Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-28

REGISTERING AS MAN AND W1FE.-A
s!.urt time ago a young lady from Ohio
aged about Is years. arrived in Washington
for the purpose Of spending d few weeks III
the house Of her uncle who Resides III that
city. During her stay she becameacquaint-
ed with young man who commenced
showing her marked attention, and on Sat
nrday last took her to Mount Vernon in Il
buggy. Arriving here after dark upon their
return the couple stopped at the Concordia
Hotel, corner Prince and Royal streets,
when the young woman's escort telegraph
ed her uncle that owing to the lateness OF
the hour they would remain in this city all
night. The young man then persuaded the
contiding miss to allow him to enter their
names upon the hotel register as man and
wife, and shortly after they were shown q
room into which they retired for the night.
The young girls uncle, however, upon re-
alizing the mpropriety of allowing his
brothers daughter TO stay all night in q
strange city with a comparatively unknown
man, proceeded to this city as soon as pos
sible, and procuring warrant for the ar.
rest Of the man whom he had reason to
suppose was bent on the girls ruin, he
then, in company with policeman, repair
ed to the hotel and knocked at the door of
the room in which the couple were snugly
ensconced. In u short while the young man
appeared at The door, when both he and
his bride" were arrested and conducted to
the station house. After an inquiry into
the matter. the girl was allowed 10 accom-
pany her uncle back to the hotel, but her
companion was locked up. Yesterday
morning he was arraigned before the Mayor,
who held him under $500 bond for his APP
pearance tomorrow week to answer the
charge Of seduction under promise of mar
riage. The young man left the horse and
buggy is security for his appearance. The
lady, whose name it is thought proper TO
withhold, is of that type Of feminine SIMPLE
ity 50 easily induced to contide in anybody,
and in this reprehensible transaction she
AYERS that her partner prevailed upon her to
register at the hotel as man and wife under
promise that he would marry her, which he
may yet do in order to extricate himself
from the unpleasant predcament he finds
himself in.
THE RIVER continues frozen from shore
to shore, from the falls to below Fort Wash
ington, except that ferry track is kept
open betwe cen this city and Shepherds.
The ice upon the shadows is seven or eight
inches thick, but is thinner than this in the
channel. The District commissioners have
considered a proposal to break II track from
above Georgetown to the open water. The
owners Of two steamtugs-the w. i. Bell,
Capt. Bell, and the Hartley, Capt. Smith
have offered to break channel and to keep
it open for 5000 per day, one-half to each
tug. 1t is said that this channel would ai-
ford passage for the ice Of the upper river
when it breaks up, and would prevcntan ice
gorge and dangerous freshet. The com
missioncrs however decided that as there
was no likelihood of immediate danger, they
would for the present decline the proposal.
POLICE MISUNDERSTANDING night was
clear and cold with one prisoner and eight
dodgers at the station house.
Last night was also cloudy and cold with
one prisoner and twelve dodgers at the sta
ION house.
Che Mayor has disposed of the following
as, since Saturday.
4 y Dung man from Washington arrested
" oiIic er Simpson for seduction under the
,romise If marriage, gave collateral for bis
,pnearance on Feb. 9Th.
Levi Murray, arrested by officer Belts,
.barped with stealing coke from the gas
,ouse was held for further examination.
MARRIAGE IICENsE5.-Since the first OF
January the Clerk of the Corporation Court
mas issued twelve marriage licenses, three
# which were granted to-day, aud it is said
hat the list will be added to considerably
before The end of the month. Those issued
today we're to the following: George Nc
Nabb. ofPennsylrana, and Kate +. klnzer,
Of this city; Philip Letterman, of Charlottes,,
willie. aud Hennie Strauss, of this city, ana
]. f. pierpoint, of Lynchburg, and ANNE ;.
Ball, of this city.
A FAST TRAIN TO New ORLEANs.-Thc
viruinia Midland and the Richmond and
Danvi!le Railroad Companies propose estab-
Iisbinr u limited express of Pullman cars
between New York and New Orleans, by
,yay of what is generally known MS the
.piedmont Air Line The schedule time
of the new train will be about thirty.ive
rniles an hour The running time between
New York and New Orleans would he thir-
". niue hours the present time is tilty-iour
hours.
Co.poIATIoN CoURT-Judge " B. Meade
vs. Dismal Swamp Lottery
Company misdcmeapor pleas for estoppal
from further proceedings filed demurrer to
pleas and argument, which was commenced
on Saturday, concluded, and Judge re-
served decision till Thur sday, until which
time The Court adjourned.
HOTEL ARRlvALs-Brdddock House, Jan.
2S-R. ID. Carroll, Hagerstown, Nd; IT. N. Bur-
rill Miss Cobb r. Gardner. J. H. Bangs, and
E. 7. Gatchel, Washington; II. T. Worster, Mrs.
II. #. Wors,er, Misses WOrster and F. II. Taylor,
Baltimore; Geo McNabh. Lancaster, Pa; J. II.
Johnson. Selma, Ala; g. d. Smith. N. York, l.. l..
Cophill. Fredericksburg j. Z. Sites, Milan, Ind:
+ +. Briscoc and wife, Jefferson county, W. Va:
NJ. L. Seldner Norfolk, Va; 5. w. Cox aud Mrs.
Mexican. Virginia
Tho Ht*l. annoyaures out of the way If you