Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-03


police, on Friday last secured the woods aud
jungles along the Eastern branch for consid-
cradle distance, spending the entire day, 10
search of tie colored man who attempted to
outrage the colvrcd girl few days since near
Good Hope, but were not fortunate enough TO
iud him. So great is the fear of this wretch
by the families residing across the Eastern
branch that young girls and grown ladies' are
afraid even to 20 to the sprlng and get buck
of water and 10 many cases husbands Will not
go to their work, fearing that their families
will be injured during their absence.
ELECTION FARCEs The township elections
in this county are ridiculous farces. Regularly
upon their recurrence the coIored people-who
com pose almost the entire voting population
hold conventions, nominate full ticket, mostly
of colupd men, and eject them almost unaUl-
mously; but as regularly, the successful cand-
dates fail to give their required bonds for the
discharge Of the duties oil the Offices to which
they have been elected, and the Judge OF the
County Court has to appoint white men VINO
give the necessary bonds and ill the positions
Four of such appointments were made oy
Judge Sangster to day.
REcoMMlTTEr. Ga Friday afternoon . Brlen
Buruigham, charged with assault and battery
on Robert Shurock, near the Aqueduct bridge,
was brought before Justices Austin aud Ii. A.
Whallou, at Arlington, for trial, the wounded
man haying so far recovered as to be out OF
danger. After carefully reviewing the testl-
moDy the prisoner was pronounced guilty, and
sentenced TO pay hue of $50 and costs, aud be
confined 10 the county Jail ior sixty days. Shur-
lock, who had been in Jail here SINCE the as
sault, went home at the conclusion Of the ex.
animation.
EXCITEMENT considerable excitement was
caused this afternoon by report that Jennie
May, the beautiful little two years old daugh-
ter of Mr.. Gre ,rge W. Harrison, had fallen into
the sink at the residence of her grandfather,
MIR. Thomas Smith, on Lee street, and been
killed, and large crowd collected Immediately
10 that Deighborhood She did slip through
the seat, but was prevented from falling into
the deep we'll by her arms, which caught above
the rim, aud sustained her until she was res
cued by the colored servant.
LAYING OF A CABLE-A submarine tele
graph cable was laid across the Potomac last
Friday night The steamer Virginia, of the
Maryland Ferry line, was chartered for the
purpose and did the work in fifteen minutes,
and 10 the most satisfactory manuer, not devil
ating ten feet from tangent llue. The cable
extends from the ferry slip Of the East Alex
andria Railroad, on the opposite side OF the
river, to the coal wharves at the outlet lock Of
the Alexandria canal.
SUPPLIES FOR THE PooR's HOUSE. The
City Council Committee on Poor met last Sat
urday night, opened the bids for furnishing
supplies to the Poors House, and made the
following awards: Red Ash coal, to w. A.
Smoot, at 1925 per ton; Cumberland Goa, to
John Leatherapd at 50 per ton; pine wood to
same, at 81 per cord all delivered. Meal and
feed to Watkins & Bro, and groceries to Har-
low Il Bros.
JUMPED OvERBoARD.-A sailor uamed
James a. Davis, who was disorderly iu house
at the foot of Cameron street last Saturday
Eight, when an attempt was made to arrest
him by officers Horseman aud Belts, made an
effort to escape BY flight, but SO c osely was he
pursued that when he reached CazeDove' s
wharf, he deliberately jumped overheard and
would certainly have drowned had not the Of
6cerS Jumped into a small boat uear by and re.
scucd him.
CAMP MEETING.-rh camp meeting 10 pro-
gress near Thornton's station, under the aus
piccs of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
quite numerously attended on yesterday (Sun:
day) BY persous from Alexandria, Leesturg aud
the surrounding country. SPECIAL trains we're
ruu from both ends of the railroad, which
were we'll crowded. Sermons were preached
by Rev. Mcssrs. Phelps and King 10 the morn
lug and afternoon.
ORDINATION AT THE THEOLOGICAL SEMI
NARY.-Mr. j. W. MagiIl, Of the Diocese of
Virginia, was ordained Deacon yesterday moro
ing in the chapel of the Theological Seminary,
near this city, by Bishop Johns. Rev. DR..
Walker preached the sermon. Mr. MagiIl be-
logged to the last Senior Class but was tempo
rariIy out of the country in June, when his
classmates were ordained. He will, We learn,
take charge Of mission IN Petersburg.
RENoMGNATED HOP. Laureuce T. Neal,
Democratic representative from the Eighth
Congressional District, of Ohio, has been re.
nominated by the Convention lately assembled
in that District. This endorsation of his poiti.
cal course by his constituents ensures the return
to the next Congress Of an able and efficient
Young representative FROM that State, and is
gratifying to Mr.. Meals friends in this city.
FUNERAL. The remains of the late William
T. Henderson, escorted by long funeral cor
teee, 10 which were Washington Lodge OF Ma
sons-.-of which lodge the deceased was mem.
ber---and Andrew jackson Lodge OF the same
order, were taken to the grave yard this moro
ing and deposited with Masonic honors in his
tamiy's vault.
ROBBERY. Between one aud two clock last
Saturday uight the bar room Of the E.dorado
House, on Cameron street, opposite the mar.