The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-08-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

John l.. Boyer, No. Al South Fairfax stroet
Is the authorized agent Tor subscriptions and
advertisements for THE EVENING CRITIC in
Alexandria. Ho Will deliver tho paper
promptly and regularly every afternoon at an
early hour.
Judge Il. W. Hughes presiding, was held In
this city to-day for tho trial OF the libel case
OF Iamblc, Biau and others, OF Washington,
against the schooner II, y. King, Captain Con-
way. Mr.. Edmund Burke represents Lambie
and others, and Meesrs. 4. Ferguson Beach, OF
this city, ana oliver johnson, OF Washington,
Captain Conway. The caso Involves many
nice pointe, and II IA not probable that tho
hearing Of II will DO concluded to-day. Cap.
tain Conway borrowed $1,000 from Lambie
Mexico for cargo OF hard wood, representing
that he owned the vessel: that instead OF going
10 Mexico he went to New York, purchased a
vessel and took n cargo OF salt for Baltimore;
that when he got 10 Baltimore no was ordered
10 Alexandria, whero he was libeled by tho
men from whom he borrowed tho money. This
Is the story OF MIR. Lambie. Captain Conway,
In telling the other side, says that he had a
vessel, rs represented, when he borrowed tho
money; that he went TO New York and got n
cargo for Mexico, but failing TO got tho same
insured he took a load OF salt for Alexandria,
intending TO take back lumber from North
Carolina to New York, and then go TO Mexico;
vessel has been tied up at the wharf here for
about three months, and Judge Hughes, seeing
that the costs wero eating her up, camo hero
to-day especially TO settle the matter.
Services in memory OF deceased members,
Mr.. @. L. Stansbury and Mrs. William Markell,
Will be held tonight uy Golden Light Lodge OF
Good Templars.
The Investigation OF the Sunday afternoon
difficulty between Messrs. Samuel Reed and
William Richards has been continued by tho
Mayor until Mr.. Richards, who was oil broken
up, is able to come TO time.
John johnson and Allie Laro, both colored,
occupied cells at tho station.house this morn
Ing. They Will toll tho Mayor later how the
collision between them occurred
Hon. James Barbour, OF Culpeper, brother of
Repre- sentative John 3. Barbour, Is In tho city
today. The opposition OF the valley counties
70 the denomination OF Mr.. Jonn =. Barbour has
created great flutter In the Democratic camp
OF this section, and consultations arc frequent
The Potomac Manufacturing Company will
In few days ship 1000 tons OF iron from
this city 10 Boston.
The planking of the new schooner being built
here was commenced yesterday. number OF
Ilankors arc arriving hcrc from tho North.
The colorcd men who left here few months
ago for tho North to work are having bad
luck. A few weeks ago ave OF them were
drowned, and last week two OF thcm-SimpsOn
McCnulkloc and Joseph Gaskins-wero serl
99nsly injured BY premature blast on the
men have arrived Mt thor homes IN this city;
also tho body OF fcnlon johnson, who was
killed AT the same time and place, This morn
Ing Mr.. ID. WheAtley, undertaken, received tho
body OF cOlored man named Lancaster, who
was crushed 90 death In one Of the steel works
In Pennsylvania saturday last. Tho c0lored
their friends as warning 10 them not % leave
the sacred soil, and Il win be hard 10 get any
number OF them 10 go North while this i'm
preston continues with thom.