Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-02
LOCAL BRETiiE.I,

There wero 10 c2s:e r. ;ol;ce h2atGIa t. rs
.tls morning.
The United Stats 81, smor Dis0l:Cb piEsol Up
the river for Washington this sferacCa.
March continued lioR.lika this morning, but
this afternoon the lsmb put in an sppesrsrcs.
The property advertised Cor saic TO- dsy by
Mr.. T.. Y. Eih:el VS. Withdrawn.
The schooner :. b. Bird. Capt. Merrill,
loaded with co0psroge by y. A. Reed, eto, of
this city, sailed 10 day for Hs7sns.
Tho funeral Of Miss Amanda F. Windsor,
whose costh Waa noticed Monday !ait, took place
from her late residence, on King st!eet, this
morning. and was largely s.teE ID.
A young NM named CRAZY, brakeman on
me railroad, had one cf bis logs badly mashed
yesterday afternoon, Whiio coupling carr. He
was carried 10 his homo in West Ind, where
nc Iec,Tcd surgical attention.
& MOCK RARRIAGE AND EEATu.--The Lee
County (Va) Sentinel publishes tho following
distressing story: Wo loarn the particulars of
the sad ondiog Of b!igh!td life, which occurred
on the North fork of Powels river, eight miles
east CT Joncsville, in this county, lat Thursday
evening. Miss Alice Astrop, daughter Of A. V.
committed suicide by jumping into tho river. Ii
seems that George Smith, living in that section,
following the trade OF stone mason, had heen
giving mics Astrop some attention, to which her
parents objected, sho being only shout II years
OF age. Smitn, however. prevailed upon her to
through mock marriage ceremony, previously
arranged, and returned; she believing thew had
boon legally married lived with him az q vito
tor several months. It finally leaked out that O
great fraud and deception hsd been prac.iced
upon her, and Smith. fearing violence at the
n LODI 10 c.,
State. Miss Astrop then bsing in a very deli.
cate state Of Womanhood Wss quite broken by
the revelation, but no fears were entertained of
her doing any violence to herself, List Thurs.
day evening. Just sttor dark, she was left with
soma cnlldten. The other members of tho
family being absent, she took up kettle and
remarked that she woold go TO the river for
somo water. One OF the little girls offered To ac-
company her. but sho declined and went alone,
a few minutes later she wss heard struggling in
tho water; an alarm wa; raised half an hour
later her body was found q few yards below,
uoatlng llteless IN the water. She had filled the
Kettle and carried it uo the embankment and
returning is supposed to havo made tho death
leap to cover shame.
BLESSING IN DISGUISE "A fog days ego q
firm were engaged in this city as iron workers,
a. profit of more than 80 per cent, and bod.
ing property to tho amount of $500 OCO. Ono of
CT The firm was though By the Others
to be selfish, cyn!cll and so1 orally very difficult
to do business with. Dissatisfaction was en-
gendered, and dissension rendered tee breach
complete. q proposition was made to this mem
Der of the firm to accept $50 0C0 and retire from
the firm without further liability. This be at
first refused, tu. by persistent perseverance on
the part of tho othors he did accept the money
and retiro1' In the Language of member Of
the firm from whom this narrative cooo7 iio,a
forced him to withdraw" The remaining
nom bers with their large proii.s and united
numbers. went little larger into business, and
Increased their articles OF trado, but instead of
a larger demand coming the demand grow
gradually smaller and smaller, until they found
tho market g'ut!cd With their goods and aftor
awhile sold out rs best they could. closed their
shops, and lost tho entire amount of their CAPT.
sal STOCK The member who was forced to loave,
had he remained, would have shared the same
tate; instead thereof no wAa $4,000 n.-Boston
Trarcller.