Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-08

! Smith csp;ured tie Lhef-s negro BOY Gsmed
| Gnatias NJrtop-near lhe Washington Grd
| Ohio depot, and recoveredthe properly.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE "A we'll
knlwn CIi woman, OF disiipated hsbitp, ngued
Eiz ,both Taslor, while drunk this morning.
tempted, for tn, stc,nd tme. to commit
suicide by drowning Eerself She selected
| Price, street dock, where thu water is shallow,
| as the place for the horrible deed. sod about
b0o o'clock, when tho wharf WAS led with
| people, as the plac, This attempt was similar
| 10 her last cna, Sha WGded out 10 the deck o
short distance, laid j lwa il about two feet Of
| aa:tr sDd screamed for hclp. NJ ono soiog 10
her ra:cua. thc vas cosycG 81. of the water by
her youog daughter. who escJrlcd her home.
The nl! woman tel sad Story, 10 which she
Attributes her dowofi to tn, condcc. of her
daus;I.crs. Who are living lives of dissipation
ant ieSdoss'. The best anio.e tJr this fsisu
ID slc Dist would be to br,ug into requsi,oa
the removed Salem ''duckng stool" and when
the mania If 'salt dosru,;ion" takes possession
Of ter b1son, to ipf O. immediately several
'p!u"Ses" at tn, end Of the 1chay, which
woUl / s'!pc thu double purpose u cooling
| bed, general st fever heat Oh such oc,syions
aud at The Gsm3 ilno render her less desperate 10
tic ialuro.
IHG lEoN WORKS Tho Potomac Ftp)r
fls! misunderstanding Company ttho company
lnI"udi3g 10 establish lrna works 10 this city J
bad tj!c1 OF MN at work teariag dow1 lha
furnaces, Nc, at the b!omary OF Mess. j.
i. hgAcE y "a, 10 day pfeparalcr5 10 the
c!cc lln ot the iurnaU!s 10 bo Used ~ he Com
p*uY IN he manufacture OF blooms. Il vip0r
luel generator arrived there yesterday evcuing
from Washington and tho uas.Irgs for iurruco
arc expected !gcm the N.r!h within Two weeks,
'Shcn sc:!Qc ontralioGs will be cnmerc,d.
iiIG Company tXptcs TO DO turning out blooms
'asldJ u init'y days. Attcr tic erection 0! re-
hSai:Gg EEd pGddllns furnaces, rolls aud mo-
cHnary for the .Hanu'ao;u:o OF mercantile IrJ1
"'! Do pnt u1 10 the fist s:ory Ct the Pioneer
MILLS, lie upper portloa Of the mill is to DO
used tIr II ao1Iac shop4 where the iron will be
hn:.h'd eli. Ino work ot repairing the Pho
Ectr Mills ana tho |hari attached tntreto will
be o1mmcocod 10 2 short TIM, AID as tho BUSH
n,ri lIG:eesCS INC improvements will b, OK.
isn:ci eil a!o0g th5 river front.
CORPORATIONS CoUET-J u1go \. w. Gull
zen pre'I1ilG. Iu.Gby' 3 prGcecdl0gg.
!. = l,,adb6attr snI n!hfrl Va W. II. Mar.
JUfS, executor at ST.. hrd Geo. McBa-Scv spA
oii."fs ~. ". Ii. Smi:n. admir- OF Fletcher
dld O;hlIS; II chaac.rg; decr1o consolidating
t:rs: c'us ) un3 referring them to Commis-
.lcnnr MuIh&ach.
Enss,l X &c. W. 3ullio d Stuart: cbspoery;
al mol ii Of oomplsluauls c:ass rsmovad from
docket
GGT.s Il G!. V. Smith o. al; chancsrs; ro
port OF Cu'uta r. MafbutV filed uGd decree con-
tirinIGg aud decree iuul.
EHu.. Us. Nicholas S.OlokecI; grand laro,ny;
demurrer 10 iadicimen' and demurrer over
ra!et; = !es Eot guilty; Jury; vtrI!c. act gully
Md d!scl,rrcG.
Cabrt adjourned ill tomorrow uoreiug q! IL
o'clock
Police ITEMS. Mayor Btckhsm presided
81 ~ 90 headquarters this morning. and sen
tered Charles Nortcn cglored, for stealicg
silver whtch irou Dir. l. Eammel to receive
- 'sshrs. III scD;crco ~as promptly executed.
l. V9t3 Walker Gnd Dan Braxtou. both col
crej, ts,cd on suspic.oo Ut robbIng The store
ot Mr. H.. ". Avery, last aeht, were a!sj before
the Mayer. Brax:on was discharged. Walker
VAS Eaid Tor !urthcr examination.
Nh Waiter Der was pr1ssDt to answcr the
ahhEg' G! anliing fresh h4h outside the market.
ihc alay,r ,Eaifno Cd hun TO disooutiruo tho
ISL" OF tho ti-h unt,i he, tho Mayor, could
'Ssa'a" ne lag 90 the SUI O. A sailor WAS
arrested 'h- III uuing Ter beng tr iLk and dis.
r;d,ry ru thu tcois.
PERSONAL Dig. ri. S.hz4Iz general lraV-
r'las Il -, Tor Pt.ncr' AIcxaodfi4 Brewery,
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