FISHERY --Fishtown, which Tor some
time past has looked now begins to smell like
=, ~ ,,ouo ord ,b;s may be said n
lne ~ ,' hsht u Nv. snason Among the ar.
We .I' hor, tl;s - r,;n w,s the steamer Har
h;,'a.u tt,,,, CI;tton and Dnnle Landings.
pi'sst' ' ien m, hovn;or : onn sh.d t,yo TONS
VI iaiRe loch anu sie'' m, hora th;s
and some saw for many previous seasons. The
seine at Chapman's Landing was dipped for
the first time this season. yesterday and the
catch of the first haul was 400 shad. in aldi-
ton to the large number Of other fish.
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MAYOR OFFIcE-Complalut was looSeu
against woman named Molly Lennon,
dn,,;v,n of N,;lor:s Hill for threatening to