Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-21

"ihcs mostly Eor!heriy. stationary OF luTar
.mgeraturo and higher barometer.
ON THE WAR PATH.-Eimund B1kc
& this cry. visited the Washington r publican
Tea yesterday afternoon and dtm,ndo! the
cor2c'lon OF paragraph relating TO tho shoo.a
ioy s!!4ir be:see0 himsef and Luis +. Psyac,
II this city, " ednesisy GIT last. Some nos
Tie demonstrations took pIaco between nlr.
UuiE3 aud MIR. Clarence NJ. Barton, managiag
eiiior, and the polio, being sant for. quiet was
J9'ored. 10 speaking OF ha affair the Wash.
.0g;on Star OF yesterday evening says:
'BoIgerent opera,ians between Commou-
wesiths AttoIn.y Burke, Of Alex .9dris, Va.
aHd Mr. L7u.s +. Payne, OF tho Pension cfic,,
were to d:y transferred to this city The %.
.ce obtained lo!orms.ol shortly after n)oo
that Burke, who is out on bail, he'd o.ml TO
town with pistol in his hand and iiso III his
eyo latent o. vludic,icg his honor. Lieu'en
au; Arnold tHeTeuDOn visited the Pension Ctic
and warned hlr. Payne to beware OF Burke. In.
struouoDs were also given to the polio, to keep
acoso espionage On Burke if ho should appear
IN the nelchp0rh0od Of tho P:rsi)D otii.e MIR.
Burke soon did appear. but failed to nskc The
expected demonstration against toe Pension
(tIco lie pr1cac!et n. oLca to tho Republican
oMco and Invaded tha ssLc:um 10 grea! rage.
mere was 10 one up stairs, IL il stated except
F.
Ton. the msAsRng editor, arrived he was in
formed in the business olica that there was a
man unst.!rs with pistol. Despite the protests
Of ms lends, Mr. Baton made his way at once
70 tho seems OF DANCE. Butks, it is said, with
= 'ragic NGL7!ah, advanced upon Tue editor dc
nsNcinG why " pro2nel !ctracton had not
appeared, and al TIC asne timo Invested himse f
or h!s coat !;artcn also pulled CT his cos' and
4. looked IS though deadly combat was hboul
u cn5ge, when p policeman, who had b. on sent
l. tod
tAo inciznsn; EarkH from tho bul!iing.'
The Washington Ctiilc OF Yesterday evening
sl5s:
"Mr. EiNlnI B1ike, c,mman wealth altar.
Hay G; Alcxsn3ris couliy, WAC Fl cured r.contIv
IN sho0tloS CASE 10 Atcxlndria, AID shot Mr.,
Pa7bo. ey-c'un!y clerk, drnpoed into tao M
ugnsl Republican otii;e to day srd itq1ircd for
M. BI-.on. ilo b .ia7ed that hir. I:,r 90. in
In'in& Up MS burke's shoatlog cis, with
Hoync, hal r2p0r.eJ II iac)Erc-.ly. Mr.. Con
%"r, ito DnSiaeSs manager. stated that Fir.
Baton was G0& II the Cth2 20. tu while he was
taxing with Bake, RMion came 10 AID mat.
icec performance cusu,d. durlog whch Rurko
male inaiiec!usi attempts 10 shoot Barton. ard
ln' latter rc1tilsted by Knocking Burke sitter
th'l h9su HlCA nil's corpse, Wunn il. was
b!RGed by tho re.urreC!iOHsts. n the meantime
t"o policemen rIshed in, arrested burke and
carried him Of and tbs gentlemen Ct the Re.
IHp.c:n eS:at.I:h!n'nt h:o,ihoi easier Nj.
BUZZ" got Gu: Of the p1iicemaI's clutnbe. by
some means lar, and when !sst h.,ri from
t.i9rAi"ot to get even with some5otY, WAS on
aao Wsrralh toE his old Antagonist, Mr. Payne"
Iha Washington Pest Of this Booming says:
"hr Edmund Burke, Of Ai4xandria, the
-"M;aon"esith's Attorney, who has recently
NHc1 brought into al unpleasant nutoriety bV
h,s attempted shooting Of hr. Louis 4. Payne,
a.: 20 ce"f!on tih2c, came Gvbr to Wasbil.ton
Yesterday IN rstGcr bal!i yGrsat mood and vita
TIC appact ut Intention Of Flashing up a bad lob,
1'. tho friends Of Mr.. Payne we-o on the alert
ana kept mat gentleman oat OF !ho way Ct any
further hostile demonstration. Eurks WHO
c.H'moi that ho had been Siievonsly wroDged
by the Republican in its recount OF Tho utrray nt
hc%9ad!lG. then went 10 tho Ciics Of lhst taper
-? the purpose ot demanding Il retrsclion or
getting some other s.ii.isc,i0n. Here he WAS
confronted by sir. Clarence IL Ssr:or, who
TOOK IN the situation a. once, aud though ur-
armed, tSCed the music like 9 man. Burke, who
Va" hfs'dH himself VITA rage, drew pistol on
mo 1Gitor, bu! WAS shortly disermet snd handed
over 20 MS trends by tho police There WIS., 10
1sA''2- between The two excepting some harm
i"s7 passes Al ono a"otmcr, aud Mr.. Eavton de-
clncd TO prosccu!c.'
Inc Wcsh;uesoa Rarublioan Of this morning
n''aT gviag a. &cc1unt o! Mr.. Buiko'a visit 70
Hashlag or, aud to tho CiTce OF that osp:r,
SAP:
DIR. Burke, in Gua course of timo, confronted
-" managing editor In LAa entry way, juss as ne
N-5 "Don. sntn!i42 the Office 10 commence his
10y !a5Jrs. Tie county attorney began oacr.
raaas by yelling loudly End striking GU. with
- beautiful bis al n wildly, Dat no sccompii h.
f.! nc'tinE. Ho clustered iHcoE ercntly of re-
~. !-n H"d other matters, ard tnGn wen! away
.'%@ TO *'ta"c IN company with two police
m.1 VINO Had arrived beforehand to soo ih,t tho
Ior-s vas Kept. II j, is the fashion IN Aiegsn-
,Il.i9 lash around in the manner ia which
NJ S1'EA did Yesterday, VIC warn hi:A tina! it
NN.l - done with EnDuniLy in iEs busntilul
rts
H. Burke said TO the Gtz,.tu's +: por,tr bi5
4. f-IlG tbst tho statements appesrlog 10 the
'tr'' washington papers regarding liz vI>i:
80 thc Office OF the RopuhiGsn yesterday 81
fl!3G were greatly exaggerated. Io sid he
~,t VIZ. Esiton 10 this c!'y !a;i week cod re-
4i2s.ci h'm 20 c0rrcc: some uroreou, s!stc.
m.h's made 10 an item when appeared in tho
A,tn6''c1n 10 reference to his (dr. Burkc's)
r.'htuty With MIR. l.. Il psyne. This Mr..
i nNion promised to d.. The promised correc
4 "?1, however, failed TO appear. aud he sued
Washington yesterday &c sc9 Mr. Barton aud
5r4rre atou. the mater. lie went quietly 10
he hoIutiian office, ard MIR. Barton not being
A TO- he to0k seat IN tho editorial room. Alter
|'II0g tor sons time lie Il the room and mot
'.r Barton ID the cnTaIcc 10 The ciice Too
N'2M3n. Hho had been s:nt for we're a'so
q 'igs-&t. 10 h4d coG9etssti0n with Mr..
q 1nI,Qa, hui 10 angry words weto spoken and
q ~ attempt a hn tSjsn!t vas made by either
4 w. bIrt0o CT himself. He WIS oct crested,
d !, having Transcend The BUSINESS for which he
y maize .ho visit, he walked out CT tho building
4 e.d proceeded quietly doRn The averuo Mr.
d III 30 further oaa be did not 20 10 search o!
4 W. fayno; ihnt DO did rot sec that gcutlo
"a 4 n while III Washington, and had GO desire to
'2e him. This. utdld HiG. Bnrke, is all there IS
Il 30 ut tho maitsr.
a Mr.. Burke was before tho Mayor this after
a on charged with d!sorderly conduct in hiring
PISTOL on the siroe.a Of this city yesterday ever
u (. 10 Wsiv6d An examination and was fined
IA and Put under bonds 10 the sum Of $50 To
a .sep .ha pceco ior twelve month";, with Mr. j.
IA henderson IS lis surety. Nj Burke SAYS
n ,oLrf"gC Of the pistol yesterday evening" on the
"a .el,. WSs enlirciy Accidental