Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-30


one of her wheel houses slightly injured yes
terday afternoon by the steamship H. y.
knight, which was coming into the same dock
ACCIDENT ON THE VIRGINIA MIDLAND 4.
R.-The Danvie News of Thursday says that
on Wednesday night as the passenger train on
the Midland railroad, due in Danvlle at 9 p.
m. was approaching the crossing OF the Frank
liz tu,nplkc, about Two miles from the city, tue
engineer discovered wagon standing partially
on the track, and horse hung III the guard
near that point Rounding curve ne was un-
able to SEE the Instructions until nearly on
them, and bring down grade it was Impossible
to stop, and the pilot of the engine struck the
horsc with full force, lifting him entirely out
of the cattle guard and throwing him across
the track, where the whole train passed over
him. The engine and baggage car jumped
sumo two feet from the track, but fortunately
Game down with the wheels safely on the ralis
Tn. train ran some four hundred yards further
before it could be stopped. When backing up
TO the scene of the disaster it was found that the
BODY and even the bones Of the horse had been
ompetey destroyed and pulverized, the only
dlstiuguishable portion that was found being a
few inches of the head, from which the ears
aud a portion of the nose had been cut OF.
The wagon was found to be considerably dam
aged, the front aud side wheels which were on
the track bciug badly smashed, ln the wagon
was found the harness, which had been taken
off the horse, barrel OF bacon, some packages
of coffee and sugar, aud runiet vi Whlsksy.
No trace of human being, except some tracks
around the wagon, we're dlScovcrable about the
scene of the accident, aud 1t is unknown
whether the owner persisted with the horse:
The most plausible theory is that he had turned
in from the turnpike on TO the railroad through
mistake, and the horse getting into the cattle
guard, he had removed the harness aud gone
off for help. and had not returned before the
train came on. We are informed, however,
that certain signs aud appearances are contra
dictory of this, and that the belief was general
among the officers and passengers on the tram
that the horse and wagon had been placed Oh
the track by desigo. The train was running at
the rate OF rs miles an hour, aud it can be re-
garded as little short OF provldentlal lnterer-
euce that prevented the train from being
thrown from the track, aud const quent terrible
loss of human life. The 6re-bux Of the engine
was badly damaged, aud the steps torn Oh OF
some of the cars. 1t was not long delayed,
however, reaching the city only about hall
au hour bchnd time. The engine, tender aud
every car was besmeared with blood.
Police REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
terday afternoon:
A number of boys arrested for creating dis
turbance in front of the house of Capt Boswell
lower end of Prince street, while party was IN
progress there, were dismissed us they could not
be identified rs the offenders
George Douglass, colored, ex- U. S. Internal
Revenue Storokecper, Tor an assault upon w.
+ Powell, the c0iored principal OF Snowden
public school, WAS fined $40, and, together with
the complainant, bound over to keep the peace
Defendant, who had employed Mr.. .. Il. Stuart
as his counsel appealed from this decision. but
afterwards paid the fDe and withdrew The appeal;
The evidence educed at the examination held
at the Mayors court this morning was to the
following effect: Thursday the defendant wrote
q note to the complainant asking him to allow
his defendants son to come out OF s"hool,
which request, according 10 the rules OF Inc
school, could not be compiled with. 1esterday
he wrote him another note asking II the former
one had been received. This note the complain
ant answered by simply stating that the note
had been received. Deeming This short answer
all ins I'LL. defendant started out OF his mouse Tor
the residence of the complainant, and meeting
Ham bal King on the WY told hlm where ne
was going, and that If Powell dldnt give nun
satisfaction he would break his neck lie then
proceeded to the house on King street IN when
e. L. Sexton keeps store, and over which Au-
gustus Lumpkins keeps boarding house, where
comp ainant boards, and knocking at the front
door he sent up for complainant to come down,
with the intent on of getting BIN to come out:
side OF the house. but complainant sent word
that il he wanted TO sec him he must come to his
room. Entering complainants room, he pro-
duce6 tn. note he had received, and asked in d
pompous manner what complainant meant by
sending him such note. Complainant replied
by saying that when asked question in u civil
manner he would answer it. Upon this defend
ant hit complainant in the fSce and choked him;
complainant resisted the assault, striking de-
PENDANT GA the head with pitcher and with a
lighted oil lamp. In the scufHe the stove, tui OF
burning Goals, was knocked down, but tortu-
natey neither it nor The lamp, which had been
smashed, set the house on FIRE. The noise Of the
conflict attracted the wife OF LumpkinE from the
back of the house and Seaton from his store be-
low, and by their united efforts the com oatants
We're separate ed.
Eight dodgers were sccomm odsted at the sta
ton house-!ast night.
YOUTHFUL Mr.. Samuel Lloyd
while engaged in pushing away the ice from
around his boat at the Wilkes street ferry slip,
L :. III ,,o;Iantalv foil nuorhoa r1 and