The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-08-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

John l.. Boyer, No. ii South Fairfax street,
is the authorized agent for subscriptions
and advertisements for THE EVENING CRITIC
in.Alexandria. Ho will deliver tho paper
promptly and regularly every afternoon at an
early hour.
Washington girls evidently have IN idea
that quiet old Alexandria is n good place to
spree In. A few Sundays ago Belle Fitzgerald
and another girl came hero, Got very drunk,
street. Yesterday three young whito women
from Washington came here to go on an OK.
cursion. When they arrived the boat had
money on bad whisky, and then got into
quarrel, in which the vilest language was
used, as to which one OF the trio had promised
on the ferry.boat. The a quarrel resulted in a
regular clothestearipg,k knock down fight. Oni-
GERS James Smith and Edward Goodrich wore
King street,, and after good deal OF trouble
succeeded In getting the beauties to the sta
ton house. Ono of tho girls fought
S U ssp % sSOSS ra. ssl
In. At the station.houso tho girls gave their
names as Nellie Javins, alias Parker; Nellie
spectiyely. TWO OF them were from Anna
Murphys, on street, and tho other, Mary
Brook, was from tho house kept by Lizzie
Miller. also on d street. The first named, ia
wins or Parker, was 80 outrageously vile
In her language and conduct that she had
10 be tied and gagged. Having on an under
Bklrt anu collar belonging 10 mary DTOOkt, sHo
took them or and tore them to pieces, declar-
ing that as soon as she got out OF limbo she
would do the owner the same way. The girls
were taken before tho Mayor last night, but
d--n what was done with her, tho Mayor or
dered her TO be locked up without anything to
eat until morning, and sent the other two girls
TO Jail 10 remain until their companion came
to her senses. Being without money tho dizzy
damsels will certainly go to tho workhouse to-
day, unless Anna Murphy and Lizzie Miller
come forward and pay their lines.
Many OF the Marshall Hall excursionists re-
turned to this city last night with swollen and
bruised eyes and faces, fighting having boon
commenced early in the morning and con-
tinued till late ut night.
At the meeting Of Readjusters and Ropubli-
cans in Alexandria County Wednesday night
last n resolution TO proceed TO the election OF
delegates, under the call, TO the Read1uster
Congressional convention, to be hold In this
city on the 18th, was voted down and one
adopted requesting the Republican Congress
sional committee of the district to call a
straightout convention at an early day to
nominate candidate for Congress.
The Alexandria Light Infantry, ut q meeting
last night, decided TO give moonlight excur.
sion shortly, and appointed Lieutenants
George s. Smith, Samuel L. Monroe, Sergeant
George W. Fisher and Privates j. NJ. Hill and
Sidney Douglass q committee TO mako the ne
ceasary arrangements. The command will 60
into camp at the Warrenton Springs, with tho
Third Virginia Regiment, on the 18th, and
Sergeant q. j. W. Summers will leave here
Thursday night next with a detail of men to
see to the putting up OF tents, &c.
S. @. Neale, having been admitted to bail in
Richmond in the sum OF $4,000, with Messrs
D. A. Windsor And John A. Marshall as sure
ties, passed through here last night for Wash
ington.
George W. veitch, OF Balston, Alexandria
County, had n valuable horse stolen from him
Wednesday night last.