Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-10

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| YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
| Prayer meeting in the Meth. Prot. Church a
an. M. Aims House at 81 p. M. Jail at p. nj
Open air meeting at the Canal bas lin at 3 10 anc
on Vinegar Hill at g. p. H.. and next Friday
night. at o'clock, on tho corner OF Alng ano
| Royal SITS. -
| WEATHER PRoBAB1L1TIEs-Aug 10. 1873
For the Middle States, colder, partly CLOUDY
weather, occasional rain variable winds, mostly
norhwesterly, rising barometer.
TIE JANNEY CAR CoUPIINa.-The Pitts
burg Leader in its account of the late terrible
accident On the Panhandle Railroad says
THE train was provided With the Janney pat:
eut couplings, and nothing but this fact saved
the rear part Of the train, as The oars would
have teesooped sure with the old coupling.
The St. Louis Post says:-"A lrainman
states that the new Jarney coupling was the
only thing that saved tho train from acomple!e
telescOplng.
Had tho train been fully equipped with the
coupler it is the opinion of ali tho officials that
there would heve been 40 telescoping at all, as
40 accident Of similar character occurred Oh
the P. f. w. Il c.. Railway some months ago
in which train Of fVc passenger cars running
at twenty FIVE miles an hour cOlIided with a
sult-Passenger train uaiti urcd and not pas
seDger hurt.
The coupling alluded to is the ouo iuvsued
by Major T.. II. Jauuey. Of this city
Excursions. The committee 10 charge Of
the proposed moonlight excursion to be given
BY Ga Dominion Comnasdry, No. ii Knights
TempIar, next Thursday night. as per advcr
tisement 10 another oOlum, promise to make 1t
the excursion of tho season. The sale OF tickets
has been large already, and as the number Is
limited those anxious to participate would 90
well to secure theirs early 10 the week. n
number OF distinguished guests from Washing
ton are expected to be present, and among
Others The President aud family have been To-
vtod Captain General j. Il. Beokham has,
BY direction OF Tho Eminent Commander issued
orders, r,tbliriog the Knights to assemble at
! O'clock y. NJ, 90 the evening OF the excur,
sioo and proceed ia body to The boat. All
members Of tho CommaDdery arc eXhorted to
ecdeavor to make the occasion pleasant as
possible.
Ga Wednesday next there will be cheap
family EXCURSION on the steamer Mary Wash
ingtou. This excursion will be exclusively
from Alexandria, aud it is hoped that it may
be well patfoulzed
POLICE ITEMS Tho following clsas have
been tried since yesterday
ally Paine, oolored, for disorderlg conduct,
was sent to the work house 10 default ct pay.
ment Of foe.
Caroline Tyler aud Frances Saurt both col
ored, on the same charge, we're dismissed.
Harriet Lawson, oolorcd, for di5orderly c0n'
duct, was fined, and 10 default s1nt to the work
house.
James Piarson, colored for lisorderly con-
duct, was sent TO the chain gang for fifteen
dsys.
VIM. Ward. tramp, for disorderly conduct,
waa ordered to leave the city.
Albert Taylor, for atealiog quo from Capt.
H. A. Simmons, was dismissed in consideration
Ct his extreme youth. The Gun was recovered
by officer Iiorseman.
The WEATHER. night is generally
agreed to have been the hottest of tho season.
The weather vas close and oppressive and sleep
ing wss almost impossible. A number OF gen
tlemeu finding their rooms too close, spent the
evening 90 the streets aud along the wharve5.
This morning the weather was again very hot.
Ire thermometer running up to ~ degrees IN
the shade. About two clock, however, there
was Zoe shower Of rain, which colled the at
Inosphcre very perceptbly.
The storm in Washington was very severe, 4
large plate glass window liz the Corcoran build
was broken, and fragment falling on mesEon'
ger boy cut his arm very badly.
ASSAULT WITH A SToNE-At late hour
last night, while we'll known oolored charao
tor named Gcorgcanna Nelson, who lives 10
Buzzard's Roost, at the upper end OF Royal
street, and paramount of hers were leaning
from 40 upper window Of her house, man
named Gus Bryant alias Red Hot, threw
paving Stone at them, which struck the woman
on the car, nearly severing that appendage,
aud, cauciug off, cut the man in the forehead
very severely Their wounds were attended to
by DR.. Gibson. Bryant, although the police
were after him. made bis escape from the oty.
JAIL BREAKERS CAp1URED.-Caplain Web.
ster. with squad Of policemen, last lght,
arrested four men suspe cted Of having broken
i,I, at Cumberland, Md. Ooc of the parlios
was fully identified as Frederick johnson, one
of the iailbreskers, and two others are believed
to be Charles Massey, and W. Ii. Lander
alias Ben. Bissell. All three were committed
to iai, 10 await the action OF the Maryland
authorities. The fourth man proved his lden'
tiiy and Innocence. and was released. Capt
Webster has been tracking the men tor day
| or two.
KILLED ON TUE CAUSE.-THE Ere sburt
Star says -"Simon Mack, cclored, Of Wash
irstoo ooo Of an excursion party from, Wash
iuetou, Thursday. while standing 90 tho plat
form OF the rear car, was knocked into Aquls
creek, bis head having come 10 contact witt
the tmbars Of tho draw bridge over thai
stream. The hands on material train recov
cred his body and brought it to this place
from whence it vas sent to Washington. TIT
home Of the deceased.
LOST THEIR PROVISIONS "A letter was re
ceiyed here yesterday evening from the Grew
the yacht Ooean Belle, which left here wocl
aao for salt water. 1t appears that the excuT
sionists went ashore and established thomselVe
10 tent, and during their temporary ab5eno
drove of hogs got in and destroyed their pro
visions, The e1cursionists are subs'sting o.