The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-08-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

John L. Boyer, No. Al South Fairfax street,
is the authorized agent for subscriptions
and advertisements for THE EVENING CRITIC
in:.Alexandria. He will deliver the paper
promptly and regularly every afternoon at an
early hour.
Police OfIicers James Smith, Pat Hayes and
Ssd On AhC Cravy ~ saors duo
alley on King street, and succeeded in arrest.
ing the following: John shinn, Mat Williams,
Dave peyaughn,, Charles Boyer, John Mills,
colored. number OF lookerson and some
interested ones escaped, the assembly scatter
ing on the appearance OF the officers. All
OF tho arrested parties are boys ranging
between fifteen and twenty years OF age. The
game was pitching cents. 1t appears that
these boys uhere are about twenty OF them)
have mania for gambling. many OF them
having been before tho Mayor short time
ago for playing cards on Sunday In vacant
house. On that occasion they were released
especially on Sunday, but 1t is more than
probable that at tho trial to-day the Mayor
Will teach them lesson, In tho shape OF
fines, which they will not forget In a
hurry. An old circus man, Dan Rice, It is
believed, once said the boys In Alexandria
were the hardest In tho country. Daniel
In the station.house, besides the young gam.
blers mentioned above, awaiting trial, George
Petty, white, for beating AL. McCuen, also
white, Saturday night; a white man named
q
indecent conduct on the streets yesterday, and
Thomas and Lizzie Ashton, colored, man and
wife, for disorderly conduct. The three mon
who came here with Fisher fed upon the ap-
pearance OF the police, leaving their more In
toxicated friend TO his fate. The interesting
Washington damsel, Nellie simms, alias Par
lighting on the streets Thursday last, was sem
fenced to the workhouso Saturday for sixty
days. On the way to the prison she escaped
from the otllcer, but was soon recaptured, when
she became very noisy and disorderly, tearing
of her clothes and fighting and scratching the
ofIicer In charge OF her, James Smith. She was
then placed in a wagon and driven rapidly Off,
and the last seen of her US she passed out OF
tho city she was beating 0nicer Smith over the
head with pair Of striped stockings. One OF
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was fined So by the Mayor Saturday night,
and this will be the end of tho AFFAIR, notices
OF which have appeared In THE CRITIC.
Yesterday was very warm, oppressively
congregations. Rev. Mr.. Downman, newly.
ordained minister, preached in st. Paufs
Church in the morning, and Will have charge
of the church during the absence OF Rev. Dr..
Norton, tho pastor. Rev. l.. w. Rose, tr,
preached in Grace Church in the morning,
and Rev. ]. Y. bowman at night. In the First
Presbyterian Church Rev. DR.. Poulson, OF tho
NJ. Z. Church, preached IN the morning, Rev.
@. NJ. Haddaway filling the pulpit Of the latter
church. There were several churches closed
during the day, and but for the strange minis
Ministers cannot stand warm weather; It re-
minds them so much Of tho country they
preach about, you know. Temperance meet
tngs were held as usual In the afternoon, at
which addresses We're delivered by Messrs.
Lee and Evans, OF Washington.
Captain j. Wesley Davis, OF this city, has
been appointed sailing master OF tho Coast
Survey schooner George Bates, at salary of
$136 per month. The schooner Will leave tho
Washington Navy-Yard Thursday next for
Cape May, with surveying party on board
under command of Captain Bradford.
Mr.. David A. Windsor, the now postmaster
OF this city, Will, upon entering upon the dis
charge OF the duties of his position, make the
following changes In the oillco: Thomas Bur
roughs, from money clerk, TO DO assistant
postmaster; James Lash, money clerk, yico
vice George q. Hewes; ]. Nick. Ware, colored
stamping clerk, vice Peter Lafren. Mr.. Bur
roughs Is retained ana promoted by Mr.. Wind
sor at tho request OF large number OF citi'
zens.
The marriage OF Mr.. VIM. Helmuth and Miss
Bette Fulmer wa solemized early this morn
ing by Rev. Mr.. obermeyer, German Luth'
eran minister, here on visit TO friends from
Little Rock, Ark. The happy couple, immo'
diately after the ceremony, loft for New York,
where they Will honeymoon II for several
weeks.
Seventy car loads OF cattle arrived here Sat.
urdAy night over tho Virginia Midland Rail-
way for shipment TO Northern markets over
the Baltimore Potomac road.
Mrs. william Markell, young widow lady,
died early this morning, after long Illness,
from consumption.
There is an unusually largo number OF Alox,
andrians out OF the city at this time Rev. Mr.
Kern, OF the NJ. T., Church South, is at Wesley
Grove. Camp.Meetingi Rows. Tredway and
Kirk, OF the nj. +, Church, are at the jackson
Grove Campi Miss AMMO Summers and Mrs
Bryan are In Dorchester County, MIDI Miss
Annie Dyor IL in Northumberland County,Ya.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Wheatley and daughters are
visiting IN Fairfax County; tho Misses Boush
and Mrs. John A. Dixon and daughter are at
Orkney Springs. The list could be strung out
10 any length.
Mike Nixon, the man injured In the railroad
accident near Lynchburg saturday last II Is
thought, Will die. Brakeman Davis, killed IN
the same accident was buried yesterday at
Danyille.
The thermometer here at 10 o'clock registers
90 In the shade.