Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-07


DEATH OF CHARLES H. BRoWNING.-Died
recently iii the 9th year of his age at the
residence of his grandmother, Charles II.
Browning. eldest son of John A. Browning,
of Rappahannock county. Va.
He was young man of rare intellectual
promise. noted for physical strength and
personal courage. He graduated from Beth
el Academy in 1873, and in 1877 went TO
Texas to seek his fortune and make his
name But conliding too much in his Vlgor-
olls constitution he fell 4 victim TO that dread
pest. Texan fever. After 1welve-months
residence in the Lone Star State he came
back To- Virginia utterly wrecked in
health. an,i fingered between life and
death for nearly Il Year. But he appa-
rcn;iv recovered his full health. He
was one of the democratic canvasiers III
the Tildcn campaign. and delivered speech
Is cvidcmcng marked ability. He was i
young gentleman of literary la:;tes-settled
in Iurty. Va, in 1880, practced law and
became associate editor of The Luray
idranc'" During last winter he cXpcricn-
ced Il second attack from his old enemy and
went home to die. He suffered agonies Of
pain for months. protested conversion in his
last ilInr-s and some three weeks before his
death rcrrivrd the holy sacrament ut the
hands of ;hc Rev. john Amber, of the f ps-
copal clergy. His case was so peculiar that
his pra"tirin% physicians. at his own request,
held Il post murlcln over his body and dis
covered Il cancer in his stomach weighing
some > TO : pounds, but whether this was the
cause of his death or the result of the fever,
no man knowcth Charly Browning, as he
was iamilarly called, was we'll known in
this city. where he had many warm friends,
to whom the news of his death while not
altogether unexpected, was severe shock,
and by whom his memory will be fondly
cherished.
POLICE IrEMs.-The Mayor had before
him this morning Peg Washington, colored,
for stealing sheep from Mr.. Watkins
young white man for drunkenness on the
streets. and party charged with creating
and maintaining 4 nuisance on his premises.
Peg Washington. who is of the same turn
Of mind rs the old colorcd man who would
steal any mans sheep that attempted to bite
him, was sent to the chain gang for sixty
days. Peggy stated that he found the sheep
roaming AZ large on Washington street, and
TO prevent the viSciouS animal from biting
t.m he tcated it home and locked it up, so
that ii could not I'M ure some little child who
couldn't get ont Of its way; that if the
owner called for the old sheep he intended
to give it right up To him.
The white man was dismissed with a rep
rimand.
The party charged with creating and MAIN
tanning nuisance on his premises, was ord
cred to abatc the same ut once
George Hall. cOlorcd, who was released
from the chain gang yesterday was before
Justice Arnel this morning. charged with
stealing sheep skin from a wagon belong
ing to Mr.. Geo. Javins, standing in the mar
ket alley The sleeps hide was recovered
by Constable Beach. and Hall stated that he
saw the hide lying in the wagon, and think
ing that il was of no Use to anybody he Just
took il to get i; out OF the way. The thief, who
is an old offender, having been whipped
three times i'll one month for stealing, was
returned TO duty on the chain gang.
Moses Stevens and Frank Beach, both
colored. will be- before the Mayorthis evening
for fighting yesterday nj the Alexandria and
Washington railroad depot.