The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

JOnn L.. Boyer, NO. Al South Fairfax street,
is the authorized agent for subscriptions
and advertisements for THE EVENING CRITIC
In Alexandria. He Will deliver the paper
promptly and regularly every afternoon at an
early hour.
washingtonians have bad luck In Aloxan.
dria. The whisky here don't seem TO agree
with them. Frederick Johnston and william
Dean, two bricklayers OF North Washington,
came here yesterday aftern DON and, In com
pany with George Nelson, got very drunk Tho
three assaulted n harmless old colored man,
named Green, with rocks, and when tho police
officers went TO arrest thom they resisted and
had to- be dubbed and taken to tho station.
house bodily. At the station.houso they gave
vent to SO much vile language that nothing
but resort 10 tho gag could silence them.
They promised good behavior and the gag
was not used. They kept their promise. Upon
getting sober one OF tho washingtonians said
II the Lord would excuse him this timc no
would never visit Alexandria again, but 1t Is
more than probable that the Lord won't excuse
other OF them, for they Will BIO before Mayor
Beckham At IL o'clock, and Il they have no
certainly go to the chain'gang.
A match game of baseball, seven innings,
was played In this city yesterday between tho
National Stars, OF Washington, and the Alex
andria Baseball Association, resulting in q vic.
tory for the former club BY score of 81 to 2.
large number OF spectators witnessed the
game. The following nine OF the association
Will leave here tonight for Richmond, to play
tho Browns Of that city class games for the
championship Of the state Beach, c.. Under
EG9d' ri k Rnrs, s. 81 kSPpIner LIST S
G. T.. warheld, r. f.; McCuen and Hall, subsi-
tutes. This is a much stronger nine than the
one which played yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. W. l.. Padgett, who was taken suddenly
Ill In the NJ. L. Church South, during the serv.
Ices Sunday morning last, and had to be con-
veycd to his home on King street, is much
better to-day.
term OF the Corporation Court OF grand larceny
in stealing boat from Mr.. George Grillbort-
ger, and sentenced to tho penitentiary for
three years, was taken to Richmond to-day by
City Sergeant william Smith.
colored man reported at tho station. house
about 10 O'Clock last night that John Beach, n
captain Of longboat lying at the wharf, had
been assaulted by two men, who were about TO
rob the cabin OF the boat. onlcer Goodrich
proceeded to the boat, and found that tho as
sallants had become frightened and nod. Sub
sequently young white man named James
Beach was arrested, charged with the crime,
and no will have hearing some timo during
tho day; The other is known, and he Will DO
arrested.
Mary smms, white, changed tho tables last
night, and attempted to beat the man with
whom she has been living for some time past,
Robert Cawood, for which she was arrested
and locked up. The result of her jamboree
will be the payment of q fine or the workhouse
for ut least thirty days.
Tho Alexandria Light Infantry aro making
arrangements TO go Into camp, with the Third
Virginia Regiment, at the Fauquier White
Sulphur Springs early In August.
The Sunday school OF the First Presbyterian
Church went on an excursion 10 Carlln
Springs to-day. Tho Alexandria Good Tenn.
plars will 60 ON an excursion forty miles down
The river Thursday night next.
Three new passenger engines for the vir-
ginia Midland Railway have arrived here from
Paterson, N. lone yesterday and two to-day.
The passenger travel and freight business on
this road is now very heavy.
W. Preston French left hero this morning
for an extended Northern tour.
Both the County and Corporation Courts,
Judges Sangster and Meade presiding respect
lively, adjourned yesterday without transact
ing any business OF importance, till court in
course.
Tho work of erecting saw.mill at the new
shipyard OF the Potomac Manufacturing Com
pany, In this city, has been commenced.
Tho new schooner Ellwood Harlow will take
her first cargo from Baltimore, instead of
Georgetown, as at first proposed. Tho schooner
South Shore, now unloading ice at Reed Il
| Co.'s wharf, has been chartered by Richmond
parties.
The Readjusters OF the county metat the old
courthouse, In this city, yesterday, for the
| purpose OF electing delegates to the Congress
| slonal Convention which meets In this city in
| August, but, misunderstanding any business,
| adjourned till Wednesday night next, to await
| the action OF the Republican executive com
| mittee OF the county, OF which Benjamin
| Austin is chairman.