Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-11

VINO a1terWarQ moved Cue auu
his motion was carried.
LIVELY AND EXCITING CHASE "A young
man named William Phillips, well known at
police headquarters, who, with some others OF
the same ike, made an assault u day or two
ago upon a colored man named Lewis hoy
near the Princess street coIored Baptist Church,
and has been eluding the police ever since. was
arrested this morning after long aud exciting
chase by officers Mcdowell, Walker Watkins
and Mullen A boy named Edward Gallagher,
who was known to be the medium CT coumu'
nication between him and his friends, and the
one through whom be received bis food and
clothing-for he has been afraid to come to his
home since his last escapade-was arrested yes
terday afternoon, but was afterwards released.
This morning, the officers whose names are
mentioned, saw this same boy acting SUSPECT
ously and carrying bundle, aud watching him,
soon reused up in the Sd Ward the object Of
their search, who, however, having long start,
ran out towards the canal, cursing them and
urging them to follow aud arrest him. They
took his advicc, and he, sitting upon the rail-
road bridge across the canal and turnpike, see
ing them approach, descended from his posi-
ton AMI ran through the cuGert under the
canal near that point and into che swamp
Known as the Island Marsh, but like sleuth
hounds, the officers pursued him, and rested not
till they had caught him, almost up to the glrth
in mud, painting like blown horse, aad with
his tongue parched with heat and protrudiog
from mere exhaustion. The officers were in
not much better condition, but they had Sc
cured their prey, aud they brought him back
to town and secured him in the station house.
Gallagher, who, finding that his friend had been
arrested, brought the bundle ne had
to the station house, and delivered it to him
there where it was opened and found to con-
tain clothing and provisions, was also locked up.
CABBAGE THIEF SHOT AT-For some time
past thieves have been invading and robblng
the vegetable garden at Cameron mills, and OF
! late their depredations have been so coOsldera-
| bic as to amount to no small loss and to induce
| Mr. Roberts to set guard for the purpose OF
protecting himself against further plundering,
and, if possible, to detect and capture the rob-
bers Mr.. George Young, who was watching
for them last night, saw large colored man
enter the cabbage patch and commence pulling
up the plants at a rapid rate, and cautiously
advancing upon him ordered him to drop bis
sack and surrender. AS soon as the thief
found that he had been discovered he broke
and ran like quarter horse, his speed being
| rapidly accelerated by the discharge of two
barrels OF shot gun and two chambers OF
revolver, the contents OF which were sent after
him as he almost flew through the moonlight,
but whether he was struck or not 40 one knows.
He was barefooted, and his tracks IN The soft
earth measured liz inches long and inches
broad.
LONG BRlDaE.-The Long bridge, which
| connects the District of Columbia with the
State of Virginia. is about seven-eighths of a
| mile in length in which are two draws one
crossing the Virginia channel, the other the
Washington channel. Both Of these draws are
under charge of good, reliable men-the south
one is looked after by Captain Leach and the
other by Captain j. Hanson. The bridge is
the main thoroughfare between this city and
Virginia, also the only means of through rail-
road communication with the South. During
the past six months the travel Exclusive of
railroad travel) across the bridge has been
nearly 10000 foot passengers, 22'OOO BRICK
wagons, 5000 one horse teams, and 6,O0O Two
horse teams The road crossing the Long bridge
is somewhat in want OF repair, and should be
attended to; also the turnpike road to Fort
Runyon on the south side of the bridge re-
ouires attention. Wash. Chronicle
POLICE HEADQUARTERS Lloyd ". Murphy,
arrested on complaint of his wife torabuslng
her and breaking her sewing machine, was dis
missed as the charge was withdrawn. John
Murphy, hailipg from Fairfax county, arrested
90 = snsnicious character, was discharged upon
a promise to quit the city: Thos. Brown,
for disorderly conduct, was discharged with
reprimand VIM. Duff and Andrew Wilson,
sailors belonging to the crew of the schooper
Amanda Hall for attempting to desert that
vessel, we're committed to Jail until she sails
WoopLAwN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The
july meeting of this Association was held last
Saturday, at the residence Of Mr.. Edward Dem.
Ike. Several interesting subjects connected with