National Republican., 1880-08-25
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ALEXANDRIA. VA, August "a, 1880

ALEXANDRIA, VA, August "a, 1857.
Duke street from Union to Lee is being
repaved.
To-day has been the hottest Of the prescn
heated term, tho thcrmomctcr reaching 90
in the shade.
| Tho democrats raised a pole this afternoon
| at the corucr of Cameron and Columbus streets
aud at night dedicated it by music aud speak
| ing
The funeral Of Miss Alice Howard, who com
mittcd suicide willie uudor temporary obcra'
tiou Of mind, took place thisaflcruoon aud was
largely attended.
1t has been decided 90 launch the new
schooner 90 tho shipyard at high tide next
Saturday, which will occur between aud
o'clock in the afternoon.
General w. H. +. Lee of Fuirlax and Audito.
T. /. Brockett Of this city will be among the
mounted marshils of tho democratic parade
in Washington next Thursday night
The regular democratic congressional con.
vention for this district 10 nominate ctndi-
date FOR congress meets tomorrow at n1on at
the new armory Of the Alexandria Light in.
iantry, on Royal street, The prospects are
that 1t will be lively meeting
Dennis Blackburn, the cOlored man who
was so seriously injured BY the running away
Of the hoises attached 10 q lumber wagon
belonging to Dr. u. NJ. Rust, several weeks
ago, u short distance from this city, died last
night from his injuries, at his homo, upper
end Of King street.
The attachment case Of John Woods against
w. c. Coup's circus for wages cane up this
morning before Justice Mottcr. Tho com.
plainant claimed wages to the amount OF
3l4.2O. The defendant denied the claim, and
produced a contract to show that he only owed
Woods S7.20. Judgment was given for the
nluiutiH fnp - - Eppptcnn nnopl,
represented Coup and Edmund Burke, esq,
the complainant
At a meeting of tho city and county delogs.
tion, held at the otlico of Mcssrs. Kent c
Nealc, this morning Judge c. Il. Stuart was
made member Of the committee on permR-
nent organization, and George L. Simpson OF
the committee on credentials of the cougros.
sioual convention that meets tomorrow. Neal
has established two headquarters ono nj the
City hotel and the other at the Toutinc.
The mill formerly run by the late George
McClcish on Union street between Prince and
Duke, Is to be put in operation by Mr.. Will.
lam S. Moore. The repairs to thcc-talishmont
were completed yesterday and fires were
lighted there to-day for the first time for a
number Of years. Tho machinery worked
with perfect satisfaction, aud the work Of
grinding plaster will commence tomorrow
morning.
y cOlOleu man named James Gdskiu3, Cll.
ployCd on the schooner Kitty Ann, was ar
rested last night by officer Bcttis for conduct.
ing himself in an indecent manner on the
streets. This morning he was fined by the
mayor s. and held for payment of tho fine.
Captain William Laycock Of the schooner
came forward to pay the fine buy, discover.
ing that the man had stolen a pair of pants
from him, declined to do 5o and had him az.
raigned for potty larceny. Gaskins WAS found
guilty and sentenced to receive thirty lashos
A passenger train on the Manassas branch
of the Virginia Midlaud railroad, in backing
out of Front Royal yesterday, struck horse
which WAS standing on a bridge about quar-.
ter Of u mile from the above place, and one Of
the coaches was thrown from the track and
precipitatcl down an embankmcnt. The car
was considerably dUmagcd. The horse was
killed, but the passengers and hands on the
train escaped unhurt, except Mr Peyton,
brakeman, from this city, WHO received few
slight bruises.