Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-10

Of line at 70yh street.
PERSONAL General and Mrs Albert
Ordwav, nee Gadwin, and family are at
Congress Hall, Cape May. The llarc says:
Miss Blackjack, IL leading society belle oil
Washington, (iurmerly Of this city,, has ar
rived at Congress Hall, where she will reign
f,r q season as the queen OF beauty. she
will bring to her side the most willing sub
iec,s, comprising the susceptible beaus OF the
hotel"
Mrs James f. Blackwell with Miss Jcn-
ME Teb!ps of this city, are now on visit al
the home of NJ. c. Blackwell, esq, at War
rrnton.
Mrs. LYMAN, ace Chew, Of Georgetown,
ard family hay. gone to Jordan White Sui
phur Springs Miss Hunter accompanied
Mrs. Lyman.
The family Of the late Rev. Mr.. Baker, Of
Washington, have come to this city to live.
Hon. John S Harbour and wife and Miss
Daingerleltl leave this week for their annual
visit TO the White Sulphur
Miss Mamie Hall, of Baltimore. is visiting
Miss O'Nea on Prince street.
Rev Henderson Suter and daughter, Miss
Mary, are at Cape May.
Col. Robert Beverly was in this city 10
hSS on htS way w 1oiSutDOuu w hbiSHuCA
the Farmers State convention, which meets
there tomorrow.
The R.y. J. T. Skinner, Colporiellr Of The
BAPTIST Potomac Association, filled the pull
pit Of the First Baptist Church in this city,
Yesterday, morning and night to the great
delight of all who had the pleasure of hear
ing him. His sermons were deep, rich, elo
uuent and full of the spirit of the Master.
Mr.. II. l.. English has gone north to visit
the Thousand Islands and Lake Ontario.
POLICE REPoRT-Last night was cloudy
until about IL CLOCK, when it became clear.
The Mayor was kept busy with the large
number of cases before him for trial this
morning and disposed of the following:
Ida Higgins, arrested by officer Davis,
charged with being drunk and disorderly,
was fined 50.
Henry Mason, colored, arrested by officer
Martin, charged with disorderly conduct,
WAS fined 81.
Mary Harris, colored, arrested by officer
Franks, charged with being drunk and dis
orderly. was fined - so.
Gee. Thompson, colored, arrested by Off
GERS Franks aud Bontz, charged with m as
sault and battery on Eliza Carter, also
colored, was tined 81 and COSTS
Andrew Hall and Harry Bateman were
arrested by Officers BontZ and Walker,
charged with an assault on Thomas Mar
shall. The former was fined SIS and the lat
t.r dismissed.
Robert Gilon, arrested by Officers Latin
and TIGER, charged with being drunk and
dsorderly, was fined $3.50.
Mo'ie Lee, colored, arrested by Officer
Bettice, charged with disorderly conduct,
was fined 50 80.
Robert Willis, colored, arrested by Officer
Hayes, charged with an assault on George
Taylor, was find So and costs.
Ben Henderson, arrested by Officers Grady
and Davis. charged with disorderly conduct
was fined $3.50.
VIM Douglass, for being drunk and dis
orderly, was fined So.
A young white man, charged with disor-
derby conduct, was required to give bail in
the sum Of 800 for good behavior.
THE NEW YORK FIREMEN's CONVENTION
Mr. Loudoun Campbell, engineer of the Co.
umbia, No. 1, left here last night for SYRIA.
cu.c, N. Y, to attend the 18th annual con.
ventiou of the firemen of the State of New
York, which meets in that city on the 18th
instant and continues in session till the
18th. Mr. c. attends the convention for the
purpose of exhibiting his patent automatic
lighter Tor igniting fires in steam fire en-
gnes. and his patent heater for keeping
steam ON engines. Mr.. Campbell has q
handsome model of his patent, which will
be placed in the exhibition hall of the con-
vention, and also one which will be placed
under the Silshy, No. l, engine recently pur-
chased by the city of Syracuse. The lighter
and heater have been in use in our fire de.
partment and that of the District of Colum-
bia for some time and havenever failed to do
their work, and we have no doubt but that
the patent will receive the attention OF