Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-05
Washington News.

The Baltimore Sun says: lu the change of
the level of Maryland avenue SO as to give an
easy grade to the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road to the Long Bridge, it became necessary
to elevate the roadway to height that lett the
buildings between Thirteen.and-a half and
Fourteenth streets half astory below the street,
and subject to constant foundations. Suits tor
heavy damages were begun against the rail-
road company and judgment tor Sl2 900 OBJ
tanned in one of the cases, that Of Mr.. Fauucc,
the owoer of the houses corner OF Fourteenth
street and Maryland avenue, when tie CON-
pany purchased the whole square, tore down
the houses and begun the work of making
coal depot there. As the square is from ten
to twenty feet below grade, tressel work tracks,
at grade, have been constructed, and the space
below is used as pockets" for coal. The bot
toms of the pockets have all been laid 10 stone
and cement, so that the coal will be kept per-
fectly clear of earth The new depot will be
opened for business tomorrow, and much OF
the coal business of the company heretofore
done at the Four mile Run coal depot will be
transferred to the new depot.
The Critic says: About 2 o'clock this af
terpoon horse attached to one of Adams Elk.
press wagons in which we're seated the driver
and little boy. aud which vas standing at the
Baltimore and Ohio depot took fright, and
with sudden start bounded forward. The
driver, whose name our reporter failed 10 learn,
grasped the lines and pulled with all his might,
but the horse not yielding, they broke. A ter
ribie calamity might have been the result, had
not the driver, with rare courage, jumped up
on the horses back, and, grasping the torn off
ends of the lines close to the bit, by malu force
pulled back the horses head. The horse fell,
taking with him Wagon and all, the driver fall
ING underneath the animal. By ISLANDERS came
to his assistance and dragged him from under
the horse, and, excepting some bruises, he SUI
tanned no serious Injuries
La the Circuit Court of Washington, Oh
Monday, the case of Stanton against the Poto-
mac Steam Navigation Company-actioD for
being put off the steamer Pilot Boy on refus-
ing to pay fare, he claiming that he was en-
titled to come up on a return ticket-Was re-
sumed, and given to the jury. The instruc-
tons were to the effect that uuder the evidence
the defendant had the right to put him Oft the
boat, but they should consider whether be was
put off at a point from whence he could take
passage II they fud that he was put off at
an isolated point he vas entitled to damages;
but if he was landed at a point from which be
could easily get away the verdict should be for
the defendant. The jury rendered a verdict
for the defendant.
The case of Horace s. johnson, charged
with renting house 90 Four, and-a-hal street,
pear Pennsylvania avenue, to Princess Vaxiero
for bawdy purposes, was tried 10 the Criminal
Court 90 Monday. After hearing considerable
testimony, the case was given to the jury about
two clock, but they We're discharged yesterday
morning as they were uuable to agree upon a
verdict, standing, it was reported, Dlne for con-
victioD to three tor acqulttal.
G. w. Riggs is fitting up the large building
at the corner of Fifteenth aud g. streets, late
Iy occupied by the quartermastcr generals de-
partment, for hotel, and intends making ad-
ditions TO it 50 there may be 800 rooms. j. 2.
Pumcr and G. w. Spofford, gentlemen Of ex
perience 10 bookkeeping, have leased the
house, which will bear the namc of Mr.. Riggs,
the owucr OF it, The hotel is designed to be
complete 10 all its appointments.