Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-17
EGCfk VIEWS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES, july II, l>!9.-
Ia the Middle States northwest 10 nortneast
winds. coolar, partially cloudy weather, aud
risirg barometer during the night.
PERSONALITY. G. Potter, Of this city. was
rss,e1d,y elected member of tho Na!lona'
Amateur Press Association, no" 10 session 10
Washington. u
Admiral Turua. u. s. n. was at the Map
sio, Hous, last night co rouo from Pblladel-
rbia to the resdcnc, of hiI brother, II. U.
Turner, esq, 10 Fauquie!.
Ms. Mary Molhershead. we'll known to all
the ii. q lentcrs If the market, was stricken
with paralysis yesterday.
i, l.. Beckett. esq, City Auditor, returned
homo this moroing from trip TO west Fir'
A. j. WiokIife, ca formerly Of this city,
but row If BA!imore, was 10 toWn to day 90
visit 10 his !rlatds.
Cant II. Dwight Smith, Of Ar!ioatoa, Who
was attacked with paralysis some Gays sioe', Is
improving.
Island, this morbiDg, and reports t"e h'hing
cub as beiog eli well and enjoying thcthsel9es,
but not c.lchiog many fish or crabs!
d., +. A. Staber Is confined to his resid, nee
hv n sey,ro attack of mslsrial fever.
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THE HEAT.-Llst night was decidedly the
h,ttest of the season. People who managed 10
s1rvlye the swe,terlug heat OF The day, had
been 10 hopes that tho bight would bring
bretz, ,r something 10 mike the temperature
more bcarsLla. but night oomo Gu AZ hot Is ever,
From sunset to day break TIER: was 90 rest
ttrthc weary and numbers OF persons spent
the rieht 90 the streets or 10 the yards aod Da!'
coruies seeking little CO. breeze. Io day al
houeh the thermometer reached nlnety one
degrees, there was pleasant bretz, string aud
tho heat was much less felt. From all pMt5 OF
the surrounding country coma complaints OF
the severe drought. Everything 10 the shape
Of vegetation is being b1rue1 up aud the
stresml, usually most copiou5 10 their water
supplv. .1c neafry died up. Cameron iuo Is
very low and the niIis, situate thereon are
either runuicg 90 snort lmo Oh Gy steam. Ina
seam pump at the reSeiyI!r Is Kept Constantly
at work, and even them ILL loud ulhtut 10
naintaln supply. Ci!iz,Gs shouid b, very
clrcful 10 thar use OF water and al waste
should DC avoided.
HAEEAs ConpuS.-Mr. Leonard Mnbary
to-day sued cut tw0 wfl:s al h.5GaS c)Iaus be
fore Judge Charles T.. Stuart.
O3e WIS on ace :uGs If WGahluxtuu Sitniu-,
rotr.6, c0nnitlcd TO i.l Tor cuulug VIM. III.
Matthews ais, .Io,,.i IL es:ts 10 obtaiu !
bail.
Tie other pc,,iOn was by Addison Nj leila,
c,uret, committed 20 jill for uluciy days, t1r
an assault 90 Mayer Shl;h. in cusing HIN on
The street.
Both petitions will b. heard al i'9 oco'k
this evening.
ColoRsD EXCURSION. "A Gu Der d cJlaicd
reople had au excursion to Gum Springs yci
tcrtay, the mcGDs OF conveyance bclrS amtu-
hpc:s and spring Vapoos. Unfortunately iho |
humber Of rasssugcis was enlirtIy di@propot'
toned to the strength OF the vchlccsa AMI one OF
them broke down. llndiu2 the occupants 10 u
lrouiScuous heap 10 the read, several OF them
sustaining severe bruises. The party returned
This moruiDg much the wois. fur wear. several
Ut the females bying obliged to ride bareback
to the city, behind lh, wagon drivers.
CORPORATION CoURT-.judgc Chdyic; t. |
Stuart prcsdinq. Fac lists OF d9liuq1eDt cap.
laion and property tx and Of delinquent real
estate were presented by The Treasurer aad or |
dered 70 be certified.
Reid Va. youO.; trovl; and y oungr ". Reid; |
attachment removed, iy coGscnt, to Circuit
Court.
Scfcr Bou;o W.. }. II. S;cveus CT all ; in
chancc.yi removed to ClIcuit Court.
Court nc jouined ubIil the tour: in c,nrs".
ST MARY EXCURsION-Tn excursion Of |
s.. Mar,'S Study School to MGuat Vtroon |
SDrlBgs yesterday, wasa mos: ctl oyab!e htl sir. |
Everything passed tfl PLEAS unity, and exc:p: |
the intGis, hei., vtiy agreeable day Was
speut Tho only accident which occurred was
fall from the pavilion by Eddie Green, 4
little 500 of John s. Green. c!I, VINO. how"
,ver, lsainc1 no serious itjur,s. hav,rg ia'len
on tbs soft saod.
COUNTY CoURT.-As heretofore announced,
the July tenn Of the County Court, to which
special grand Jury has been suum1ned. Will
commend, 90 tho 2Sh inst. The foloHlog
criminal cases have been set Ter trial: ,i0bn
ODowd, ior assault and battery; James WHO
ston ard Arthur Wilkes. for q, saut and bat
tcry. with intcn. to kill; A. d. Craig, for pro
tisng as physician without license.
Police ITEMS-The following cases Eave
been examined siCce yesterday:
John Doney. Ter keeping lottery cthse,
Was bailcd for Court.
Two colored women, for fighting Oh The street,
we.e iioed and discharged.
Two white mep, for being drunk aad dis
Orderly on the street, were locked up Tor tXaca
inati0n.
TIE Nun NUIsANcE-Mayor Smith has
received no reply from the u. S. District At
torpey for Maryland, TO whom he wrote re.
gardiog tho nuisance created by the dumpingo OF
mud in the channel Of tho river below this city.
The Mayor will write 10 the States attorney
icr Prince Georges county, Nd, aud eudeavor
to have some action taken by him.
STEAMER KEpoRT.-Messrs. }. NJ. Hill Il
Go. have secured the steamer ksyport. so long
and favorable know on the Potomac, for