Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-15

THGEE CARD MONTE NlEN,-An old Ken
ji,man named J. G.. ErcnDcrman. naig, Ct
tiarSc c1unty, Va. but Low resident OF Rich
M0Ed, vert to Washington On Tuesday and at.
Tex iraHsac!og tho business that cl!lcd him to
That city started on sight seeing * pedl;ion.
When 10 the vicinity oil The capitol he was ap
lr0achCd IS Two men, who called carriage
#nd Dduc2I him TO get IL. Alter riding over
considerable portion OF the city, he was lDG'
ed near the river. WtCu he G.7 prfsuiGed BY
his cjmpauio1s 20 70 Cvar TO hElngtou. Whtu
lie ether side 9! the river Was reached no was
invited TO Try his hand At Tho fascinating gam G
OF three card monte, tuS he IL clIntd on Tie
round that he had 'ntt IiS a9oey at Tho hotel.
money 10 draw him out. srl he lccan.;c -o'1
played unit! he Ijst it. He lhro started TO X
home, when the two men Grw rstol1' 'nd op
rr2rcd 10 be very iLdiCnant. hut 10 rAsponsc ~
the rlcnIinGs 4 tho cid man he was a!ioWch to
lcpirt. Mir. Is. en- returning cln2ratn'a,rn
himself that hr hod not only lo1' no mourynf,,
thn, lie hal Ell Dyed .:Nol hack r'G'. ""h '''
sccn the sights free
Mn, Rollins NEArlI-Au iiql''t vas
hold Yesterday lntrdiUg octr the bo"y "i MIS-
c,r,h T. Rollins, who w.4 drowned q! IN"
SIrsnlh tree; wharf. Washington, last Men
dow nipht, ~ she was rtinrHing from an '" ~
.,cn ot the Wesley chapel cNnsrcEaEion on 'he
..anmrrW. ". CnctrAn. The I0r' was S"cfn
~ tEcrr,sco, e tho body. ard al:cr hcsi'o&
tho testimony, rendered tic iJlIo"lfE Vetu'''
That Mrs. Sarah T.. Ko!lIns came 10 hrt utA'
lvgslking Of tic wharf owed ~ the l'o'oh"S :
Steamboat company and Parker htothcr'' aau
drowning. The lur9 further hou ina. '''c do
ciicnt vas tic result CT criminal hce"Eeoo, Va
tho ra,t Of the owners oil III" wharf Ia not nav
no nTonrr s.fcguatds at the wharf, Gun 'Ha'
,ho r,r,ain Ct tho boat aforesaid. j.. Il. h'ak'
IA pccl,c,nt 10 not having proper liSh'S On u!
CHAT ct tho timo al tho !aGdlng. Inc lu'J
,rrrhcr Of the o?iaion that sid whalt IS NC
nroncrlV guarded against iutu7c Ilke tcc'u'nt'
ard -ccom!ncud to the PROPER authorities 10 GU
,o,co 4 strict surveillance over our iiVer ifoo''
TnE 4, l.. 1.-The Alexaodsl' l.lkht lh'sc
nv held business mcc'iog ct their rr" al tiio'
last night, with Lieutenant OcorEo !,'ci ,! W!
=. IN the chair, AID Sergeant NJ. !. Nlooe'
.rrrs,orv at which it was decided 10 pospoo
,hc ur6poscd trip to Orkney Spl,ocs irc
Monday TO Tuesday mcrning. The iist was 1t
oman uIljl 10 morrow riGh;, Gnd Ii tAlfty NET
h,r- ERE not secured ty that iinc tic comph
will decide not to make the tXtur>ion at al
Tia following we're elected to fill tie Ohio
rancd for the ensuing year Secretary ire
Icnnpt George McBuIncy, ir. tcasuror' H.;
tenant +. i. Ma1burJ; assistant treasurer y
2?ant NJ. 7. Vincent
The company then aClluFocd til |" iH"''
brh, .------
TIE DEMOCRATIC EEANlUSTsEs II
q democratic rcnCjas cuh ne At tho sun
81 zine housa last Eight. with M'lT h'eAr
q Etorkct in the chair, and MmM- Shinn
Sd Hurdle secretaries.
81 Sixteen ncw member wCto excited. und
81 ,Inb made arrangements Tor tocupJlog L
ia now hail on ling street, tho ore iorneriy G.
~ ied ty the Alexandria lhsht lnlsnt'y, VI
& tie executive committee and Eirnb'ls OF
"a cub will meet to night. a. tSht c.ocS,
81 lcirae the event with band OF l'u7.e
# Ll:pay Of Tire works.
s Tie New PASTOR ARRlTEp.- .
8 Shelter. the new pastor ct the German Ll:l
cargrcpati9n 10 this city. arrived here Il
irlin ST. Louis, and will dhiiStr his hrSt ST.
II the church, cornCr CT Cameron ard Z
SIS, on Sunday next at | csccS. nr. GU
# tie = professor 10 the German Lutheran
M Irpc At St, Souls, and who is spoken CT MS o
& fzcclcnt preacher, was welcomed this h'ie
# ~ lis new field OF labor By his cpngrrEa'i'
8 The INVESTIGATION. Tho Commute
M po,n,cd by the ilydraulion Scam Fire
# ;any 10 Investigate charges OF mG
"a preferred against one Ct the meln5,rs o
"a company met tg.ia last light al 't
ga sine house and completed tEcr !ahcls Of
t5 ,.,timony for AID aSalcst the licensed.
t8 caulran7 will meet Monday night next t
purpose Of hcaIog the Icp,rt Of Tie CD
"a and tskiug some action ID r4esrd TO to-
PERSONAL. j 1dso y. W. CniNOn.
q CORPORATION Court, will Il lsciry III
lng ior On extended trip through The
western sCc'ioa Of the c0ua'ry.
Nj. Il. ". Falls. who has been o.
Baltimore and Old Point Comt,rt ini 80
past, returned home this Uornlug-
The stosm yacht Ella, from Gcorgeto
aULcaoi from he wsys at tho ship "
!eI1ay, and tho schooner Cora N chenn
z Cd ur,