Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-19
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LOCAL NEWS.
A MAeNoL1A.-Thirte years ago-apd to
those whose hopes were deferred they have
heep long and dreary ones-a family, up TO
that time 10 atfluent circumstances, lett their
loved, happy and delightful home, IN this city,
for the South, TO be with their friends and rcla-
ives. and among those to have been separated
from whom would have been miserable anxiety.
Hardly had they gone ere their home--turnlsil-
ed, as it was, with all that wealth aud rehned
taste could supply Was seized upon by stranger
and alien hands, and occupied and possessed
until few months ago, when the law having
vouchsated tardy justice, it was despoled and
deserted to be again taken possession of by its
owing to the calamites of war-amost i'm
poverished owner, who, with his family, now
r, occupies it, and is endeavorlug to restore 1t
10 something of its former loneliness. Right
had travelled slowly; the whole country had
looked on aud wished that its pace might be
faster, but the quirks aud bubbles OF law
had impeded its progress, until at las!, In
spite Of all obstacles, justice was triumphant.
Iu the handsome garden OF the residence there
grows a magnificent magnolia grandl-1 IRA,
which, during the whole time OF the UNJUST
occupancy, gave scarcely any bloom, as II mak-
ing taclt protest against the uni ust possessor;
IL
aud Que Of the most superb OF towers OF the
graudest proportions, and with odor like
Arsby the blest, the gift of the lady OF the
house, lies upon our table as we write.
POLICE REPORT. The folio wing cases have
b.en reported at police headquarters since yes
teriay:
Albert Green, for an assault upon Warren
Jackson, both eoored, was fined aud discharged
By Alderman Janoey, acting Mayor.
Nathan Brushon, charged with stealing a
pair of pants from Z. E. Dggs, was sent to
Ill for thirty days by Justice Padgett. The
prisoner was caught and the pants taken from
him by Diggs at the ST. Asaph street. depot
lust before train left, but be jumped from
the cars and, after making detour, boarded
them again at the Jail, but constable Gray was
on the lookout for him, aud arrested hun as
soon as he had taken his seat
A miller named Johu Mlddler, charged with
an assault upon his wife, Was locked up for ex-
animation. Considerable excitement was Great
I'd by the prisoner in the ueighbOrhoOd of his
house on Queen street, between Washington
aud Columbus, this afternoon, and large
crowd collected there by report that he was
numbering his wife. whose forehead is really
cut, but the prisoner says she was drinking wa
fer out of stoue pitcher When he playfuNy
struck her hand and Knocked the pitcher
against her forehead, aud that the cut was the
result.
There were 20 dodgers at the station house
last night.
Low TIDE. Owing to the westerly winds
lately prevailing, the water 10 the Potomac at
low tide, yesterday AFTERNOON, was unusually
shallow the fats on both sides OF the river as
far in each direction as the eye could reach, be-
ing entirely bare, and a narrow blue streak
bounded by the channel banks being all that
remained of the broad and beautiful Potomac.
Bare legged boys were wadiug about Oh the
exposed Alts, aud approached each other from
the Opposite sid. Of the river 50 nearly that
they could almost throw stones across the chan-
mel that separated them, aud many catfish
and eel that had been left by the recedlng wa
ter aud many snapper and slider whose tracks
were discovered in the mud, were caught by
them aud brought ashore.
ARLINGTON PARK.-Quite number of peo-
pie from this city and Washington attended
the sale Of lots in the newly laid off town OF
Arlington Park, on the estate Of MIR. Alexander
Hunter, on the west side of the turnpike, near
Four Mile Run, yesterday afternoon. All pres
ent were Hospitality entertained by Air. Hunter
at his residence % the opposite Sue Oh tue
road previous to The sale. twenty-five lots
were disposed Of at prices ranging from S3S TO
$97. 50 aud averaging s63.O2. Most OF the lots
were bought by parties from this CITY, among
the purchases being Messrs. R H. Lloyd, };
I. Beckham. w. II Fowle, j. FL. Reid, and
John Kuox. The sale will be continued next
Thursday afternoon at the store OF Clary y
La,imer in Washington.
Masonic ELECTION meeting of An
drew Jackson Lodge, No. l2O, A. Is. u n. NJ,
held at their hall last night, the following OIL
GERS We're clec.cd to serve for the ensuing year :
james f Alexander, Worshiptul Master; +.
IT, Brieu, Senior Warden; K +. Dowuham,
Junior Warden; JAS Fl. Reid, Treasurer, aod
Chas A. Yohe, Secretary. The invitation ex-
tended by the Olive Branch l. 'dge, OF Leesburg,
to visi, it, on s.. johns Day, oath inst.' was
accepted.
TINES CHANGE Il ist winter the hands en-
ployed at the City Gas Works struck because
the police made raid upon the Migrants who
Inuuyed ahout there Last night the same em