Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-22
and1:isa Gazette and Virginia ADVERTISER

| Bun LEES BRASS WATci;-Buu Lee, 6!
CID co.ored N: o: hil city, IS the possessor of
la:se brass wa'c1. D,sirire 10 convert the bras
Hsca 1919 geld Doe, Ban gave it to Geo. ".
Scatii, Of tie Eagle Electro PiatioS Company
OF " asnlugioo. sbout two weeks ego, who
| PROMISED to pu; two heavy cjA;s Of gold 90 tn.
| time piece for orr dollars. Saturday thu
watch VA returned, and Bun being ahs5ut iron
home a. the time, his son paid the four dollars
! When Bun returned htm3 he found that ht
|atch dtd not present the appearances ho de.
sired; tho brass showed through" So h1
$ 8oro on! a warrant against Mr.. Scarf. charg.
ln,, hin ml'h oblaluiGg money utdsr false pre-
tcuc5s. To case came UP Tor fae rial this
morning bc'orc Mayor Beckhap, and Juuic II
| Whitiesty and Thompson. Judge Stuart sp-
poa'cd for thu prisoner and Mr.. s. @. Brent
Tor TIC Commonwealth. AlicF hcalog the
| evidence the Cdm monwealth's Attorney said
~ there Gas rolhlog to show that faso repre-
| SCI i:ions hsd been made, he wcuid 81 k that
me accused be discharged. Tho Mayor and
Justices sgTold wlh the Commonwealth s
Attorney, Gnd SoatH vas Immediately SIT at
liberty. Ice was informed that if the Eagle
COMPANY lad not fulfilled its contract with him
he could roo1vcr his money by bridging civil
| suit 1t bci1g understood that the Mayor con
stfucd tho Cif,ECo to be punishable with stripes
Nr. Soarif was very much excited Saturday
night, the tine fixed for tho hearing Of the
case. lie sought in vain for lawyer, all the
| members OF tho lcga prolo!s sion b,ing Gu: oil
the city.
COUNTY COURT. Tho August term of the
County Court, uJgc j en- cs Sangstrr presiding,
| conmoncod TO day.
The following CAUSES growing out OF The re-
! cent mocklOg bird siFsir in the ojuu!y, Wolc
cJaInucd til thu next tenn:
Com. VS. l.. J. Blu idrs STOP; G. b. Graham,
~, and Mrs. T. j. BiddiDgtoo; appeal from
JUSTICES decision.
The coup'aint CT II. Hatch, j. II. White
head and n. $. Wright ,g,iust tho Arlin gton
Turnpike Company for fa:nog to keep the rad
Ia repair Wss also continued.
#. NJ. Mills vas appointed Supervisor of
JtttTson District vic, +. B. Piun resigned,
Mr. Mills Il lsltiod by taking the oath of Office
and giving bond 10 the sum Of 81 600 with Mr..
f'chsrd Lloyd as surely.
The Court then az urnld till Friday next.
TIE SUNDAY LAw.-Mr. Henry Herbncr,
saloon keeper, was before the Mayor this at,
'eTnocn charged wi tn optLi1g his pIocs of bust
NJ 81 vest rday 10 violation of the Sunday law.
iii was tIncd ten dollars, VIII ca he declined to
pay, md was committed to The custody of
Wy Sergeant Seth. His o,unsol, Judge
q, f. Stuart and Mr. Eluuad Burke, will an
ply TO Judge Keith for writ OF habas corprs.
II Is uadcrstC0j prominent silicon keeper has
cuplo,ed Mr.. George a. Mushbach to defend
tho Sunday law, when tho case comes W.
GLASS FOR THE PIONEER MILls.-The via
40" ri 49, =, iO) panta-foT tho l'iluepr Mills
'uTCl,hcd hy MesSfs Lasdb,atcr e Bro, Of
inns ci;Y, Rlr'vt 1t this morpiDg on tho steamer
No!iulk frnnl Pall.dclpli.. The window s,shes
Of ih1 MI! having been or, V;Ously prepared for
ne reception ut iho ranes. Mcssrs. Isaac Rudd
80. c0mWeCcat this morning. putting them
Il. C"D:;iu }. L. Archer, the manager OF the
l'rt"a'ac |.pu!ac;uElng Compary-;be COM
I'~ry zig tic Mill f. Saturday for Boston
90 6usioc5s cooa9etcd ri h the establishment
o. tae n9S iron works 10 this CITY,
VgNNoR's PREDicIIoNS.-The predictions
q; tcracr hsVo baen NoudrEfu:ly oorrtc;. His
REPRESENTATIONS Cf the cool weather last week
~.r- very accurate. His predictions for ten
DAYS go ~ ioto~s' 2l--Sul:ry and saoRery;
22-suFy SID wioil; 223 and 24-heat and
w:&C; - acd 26-hoavy storms On the Lakes,
20 The 81. hs@rcoor, end around New York;
- and - -tooIcr her, with rains Dr. d
i!J-t7 IL the n)rih:ra s.c:ior; b and 3l-isir
So i'sssans weather. With cool evenings ar
t's''s VIII ioG'c'tioGs OF returning hoari.
InG EEcNHAM r&!zs.-All Ire arrange.
2eHj$ i1r 'a' second shooiing match for tho
he1s ham WV. 30 lake plaza at Glymout, on
FrIiS9 b x, tie tc1as'On OF tho excursion of
-" hi'x.ntTl: Ljlh: lgisr!ry, heve been c)m
:Ieith. hn rnicIcciS Col. Moore, Canal,