Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-09

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FOR the Middle States falling barometer .ta
lionary or higher temperature, northeriy wind.
cloudy weather with rsin in the southern. arr
snow IN tho northern part
TIE CELEBRATION To NIGHT Notaith
Standing tho lnc!cmeDt weather 10 dey. thu
Celebration 10 hoLor OF the centennial anniyer
sa'y OF tto formation of tho muoc psl govern,
mont Will take ri ace 10 hight, and will be ,
demonstration worthy tho memorable OCCASION
nc committee having the matter in charge
nave been untlrlng 10 their efforts TO have ,
DISPLAY that will rcltct credit upon the CITY
with what SUCCESS to night will prove if "OiC
Probabilities will only give them anythioc Ike
teir show. The Friendship Fire Go. met las
nIcht ana accepted tho ioyit.i)n from tht
niitcc 10 parade. Tho old apparatus .
thc company, that has seen so MANY chanycs ir
itS day, wi! appear 10 parade TO night for TIL
h'st time i1r many years. TIE Sun as had {
meo'tng last night and Inadn Ircnarstions tur
t"''ir arpcarabco Both Of thCs, c5npsni..
"" peculiarly identified with tho history Of the
ely. lie centennial committee met again las
n2hi at thchu!itor Office, lai lin.h cd 10 thci,
"lT"' 10 lar ~ meetings. ara concerned. Tho
Ilhny. all tho fire c,:n ,.ar.ics AID o,h r ciSi,
Plantations Kill &c N the line OF prcccs.on
he IuhIc meeting. 10 Which oil arp Invited
II.
nc HISTORY ct the city, fer whica better Ger
"a cnnIi rot have been seIoatcd, alter vhcl
Ii"ory Is. Wilmington. ga viii read sn 40
Ir,2!la:" ro5m. Nlr. Gcorgo Stcuc,nngr,
"h"s" faSiG AID Judgment ia such matters is
too we'll knOHn 20 reed ,mmcndation, has
1'cn st cred 10 !urhi=a he hatqlct. To day
At T. ciotk :ho town bell and eli tho fro br!:s
were rGHG 10 honor al The anniversary.
VISIT To TIE JAlL.--j'horc hoin. 10 the Nil
ri thI' cay sovcrel c,iuIlRais who have attracted
coz dcTal - at.CDt!0D 0i jata, witt w&a psid
IL That na:luiIJu tli!5 morning., and .ha whole
place "a$ lOunG a. clean AID nrai ns n ;niY hin.
dos 20 tho good management OF City Sergeant
Incla Gid his assistants.
Ihsrl are c2piinCd there 81 rrrfen, fwpi.ir
one prl-oncIs-nlnc colorcd women. eight CD
ord HrG @ud five wh,o men-Jut, tfihcn ell
there sJa bat four thas Inc public arc ut Ill is:
crested in-hliily Holmes, for murderipg hcS
1o''nt c'l'd 10 Alexandria cJupiy Robert Ivy.
:..n "a q brutal o. suit or . y0uns Girl 10
A'tXa1!r.a county; Thomas Warner ircm
f@.t:dcir"ia, Tor house breaking, ard Frank J
O.d'D, doubtful whto man, Tor MARRYING q
negro W0,uGD.
'h9 Inst nrEohcr met IN entering tho corr
tlr vas Robert I~yhao. charged With an as
wait on Miss oscphlnO C0bkiog, at Arilng-
t1G, in Alexandra cGNnty. lie is t0lcrably thick
'rt about tour iort nlDn lGchcS high and OF i
upper clmpcycn. lie il one of twenty four
rlIIdraTi VS. born ard reared IN Alexandra
county. aud is tic brother of has Twvman,
oHo Is wanted By the Marylatd authorizes far
lllc'ry. Ga being asked if he kaew what he
ga 10 jail for, he said that 10 did, Md stated
that ho vas GOT gully OF tao crime; that lie
d no, koo" the youaG lady. ilo Was out
cunning on the day hn crime was committed,
but did not meet anY lsdg. will lie remcm.
bcrcl hat tho parents of tho hoy eworc, at tho
preliminary hi4l before Justices Robinson and
Stcvcns, that the boy Was not away from homo
on the Gay tho crime VS. committed. Miss
josephine Coz khoe, uron whom the assaul.
was made, is about II years DID, healthy and
good looking. tho daughter Of Mr.. joseph Il,
ConkIlng, who Is DGrthcrn man, who Iattly
moved to the county With lis family
Miss Conkline Is a pupil OF Columbia School
taught ~ Mis- May Reed, aud tho assam,
was con'Gittcd about t o'c', ok in tho offer
noon. She was on her way from !cho, to her
home when she wGs met 10 what is known a.
The Bottoms" and btutay assaulted. Her
aJthcs we're torn, AMI her person bruised, but
Tie escaped from The cu'Ches OF hCr usls liant
tciOrc he accomplished his purpose. Brown,
negro VINO has served one tenn ia tho reul-
tertiary, was, at iltst, supposed 10 be the crimi
HaI, tut when confronted with Miss Corklinc.
tic declared tim innocent. TWymrn Was then
brought before her, and she immediately idcD-
i'd him as her assailant. he G. that there
were several men in from tho county last nisht,
rcudnE the brother OF tho youug LADY, r,vr
n>e to rumCr Ct a mob, tut nothing clmc OF il.
and t Is supposed that the sgo OF the bay Will
operate against aDy srch demonstration.
NlIIy Holmes c)lGrad, charged wish the
Hmt'r Oi her infant, 10 hlxaudri. cnHuty
SaS then c.l.d 10 the hole la the door if her
'oom. Sac Is 4 Ihick set, dark wumsn, uhcu
-'Jcars oil, the mother OF three or irur chill
.Tn She stated that she was guilty Of the crime
anh ca she stands ladcioj, Int ihLt she
M nat 0tcna 70 puidcr lie chh Ga berry
''aed What Induced her TO oil: ~ the Child in u
It>Itn WhCra 1t was likely to die from cyoa
'lfr, She SAID that it YES because she Was treat.
ID e" badly by Ec~ urcIc, Edward Wiili:; that
shc pAr, q II IN fiddler stack pear the hcnsn q
acoNcd womao canned Mary lane, thinking
j'lt ,hC would heaI ~ c'lcs and cone 20 It's
ieiu. Inc father Of tho child she said, Was
usDrY Davis. who lives in Washington, bnt
SA' GoT down the riVcr, anh Il Int know .ny
Log sh0nt its dcah.
!h1m!- Warner, 9,' ;'bn win cntcicd The
n'lcie' 81 Mrs. UhIr, II ab.ut Xix feet
.S"' Navy hE'I'. ifnE cray har, ard rather IL
h' 3lIh rnnrc? hn', on The hole, l. Oh ahly
'''i hDhICG uan Tie was Su i?r, ard would
.' H.s mucH. SIMPLY E'sIiDy thst IL had no
"r".i. d q hlG!inE any emo 10 Tho li0aa?
u !'"1 >. odcn aICiuH 20 nc "rhiGntcd With
q .'''' ara T. Iu't - Galk as hO was wh-n he
n VS. 90 iu'l before !Ec Corporation Court.
y 10 re d. IN Givng The lumber Of c)l0fcd
a Fe c'Liucd 10 iall, SAID that h. did no.
a whether to c'u2t O!dlu iu Ito let or not.
IA '".NIWFEIrERS ARRESTED. La, .isal
Vas Iuntor ca liz stree; ihet ago men
III ,'"'o ca!II"d 50 ii0 sialirG lorsc fer at
3 -."1E 10 OiCaE Clcu the jail, Md sfk9 on,
81 'u1o, NC negro toy crGrgcd VIII: TIA IS.
81 ,'t Vi N'Ir~ C,uklIrg brG o. =, iag 10 head.
Ri I- Una supposed ri t;c@kcrs were ic;.nl
FL ,"' men caught passing ccuitsIicit igc
Gsa' Il appears That Tie two ncu,-
Ell ', %.5 s1ark'I'Ft and L;s!y Geek, ven; out
IS i,,A..' Till las! night, hstwcen gtven ond