Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-26

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order" did not show thonis elves, neither dd ~ ~
| .flcrwsrls offer their services nGr ID pitsh(
Them rs lhnq doubtless thought rs J. q Whcl
tho mob hsd ne in their power, that "I'scretl"
wss tho bettrr part 81 Valor." Tho boat was
chartered for tho purpose Of accompanying TIC
Yacht race, srti Us tho chsrter!ng party Sssure cd
mo they would enforce order, do net THINK inc
officers Of the Vanderbilt should he held respon.
siblc for the disgrace.ui transactions Of lhsl
Gay sud niah.' And would say 'urtEcr, lh&'
TO one .asrets more !h"n myself ,:e olsSes.hs
transactions o! inst day; but as the 3jN"ars o.
the boat were rowerIe:s To el.orce o:dnr, Toe
| inst lhs sovcr0 comments Of the Capital were
| undescryed. Z Il in conclusion, believing AS
do. chat you ara disposed TO dcs justly IN 81!
cases, ask th2 Insertion Of this note Hs All Ac'
| ofjustlcn to myself. Respectfully,
| Captain Steamer Charlotte Vanderbilt.
| OurRAGEoUs.-Las night, about o'clock,
while little daughter Of OFF 3cr Joseph Horse
man was walkiog near her fathers residence,
on north ST. Asaph street. she was attacked by
| three half grown negro boys, who filled her
mouth with filth and otherwise maltrcated her.
| The vnild went home, and upon Officer Horse
uan's return, about 10 o'clock, ,.e endcavored
| to track out the rascaIs, but was unable to do
So Such conduct, should the culprts be aI-
pretended, deserves tiIC uiu0st punishment
| the law allows. -.
Another outrage was Committed at klng
street wharf last night Ey party OF negroes
from Georgetown, vino had been down the
river on le steamer MattRno. UpOu leaving
the wharf here on their return they pcltcd sew
cr:l white persons upon ,he wharf With bis
cults, Is, sad fired their reviewers, with
which they seemed rIen!iIuIIy supplied, into
tho crowd Fortunately 10 ono was injured,
although there were several narrow escapes
The CANAL.-Ehc Cumberland Alleganlan
says: -"Thera is developing day by day among
the shippers here an increasing feeling Of kind
ness toWa.I boatG0en, and strong disposition
to 10 what is possible toward giving them work
at enc, and at fair rates. The maulincss and
good scrse.o: toatmen in rctrainirg from the
Wholesale destruction o! property have been
more thoroughly appreciated as 4 contrast to
the violence read OF elsewhere. Several agents
We busy discussing anl planning Solle basis
CT corlprOn!sa yesterday, aCd we hope that
their efforts vii; meet ~i.:s abundant success:
rhc bca:lNcn nave shown themselves entitled
to all praise for s2ltrastraioL IN the presence OF
great pros )catlOc.
The shipments OF coal ~ tho Chesapeake Il
O1io CGnul for the past week were l92 tons,
Ter TIC ycar :2:45,79 tons a decrease 0! 2i,9lI
tons as compared with 1876.
EXPRESS IfnETGnr-The change il route Of
express freight tiestiucd for &c West, ':cessl-
tatei ty tho mop riots On the Baltimore ana
Ohio au,! ether Northern roads, by which ell
freight has TO be scot VII. the Va. Midland e I.
& .. Railroads, has caused such press OF bu;,
mess at Huntington, w. Va, that additional
f.. Il air 4 Nh 4
Wilson, OF The Adams Express office here, icit
fn- that point this morning, G2l will remain
there uotil llc business resumes LIS regular
course. During Mr. Wilson's absence his nlcc:
here is lii!ci! by Nir. Samuel Tcnacsson.
A MARYLAND BAEoN-Tho Dr. Fairfax
who might claim to be the eleventh baron Of
an ancient English house i. not DR.. y, Fairfax,
formerly of Alexandria, but now Of Richmond,
az heretofore stated, but Dr.. John @. Fairfax,
of Prince Georges counly, Maryland, second
500 Of the late Albert Fairfax, the eldest son,
Charles Fairfax, who married Miss Ada Ben
ham, Of this city, having died without issur.
RurPfN AGAlN.-R. ID. Kufih, the coorca
lawyer who has been conspicuous before the
hubble on several occasions, was arrsigncl In
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the charge Of attempting TO iorcIbly enter the
hnuse Of George ". Robinson by removing a
portion OF the door lock, whereby Mrs. Robin
son ,gas frightened and made i'll. The charge
was not sustained, and Ruflin was discharged.
PERSONAL. The GoTdon5vi!le Gazette says :
1--WE are picascd to learn that the conservatives
Of Alexandria have nominated oar friend Geo.
A. Mushbach esq, rs one OF their cancldatea
| for the House Of Delegates. rs the nomlnR-
| ten Is equivalent to an election, We ce1grasu-
| late Alexandria on Ter good iortunc.
s.ocas Bsreg.s5es.
Among the iicutenan!asnpninjea 10 tho newly
ORGANIZED 18th regiment, III. \. g., in Baltimore,
is Mr.. Archibald II. Taylor, formerly OF this
| city.
The steamer Georgeanna will be launched
| FROM The ways at thc slip yard tomorrow
| lev. ". G. Webb will preach this evening
at S clock n the NJ. f. Church..
4 co!crcd man named Frank 6hnson, who
| Mas committed to tho chain gang q tcW days
sine, for Eon-payment OF Hac' cScsp21 t!eT t
| from yesterday evening while " work st tho
| uppor onu OF Duke street, and hss not since
| hscn beard from. Johnson WAS scntorccG FOR
fifteen days, and hsd only served three days.
The only CASES astAc Mayors oilco this morn
ing wore those Of Thomas Hegans and George
! Buckley, charged with being Migrants, WHO
wcre dismissed as the charge WAS not sustained.
Nine cars loaded with troops passed through
here about II o'clock last night via tho A. & Z.
| road bound north.
THIRD WARD RsrUBLlcANs.-The Third
Ward Republican Club met al the cid Court
House lss. night with j. Mex cHZic Wsre COZ
orcd, in tho char, and j. w. Williams. also
crloroi, Secretary.
THO election Of club Giicars for tho ensuing
year was then had, resulting in tho choice Q:
| Rudolph Thompson for President, aid i. ".
| Wi!(isms. Secretary,
Speeches were made by +. G. Armstrong,
wbit", sEd Hannibal S. King, cooroi, after
which the meeting adjourned.
The beauty Of Tic ladies' Of Baltimore has
tccomc the standard Of comparison the world
over. They maintsn that peculiar cicarncs: