Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-19

BADLY TREATED IN THE HOUSE OF His
FRIENDS. Capt: M. Eldridge, Deputy Inter-

BADLY TREATED IN THE HOUSE OF His
FRIENDS. Capt: M. Eldrdge, Deputy Inter
| nal revenue Collector for this District, while
| on his return from an inspecting tour 10 the
Valley, Yesterday, stopped at Clifton station.
Fairfax county, and went over TO the camp
meeting, now In progress there under the aus
| picies of the Northern Methodist Church. to
see it any ipfraction of the Internal revenue
| laws was going on there He stopped first at
the booth of Mr. NJ Payne, and then at that of
j. l.. Detwilder, at both of which, cigars were
being sold without the proper license, and tell
ing hem that they would have to pay the fne
imposed 10 such cases, or stand the result OF
a trial, they williDgly paid the required amount.
| While, however, be was writing receipts tor
them, j. H Hunsberger, S f. Detwider, Jos.
Anderson and Rev. Charles King came Np,
some of them having hatchets and knives 10
their hands, and accusing him of being an i'm
poster, demanded the return of the money with
threats OF dire consequences, should he refuse.
with him to prove bis Identity, but they, not
money, after which he was arrested aud put
under guard, and after being kept standing in
the mud long time, was carried back to the
station, where, gentleman named Ford re.
cognizlng him, he was released. just 10 time to
take passing freight train for this city. As
soon as he reached here be had warrants
issued for the arrest of the parties named
above, and this morning Deputy United
States Marshall O'Neal started for Cliff
ton for the purpose of executing them. =
Capt Eldridge saws he has been among the illicit
dstillers of the North Mountains, and at macy
dirty camps surrounded by armed men uu
der the Influence of liquor and maddened at the
loss of the cou6scated property, but never before
was be so treated as be vas yesterday, nor Was he
ever before in such apparent personal danger.
While under arrest and on his way from the
camp ground to the station be had to cross d
stream 90 log, and so fearful was he that those
who had been under guard would trip him
from behind, and throw him into the water be-
low. that he asked them to 90 over first.
RECOMMENDATIONS
LOST CHILD. The whole lower part of the
town was on the lookout. this morning, for a
lost child, who was, after much bell ringing
and many inquiries and several hours of dill
gent searching, found angling with other
children at the wharves of the American Coal
Company. The boy is the child of Mr. Benz
Langley, and arrived here with his father from
his home, down the river, last night, and stop
ped with relative 10 the lst Ward, Mr. John
Allen, from whose house he wandered uff, early
this morning, and never having beeu to town be-
fore. couldn't find his way back and 80, having
nothing else TO do, went fishing.
| CoLORED MAN KILLED AT CAMP MEET
ING.-A colored man was shot and killed night
before last at the camp meeting now 10 progress
in Bentons woods, uear Mddleburg. He had
been guilty of some infracton of the camp laws,
and was endeavorlDg to escape from constable
Burlerson, wien the latter drew his pistol and
fired at the ratreating fugitive three times the
last shot taking effect in the small of his back
and telling him. He lived 10 the neighborhood
aud was taken to his home, where he died yes
tcrday, though he received the best surgical at
tention.
| MAN PROPOSES BUT Con DIsPosEs. Not
wlthstanding the announcement made yester-
day that, rain or shine, Rev. Mr.. Randall, the
Evangelist, would preach from the postofice
steps last night the reverend gentleman did
not preach, and for the simple reason, too, that
it did rain. He will preach to night, however,
weather permitting, at the designated place,
and from the text 'The fool hath said in his
heart there is 90 God"
BEHIND TIME.-The arrival of the Lynch-
burg train was delayed this morning by an OBJ
struction near Lyncbburg, where a freight
train had run off the track, and by the partial
washing out of a culvert near Gotham Station.
There were two trains on each side of the wash
one of the &. & 0. road, and one of the Mid.
and road, and the way connections were made
was by pushing the cars across the chasm the
| locomotives not venturing to cross
The j. w. THoMPsoN.-The steamer j. W.
Thompson, now building for the Potomac route,
is so nearly completed that Captain Wood, now
IN charge of the Washington ferry boat City of
Washington, who has been appointed her com
mander, will leave here next week for the shin
yard, to supervise the finishing touches that
are to be put upon her. 1t is understood that
Capt. Thomas Travis will be appointed to the
command of the steamer City Of Washington.
THE NORTHERN MAIL.-The New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore mail reached here
this morning at an early hour via Washington,
but the Washington mail was an hour LATER, and
came via Bladensburg. The Postmaster hopes
to be able at an early date to induce the Depart
ment to send the latter mail here direct and not
after 1t has made the unnecessary trip as far
north as the famous dueing ground.
| VIENNA CAMP MEETING. Quite number
of people left here, this morning, for the camp
meeting which commenced to-day 10 Gibscn's
woods, near Vienna. Among those who have
tents at this camp meeting are Mrs. Barker
and Mr.. John I. Evans Of this city.
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