Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-14
ALEXANDRIA.

FIRE IN FAIRFAx-A messenger came
INTO the city yesterday afternoon TO an
ponpce that the house OF Mr.. CORTLAND ii.
Smith, In Fairfax county, about three miles
nom this city, was on nre. The whole build
fEg was entirely destroyed, only a small
quantity of lumber and building materials
being saved from the flames. No cause can
be assigned for the fire except incendiarism.
The quantity OF shavings and indamm able
material around the house caused it To burn
rapidly Inc building was insured for AZ 500,
which will not cover the loss, which cannot
now be estimated, owing to the absence of
Mr.; Smith in New York, whittier he was
called on business on Friday last The
burnt house is the one owned for many wears
oy Mrs. Nj Ii. DaingerfieId, and Is situated
on Inc Ticht hs nd side of the Middle or Lees
nurg pike, near the resideuce of Mr. a. =
Lee.
CAU6Hr.-Bugh Strider, a somewhat no.
tofious character, was captured by the police
SestHidsy ard Committed TO jail. 1t win he
Tecoilected that StTider. who was an eScaped
prisoner from jail went To that institution
WINE cfupk, 1n company with Eddie Meade
ar MADE violent attack on the then jail
OF, Mt boyle, resulting in both the asSail-
al Us being ARRESTED and committed 10 iaiI
snhJect 10 the chain gang. Afterwards while
a WorK on the streets with the gang. they
bOtn mace their escape. Meade was re-
arrested some time since. Strider mas since
his escape been In jail I'm WASHINGTON and
only returned here yesterday morning, when
OIncers Philips and Crump heard of his
whereabouts and arrested him as above
stated, ard returned him to his old quarters
10 serve out his time.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.-Henry John
son and X. ID. White, both coIorei were ar
rested to day for suspicious conduct on the
Midland train. One of them had on his per
son $40, and the other Sla3. They came
down on The train yesterday from Char
'oftesville TO Madison Run, where they
stepped of, taking the freight train 10 this
CITY Jhey claim TO have come from Lynch
burg Both OF them were locked up for ex.
animation.
ARRIVALS OF FIsH-About three hun
dred shad ard fifteen hundred herring have
arrived at Fishtown since Saturday besides
large number of bunch fish Shad sold al
5000 per hundred, herring at s26.per thou
sand, ard bunch fish at 10 TO q cents per
bunch, the latter price being for white perch
ara rock The prevailing winds retard the
hsh1ng conslderably.-lG Gazette, 1911.
,ELoPEMENT-Mrs Roseanna Appier, a
olushlng Dung matrOn OF At summers wife
OF MT. VIM. Appler, residing in the Fourth
ward, In what is known as Penny Hill lane
eloped from her husbands roof on Saturday
night with one George Frick. a German
about 80 years old. The twain took the AIey,
shgrla ana FREDERICKSBURG train for parts
Unknown, and have not been heard from,
Mr. Appler, who is an old man, saws he was
perfectly willing to part with Mrs A but
not with the various articles OF table furDi-
tnTe and wearing apparel which she took
DEsPERADoHs IN FAIRFAx-CJiG John
son, a noted negro desper ado OF the Lewins-
vile neighborhoOd, Fairfax county. was we
are informed, lodged in Jail at Fairfax C.
II. on friday night last, for an assault on a
peaceaDie cOlored man named Ferdinand
Stals, and for threatening the life of Mr.
ne1ghhorhood, merely because he interposed
70 protect Seals. Johnson was accompanied
by several other negroes armed with ayes
and pistO!s.-[&entiyel. 18Th.