Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-06
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The NEW CoLORRD SHERIFF INDICTHD,-The
county since the late election, in which an en-
tirely new set of officers were elected, con-
vened this morning at II O'Clock. Judge James
Sangster occupied the bench. Before entering
upon his duties Judge Sangster had received
communication from one of the commission
ers in the late election, asserting that X. ID.
Rutfin, sheriff, was not resident of the State,
or qualified voter, when elected. The judge
informed the sheriff, and then placed the paper
in the hands of the commonwealth's attorney
with instructions TO investigate the matter. The
newly elected clerk, Louis +. Payne; Attorney
Edmund Burke, and Sheriff X. ID. Ruffin wore
present, and entered upon their duties evinc-
ing readiness and quickness in their perform
K. ID. Ruffin, (colored,) sheriff, for illegal vot.
ing and perjury, and against Rev. X. s. Laws,
colored preacher and politician, for illegal
voting.
DISTRESSING DEATH-we are greatly pained
to learn of the death of Mrs. Annie o. Fox,
wife OF DR.. G. A. Fox, of Beltsyile, Md, for
merly OF Fairfax Court House, which occurred
at her residence at Betsville on Saturday
morning, under most distressing circumstances.
Mrs. Fox had been in the habit of weighing out
doses OF morphine in her husbands office, to
take herself, for severe neuralgia pains, to
which she was subject. On Saturday she took
by mistake a dose of strychnine. Almost i'm
mediately she discovered her mistake and her
husband was called TO relieve her. Before he
could apply the remedies she died. Mrs. Fox
was daughter of the late Joshua Q. Gunnell,
of Fairfax Court House, and had large num-
UcI VI TcldtlVes anu lrlenuS, VINO Will eenSiblV
feel this sad affictiOn. She was a lady Of most
amabe and attractive character, and leaves
one child, aged three years. Sentinel, last ere-
ming.
FIRR.-The alarm of fire about half-past six
O'Clock this morning was occasioned by the
burning of portion of the inside of the second
story and the roof of the building OIL Royal
street known as the Old English House. 1t be-
longs to the Messrs. Harlow, and is rented by
parties who use some of the rooms for ''sport-
Ing"-gaming purposes. One of the rooms was
so occupied last night by party of boys, who,
because they would not admit some others,
were stoned from the street by the excluded
ones Some Of both the inside and outside par
ties were arrested this morning on suspicion of
being the incendiaries, but at the examination
Justice May, no evidence was adducsd that
would eliminate them. They were, however,
held for further examination.
EAST ALEXANDRIA RAILRoAR.-The track
laying on the East Alexandria railroad has been
completed nearly to Uniontown, across the
Eastern Branch, a fine bridge having been
thrown over the track of the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad at that point, and work on
the line is rapidly progressing in the direction
OF the river opposite this city. The work upon
this side of the river Is being advanced by the
dredging of portion of the dock alongside the
piles that will constitute portion of the pier
from which the cars to be placed on fat
boats and tugged across the river, and by the
commencement of the work Of building the slip
at the same place.
from across the river report the arrest and con-
tpement in jail at Marlboro of Robert Jeffer-
son and son, formerly of this city, but now
living in Prince Georges county, upon the
charge of stealing corn from Messrs Murray
and Adams at Tent Landing, and that officers
from Maryland are now in this city on the look.
out for another man implicated in the same
crlme.-Gdsette, last eceRi5lg.