Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-02
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RoRBERY AND ARREST.-L7st night. q
SiIdlsSr cailei an the boarding house Of Ms.
HrtnphTles, on King street, near Washing
.ci., ana demanding n 9cOlnmOdat!ols, vas
10000 in room occupied by Samuel Jc.FiT-
son, carpenter. TIE stranger arose fbis
morning, and took SO from MI JeffersoY'S
6recches pocket, and left the house Mr.
Jefferson awOke soon after. abort < n , ana
finding the stranger gone, SUSPECTED some
ihlng, and examining his pockets discovered
MS loss. lie Immediately dressed and u-cnT
II search OF o policeman, and meeting Officer
James Smith informed him Of the circurn-
stances ana ne rightly SUsDectfny that the
men %ould make for Washington, bent his
Steps III that direction. He met MI CLARK
harmon near the PoOrhouse lane coming
INTO the CITY In spring wagon and mn
pressing the vehicle into service, made Tor
washington IL double quick time Inst
north Of Fort RunyOn. he saw man on foot
walking very fast. and concluding thai he
was me one he wanted, haiie-l him and or
deTec NM 10 halt, upon which the man
started 10 run. Smith jumped from the
wagon, and after lively race overlook and
arrested hin, bringing HIM back % this civ
on the O'clock train. The man really sur
rendered the money, and olIerod the officer
$50 more To be allowed TO 70 free. ,glllcl
however, Smith couldn't see. Al the hear
ing before mayor Ee!uper this morning the
man gave MS name as J. y. Groves and
nails from Illinois. Mayor Kemper semi
MN on for the October term of the corpora
ton court.
STARVING "A Young man d wears old
giving his name as Francis NJ. Logan, was
found al Battery Rodgers about 10 o'clock
last night, unable 10 walk, and carried TO
the station house. On reaching there II was
found that his HeakneSs was caused by star
walton, as he stated that he had not tasted
food for four days. He stated 10 one of our
reporters This morning that he had been en-
pioyed on the canal for some time, and left
Snmberla,it last week on the boat VIM
EiIl, Tor Georgetown. On arriving there ne
was robbed OF all bis money, and was not
allowed 10 return with the boat 10 CuInbar-
- T. nh III -,
GeoTgetown. he wandered 10 this city in the
hopes OF Finding something To do, arriving
htfe last eF ming. he says he Is u native of
rev ork city, and resided with Elder John
son, at No III l4th street.
THE LEG IsLATIvE CANvASs.-At q meet
Ing or the Conservative Committee hell last
HlSnt, there We're present, john y. SmoOt,
lchairman) Hugh Latham, 81. H. Nas:l. ] .
NJ Steuart, Edger SnOwden. jr., George X.
Ehinn, and p. Il. Hooe. The chairman stated
That the counties OF Loudoun, Prince WILL
liam, Fairfax, and Alexandria, though their
sCperintendertS had called a conven ton 10
ne held In Alexandria, August 81, at Sarepfa
nali, at ii O'Clock TO nominate two candi-
oates nom their district TO the state senate.
VI motion IT was ordered that ward meetings
De held In this city on Wednesday, August
%, to select delegates.
LARGE YIELD OF WHEAT.-In these
umes, when too many farmers obtain only
meager yields of wheat to the acre, il ia
peasant and instructive to know what some
farmers do succeed In raising Mr. II F.
Roberts, an intelligent and enterpristrg
FARMER, near the city of Alexandria has this
year raised 32s bushels OF clean Fultz wheat
on eight acres of land-4I bushels to the acre
now, when the average yield throughout the
state rs only about IL bushels, which is not
creclt,ble, this achievement should be an
incentive TO better efforts and better farm
ing.
FIRE-A stable situated on Queen street.
between Henry and Fayette, belonging To
anthony Dugan and occupied by William
fecker, was burned last night by an incar-
diary. Mr.. Rockers horse was rescued, but
cog sleeping In the hay NOW was burned
up. Mr.. Rockers loss is slight and Mr. On
gan VIII not amount to over 800, IL thai
Tie fire der artment were promptly on hand
ScU{:Het, 3ISt iat.
THE POLICE FORCE of Alexandria. con-
slsting of fifteen policemen, five readymen
aua two officers. were organized and sworn
In by Mayor Kemper, at police heatquar-
tiers, at one O'Clock Saturday.