Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-22
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TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST %, 1882
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES, Aug. %, 1882.
For the Middle Atlantic States local rains aud
partly cloudy weather, southeast to southwest
winds lower barometer and slight changes in
temperature.
POLICE NEws-The Mayor had before
him this morning Smith Webb, co.ored, for
threateningthc husband ofhis former sweet
heart and James SimmS, who had to be haul
I'd to the station house in awagon for drunk
cnmcSS.
1t was shown that Smith Webb had had a
dozen swccthearts, and, according to his
own statement, was the father OF eighteen
children. six in this city, six in LOudoun,
and six scattered in different parts Sever
al of his former swccthcarts were present il!
Court. and testified that not only had he
promised to marry each one of them but he
had said that the husband of Betty" should
never live in peace with her us long as he,
Webb. could prowl around the ncighborhoOd.
One old rolorcd womam.w who had passed the
are Of attracliveness. and claimed that her
affections had been triilcd with, was very loud
and severe in condemnation ofthc conduct of
Wchh The Mayor finally. concluded the en-.
tcriainimy exercises by requiring Webb to
give bond in the sum ofS100 or 20 to Jail for
twelve months. The gay deceiver failed to
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SimmS IN old offender, was ordered to be
locked mp. He will be given months leave
Of absence from the city and the privileges
of -" corporation farm.
W. VI. Preston reported at police head
quarters to-day that colorcd man named
Henry Adams, supposed 10 be working in
West Fad. had broken into his house in
Washington, and robbed it of number Of
articles y warrant was issued for the ar
rest of the thief and placed in the hands Of
an officer for execution.
The war on parties maintaining nuisances
on their premises is still being carried on
with Vi COR by the police authorities Capt
Webster reports that the yards of d number
Of houses on the outskirts Of the city are in
a filthy condition. All parties whose yards
need cleaning had better attend to the mat
ter at once if they don't wish TO be put to
an additional expense by being summoned
To the Mayors office.
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.--L night about
: o'clock IN accident occurred on the Wash
ington and Western Railroad, by which two
engines were considerably damaged. An
extra freight train in charge Of Mr.. Magil-
ton, on lis way to Round Hill, ran into IA
material train standing partly on the siding
and partly on the main track at Vienna
Both engines, as stated above were bad
~ damaged. No one on either Of the
trains was injured. a force of men went
Immediately to work clearing the track, and
this morning thejran over the road were
running usual. The accident was not
half as bad rs reported on the streets last
night, and the company will suffer no great
Inconvenience by it.
a slight accident also occurred on the
ri,,i,
north of Tyc river, between Charlottesville
and Lynchburg, yesterday. Freight train
No. IS, John Lambeth, of Lynchburg,
engineer. and Lii .,Creig, Of Charlottesville,
fireman, ran into the rear end of a construc.
ton train, Ell Kaufman, of this CITY cngi-
nccr, OH the main track. The engine Of
the freight train, and several cars of the
material train were damaged Engineer
Lambeth was slightly bruised No one else
was hurt. The accident was caused by the
construction train being Oh the main track
on the freight trans time.
CAPTURE OF 4 YOUNG RrNAwAY.-Tbc
small rolorcd boy who disappeared from his
home across the canal about two weeks ago
was captured on the streets of this city to-
day, ami taken, much against his will, to his
distressed parents who mourned him as
dead. When taken into custody he was al
most naked. having on Il long coat to cover
ms nude body. During his absence from
home he has slept in boxes at night and beg
grd during the day. The Mayor in trying
Il case of this kind the other day said he re-
GREETED there was not II reformatory institu-
ton to send such boys to, where they could
be taught IN honorable trade and reared in
such manner that there would he some
chance of turning them into useful members
OF society. There is now n small boy on the
chain gang, put there at his mothers request,
she stating that il was-impossible for her to
Ito anything with him.