Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-09


at the Justices Office, 10 obedience to the sum-
NOUS of Constable Buroe,t, 10 company with
his counsel, Mr.. Edmund Burke, the case was
tried With closed doors-to the great disap
pointment of crowd that had collected to hear
: the evdencc-aud dismissed at the cost OF the
complainant. The decision so much enraged
Mrs Rupp, that she approached the defendant
with smile that was not child like and bland
aud struck him twice on the nose with the
handle of her parasol, for doing which the
Justice threatened to lock her IN the station
house. This put quetus to the proceed ngs,
and the Washingtonlans retired sadly dis
com6ted.
POLICE REPORT. --rhe following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
terday afternoon:
Arthur Gorham and Lucian Lane, the latter
coored, boys, for throwing stones at aod break
ing the glass 10 The street gas lamps, were
fined aod discharged.
Four tramps, giving their names as jacob t.
kenclIa, William Connolly, Alexander Thomp
son and James &lagans, arrested as Migrants,
and some Of whom we're Insulting to the ladies'
at whose houses they were begging, as stated
in yesterday Gazette, were discharged upon
promise to quit the city forthwith
Celia Keys. coored, and Jack Franklin, for
disordery conduct at Fishtowo, were fued aud
discharged.
license, was discharged.
Johu Weuzel, tor assaulting his wife, was
6ucd aud put uoder bonds to keep the peace.
The ageut of knox's express, for doing bus
iness without license, was recognized to appear
at u future examination.
The above cases were before the Mayor.
3. THE TAYLOR CASE The Richmond State
Journal. Of yesterday afternoon says: "This
morning the t. s. Circuit Court for this dis
trict was opened by Judge Hughes. The Court
was occupied during most Of the day in hear
ing the argument of the counsel 10 the case of
the u s. VS.. Edward Il. Taylor, postal route
agent on the route from Washington to Lynch
burg, charged with the embezzement OF a GER
tain letter and stealing thereirom $500 in bond
coupons This case was tried at the last July
term Of this court in Alexandria, and the de-
feDdant was convicted. Motion was then made
by the defendant counsel in arrest of judg
mcut, upon the ground that the indict ment
&. was defective. The hearing of the case was
then set for to day The decision of the Court
will be rendered to-day"
No PLACE LIKE VIRGINIA. Messrs. Green
j. Wise, Real Estate Agents, of this city, recelv-
ed, to day, letter from Virgi nian, who left
for the West some time ago, aud who placed in
their bands his farm in Virginia for sale, Intend
ing to invest 10 the West the proceeds,
asking them to withdraw the farm from
the market He says 10 his letter
AFTER having given the west fair trial,
fnd it would be great folly in me, or any one
owning good farm in Virginia to sell out and
so West. My experience has proved to my sat
lStaction that auy Industrious farmer with lin
tied MEANS can do better iu Virginia than 10
the West" lie was glad to return home and
fnd that his farm had not beeu sold.
GuosT.-A verltable ghost now haunts that
portion Of the First Ward knowu as Tunnel
Towo. Upon several late occasions, towards
the wi,chng hour of night, it has been seen by
the tear-oppressed eyes of belated denzens of
that locality. as they homeward wendell their
weary way, engaged In tricks tantastlcal. 1t
appears in the questionable shape of beaul
iul girl, dressed all in white, and Of full, volup
tuous but not 0 er grove bulk; the phantom
whose frolic grace warns the admiration as
well as excites the fears of the superstltous be.
holder, and, when approached by those of
younger and holder blood, who would clutch it
and speak to it, flies like guilty thing upon u
fearful sommons.
nISTURBANCE-Co Considerable disturbance
was created at the intersection Of Lee aud Prince
SITS. between II aud o'clock, last night, and
the residents of all that neighborhood arous
ed thereby. The cause OF it was the assert
ed presence Of robbers in the job printing office
on the northeast corner Of the intersection OF
these Streets The police was on hand in strong
force, aud. reinforced by large number OF the
awakened neighbors, searched the house, 10
which some boys said they bad seen the rob-
berS, and all the yards and alleys IN the I'm
mediate locality, but without finding anything
that teuded to substantiate the boys state
meuts.
COUNTY JUMES.-Judge Sangster, while
holding the County Court, announced, yester-
day, that he would direct no more regular ven-
res TO be issued under the provisions OF the
Code for jurles 10 criminal cases IN the courts
over which he presdes, but will hereafter order
juries to be empanueled from bystanders per
sons in accidental attendance upon the court
The Judge holds that the acts of 1878 1, which
couters discretionary power upon the court as
to the manner OF empanneling juries, repealS
all former laws upon the subject, aud was lu
tended to introduce new system IN respect to
county courts.
CoNJURATIoN While a colored man was
whtewashing fire. place 10 the residence OF
Mr. James Eutwisle 90 north Royal street,
this morning, he looked up the chimney and
found suspended to nail a bottle filled with
clear cold liquid and stopped with cork IN the
bottom Of which we've stuck seven pins. The
liquid, as soou as exposed to daylight, turned
black, and is said by the colored people who
have seen 1t to be contrivance of the devil,
RI har H,z-- i 2oyN hf,
some enemy Of the family for the purpose OF
working them mischief