Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-26
AT tho county school eXalni-

ed last week, Miss Emma 0. Austin ,daugh.
ter of Mr.. Benjamin Austin, attained the
| highest percentage of any OF the contest
ants sand on being presented the Ger
titicale, received the congratu latlons "f
Supt. Grunwell, who conducted the exami.
| nation.
Mr.. Leonard Marbury, who has been Wis
iting friends in Fauquier county, has re-
turned.
Mr.. L. Ruben left here yesterday for Phil
alelnhia where he will make his future
home.
Mrs. Kate U. Taylor has returned from a
visit to friends on the lower Potomac.
Mrs. Harry Kirk has returned from Bal
timore county, where she has been spend-
ing the summer.
WARD MEETINGS. The Malone repub'
lican whalnots held meetingsln the various
wards in this city last highland elected dele
gates to the congressional convention when
meets here on Friday morning. The meet
ngs were OF the usual disorderly character
and at several of them the disturbances re-
suited in blows. The delegates elected were
nearly, if not all, Golored, and were not the
ones who had been selected by the man
ayers, the slate in each ward being broken
and broken badly. In the Fourth ward,
Mr.. |. C.O'Neal the quodom polar star OF the
party, was hcaten by a colored man named
Miller aud similar instances occurred IN The
o;her wards
EyCuRsloN.-The Alexandria Light In
fanlry will give moonlight excursion to
Mars hall Hall or Friday next, and from The
arrangements that have been made 1t Is
predicted that this will surpass any eXcllr-
sion that will leave here this season. The
orchestra composed of nine pieces has been
selected from the Marine Band, and the
company will parade on the evening of the
excursion through some of the principal
streets They will also give an exhibition
drill in the pavilion at Marshall Hall dur
ing the evening. A handsome ian pro-
gra,nme will be presented to each lady on
this occasion.
BRAKEMAN KILLED.-"Sheep" Langford,
a white brakem on the southbound
freight train on the Virginia Midland Rail-
road this morning, was missed from The
train after it had passed North Garden.
The conductor telegraphed back to North
Garden to know if he had been seen, and
search was made for him from that point,
aud his remains were found on the track
short distance from the station terribly
manslel, and life extinct. He had evident
" fallen between the cars when the train
was in tion.-Lynchburg Adrunce.
WILL NOT lIELp.-The republicans of the
southwestern section Of the city have been
trying for some time to raise flag pole,
but up to this time have been unable to do
so. The pole is already on the ground, but
the colored residents Of the locality refuse
n land hnlr,iptr hand nnlp-S the
bottle is passed around, and the committee
having the thing in charge having spent NIL
the money they could raise to buy the pole
have none left, nor can they collect more,
to buy whiskey.
Decentralization Smith, who was
Yesterday tried for the fourth time in The
County Court for horse stealing, and IL
whose case the jury failed to agree, was
this morning discharged, the Common.
wealth declining TO further prosecute him
The Jury Yesterday stood nine for acquittal
to three for conviction, and were discharged
by Judge Sangster. Smith is an old man,
and has been confined in the city Jail for a
long time.
CIRCus.-Mr Ed. &. Cullen, contracting
agent of John Rohinson'S big circus, was in
the city to-day making arrangements for
the appearance of that show in this city on
September 10th This will be good news
for the Young people, rs well as for many OF
the older ones, as this city has not had
circus performance for two years.
Tough.
Dyspepsia is one of the toughest of dis
eases to wrcslle with. Many people have
tried such a variety of alleged remedies for
il. without success, that they will hardly
believe dyspepsia can be conquered. But
the record OF Browns Iron Bltters shows
thousands of cures OF this disease. Rev.
JAS. McCarty, of Fort Stevenson, Dakota,
SAYS: Browns Iron Bitters cured me OF
severe dyspepsia"
BOARD AND ROOM WANTED by man and |
- wife (no children in family. where there are
no other boarders. Quiet, plain home desired
rather than luxurious accommodations. Address
aur16- Nv: PLAIN, GAZETTE Office.
LNARM Frs GOODS.