Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-22
LOCAL NEWS.

RAILROAD AFFAIRS. The correspondence
of the Baltimore Sun says.-The work upon
the new connection between the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and the Washington City, Vir-
GINA Midland and Great Southern (Orange
aud Alexandria, railroad, is being pressed for
ward with much vigor; the unusually open sea-
son permitting the work to 60 forward at u time
much latter than usual The dock foot of
Wilkes street, 10 this city, lat the mouth of
the tunnel, is being cleared preparatory to the
driving OF piles and the erection OF pier for
the freight Car transfer boats, which will, for
the present, be used in making the connection.
On the Maryland side of the river the embauk-
luent work is completed with the exception of
the sea wall front, and the piles are all driven
to the channel, aud the pier is in state of such
forwardness that it could easily, if required,
be completed 10 ten days The Maryland EAST
Alexandria, pier extends about the eighth of a
mile oScr the FLATS" to deep water, but deep
water is reached on the Virginia side in less than
one hundred yards from the shore. The dis
lance between the pier at Alexandria aud that
at East Alexandria Is about one aud one eighth
miles. There it no data at present for deter
mining the exact time at which the new route
will go into operation, certainly DOT latter than
the usual date for the opening of navigation
next spring.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY. As Mr.. j as Cheshire,
Inspector of Cars on the B. & p. r. r., Was
walking down Kiog street late last uight, he
Wis overtaken by three men, who, pretending
t, be friendly, asked him the way to PortnerS
Garden, AMI put their arms around him and
jostlcd him Separating him self from them he
soou discovered tha' he had been robbed Of his
pocket book containing over ten dJliarS, ami
upon reporting the case at police headquarters
found that three men answering the diScrip-
ton Of those who had robbed him had Just
passed there. Joseph Burns was soon after ar
rested on suspicion aud searched but as nothiu
was found to crluloate him, he Was discharged.
Ga his way from the station house, however,
he said he knew where the pocket book was,
though he did not tax. it, and when he reached
the pavement in front of Burrage's barber shop.
he telt about with his foot for it, found it, aud
saying, here it Isl but there's no money in it, !"
stopped aown aud picked il up. HI was imme-
dlatey learrested, aud with Thomas Beach, who
was soou afterwards arrested on the same charge,
e,ry this morning as the third one, and upon
examination by Justice Nav, Burns and Beach
being unable TO give bail were committed for
Court, and Downey bailed in the sum of 81, 900.
CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL SOCIETY The Alex
andria Catholic Beneficial Society held their
last meeting Of this year at st. Mary's Hall.
last night, at y o'clock, j. I, Hill 10 the chair
aud Ftaucis Lovcjoy secretary. The following
IS the result Of the election of officers for the
eG>uing year: Honorary President Rev Father
Okaue; President, NJ B. Harlow; lst Vice
President, P + German, "a Vice President,
}. p. Rice; Secretary, Fraucis Lovcjoy: Book
keeper r. NJ. Latham; Treasurer, g Il. Har-
low; Door keeper. john Welsh LIST Marshal:
james Brandon; ID, Thomas Scott; 81, q. w.
l. Baync, 2. Hays. NJ. Dowuey, and Chaplin,
Father Sheuau. The meeting adjourned at
iale hour to meet on the first Sunday Ia Jan
uary at y clock p. %. All tho members are
we'll pleased with their new officers. AS will be
seen above, there will be no meeting next Sun
day in order that the members may hear
Father Mcguire.
POLICE REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since Sat
urday's issue of the Gazette: Frank Dorsey,
colored for creating disturbance 10 the mar
ket square, was dismissed, as the charge was
not sustained; Patrick Shay, haug from New
York, for drunkenness aud vagrancy, was dis
charged upou promise TO quit the city; Henry
Washington aud Joe Clark, colored, arrested
for tsisorderly conduct near the Bridge Pump,
the former discharged. the latter 6ned and dis
charged; Isabella Miller, colored,. for beating
her daughter 50 as to prevent her from attend
INK schuol, was dismissed with reprGand;
Thomas Beach and Joseph Burns, for robbirg
James Cheshire, were committed to jail for
their appearance at the next term of the court,
and john Downey was bailed iu the sum Of
50 900 for his appearance to answer the same
charge.
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