The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-08-31
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Political MRtters-A Vicious and I'm.
natural Daughter - Laughing I'm
Ev,urnIs

Alexandria County has postponed the cleo.
ton Of delegates to tho Democratic Congress
sional convention to meet In this city Wednes-
day next until Saturday night, when there is
no doubt Barbour delegates Will DO selected.
Major Conrad, OF Winchester, has Withdrawn
from the contest for tho nomination, and MIR.
Barbour Will DO nominated, as he was at tho
last convention, by reclamation. Politics are
ru inning high now; nearly every man In Alex.
andria Is q politician, and as q conse qucnce of
too much politics In Virginia more Important
things are being neglected. The Democratic
party, although somewhat demoralized, Hoops
large majority in the State for Massey. There
are q number OF Democrats in Alexandria who
have publicly declared that they Will not vote
for Massey, and It is said that there are other
Democrats OF the Same mind In every county
In the State. To win the Democratic party has
got to draw six thousand votes from the ranks
OF the Readjusters, and to do this tho platform
is made up OF Big FourIsm and Masseyism.
"Anything to beat Malone" is in every Demo-
cratic mouth. The Gazette to-day Will print
Fulkerson's denunciation OF Malone at Abtng-
don, Va, on Monday last, in full.
Sallie Todd, white, is n most vicious and I'M
natural daughter. Police Onicer Thomas
Hays was attracted by great disturbance to q
house at the upper end of King street last
night. Upon entering the House he found the
Todd woman, crazed with whisky, unmorci.
fully beating her old father with heavy club.
The vile woman was taken to tho starion-house,
where she was locked up until tho morning,
when che was sent to the workhouse by the
Mayor. There were also scveral.Old ''drunks"
before the Mayor this morning. Six geese, cap.
tured running at largo on the streets yester-
day afternoon In violation OF law, were to-day
turned over to the superintendent OF the Aims
house. The owner, to recover them, will have
TO pay % cents each and costs.
About fifteen colored men and women wore
before Justice of the peace yesterday on the
charge OF laughing in church. 1t appeared
from the testimony that "an old brother" at
a meeting In Shiloh Baptist Church attempted
to mako an appeal for a sick sister," The said
old brother commenced, "Brethren and sisters
feel It my duty to appeal TO your kind feel
ings in behalf OF Sister Jones, who Is now
lying upon bed OF pain. Her Illness is n sore
aniiction. She has taken n great quantity of
strong medicine and has not yet had an opera.
ton" The old brother was here Interrupted
by giggling all over the church. The sisters
put handkerchiefs up to their faces, but tho
young brothers insisted upon tickling the girls
until the whole church was In an uproar of
laughter. The old brother was prevented from
telling moro about Sister Jones' sickness, but
laughing sisters and had them summoned to
answer for their misbehavior. The matter has
not yet been settled.
Mag Lucas (white) and negro man were
yesterday afternoon sent to Jail by Justice
Mills, of Alexandria County, for six months, In
default OF the payment OF zines OF $50 each
for lascivious cohabitation.
Norman Jenkins OF this city, has received
the contract for doing the brick work on n new
opposite this city; Alexander Lylos Is the car
penter. William Gibson, the contractor, has
commenced work on the residence TO be built
on the corner OF Pitt and Prince streets for
DR.. II. Marshall Jones. 1t is said that over
ninety houses have been built In this city dur
ing tho past year.
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