Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-04
THE LATE DROWNING NEAR PINEY POINT

The two ladies, whose death by drowning near
Pincy Point. was mentioned in yesterdays
Gazette, had many relatives and friends in this
city, who, as may readily be imagined, were
shocked when they picked up the paper ycstcr-
day evening" and, for the first time, were In
formed of the melancholy accident \ little
sister of one of the drowned ladies was visiting
a nelghbors house where some one read the
account aloud to her, and was 50 overcome with
grief that she had barely strength enough to
reach her home in another part Of the city
The following additional particulars of the ac-
cidcpt are taken from the Star OF Washington,
in which city both of the young ladies had
been staying for sometime past. Daring tic
latter part of July last two young ladies. named
Susie CheSser and Mary f. Courtney, whn had
been residing here, left the city to spend
mouth or more with their relatives on St.
Georges Island situated near the mouth Of the
Potomac. On Thursday or Friday last they
LETT the island in sail boat for Piuey Point,
accompanied by young man named George
Poor aud a lad aged fourteen ycars,a brother OF
Miss Courtney, Intending to take the steamer
Lady of the Lake at the Point, on their return
to Washington. While crossing the mouth Of
the river the boat either sprung alcak or cap
sized, it is not known which, and went down,
carrying with it the entire party, who were
drowned before assistance could reach them.
a brother CT the young man Poor, who Is pilot
on river steamer, caught glimpse OF the
boat as it was going down, but is unable to say
whether it had capszcd or had gone down OH
account of leak At last accounts the bodies
OF the unfortunate persons had not been re-
covered. Miss CheSScr was about twcnty-Onc
years of age, aud Miss Courtney was sixteen.
! Miss Courtnev's parents resided on st. Georges
| Island, and Miss ChesScr also had relatives liv
| ing there 1t may be stated as Il singular cir
cumstance, that Miss CheSscr, the elder of
the two Young ladies' had IL prcScntimeut for
some time before she left Washington that she
would be drowned during her visit to st.
Georges Island, and several times mentioned
her fears TO her friends, even going 50 far a. to
make disposition of her personal effects i'll
case she never returned. b eth OF them were
regard as estimablc young ladies, and the news
OF their sad fate has brought sorrow 10 large
circle of>trieuds in Washington.
Capt. Steve Darlington, who left the cigh
borhood in which this accident is reported to
have occurred, and after the date gifts asserted
occurrence says he heard nothing Of it until
he reached here and that he entertans doubts
of the correctness Of this report.
ALEXANDRIA DUiLplNG ASSOCIATION. The
second annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Alexandria Co operative Building ASSoca
ton was held last night. Il. 5. lIcaibcatcr. Pfesl
dent, in the chair. aud G., K. Shiun, Secretary.
| The reports of the Secretary and Treasurer,
showing the operations OF the Association since
| its organization, and its financial condition at
the close of the second fiscal year, were read
and approved The following named officers
were unanimous Y elected to serve Tor the en-
suing year Edward S Lcadbcater, President:
Geo. Il. Shinn, Secretary; \. H. Smyth,
Treasurer; Jas Rector Smoot. 5. f. Gregory,
J. =. Agnew, John A. Field, Jos. Hopkins,
A. H. Smyth Directors; Geo. II. Robinson,
John B. Sinoot, Thomas Perry. Trustees ID.
| l.. Snoot, Attorney. The exhibit made at
this meeting shows that the Association Is III a
very Aourishing condition. The stock has al
ready attained premium, and Is IN active de-
| mand. and it is understood that there Is none
of it on the market for sale. During the two
wears this Association has been III existence
over S25. 600 has been loaned to Its members on
real estate security aud the demand Tor loans
is fully equal to the resources of the Association
and it is:confdently expected the affairs OF the
Association will be wound up within six years
! from the date OF organization.
SHOOTING AFFAIR.-A party of Alexan-
| drians arrived at the White House yesterday
evening, in sail boat, on a fishing and crab
bling expedition Soon after landing some OF
them went into the woods to shoot a squirrel
for bait The others, with the hands OF the
tho boat Comet, which was lying there re-
n,1;nrd on tbe wharf. and while listening to
the Songs of a man named Pierce Nowlaud, Will
lis Foley, one of those who had gone after bait,
appearcd at the edge of the woods, and. rest
| inc his gun on log, took deliberate aim at
the party on the wharf aud fired INTO theln.-
Rowland received several shots 10 the side and
hin. Dallas Peyton was wounded IN the loot;
and Babe Hall in the knee The others escaped
ly iumping away when they saw the gun point
ed at them. 1t is supposed that Foley must
have been under the Influence OF liquor When
he pulled the trigger, as he had had no di1fl,
Guilty with any of those at whom he SHOT ana
seemed very much concerned at the Inquiries he
had inflicted Rowland, who was badly hurt
will be brought back to his home here to-day
MASUFAcTuRlNG.-Th are many towns
ia the North that have not onc-tourth the
natural advantages Of this city that drive llye-
! " trade ia making wooden ware grown IN VIZ
ginia, casting stoves the iron which they use
having been brought from our mountains, ana
vet their cities and people grow rich, thrive and
i've we'll on the profit derived from Virginia
products, returning them to her IN another
form. These articles should be mae dc at home,
and employment given to hundreds of work,
men, and thus our population be Increased
by Introducing honest industrious worklnsmen,
who form the bone aud sinew OF a community
INJUNCTION GRANTED. Lowe hav-
ing refused to grant the injunction asked Tor
by Joseph Chauncey, Job Carson and others.
to restrain the Mayor from the COLLECTION OF
the license tax imposed by the City Council
upon butchers aud butter merchants, an appll-
cation for the same was made to the Supreme
Court Of Appeals of Virginia. and the lnlunc
ton was granted by Judge Bouldin, on giving
bond 10 the penalty of $500, conditioned to
nav all such costs and damages as may be
awarded should the injunction be dissolved.
M,YoR's OFFICE There were no cases at