The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-18
CITY NEWS.

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POLICE COURT. T.--Justice White disposed
of the following cases:
| Alexander Stephenson, security for goot
behavior, required for threatening to de
molsh his wife. Sent to Jail in default.
/ Case Of f. Staude, for assaulting his wife
and threatening A. Rupert, continued unit
tomorrow.
Thaddeus Warren, fined So for being
drunk in the street and insulting Police-ser
geant White.
James Campbell was sent to Jail FOR one
year for stealing s19 worth of boot and shot
leather from Jacob Richardson.
Case of Milly Brown, for hooking two
ears Of corn belonging to William s
| Woodson, was continued until tomorrow
Fanny Anderson, arrested for riotou:
conduct while drunk, fined $3.50.
Christian Smith, drunkenness and obscene
language in the street, was sent to Jail fol
thirty days. Emma johnson, fined 80. 90
| for same offence.
George Crammer, for giving his wife
sundry striking testimonials of his love,
fined $40. .&44 I
Jack Stewart, fined $3.50 for abusing
Beverly Fowler. and threatening an as.
sault.
/
FREE CoIORED PERSONS IN THE
OLDEN TIMEs.--As early as November
| z, 1921, during the official term Of Presi-
dent Monroe, the Hon. VIM. Writ, of Vir-
ginia, then acting as attorney-general ofthe
| United States, in answer to the question
propounded by the secretary of the treas
ury "whether free persons of color are,
in Virginia, citizens Of the United States,
within the intent and meaning Of the acts
regulating foreign and coasting trade so as
to be qualified to command vessels" re-
piled saying. among other things. g free nc
groes and mulattoes can satisfy the requi-
sitions Of age and residence as well as the
white man and If nativity, residence and
allegiance combined, without the rights
and privileges of a white mani are sufficient
to make him citizen Of the United States
in the sense Of the United States. then
free negroes and mulattoes are eligible to
these high Offices (of president senator and
representative and may command the purse
and sword of the nation." --.
A Boy BY EXPRESS. The Cumber-
land, Maryland, News says: " There
arrived in this city yesterday morning, by
the fast line west, Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, boy named Johnny Leestine, IL
years old, sent from Ashland, Virginia,
sixteen miles from Richmond, by express
to Frostburg, Maryland, where he has an
uncle residing, and with whom he will live
hereafter. lie had never been many miles
away from home before, and as neither his
parents or relatives could accompany him
It was deemed safest and altogether best to
send him through by express. Forty-five
miles of the way was by boat, the remain
der by rail-" ret f1
Thee HURCH HILL TUNNEL.--This
very considerable hole in the face of nature
was Damaged slightly yesterday by the ter
rifle washing it was subjectedto by the hea-
West fall Of rain we have lately had in this
vicinity. The entrance and approachesto the
mouth of the tunnel on Nineteenth street,
and the route of the track along Bloody
Run gulley were found this morning con-
siderably obstructed by earth and stone
washed in and on to them. The rumor Of
the crushing of the curbing and arching at
the corner of Twenty-fourth and Clay
streets, near shaft No. q, was not true, so
far es we could learn.
UNAVAILABLE LETTERs.-The follow
ing is list of unmailable letters remaining
in the postoffice, August 1S: Hon. j. g.
Underwood, Alexandria, Va; Miss Stein
brecl1er, city; James I'll. Queen, New York
city p. o. box 233, city; p. o. box 907,
city; Miss Lizzie Munden, Crate Bridge,
Va; w. L. Marnex, city Miss Minnie
Gladmore, Montgomery, Va; Mrs. Bette
Freeman, Penola, Va; o. A. Crenshaw,
city; M. Cogbill, d. c.; Maggie Butler,
city; Eliza Bias, Lexington Avenue; Mrs.
Mary e. Alvey, White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va.
HOUSEHOLD MYSTERIES. "A man by
the name of Jones, is employed in the
manufacturing establishment Of Potter &
Thompson, on Cary street. He did not
put in an appearance this morning, accord
ing to custom. However, about dinner
time to-day, jones' wife interviewed Potter
and said in explanation /: ''You must ex-
cuse him, he and | had little dispute at
the table this morning, and he won't be able
To work before the middle Of the week."
The employer stated that the explanation
was satisfactory, he having been married
twenty-five years himself.
THE RICHMOND CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE.-This body held meeting few
evenings since, and adopted resolutions ad-
verse to the opening Of a public park, and
something relative to the necessity of de-
timing the course of Shockoe creek. 1t is
unfortunate for the people Of the city-for
the children and the. poor-that more
broad and liberal views Of their needs do
not prevail.
CRY PoIITICs. Madison ward Repub-
lieans will meet at Hams Hall at o. clock
tonight; those of jackson ward at the
same time in the Third street Methodist
church.
The Swamp Angels" is the name OF
a new Conservative campaign club re-
Gently formed Of citizens Of Madison
ward.
A HARD load TO CARRY.-A Union
Hill boy named TheopocIitius Bumber-
gardenpugen; aged fourteen years, has been
sick ever since he was four years old. That
name ought to make any boy sick. 1t is
| a wonder he has lived up to this time.
Belyin and Murray are both looking foI
the measure Of coffin that will fit the
subject Of this notice.
The PENTTENTIARY BOARD OF Dr..