Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-13

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~ n,rticne lower barometer in extreme north
w., nortions, followed by rising barometer III
central and southern portions. Clearing, cooler
,res,ber is indicated for to morrow
AN EAsTERLY GALE AND ITS EFFECTS
The Wind which blew from the northeast all
day Yesterday caused somewhat of rain
fail. and towards dark it veered to the east
from which quarter it blew quite gale
and with the rain that continued to fall
rendered the night wild and dismal. One
or two old trees were this morning found
nrostraied, as were also many in The coun.
trv contiguous to this city, and Others con
siderably listing toward the east, while sev
ersl flower ealdeps were thrown into cha
otic aate. 1t was also found that the tide,
during the night, had risen very high, so
much so that many Of the wharves were sub.
merged. together with the ground floors OF
q majority OF the warehouses on the Strand,
cousino rats aud mice To swim out and seek
other quarters. The tide made to the Union
street railroad track, further, it is said, than
i, has extended since 1876, when on the lltn
of September of tina. year 1t reached point
fifteen inches higher than it did this morn
ing. The greater portion OF Jones ROM
was under water, ard those coming rom or
going 10 the lighthouse were co'Ep+i!ch 10
1Isa bon,s. The damage, hoTaEir, appears
To have been comparatively st!Ghl, as WIN
the exception Of twenty-five tons ci guano
which were stared at A!e->rs Acnew & Co.'S.
shin ward. and which was permeated by the
waters. the Icss:s reported are fritlng. This.
though. can ha accounted for FROM the fact
that previous floods have rerG"Te': eur mer
chants wa;y, and most of the I'aia IL con
scuIen:iy stared on upper ilocr:, where it
is mpos lille for il 10 l:e damaged hy high
tides As stated above, however, the
ground floors OF nearly all the stores, res
rauranss &c, along tbs Strand and "a lar as
Union street were submerged, and twas no
uncnmmon sight to sec persons having bus.
ircSs in these places allowing themselves to
&c frrled ur.ul,! frrm store to store rs they
wond have 10 DO were they i'll Venice.
F,vs boats had II, he called into requisiiion
TO transport passengers from above tie rail-
road messing OF Union street to the Wash.
uston boats the latter making their laud-
n.s both here end in Washington with the
greatest diGi:ulty The transfer tug Brew
rrton also bad much trouble in making her
iandiug at he sip here and at Shepherds.
The country in the region Of the Long
Bridge was flooded, though railroad travel
was but slightly mpeded. The wind dur.
ing 10 day changed to southwest, when the
clouds broke and the sun came out bright.
Hence the prospects for another high tide
are by no means good. The Signal Office
predicts cooler, clearing weather o'morroW.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-Last night de-
iected looking colored man went into the
drug store of Dr.. Jas. Entwisle, on King
street, aud purchased ten cents worth of
lauianum. He attracted no special atten-
ton, hut i. WAS afterwards learned, that as
soon as he came out of the store he was seen
to put . rbal to his lips and drink the con-
tents Shortly afterwards he went to the
store Of Mess,s. w. f. Creighton Il Co., op.
paste. sud there also bought the like quan-
lity Of laudanum, which on being handed to
him he ru. TO his mouth to drink. Air.
Frank Warlield, who sold the drug on see
ing the man drinking it, Knocked the bot
tie from his lips, hut not however, till the
would he suicide had swallowed more than
half Of the contents. DR.. Birdsali was at
once summoned and administered antcdotes
aud the man was afterwards taken TO the
station house, where he was kept awake ali
night by being walked about. He gave his
name as John Ii. Davis, aged SO years and
said though he formerly lived here, his
home was now at 3ll L street Washington.
Ia a conversation with a. reporter OF the
GAZETTE this morning he said he came here
from Washington last night on his way t.
Fairfax county TO attend the funeral OF a.
brother in-!aw, but being depressed hy fail.
ing sight, and, bad health and worried by
many troubles and Affections he determined
to end life which WAS of no pleasure to
hiIlsef and gave others ouly trouble. he
said he had 3 sister and an uncle living In
this city. Davis is local Baptist exhorter
i l. l,o,,, firnr Of
fatalst type He said after he had swallow
ed the dangerous draught that were it the
Lords will to allow him thus to shuttle off
this mortal coil it would be no use to at
tempt to ihwart the eternal fat but when
he stupefying effects began to wear of him,
he expressed the belief that the end of bis
career had not yet come. This morning
when brought before the Mayor, he said he
would never do so again, on which promise
ne was ordered to be kept at the station
house till this evening and then to be sent to
his hoais in Washington.
DEATHS Last night an old white woman
named - Karney, aged about 70 years,
went TO the house of colored woman,
named L;zze Baily, in Petersburg, and
askc To be allowed to stay there and spend
the night. Permission was given her when
she went to bed complaining of being sick.
This morniDg early she appeared to be quite
i'll and suffering with violent chill The
culp;ti woman sent to the station house to
notify the police of Mrs. karney's illness,
when Capt. Webster detailed Officer Davis
to 90 to the house and ascertain the wom-
ans condition. When the officer arrived
he found that Mrs. Karney was dead, death
having resulted it is supposed from con-
gestive chill.
Annie Boswell, woman of this city, who
for a long time ast had been leading dis
reputable life died at her home on Colum.
bus street, near the canal, this morning.
FoRGERY.-On Saturday night last 9
white man entered the shoe store of Mr.. G
l.. Simpson, and sitter purchasing pair O.