Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-05

LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES, pcc. >. 1900.
For the Middle Atlantic States slightly warmer
fair weather. southwest rccrin% |" NORTHWEST
winds slight ia! followed 10y rising barometer.
Collision ON THE POTOMAC. captain
Geoghegan, of the steamer Sne, when ar
rived i'm Baltimore Yesterday from inns Guy
and landings on the Potomac river. reports
hrjnr in collision on Monday morning OH
Lower MacLo,ioc creek with the schooner
Julia A. Brown. Capt. W. +. Ward, OF ther-
rvslonc, sinking he vessel III I'VE iii'!lol"S
Of wafer The captain aud four OF the ere"
uar. saved in boats and taken aboard 'hc
steamer The schooner had Il ctr:" III "!S.
icrs The steamer had lett enc Oh n''' '"''
dings on the north side al me l"'o',''''' ','"
yeas hradiu" south soulll"i~t, so thai the
courses OF the TWO "eSocl9 c''''S'" '''I' o'''-
.r djaronalv. Capt. Ward says he held to
his cnurse ,uppu-illg the steamer would
live him the risht-ul: way. Captain Geo
uLeuau. of the sue, was III The plot-huuSc
ut The time. with The whoelman. He says
;hr sun was directly III his eyes, binding
him aud il WAS too late to prevent the col
liSiuu when ne SAW the danger; 'ihe steam
er struck the schooner on the port side
abait of the main rigging, and sunk her in
five Gtlhoms Of water. She was 10 tons
register and worth 81 600. Ii is thought she
can he raised without much trouble. The
Sue had II hole Knocked in her bow about
,hr water Inc. II had 10 be plankrd up.
The crew Of the schooner arrived III Baitl-
more Yesterday il tine Sue having been
kindly tr.a'rd by Capt. Gco2hr%am
ALICE OATES and company arrived here
from Washington this morning and are
-inurinp At tie, braddock House. Tonight
lf,y will aji,-nr ut Arnory Hail IN The
comic. opera 81 Ihe Field al The Cloth Of
Gold" This ~ ONE o! the most Amusing
hurIrSuucS ever presented and the Music, /!
j. said, is, bright and attractive. An eN-
change says:
We sIcrk hut fntly whcu We say that our
HIGH expectations wcrc more than realized by the
irphllul p,rrorn:tir" al Mrs Oates and her al.
mirlh!c company in their new aud unqualified
success the grral iurIrSYur uf "rhr llrd "f the
Clutl, al Gold This is 4 burcsqnc m"gliin@ II,
Itself the Iii hest need Of praise The fun Is re-
lined ana contagious, runnin" through the "nttr"
play aud from the rise 10 the fall Of the curi' in
the audience are comvulScd with mirth At the all
surd antics nf tho erntcsqu,. monarch, and m"r
RE maid"ns tn" ladies wcr" y"an- ~" band.
some the use and voices good the STAGE noun
iiugS magnificent aud the entire cast All almir'-
bly taken Mrs oates was iii"rr charming" and
Her delightful song" and dance w"'" repeatedly
curorr,l.'
The RECENT SHOPPING AFFAIR. Walter
Donuelly. wIr" WAS shot in the head with II
pistol by Robert Pits. on Monday evening
last has 80 fir recovered 10 be able 10
ne about again. This morning young litiS
was examined by the Mayor when Don
nelly ana number Of his companions were
present ana testified. II appearing that
there was no criminal intent on the part Of
Pitts 10 injnre Dunne!y. AZ both boys were
on very friendly terms. he was discharged
ai'h Il reprimand. Pitts WAS not sent to
jail, rs reported yesterday, but was de-
tanned at the station house Till this morning,
when, after the examination, as above |
stated, he was discharged.
POLICE REPORT Last night was cloudy
with rain till about O'Clock This morning.
when il became clear. There were nine
dodgers and one prisoner nj The station
house
The Mayor this morning disposed Of the
following ca-c~:
Robert Pitts fn. shooting Walter Don
nelly with n pistol, was discharged with
rrprimand, there being no evidence "f
criminal intent in the shooting.
Fielding Eundy, colorcd, arrested on the
charge of his guardian wife for kidnapping
her child, WAS released, as there was no
evidence to prove the charge.
WEDDINGS Mr. Gilbert NJ. Rastablc, .lr.,
Of Fauqucr county, and Miss. Marlanna
Semmcs, daughter OF Douglas Scmmcs, esq,
wer, married at Christ Church at 80 o.
clock ttis morning, in the presence OF
large number Of their friends, by Rev. Mr..
Sutcr. Mr. J. X. NJ. Merton acted rs hest
man but there were no bridesmaids. MeSsrs.
Chas. Vickers, Thos. and c. ID. Srnmcs and
Thos. Forbes were uShcrS.
The marriage of Assistant Engineer Her
wig, y. :. n, and Miss Minnie Wheat will
take place at 81. raul's Church this evening
ut $50 o'clock.
A HUSBANDS SUIT FOR DiVORCE.-n
Washington yesterday Mrs Eclva a. Lock
wood filed bill for divorce for John
Johnson ayt Eliza IL. Johnson. rIaintiil
states that he is an ordnance sergeant L. ;.
army. for the past five years stationed ut
Fort Fuotc, Md, and charges his wife with
deserving him, after he had slipped and in
iured his hip SO as to coniine him to his bed
for two months. Johnson, it will he rcmem-
dcrcd, some time ago, while under the inilu-
cnce of fever and whisky, tried to drown his
wife and then threatened to shoot her.
A SCHOONER BLOCKS THE POTOMAC
The schooner Dexter sank ut the entrance
of Nomini creek on the Potomac river, on
Monday. aud the wreck has blocked navi-
cation completely. The steamers plyingon
the river make daily trips TO points along
this creek in Westmoreland county, but are
now completely blocked out. The govern
ment spent considerable money in making
Il channel at the entrance of the creek some
time ago Several towns are cut oil by the
blockade 1t will take some time TO re-
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