Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-26

Nlll'i9 HnoSliS SOUTHWESTERN and stationary
temperature and pressure
ABATING NUIsANCEs condition of
large number Of the out-houses and wells
III different sections Of the city has been q
source OF much complaint and the members
ol lhe police force, under orders from the
Mayor, have been vigorously at work for
some days past .sImmoning parties to ap-
pear and show cause why they should not
be fined for creating and maintaining nui-
sancea on their premises detrimental to the
public health. As consequence Of this az
tlrlty on the part of the police officers the
Mayors Office has been crowded daily all
this week with people white and colOrcd
TO answer the complaints, not one Of whom
has been without an excuse, but Mayor
Beckham has pursued the same course with
all and ordered the abatement at once of the
nuisance complained OF. There have been
before the Mayor during the past week not
les than fifty persons, and it is reported
that there are still great many places in
the city needing attention. All who have
anything on their premises that can be COM
planned OF, and do not wish to be summoned
before the Mayor, had better abate the nui-
sances ri once The work of filling up the
lot on the corner of Pitt and Princess s,s., to
thatc the nuisance complained of by the
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been commenced. and i, Is more Than prob.
able lh.. city will have to do The work and
look - iht uWlirIs Of the said srnken lot
for thc costs. which will Xix ely involve 81 law
suit ih. lln" five days in which the lot
"whrr- allowed to abate the nuisance
has moi Yet expired.
Eri.:A7ED. Charles III. Robinson. the
cul"rrd sailor on the schooner Annie f.
ran "A IL Nt.l ri
Messrs. VIM. \. Smoot & Co. last week,
who was arrested and committed to Jail to
await the sailing OF the vessel for assaultng
the mate Vim. Faulkenbcrg, Friday night
last with = brlaying pin, has been released
from custody. He went voluntarily to the
schooner but Capt. Charles \. Falkcnberg
refused to receive him. ils he did not wish a
man ON his vessel who could not appreciate
Kind treatment. AT the trial of the rebel
llou> sailor il WAS brought out that Capt
Faltcnbcrg had never tasted intoxicating
liquors OF used an oath Of any kind and
that the crew regarded him rs a consistent
church mcmbcr
Fred. Johnston, alias Heller, and Edward
Dean, the Wuahinyt unians sentenced to the
chain gang yesterday for drunkenness and
IN assault upon Edward Green, Il harmless
old colored man, with rocks, Monday night
last, were released late in the evening by
the payment of fines of 50 each, the money
being furnished by friends from Washing
ton. Upon being asked by bystander if
they would not have something to drink,
they replied with remarkable unanimity,
mot any for us, we thank YOU we have
had enough Alexandria whiskey to last us
the remainder of our lives"
COUNTY lTEMS.-An adjourned meeting
of the Board Of Supervisors of Alexandria
comfy wa, held 1T the old Court House in
this city hi, afternoon, with all the mem
hcrs present; VIM. \. Rowe in the chair
and Hcminlhn Austin Secretary. The OBJ
icct of the meeting was to make the levy
for the county for the fiscal year commenced
July !, lss2. Attera thorough canvass of
the subject under consideration, levy of
Sl.40 ON the one hundred dollars, real
and personal, for all purposes, was ordered
This il; Il reduction Of 90 cents on the levy
OF last year.
An adjourned meeting Of readjusters is to
be held at Johnson's Hall, in the county,
Monday night, to elect delegates to the
rcadustcr Congressional convention TO meet
III this city on the 9th of August.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.-At a meeting
ofGolden Light Lodge Of Good Templars,
last night, the following officers were elect
ed: p. W. c. r., A. w. Armstrong; w. G..
r., Il. Petit; W. Y. r.. Mrs. Thomas Simp-
son: Secretary. Geo. w. Hawxhurst Fin.
Sec. Chas II. Pickcn Treasurer, Mrs. ii.
Nj. Fotz: Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Treadway !;
Marshal. Joseph +. Glover; Dep. Mar, Miss
Etiey Ramcy; |. e., Gertrude Stansbury
O. g., Samuel II. Devaughn; r. II. s., Miss
Martha Foltz; l.. II. S, Miss Mollie Samp-
son Assist. Secretary, Miss Bette Reyes.
The above officers will be installed at the
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bury. Lodge Deputy. All the arrangements
for the excursion tomorrow night which
promises TO be very enjoyable affair, were
completed.
An ALEXANDRIAN IN NEW MEXICO
Mr.. l.. J. Simpson, formerly of this city, but
now of Santa Fee y. NJ, on being selected
chairman of II democratic meeting at that
place. 4 few nights ago, made an clio
qucnt speech, OF which the Santa Fee Demo-
CrM says:
Simpsons speech on taking the chair at
the democratic meeting Saturday night
sounded the key note for the campaign
anti-rng, anl-land grabbers and anti-mo-
nopoly, On this platform all good and
honest men can stand and should stand"
Two MoKE New ENGINEs-Two more
new passenger engines, Nos. 40 and II, for
the Virginia Midland Railway, arrived al
the depot of the company in this city last
night from the Cooke locomotive works at
Paterson, \. J. The three engines received
by the Virginia Midland Railway Company
this week are part offs lot ordered for the
Richmond and Danvlle system of railroads
These engines are the largest and finest
owned by the Y. NJ. Company, and the road
is now well equipped
RIVER TRADE.-lnspector g. w. Hawk
hurst reports recent arrivals at the river
front as follows:
Schr. Ewma H. Drlmmoud Higgins, Whining
ton, lumber to Potomac Manufacturing Co.. schr
SaAic Frances, Marshall, Baltimore, salt to WA
Smoot 4 Co.; schr. Mechanic, King. South Ma
chsdir corn to Thomas Perry; schr Bee, Hearn
Philadelphia. coal to w. A. Smoot & Co.; schrs
Alice Curtis. Mills, and Robert Healy, Brooks, t