Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

La The Middle States, slowly falling Oaroue'e,
stationary to rising temperature, with VaIlapf
winds mostly Ixom the southeast 10 southwest
especially along the coast, partly cloudy "eath
e. and occasional thunder storms
The GlYNuNT VI URDER The Port Tobacco
independent says UP TO this writing 10 clue
to the parties who murdered Mr.. John w
Everett has come to light. Oae of the meI
brought To our jail last week % suspicion ha
been released, 10 eyideDce to conn, CT him VIII
The affair having been produced; the other
Foster, is still held for further Developments
We would take this occasion to contradict a!
rumors that are floating the rounds OF the CITY
papers IN reference TO the existence OF any
ann d body OF III u in this community Tor tht
purpose of lyncni,g. If such exist we are IL
| total ignorance of the fact.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS The Com
missi oners of the Siukiug Fund held meet
ing last nj ght, all the members being present
except the Mayor.
Applications tor further reduction ln the
rent OF market stalls were refused.
4 committee was appointed to see the lDsur-
rance agents and get pei mission tor the hsh
| sheds TO remaiu 10 the market square also, TO
inquire whether the benches recently erected
by tue country people will lntclftrc with the
| iusurar c., and If so to have the same removed.
| After some routine business the mcr'llg adj
journed.
THE LATE CHARLES KEYS The Lyrchburg
Star pays the following feeling and deserved
tribute TO the memory of Engineer Keys, who
was killed on Sunday Tine sudden and ap-
paliiug death of Mr. Charles Keys, has cast a
gloom over the entire community Sober, re
liable, ana entirely capable, he enjoyed the en-
tire conf irnce of the Midland Company, and
! had been in it, employ lor thirteen years he
i died at the post ct du!y, AID by the sad result
OF an accident he was powcress to prevent by
any care or torcsgh t OF his own. Peace to his
| ashes.
| POI ICE REPORT. -Anthcuy Grant and Ed
ward Tyler coIored, for petty larceny, were
given twenty lashes each.
Tie same parties, Tor grand larceny, were
sent on tn Court.
Beverly Carter, colorcd for stealing n watch
from Theodore Digger, was given twenty ashcs.
Twcnty.>iX nrsrocs Tor rlotouS conduct at a
colorcd festival across the canal, were appro
prlatcIy disposed OF.
Six negro boot blacks, for disorf"rly conduct
and fighting at the Faycttstrect depot, were
| locked up in the station house.
MEETING AT FAIRFAX COURT lloUsE.-Ihe
arrangements Tor the grand Tlldcn and Hcnd-
rtcks ratification meeting at Fairfax Court
House mex! NJ nday court day are nearly
completed Gen. HuutoD aud other distio-
guiShed speakers vii be present and address
the people. A iull attendance OF voters is re
quc>tcd as the delegates to the Congressional
Convention are to b appolntcd, and thorough
re0rgauiz tion OF the party IL the county u,adc.
ACCIDENT IN a FOUNDRY. Quite a com.
motion was caused at Lea; heraud's foundry,
cnrner Of Queen aud lie" streets, last evening.
Owing TO sJme jarlug of the machluery the
hravy iron ball ou the safety valve fell OF, aud
the valve was blown out, causing the steam
aud scaiiug water to escape, and making quite
scare amoug the employees. No damage was
done, however, beyond the loss OF lma occa-
stoned by the want Of steam to work the ma
chuery.
REDUCTION OF FnEGuTs. Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad have made freight reduc
TORS rs follows: On plaster by the carload of
20 900 les. from Shepherd opposite this city,
to Woodstock TO $24; on fertilizers by the car
load of 20 900 lbs. from Baltimore to Wood
stock, from $50 TO S24; corresponding reduc-
tons have bccu made on both plaster and fer.
tiliz rs to other points on the Valley branch.
OLD OFFENDER CAUGHT--Ih police in
their raid 90 negro festival, last night, cap.
turcd former notorious negro desperate named
Fad Ire, who, about two years since, waylaid
and severely beat read man Calvin Smith, gu
81 BIO, cd and nod
for somc previous crime. Lee has been abscut
from the city sircc he made the assault and
has heretofore escaped arrest.
CITY lloTEL -Messrs. +. NJ. Lcftwich and
t. q. Chapman have become the proprlctors
of this favcrite old hotel, and are now con
Quoting ii Ia first class style. Their table Is
supplied with the best the market Affords the
servants are polite and attentive, and the pro-
prctors themselves most courteous gentlemen,
| who use every effort to make their guests com-
Portable.
ROBBERY. Mr.. Theodore digger
was temporarily abs ut from his jewery store,
this morning, coiored mao Damed Beverly
Carter, stepped 10 and stole silver watch,
valued at thirty dollars, and made oft with It.
He was overhaulcd, however, by Officers Jas.
Smith and Belts, who recovered tho watch
ADD lodged Carter 10 the station house.
DAMAGE REPAIRED. The damage done to
the track Of the Virginia Midlaud Railroad by
the wash of last Sunday morning has been re-
paired and trains were passing over the llnc
as usual to-day Great credit is due to the au
thorities OF the road for their energy aud dis
patch in clearing away the wreck and putting
things in order.
Row AT A FESTIVAL. There was another
pctr, festival al "a huus> kept by \ coored ID .
named Cr.cmao, across the canal locks, last
night. During the nrgies somc OF the parlci
pautS bscamc 50 disordery that the police hat
to arrest all hands agi bring them to me sta
ton house, where they were examined this
| morning aud the guilty ones tiGcd.