Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-16

| Garth came down large rick. weighing tome
| eight or ten toes, which will have 10 be blast
| cd b,fere it Gan be removed. The trbns from
Washington. New Oteans Richmond and
CIrclunali all met ct The slid,. and passengers
| ahd mails bad 10 b, transferred to other traics
Mstc1ial trsias with wofkmen, wars SAINT from
| Dsnvlile and lhis CITY TO clear the track.
last night, about S o'clock. The train engaged
~ carving tho pssserg gers. Delayed By the slid
| OF Saturday Dipht. OF which Csrtsia John NJ.
Grgs Was cnntuc:ol; john 4. Milton, cugi-
neer. snd y. Il. better krJwo as Harry
Graft frman. ian iolo snothtr lard slide
lie north Of Rock fish With such forco that ,he
tender mtu nted the cnsioe, crushing the enei-
neer. Mr.. Minton. to death, and painfully,
though not seriously, itinriog the fireman,
ilsr'y Grant. Tho engine. tender and posta
car were badly d1msged hut DO one ose, be-
sIdis tho two mentioned above. was irjured,
II tralis oyer tho rosd were delayed By the
land slides and accident, but Wotk nen were i'm
medittrlg put 10 work clearing the track, and
- thought that everything will bo running
over tho road as usual by to night.
Tho Llured man and the remains Of MIR,
Nio'oo will be brought to this city Tonight.
Mr. hlnton was looked upon as ore Of The best
engineers 90 the Virginia MdlsLd road. lie
vas man 10 the prime Of life, and leaves q
wife and five children, who reside on Prince
street. between Payne nud Fayette, from
whence thu funeral of The deceased will
take plsce. MIR. Graft. whose itiuriss, while
not yet iu lg asceraned. arc thought to be
slilht. Is also married map, and lives on
Columbus street opposite the old Cruh House.
mr.. Minton's lite was io!uIed in the Locomotive
Engineers Bfothe,hood. ADD other organiz.-
tlons for seVir. thousand dollars.
TIE B. q. 4 w. r. R.-As mspy in this
CITY arc Interested in this rsilrosd wa nubIish
tho following from the Chicago Times:
There is much scandal over tho repufe1 de-.
'ltq1oDcies Of the Dcw Baltimore, Cincinnati
ard Western Railroad Company. This com
rauy has undertaken the construction of
t1u1k lino parallel with the Baltimore and
ONO. 1t started Oft with an alleged capital of
10. oU7,COO. Now the statement is made bv
members OF tho surveying Corps that mono of
tho men have been paid more than $25 for
their SERVICES, snc many Of them have not re-
caiV:d anything sf,er threo months sb5r. A
portion OF them arc almost barefoosed, cut of
respectable clothes, money, ADD DO credit. It.
IS understood that the 20 aplgcr5 plead inability
TO pay on tcoount of the failure to pacs bonds
end stocks Oh the market with which to oct
luoos to pay expenses. 1t IS reported that
surveys will b suspended uutil a settlement
With tho employees is mace"
LONGEVITY AND ITS CAUSE.-THE Richmond
State says: Peter Markin. died few d.ys
sgo 10 Arkansas ct the age oflll. after having
voted Tor overy Democrats candidate for Peel
Gent from Jefferson to Hancock. which hoacl-
aolc record doubtless had much TO do with
ieoglheul1g his days: though tho other fact
stased N his Obituary, that ho was 10 boyhood
o o., .sp2Ienlic' toa baker 10 Alexsndris,
PER'uih, nsy bdva been The real cause."
Wo heVa very little doubt tba. his lougsYilp
Was a;'r,but.bl, to bis early If, in This oltr
where LIs hshia aocia', iuora aud political.
were termed and which slosd h,m 10 good
s!cld AID cbabItd Lin 10 weather hiss Storm
Tor 30 lHng Ahxardlia is god place 10 be
BORN ID, 10 lire in AID perchenoo 10 die ia and
IS Ions a. you i've here y,u will never die,
POLICE News TLa !cEou during Saturday
night aud yesterday m,ds thee arrests as to-
lows: nan ftr heiDg drunk on ,heFstreets.
John Brent. ccIortd. for distrderIy conduct,
acd young nen from Wssbiugton for disot-
DERBY oonduc; co tt stress. Iris morning the
Mayor disposed CT tho llio rs foowe: The
man iGr dFuLkaoncss was ssbt 10 Jail for further
tXimnsIon % be - John Brent 10 default
OF me payment Ct fac of s. Was s;ut to the
chhio gapg Tor 10 days. The ycuGg ECU from
Wsshlogtor die no. pat 10 I'll, apppsr.1c,. and
itfiehed S. he deposited with Ito Station
hcu1e au horl'ies yesterday to setuio bis release
until this m 1ruing
ho Old c'ored msn banned Il iph Carroll WAS
taken to the alms hcus, this morning,
observation-disclosures ITtMs.-Tbe
weather yesterday Was rgbt, sld TIC tenn
peratutc bslog pleasant tho otutohts sil had
coed coperccai,us. [ the Frs. Presbyterian
Church R:v. f. Whilt!eSoy, Of Wsshinpton,
preached IL Tie moruin< Eller William NJ.
Snoot conducted sew C 10 the Tr mi,iye
Baptist Church 10 the mcrb:g Tho other
pu. pI's we're Ii led by the re aident clergy.
SsVHEl members 81 he FREQ Methodist
congregation he'd a meeting 90 he wharf, foot
OF hlog srect, yesttrdty afternoon. The
speakers TAXED Ira!iy plainly to the large
crowd assembled.
Tho Washington lapers announced, this
morning tho suicide yesterday, at his home, 10
eetrgeIoWo. while Itboring uuder temporary
aaefratloo OF mind, ct man d years of are,
SOD OF late Mayor oil this cly." The uofo1-
luhs,c man 8 name IL vaIious!y tiven as IIerry
Addison, Henry Abbotts end Hsnry Adams.
ALI x,ndria never had Mayor by elther of tho
above names All three OF the papers sgrec
mat the snialde was son Of a l.te Mayor OF
ALEXANDRA. No 600 in this CITY remembers
the man.
fARDoNED.-GoVe Gamer on hts issued
his hfst psrdon. that of Charles Shaier, oot-
vIo'ed 10 1850 10 the Corporation Court of this
city CT tJigcry. and ss1t to the peLi,entiary
tor ten yesls. The Richmond State says:
Shater is the msn who executed the frssoo
work at the Capitol; he was q most exc,Ilent
prisoner. The circumstance, 10 his case wero
very * cDualirg aud his pardon was strongly
recommended by prominent ciiz,ns. Governor
Cameron Initial act of executive olsmenc7 will
be generally approved"
PERSONAL MIR. W. X, Davidson. Of this