Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-17

POLICE REPORT.-Last night was clear
and cool, with six. prisoners ana TWO
oiccrs at he station house.
Acting Mayor Eichberg this morning dis
pos.d Of the following cases:
Alphonzo Arlington, arrested by officers
Franks and Lawler, charged with lighting
Israel Harris, was fiued 50. Harris was
released.
VIM. beavers, arrested by officers Walker
and Arnold, charged with being drunk and
disorderly, was fined 50
Philip Crumpton, arrested by officers
| Walker and Arnold, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, was fined 81.
Jas. Speaks, coIored, arrested by officers
Henry and Martin, for being drunk and dis
orderly, was fined 81 5O.
Zen Blandheim, colored, arrested by Off
Ger Davis, for being drunk on the street, was
fined 81.
VIM. and Randall Fountain, coored, ar.
rested by officer Bettice, charged with an as
saut on officer Henry were fined 50 each
and sentenced to the chain gang Tor 6O days
FAD LUCK.-Mr. l. G. O'Neal on Friday
last, went to his farm, below this city, and,
! having some work to do there, changed his
clothing, leaving TINT which he mad TAKEN
! eli hanging in a room Mt the house. and
went to one of the fields. On his return he
found that some one had stolen seven dollars
| in silver, all the money he had with him,
from his pocket, and had made Gil. On
Saturday Mr.. O'Neal received package
Of butter from Maryland, which was brought
here on the steamer Loder. Tho package
| was placed in wagon TO be delivered, later
! in the day, by Mr.. O'Neal to friend, but
while he stopped at his residence on Prince
street to get his dinner some thief stole tho
butter and made off with that also. No
tidines of money or butter have yet been
heard.
HTs.-Considerab excitement was
created on the Strand, near King street, on
saturday evening by Alphonzo Arlington
assaultiug colored man named Israel liar
ris. Before tho row ended Arlington at
tackled several other people. but was finally
arrested by officers Franks and LaWler, and
taken to the station house, where be was
this morning fined and dismissed.
William and Randall Fountain, both col
ored, got into ali alteration with Policeman
| Henry on upper King street yesterday even
ing, which ended in the officer being assault
| ed by both men. The assailants were sub.
saouently arrested by officer Bettice and
| taken to the station house, where they were
| this evening sentenced to the chain gang.
EN- ROUTE TO THE PENITENT1ARY.-Dep-
uty Sheriff Suite, of Northumberland coun-
ty, arrived here yesterday, having in charge
William Lewis, colored, convicted by the
County Court of Northumberland for outrage
and sentenced to the penitentiary. Lewis
was lodged in the station house until thus
! morning, when the deputy sheriff proceeded
with the prisoner to Richmond. 1t IS
curious fact that Spencer Lewis, brother
of William, arrived here on the 18th OF last
month in charge of Sheriff Claughton, OF
northumberland on his way to the peni-
Tertiary for committing the same crime for
which his brother has been convicted and
upon the same girl.
posToFFICE AFFAIRS.-The free delivery
system and the law directing the employ
plent OF letter carriers in cities OF over Jour
| thousand Inhabitants goes into effect on Oc'
| tobcr Isl next but as yet Postmaster Her
| bert has received no instructions rs To it9
| establishment in this city.
The bids for carrying tho mails to and
frou the ,lcpots and the postofiice in this
city, which were received st the postotllce,
were Yesterday forwarded to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General in Washing
ton, who will award the contract, IT. IS
! Thought, III 4 iGW Gays.
SAD DEAru--Julia Roberta, the bright
and Interesting little four-year daughter
| of Mr.. Hesselius Smith, died suddenly Oh
Saturday evening last of CONGESTION OF the
brain. The little girl had just recovered
from An attack Of diphthera, and, until
Friday aight, was thought to be in perfect
hcaItn. That right, after playing on the
stree; 10 front of her home, she complained
of iein. sick and on Saturday though obliged
to Keep her bed, she continued in a playful
hurnr ill about o'clock, when she had
convuE,ion and died within an hour.
THE SENATORIAL district, composed of the
counties Of Culpeper, Orange, Madison ana
Rappai:,nnock, have elected delegates TO
the democratic convention ma ority OF
whom il is said favor the nomination, for
the State Seuate. of Mr.. 3. +. Rixey, of Cul-
pepper, though Mr.. Twyman's friends still
claim that that gentleman will have ma
joriiy Of TIE delegates when the convention
meets.
CoLoHEp INsTIrUTE- colorea teach
ers Of this city commenced their institute at
Lee building, this morning, which was
opened with an address by Superintendent
w. +. Carne on phonetics. He was follow
ed hv Pref. r. H. Carne Of this city and Mr.. A.
B. GrnnwelI, superintendent of schools Tor
the county, who delivered instructive and
interesting addresses.
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
The condition of Gen Fitz Lees little
child, which has hecn quite i'll for the past
week, bad slightly improved today.
A number of persons went to Fairfax G.
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