The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The Corporation Court had n good deal of
business before II yesterday. The grand jury
found indictments against George Wonder for
larceny, George Turner for grand larceny
Priscilla Nass for assault with Intent 10 XIII,
and failed to find an Indictment against Jere.
miah Foley for cutting A. J. Hall. Bar'room
licenses were granted G. II. Bateman and
Louis Petty. This makes 10 licensed bar.
rooms I'm the city. There were IS In 1879.
Virginia Nelson, living In Buzzard Roost,
whore the murderers Young and Manley were
captured, was put ON trial for keeping house
Of illiame, but the jury failed to agree on u
verdict. The Nelson woman has been par.
doned once by the Governor for the otfense
with which she now stands charged again.
She IA u had woman, and II Is said that, added
10 her other offenses, she Is responsible for the
ruin of n number of innocent girls. The new
Commemorative Attorney, Mr.. Leonard Mar
bury, Is u young man about % years OF age,
and yesterday was his first appearance as
State prosecutor. He conducted the cases In
manner that would have done credit TO older
and more experienced lawyers, coming fully
up to the expectations Of his friends.
Mr.. VIM. Zimmerman, whose 12.year.old
daughter died yesterday morning, after an
illness OF three days, from scarlet fever, has
two other children down with the dreadful dis
case. Mr.. zimmerman, who Is well known
ameng Washington timers, has the sympathy
Of all who know him. Mr.. Cary Crump lost
three children from scarlet fever few weeks
ago.
The stockholders OF the Alexandria Mining,
Manufacturing Warehouse Company Will
meet In this city at the office of the Virginia
Midland Railway Company on the 10Th, for
organization. This company has recently pro-
cured charter that VIII allow It to do any
sort OF business-making matches, pins,
building wharves, storing goods, running
cotton factories, building ships, &c., sc. The
charter, which allows the company Il capital
from $4,000 to s5,O00,O0O, IS said 10 be one
OF the best In the country. II Is called by
many gum elastic charter.
There were no prisoners in the staton.house
this morning. Tho weather Is too warm for
,l,..l II. 70, attf ~ ind
Mr.. John Cowling, an esteemed citizen OF
West End, died last night, after II long Illness,
IN the S2d year Of his age. The deceased has
been resident OF West End for three-quarters
of a century.
The Virginia Sunday school Convention Of
TIE NJ. Z. Church South assembled In Harri
sonburg to-day. The attendance OF delegates
Is very large, and the convention will be in
from this city are Mr.. and Mrs. George Reyes,
Miss Hannah Lunt and Miss Mary Lunt.
The work Of constructing the wires Of the
southern Telegraph Company from Freler.
icksburg 70 Richmond has been completed,
and the running of tho wires from Frederlcks'
burg TO this city has been commenced. The
line will be completed through from Washing
ton 10 Richmond early in August, when Offices
Will be oFened In all the cities named. The
officers OF this new company say they have
come TO stay, and, as guarantee that they do
not intend TO sell out, have entered Into con-
tract with the City Council OF Alexandria 10
pay toit the sum OF 5000 when the Southern
ceases 10 be competing company.
Arrangements are being made by the Alex
andriu Baseball Association for the reception
OF THE CRITIC nine on Friday next. match
game was played yesterday afternoon be-
tween the second nine OF the association and u
picked nine, resulting in avictory for the rs.
sociation nine by the following score; assocla.
iIon, 10; picked nine, II. The baseball fever
is now at Its height in this city.
Another load OF lumber for the schooner DO.
ing built at the new shipyard has arrived here
from the lower Potomac, and a large force OF
men has been put 10 work. The schooner will
be gotten OF the stocks as soon MS possible, In
order, It ls understood, 10 lay the keel for an
iron vessel,