The Evening critic., 1882-07-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.


At tho session OF the United States Court
Judge Hughes presiding, the grand Jury
captain Herbert Bryant foreman, presented u
true bill against John j. Robertson for viola.
tlon OF the fnternalrcvenue law In distllling
lruit brandy without q license, and failed TO
IND an Indictment against u. S. Clarke charged
with dealing I'm tobacco without having paid
the special licenso-tax. The case OF A. a.
Williams against Robertson and Maryc trus.
tees, and tho Birmingham Coal & Iron Com.
pany and others, Involving large amount OF
and the case of Lambio and others, of Wash.
ington, against Captain Conway, for tho ro-
covery OF the schooner II. T.. King, lying
at tho wharf in this city, was fxed for
ton, and S. +. Beach, of this city,
are counsel for Conway, and Edmund Burke, of
this city, is counsel for Lambie. The Grand
Jury engaged to-day In considering soy.
eral cases OF violation Of the revenue laws.
Among those In attendance upon the court arc
some prominent Readjuster politicians, Cap.
tain John =. Wise, district attorney; j. s. Egg
bourn, member OF the House OF Delegates,
from Cnlpcper; Judge Atkins, the now Judge
OF the Richmond Hastings Court; William f.
Humphrey, also member Of the Legislature;
Captain Popham and others. Tho Democrats
are also well represented In Major John W.
Daniel, the defeated candidate for Governor of
the state; General William III. Payne and
Judge Thomas Smith, OF warrenton: james
barbour, OF Culpeper, brother OF Congressman
John $. Barbour and tho defeated candidate
for Lieutenant Governor of tho State. The
/. a. Kerby, ST., was elected yesterday
member of the Common Council, from the Sec.
ond Ward. Tho election was a very quiet ono,
and only about sevonty.ilve votes were pollel.
A young man named Rowland, from Falls
Church, and woman giving her name as Mol.
lio Curtis, of Fredericksburg, came to this city
on picnic yesterday, got very drunk, and
were arrested. They were taken before the
Mayor last night upon getting sober, and fined
So each. The man paid his llno and was dis.
charged, but the woman went TO Jail for thirty
days.
Anthony Kemp, colorod, of Alexandria
County, is serving six months sentence ia
the Jail OF this ely for profanity. He was COM
mitled by Justice Wormley, who is also Il col.
ored man.
Tho match game OF baseball between the
flrst nine OF the Alexandria Baseball Associa-
tlon, and the Star ninc OF Washington, adyer-
tised to take place yesterday afternoon, did
to young man named Baker playing, on tho
grounds that he was a professional player,
and that no had played on every nine visiting
this city during tho past three weeks. The
Washingtonlans refused 10 play without Baker,
so the game was declared "on," much to the
disappointment of the largo crowd assembled
TO witness II. game, however. was played
and the other, the Whackers, from Washing.
ton, resulting In the victory OF the latter, by
score OF ii to3
Operations were resumed to-day at tho
works OF the Potomac Manufacturing Com
pany In this city. No iron has been made
at these works for several weeks past.
The schooner Ruth Shore Is at Messrs. f. A.
Reed Co.'S wharf with cargo of Kenneboc
ice. Tho schooner Laura L. Messer, Captain
Gregory, has finished unloading a cargo Of
plaster at Messrs. VIM. A. Smoot x Co.'s whnrf,
from Windsor, N. S.
Tho work OF rigging the new schooner
Ellwood Harlow has been commenced by Mr..
Mcfarland, of Baltimore.
The children OF the NJ. L. Church South
sunday-school spent very enjoyable time on
an excursion TO Fort Washington yesterday.