Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-16

warrant issued By Justice Tbom7.1n on c,r.
PAINT OF James Ovens, a small news bor
charging him with assault in takiag from him
lO"ens] bundle of papers and tearing them
up NoWiand vas lodged 10 the alton bcus,,
Wnero he remained q | Tight and this morn
lng Of ten o'clock was taken before JUS ice
nom psoo, who tlaed him ten dollars and cos,s,
10 default OF payment of said foo he wes
sent to J''' Tor thirty days, With the unders9a II,
iog inst when the foe is ptid be will b
United States Commissioner FosI.r, unop
inc tceipt OF the authenticated record of the
sssoo lury Ct the District Of Counbis, fading
.naio' menis against Robert Ballepger and Geo.
No~and Tor assault With iutcot to kill 10 n:t,ck
| leg the agent OF newspaper, and for robbery
10 throwing ov rboard an eoltun of said ps-
per Will, b,ing lr ught 10 this CITY Oh
BOARD tie steamer CITY IF Washinga D. in
Gharse OF az sgent Oh the 25.h OF Mach
ias'' and bench variants from the SUPREME
Court OF tho District Of Columbia, issued hi,
warrants Tor The arrs: ct the accused parties
last night Tie warrant. were plsc d in the
hands Of u. S. Deputy Marstal I. &. O'NeaI,
who ted Ba!leuger, tutNowland being in tte
| custody Of the State authorizes, for another of
fence. no action vas tskeo in ki- case. This
morning OF ten o'clock Robert Baenger an.
peared before Commission Fowler, at the u. S.
Court room, and gave bood 10 the SUN Ct
81 600, with Mr.Thc', V.Risheill as his s1r,t -.
Tor MS appearance from day to day before the
commissioner, until on order is made by Judge
itooert w. Hughes, transferring him to tie
Jurisdiction CT the Supreme Court of the Dis
trics OF Columbia, or until Otherwise DISCHARGED
from bis rocognzance by QUO oouls, of law
DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT --Sarepla Hall
was h'led last night with highly apprt cative
auolocce, lnciudlog o number of persons from
Washington. to witness the dramatic entertain
ment given by tho Patrick IIelry Society If 81.
Joho's Academy. The Iaugheble play called
Handy Andy was first performed. The mart
OF the Immortal blundercr was taken by Tbcs
t. Ba5na, who performed it with erent credit
to himself ard iLGuite amusement to the audi.
ero.. 10 the oyster sccne, towards tho end,
tho disposition he prupogcd making of the
Sioiied oysters aud the laughab.e manrcr 10
which be alluded 10 charge recently made
sgalrst tie tcldtmv boys brought d0wo tho
house: Wilfrid 9. Potter, 10 the character OF
Mad lem. catered from Mad Nance, ) displayed
also great deal OF dramatic talent, and his get
up was such that bis friends were upabc TO
recognize HIN, whl,h was the more remarkable "a
had to change Costumes several times with he
great rapidly to sppesr in the role of Furlong,
me Dublin exquisite. TIE Squire Egan of w.
s. Dent, the Squire OGrady OF VIM. r.
Springer. the Dick Dawson Of Robert LIE How,
The Edward o. UouDor of Franklin J. Verdi
and the Murphy of Robert l.. Monroe were all
well sustained, though one ortwo Of them we're
cot quite animated enough Tor their narts
After this play little Frank Gibson, son ct' Dr.
VIM. Gibson. child but seven yebrs old, was
Introduced to tho audience and gave an Illus
irallon Of his wonderful powers of memory,
tic has not yet been taught to road, but # he
hears poetloai uomposi'iua of any length read
two or three times il is fixed perfectly in his
memory. lie recicd KIP Van WiLklo,"
poem OF onc hucdred aud eighty lioos. with An
case and gfic, "hcl pettIy carried away
bis auditory. and 10 response TO repeated calls,
he gave tho amusing story of 1.-The Giant and
Little Lucy" Tho lsroe, "Cotiugal Lessons"
Was performed by W. Z. Potter Az Simoo Lul
iaby and Charles j. Dtabl IS Mr.. Lullaby.
Both chars cters we're we'll SUBSIDIZED, and the
audi4rc, Ieilrcd Iittc aficr ten de- ,LteJ With
The pcrtvTma c.. The only drawback was tho
ahseLca OF mi,io, cbu'td hY Inc sudden illness
OF ore Of tic nn-citn.
On Tie RAMPAGE flutes" Har dcrsop,
eo"'ej, al cl,! nicr. tCtk it ilto Ii, head
to 90 tn thc II mps2e yesterday cveDiGp, aud,
rf,er ciIct sIng aruuad, light End free, fer
.nno sine, lie ,n:ered the h u,c Ct one ale
i\Hrs, als0 colcr:d, 10 netersbu AMI pIayul!y
o.mncI &c d breaking up lhirg, 10 general IIs
woacd up bis performance ty kicking over
rad bot owe, called by ''Tu,es'' ''hea.iur
TO-, from which the clothes of a small oLi'd.
standing by, 6 u2ht fire, but lie flames wtrs
fx'InKusl cd before the cSild sns, aintd any
i'I1fy. By this zine Ofic James Smith
rived co The sc,ue, and "lues." seeing him,
ru; his hspd behind hin, oa If to draw pis:cl,
but the officer tapped him 90 the head with
his billy. which had the aanc ttf.ci upon
"lutes' that muse lie said to hsvs upon the
savage breast. He ives b;oneht to the station
house end lodged 10 ell, where he vi re
malo until t6-mcrrow morning, when his tli.l
vi take p'f',
The CANAL TRADE The question of
lrcir hts n the cans has been settled at Last,
and "Wednesday thirteen boats left berand
one OF them, Ben. Williamson, for this pt rt, to
the American Coal Company.
The Cumberland News says:
"il Auelicln Company began shipping by
caoal at 81 l. freight to Aexandris and as 10.
Giuated the Consolidation Company for 81 10 10
Georgetown. Although sone of tho boatmeu
refused to load for the above rates. they are
now ,Dsdcrod t. ba established and it is ex.
pt c;cd that ali the boAtmen wall accept them 10
few days and that shipments will BIO actively
resumed"
Tic AL xsndris canal will be open for Raviga-
ton by Saturday night.
SUDDEN DEATH.-The death Of Richard
Msjor, e1q.. 10 Washington, mentioned 10 yes
terd.y's Gtz,ite, was very sudden. He retired
1 l., l.
and was stricken with apoplexy early Thursday
morning, and died 10 the afternoon, about
o'c'ock. Mr. Major, who vas the father 10 law
OF Mr.. Stephen a. Green, Of this city, had
mauy valm friends here, and the news Of bis
death was received with profound Icgrci.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE monthly meeting
of The Teachers Institute for the city and
county Of Alexandra, will DO held at Peabody
Hall to morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Private,
as vel as public, school teachers are o>rdialiy