Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
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,,: ~ Carliu's Springs yesterday was, as
"','I in the Gazette Of that date, numerously
>'a. ~iaJ and passed off to the entire satlsfac-
al''" 'f III who were present. The sack race,
IT," y silver cup, between. J Ohm Gray and Henry
TO- Winner was won in three straight heats, BY
H., f,rmer, to whom the presentation oil the
.'n l.,a was made by Goteib kraig in few hap
~. remarks which were appropriately responded
!: hy The recipient. boy named hughes
IL ~ ;be sreascd pig by catching and holding on
WEI. .h W." nil of that squealing animal until it was
10 w., Oscar Bageu, won the wheelbarrow
,' ,bc prize for which was also silver cup.
~; TN,. ham was not won, as no boy could climb
~, "' ,reased pole upon the top of which it was
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Police IIEADQUARrERs. j Justice May, who
al, conducts the Mayors Court, during the
,.mr,rarv absence Of the Mayor, had only che
s,nwins cases before him this morning: A
.,I,rad man, hailing from Washington, sup
r,sed TO be insane, found wandering about the
yF. Z r. depot, who was sent back to
IL. civ from which he came.
.Johu Smith, sailor, was re-examlned and
discharged.
M,1Strutcs Ohce James Fennel, for steal
;,s =, mir of shoes from Jim Javius, was sent
- ,he work house for 80 days, aud Francis
Eryant, colored, and Alice Griffin, white, one
:, whom assumed to be a conf urcr, and the
other fortune teller, for mutual abuse, were
bound over to keep the peace, by Justice
l'adgett.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.-A live child, about
eight months old, since recognized as the off
>nrinr of a mulatto woman named Cynthia
Prvton, was found last night by coored mau
named Andrew Stewart lying on the track OF
The Washington and Ohio railroad, near the
canal basin, about half an hour before the re.
turn excursion train from CarluS Springs
would have passed that point and most assur-
cly run over and crushed 1t luto an unrecog-
nizcd mass. 1t was taken to house in ''Pe.
rcrsburg" and kept there during the night, and
this morning, after being brought to the May
or's office, was sent to the Poor's House. 1t IS
said that colored woman was seen to deposit
it on the railroad track about quarter Of an
hour before 1t was found.
TIE LIFE INSURANCE CASE.-It is under
stood that George Shepherd, the man whose
lie Insurance policy his brother Joseph Shep-
herd attempted to realize by swearing that MS
brother was drowned week or two ago, and
for which attempt he is DOW In Jail IN this city,
was seen and talked toon Friday or Saturday
last near the canal locks by county constable,
vino as the man he was converslng with Was
heavily armed, did DOT deem it his duty to ar
rest him George was inquirng concerning
the whereabouts Of his brother Joseph when
talked to by the constable alluded to, and was
informed upon what charge he had been arrest
rt aud coutlDed.
CORPORATION COURT Judge f. H. Loace
IL a.
We're assigned by ballot.
The luorning was taken up iu the argument
Of the case Of Marbury VS.. Dougherty ct ais.
Ramey VS.. Delphy; in chaucery; motion for
decree ovcrruIed.
Torrance vs. Mcknight; in chancery; case in
progress at close of this report.
The court will adjourn tomorrow, when the
Judge attended by some of the members OF
the bur, will start for the White Sulphur
SPEEDY RESUMPTION OF CANAL NAyIGA-
loy-'IcIegrams received this morning from
the scene of the late break on the Chesapeake
AMI Ohio Canal state that in consequence OF the
rapid and unsubstantial manner 10 which the
repairs We're made the water, which was let on
nj hall past seven o'clock last Saturday broke
:hrough Worse than before at ten O'Clock the
day; but that since then the work OF re-
par has been done in a proper style and that
the late damage will be repaired and that boats
may certainly be expected here by Friday or Sat
ulday bcXt.
The LATE DISASTER. 1t is said that fur
Their examination into the causes of the disaster
will be made 1t is generally called for. The
Baltimore American says: The calamity, de-
spite the ready exoneration OF the coroner S
.jmy is easily aud directly traceable, primarily,
to the bad condition Of the steamer to the lack
ofappauces on board for the extinguishment
u fire and the rescue of passengers, and its
horrors were exaggerated and rendered fatal by
The crowdiug Of the vessel.
WESLEY GROVE CAMP MEErING-Gente-
men who returned to-day from the Wesley
Grove camp meeting Of the NJ. f. Church
South, report an enlarged attendance at and an
increased interest in the religious services
how in progress there. Bishop Marvin, of Mis-
,"nrI, aud Rev. John f. Edwards of the Vir-
gInIa conference, are the most eloquent and
popular preachers on the grounds, and deliver
most OF the sermons. The camp will break on
Friday next. -Four Alexandria tents are there.
Tux Moses KIT CAsE-Moses Kilt, the
e"orcd man, an account of whose iEj uries by
cutting was published in yesterday Gazette,
Is rapidly improving and his surgeon, DR..
>iah!er, says will sooD be we'll The man who
mt him with razor, Richard Kelley, also col
"red, and who was pursued by the police to the
city limits, was seen last night at the store OF
Justice John r. johnson, near Arlington, 10
the equity.
At His OLD Tricks "A colored man notorl-
'0s Tor his petit thetts, named Robert johnson,
approached market woman from the country
',iI morning, and after pricing her peaches,
, r.' nc would take a half peck provided she
". "'"d. as he had no basket allow him to take
.'rI' Just around the corner, promising to bring
''l back the measure and the money at the
~''c time. She acceded to the proposition at
W, u'Se' 'u' Robert has not returned from around
The CORNER yet.
"hllABITES.-At the <last regular meeting