Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
LOCAL ~ EWS-

a,u,el BY Col. CraighiI, U. S. Engineer, to
nn,.Le Reconnaissance of the belt OF country IN
I:,rsiuia and West Virginia, lying between the
t,h,,apcakc and Ohio Railroad on the south,
anJ ,he Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad on the
nnr,b. Addison Marbury, esq formerly OF the
Washington and Oaio Railroad, and recently
,hi,t engineer of the Costa Ri"a Railroad Cen
r,l America. accompanies Mr.. Manning. This
survey is to be made uuder late resolution OF
Congress with the view OF asccltalnlng the tcaS-
,bljy aud PROBABLE cost of a double track rail
ra,d between the East and West across the two
I;rrinias. Mc<srs Manning and Marbury leave
Washington next week, aud from what We Know
-, these gentlemen We have DO doubt the cX-
animation Of this route will be thorough aud
complete.
United STATES DISTRICT COCRT-Judgc
Il. v. Hughes presiding. 1.-The habeas corpus
case of Caroline Grandson vs. }. ". Wrennn ct
ais. set for hearing yesterday evening at i've
oclock. came up, and was argued by >; :.
Slater for the petitioner, IN the absence OF ~.
Blamhail, and by D. l.. Smoot for the defend,
ant, and An order issuSed directing the Marshal
Of the district to produce the children IN court
on the first day Of the October term OF the U.
S. District Court.
u. S. CIRCUIT COURT -Jnlgc HoLt. ".
Hughes presiding. The time OF the court has
hyeu again occupied to-day ln hearing arsu-
,,rr, in the case of Turmbu|l l. Go. VS.. Thomas,
Mr. Slater, OF Smytbc county, arguing Tor the
defendant.
DEATH OF CORONER BEACH -Mr. Samuel
Bach, who had been i'll for several months,
died at his home 90 Princess street, at SIX
o'clock Yesterday AFTERNOON, III the Sky, nrsl
year of his age He was the sou OF Jas. Beach,
who was Tor many years constable IN Fairfax
r,nu,,: was born near POhck was, like his
father. constable 10 Fairfax; moved to tins
,i,y in lS41; was one of the first ccnstablcs OF
the city after its retrocesson 10 Virginia; was
Justice of the Peace for manv years and at the
Tim, Of his death was Coroner. He was the
Either of Mr.. John S. Beach, one of the mem
hers Of the Common Council from the Third
Ward Mr. Beach had large circle OF trcudS
and acuautanccs and numerous family con
ucction, ali of whom regret his demise.
Police REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
,er,iay: ,,.
Ed. Brooks. George Brooks, and Willie
Franks coiorcd boys for stealing tie lyach pm;
from the wagon of e. +. Price, were dlscharg-
ed with IA reprlmaEd.
Jane Essex and Charles HaSkins, on cou-
plant of the wife OF the latter, lor adultery
were hucd and discharged.
Wli.iam Hix copred, for releasing his dog
from the pound was tiucd and discharged.
". ID. Watkins, Tor disord"riy cJEducs Il
chronic case, was fined and Discharged
Several parties for keeping dogs without Ii
ceuscs were fiaci aud discharged, and warrants
issued Tor the arrest of more Of the same class
Of offenders.
George lewis, suspicious character from
the country, was discharged upon L promise 70
quit the city forthwith.
William M>Quin, i clnal boatman. Tor spit
ting tobacco juice in the face OF Mrs. Conn"liy,
who lived aboard the same boat to which he
belonged, WAS in.d aud DISCHARGED.
The above eases were before the Mayor.
Frank Bryant, coored, before Justice Pa,'g-
EFT Tor cmtu zzins money Belonging to Enoch
Cook. was discharged u, the prosecution was
withdrawn
j. W. Club aud G. Javins, arrested 90 com
plant Of the Clerk Of the Market Tor lighting
aud disurdcrly conduct, were before justice
lalgctt and were discharged upon the pay.
mcnt of costs.
Oue lodger and two prisoners were at the
station house last night.
TnE J ALL Has 40 TERRoRs. A day or Two
ago a prisoucr in the station house named Ed
Meadcs was heard to say he wanted to get ou'
of that place and 20 to Jail: and between twelve
and one y clock last night Mr. C.iue, the jailor,
Was awakened by loud rappiug at the outside
door, and upou golug to see who was there
found it was uan uamcd Benjamin Boswell,
who had escaped while out with the chain gang
two weeks since aud who, alter travelling about
the surrounding country as Tar as trcdcrlcks-
burg, came back voluntarily to his old quarters,
saying he had enjoyed as much liberty as he
wanted III this time.
BADLY HURT. Mr.. john Knoxville, who
lives on the Clarcmont estate, few miles south
west of this city while driving a wagon home.
Yesterday, when near Watkins mil, was kick
ed on the side Of the head by refractory horse
which he bad struck with whip, and SO badly
hurt that for a time it was thought he had been
killed. He was carried to his home by Mr..
David Watkins, who also sent to Seminary
Hill for Dr. Mccormick, aud this morning the
condition Of the Injured man, though he had
bled about gallon before his Wounds could be
dressed, was said to be favorable.
ORGANIzATIoN OF TIE COMMITTEE ON
STREETS. The Committee on Streets Of the
City Council Nlcssrs Smoot and johnson OF
the Board Of Aldermen aud Hughes aud Rlsh-
ell of the Common Council met yesterday at
ternoon and organized by the election OF Mr.
Thomas Ri>hci as Chairman. There were
two ballots as follows: lSt, Smont, ,; Rlshclll,
>; ID Smoot, |; Risheili, 3. After the organ:
zaton the Chairman and MeSsrs. Smoot aud
Hughes Inspected Princess street, between 81.
Asaph and Fairfax, with reference to adopting
some plan for its Improvement
ARLINGTON PARK-The following is the cor