The Evening critic., 1882-07-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The Corporation Court continued I'm session
till a latc hour yesterday evening. Virginia
ill.fame, and her term OF imprisonment In tho
city jail fixed ut thirty days and ilno OF S2o
assessed against her. Judgment was sus.
pended to hear arguments on motion for n
new trial. Priscilla Vase, who, In q III OF jeal-
ousy, stabbed Sue Blackburn, was sentenced
to imprisonment I'm tho city jail for thirty
days and TO pay nflne OF $40. George wunzer
George Turner, indicted for stealing q boat
from Mr.. Gillbotzer, was found guilty, and his
term OF imprisonment fixed at three years In
the pcnitentinry. All OF the above criminals
are colored. The Judge appointed Common.
wealth's Attorney Marbury, Colonel Francis l..
Smith and Edmund Burke committee to Pc
tftion the City Council to have something done
with the street In front OF tho courthouse, so
that the business Of the court will not be In.
terruptod by the noise Of passing carts; also to
have the cornice In the courtroom, which Is In
dangerous condition, repaired. When tho
court adjourns 1t Will be till tho second Tues
day in September.
The following were installed officers OF
La Fayette Lodge, No. IL, /. o. NJ, last night,
by District Deputy Grand Architect, George H.
Hinken: s. NJ, Thomas l.. Kelley; W. NJ, John
a. Travers; J. NJ, Clarence w. Moore; record
Ing secretary, James II. Mansfield; financial
W. Hall; Chap, Joshua sherwood; Con-, John
f. McCuon; r. G. to W. NJ, Charles W. Moore;
L. @. to ". NJ, John W. Byrne; r., @. to J. NJ,
Edgar Thompson: l.. G. to j. NJ, 4. A. Moore;
/. g., Clarence Mills, and o. g., Robert Meades.
Mrs. simpson, wife OF Matchmaker ]. W.
simpson, died last night, after short Illness,
from pneumonia Tho deceased was very
old lady-upward OF 80 years of age and was
highly esteemed. .......
Mrs. John West, who was paraly2ed few
days ago, is yet blind and unconscious, and no
hopes arc entertained for her recovery.
match game OF baseball was played here
yesterday afternoon between the Alexandria
Baseball Association and the Whitestone Club.
with the following score: Association, 23;
interesting and exciting than 1t would have
been by fight on tho grounds between Bon
Hughes and George Lash, in which the latter
got his nose broken.
Russell Wetmore, OF Baltimore, has entered
suit In the United States Court for this district
against the Virginia Midland Railway Com
pany for damages of 100000 for injury to
character and business. wetmore was for
mery an agent for the Virginia Midland Com.
pany at Melrose, I'm Fauquier County, and 1t
appears that he was charged in an AFFIDAVIT be-
fore magistrate by the company with being
arrested. This affidavit he declares In his bill
Of complaint TO be false, and characterl2es the
acts of the company as fraudulent, illegal and
malicious, calculated to inture his character
and business TO the extent of 500, 600.
six members OF the Alexandria Gun Assocla-
tion left here to-day for Washington to have a
friendly contest with the Capital City Gun
Club.
Last night about 10 O'Clock q regular riot
took place among the denizons Of tho Buzzard
Roost neIghborhood. White and black, male
and female took part, and pistols and bricks
were used with freedom that made 1t danger.
Gus to- be within a square OF the battle ground.
phonZy Arlington, white, had his chin bit OF
by Robert Beale, colored. Beale, in turn, had
his face well chewed up by Arlington. Lewis
Trusslo was knocked down with brick, and
whilc down had his watch stolen from him
The negro women furnished the men with
bricks and the bombardment of tho whites
continued until the police, headed by the
Mayor, arrived on the ground and succeeded
In arrcsting several Of the white and colored
leaders. The piece bitten out OF Arrington's
chin could be seen early this morning nailed
10 n sign.post in the neighborhood where the
fight took place. number Of tho parties
were before tho Mayor this morning.
Six hundred feet OF hose arrived here yester
day from New York for the Alexandria Fire
Department.