Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-06
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Juy 6 lSoo.-
For he Middle Atlantic Ststos partly CLOUDY
wesihrr, olcsiiona! Rain, followed by clearing
weather, winds generally shifting to north west
cry, stationary temperature and higher barom-
eicr,
BRUTAL TREATMENT y osterday morning
about 10 o clock Cries II murder were heard
pr 'odiog from house 90 PrlUca street,ln the
middle OF the square, between tayette and
Payne, aDd large crowd sooD Collected. when
the spectacle was preseetcd OF step fathcr
John b. Sn'th, iaooTer 90 the VlrSln'a MID
land K,iiloaf, trctalIy beating his step SOD,
Gecsgc J. nuon, delicate youag man, aged
ABOUT I9 years The y,u1g man LeCooo wa
yiog 90 the around in the yard with his face
and head covered with blood, end the man
Smith, tlcavl y built fellow, was sanding over
him, administering heavy blows on the pros
trate boGy OF the young II 70. TO- b with his feet
aud cIcfc1cd fists. A movement was made by
some OF the spec ators 10 enter tic yard, when
Smith. percaVug l., threatened TO Kill the frs
man %hO made he attempt. Smith was ar
rested, however, By Constable VIM, DObie, of
the Isl ward, gnJ utncG over 10 Offic.r Henry
C:ump, who took him TO the station house,
were he WAS locked up until this morniug,
whca he was brought before Mayor Smith ana
Justices Whtiies"y and Thompson, who, after
hearing the evidence, which went to prove that
the malicious assault was upprnVoked, sant the
accused on 70 the grapd jury. NJ Smith, the
vile Ct tic accused, thought that the terrible
ou,hurst OF temper 90 the part OF the man
Saith was caused by the yGuug man Lennon
WEARING new strss hat, which she had receot
iy pure ased tor hin. as he, Smith, main
taInsd that the bays Old hat was GOOD enough
Mf4. Snith' f.ther gays that tue boy has been
badly treated by Smith FOR the past sixteen
years. As soon as Smith was taken of by the
officer Lemon Wounds were washed. and be
Was carried into the house, where DR.. Brown
soon came TO his assistance, who. upon cxsm
nation, found that tho boy had been terribly
beaten, and it was thought that he had been
Internally cured By the heavy kicks aud blows
he ha! &c IV7j. IL vas reported at one time
Gurlng the day thst L'DuOu was dying, ard at
another that h, was dead bu. tho rumors were
without foundation, f,r this morning he was
thought by The attic: e physician to be iu
proving an / cJnsl1cIcj out OF dagger. Smith
stated 90 the ropor or al the alton nous, this
morning that the whole thug was owing to
whIskcy; that he had nothing against the boy
aud Won d not have thought of beating him if
lis braID had 90, ben sz?d With liquor. l.
Will Dc sacn ~ TIC proceedings OF the Corpora
tloo Court that an iudicfucnt has been found
by the grand jury aga!:S Smith Or teloui Ju5y
aud m2licou~ly wOuading With lntcpt to kill
Wach meat 5 10 tbs pcnltcnllary II prov guilty.
SHOOTING FOR a GOLD MEDAL About
thlr y'tvc mcnGuIs Of the Az Xsndrls Leht 10
iaGtry assembled at their new srmory y,s.sIdy
morning at tx o'cock ard undcr command Of
Captain +. j Smith and Lieutenant George
McBurDcy, .jr., pryc3cdcd 10 Joucs' Point,
whero q shooting ma ca took pItc, betWeeo the
members, Ter handsome gold medal. shield
''rm, heretofore described, eff d by Mr.. NJ
y Waterman. 20 the best shot il the company.
Capt. X Kcu ger, Col. Thee. II Fick 10 and
Mr.. Il. i. CaElo, wrre sci ced as judges, and
Mr. Samuel Tcnncs0n, Is scorer. Each mem
Der d rIUg TO shoot for tho pfiz, was allowed
five Shots tho distance hring fix d OF Two hun
bred yards and ~ the CO. cu-lon The fcllouing
total scores out ci no-elblc of twenty Fl &c were
made kaoWo by The judge
SeTeesDt-: Whoa, -; tcent, -; NeaIo.
5; IouCg If Corporas: k.tI, 3; Koblnsoo,
); Msrbury, >; MoDroc, T.; Harper, = Pii-
vates: Stanlon, ., A'wcd, IA; Barker, 9;
karkl"y, I; Cole, IG, Dewey. Is; Grimes, 4;
h'nshAw J.! GIibuszr, 0; McCucn, o;
Mclean. -; u. Nee. Ramsay, >; Ruben. 6;
Hmoo,. ); 5 clIcr, Is; WarGeId, 10; White, Is;
Sweency, >; Mvnroe, H.; ID .eiison, =
SeIgcanI I oung ana pIivatcs Cole and White
MADE the bulls eye once each. Private J. NJ.
White, haVinc made the highest tot. score, he
was declared the vicar, and Captain L. anc4
j.. Smth, on behalf OF Mr.. Wa'ermau, in
conGa'ua tory speech. pr s~nlyd him with toe
NJ ds!. Co1rora j NJ. Ike | then in q brief,
hut ARR Irlac speech, presented Corporal
hecDard MarbLr3 wi, a handsomely eugravrd
TN cap, he, Corporal MaFbury, having made
the lowest score amoag The officers OF III. cYn
mnnd. Notwithstanding the calIy hour the
shooting was witnessed by large crowd.