Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-24

ont OF udDprr- III Is LnDuSnh l'lat Snc SN'il-
lowed about half All ounce of laudanum. 1t
is evident that she intended to end her life,
AS note addressed to Mr. James DogSett,
who ha. been paying her attention, was
found upon her person. The contents OF
the note, however, lead some to believe that
the rash act was done during moment OF
jealousy, as in it she intmated that another
had supplanted her in Mr.. DPS affections,
the thought of which she could not bear. In
the note she asked him not to blame her too
harshly.
Members of the family say that Miss
Green has been in ill health for some time
past, and attribute the attempt to take her
life to dependency produced thereby.
BASE BALL.-The third game between
the Lynchburgs and Alexandrius attracted q
large crowd at the former city on Saturday.
The Tirginian says The Alexandrias put
Underwood in the pitchers box on the start
Of the game, but soon took him out and put
in the lightning" left.handed pitcher,
Winkleman, the Lynchburg batting the
first heavily. The Lynchburgs club took
the lead and kept it. Drawbie pitched with
great force and accuracy, and the plucky
Pat Rollins, held his balls like stone wall.
At the close of the eighth innings, Mr..
Charles Wierman, in behalf of the club pro.
sented beautiful bouquet of flowers to Pat
Rollins. The score stood-Lynchburg IL,
Alexandria 4.
The Ne,rs says: "The Alexandras are all
genllemanly fellows, aud their conduct was
universally commended. Beach, of the
Alexandras, is good man behind the bat,
his only fault being too great disposition
to fret and talk when things don't exactly
suit him."
The Alexandrias returned to this city on
Saturday night.
The Episcopal High school nine defeated
the Washington High School nine, last
Friday, by a score of Is to I.
Winkleman remained in Lynchburg and
will play with the cub of that city.
POLICE REpoRT.-Last night was clear
after . o'clock. There were three prisoners
and one lodger at the station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases:
Henrietta Washington, colored, arrested
by Officer Thomas Hayes, for disordery
conduct was fined 81.
Rhnehardt Broadenstein, arrested by Oil
Ger Martin, for being drunk on the street.
was fined So
A young man, arrested by Officers Simp.
son and Bremen, for disorderly conduct at
the coored Salvation Army meeting, had
the charge of being drunk and disorderly
he was released on the warrant against him
being withrawn, the complainant paying
the costs.
John Hagar and John Galleher, two boys
supposed to have run away from Petersburg,
were released on the promise to leave this
city Mt once.
The cases of two liquor dealers, charged
with violating the Sunday law, were con-
tinued.
To-Day is the twenty fifth anniversary of
the occupation of Aloxandris by the federal army
and the killing of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, of
tho Now York Fire Iouaves, and Captain James
7. Jackson, proprietor of the Marshall House.
The details of the tragedy have often been pub
lished and the main acts illustrated; hence their
repetition at this time is unnecessary. AT the
recurrence of each anniversary, however, the
older citizens Of the place, who witnessed tho
stirring scenes of that evcntful morn and those
that followed, generally subside into reverle as
the panorama of those times glides before the
minds cye Wars and rumors of wars had been
sounded in our ears for months State after State
had withdrawn from the Union; the steamer Star
of tho West had been fired into by tho South Car
olnians when that vessel had undertaken to re-
licve the garrison at Fort Sumter and the fort it
self subsequently reduced; ssnguinary conflict
had taken place in the city of Baltimore between
Massachusetts, troops and citizens OF the Monu-
in both sections of tho country, each confident of
its own invincibe prowcss and everything lndl-
Gated that but short period could elapse before
the dogs of war would be let loose and the cur
tain rise upon tho serious scenes of sangulnary
conflict But in tho face of all this, many who
had never witnessed the wocful fruits of carnage,
failed to comprehend the nature of war until ne.
cessarly plunged into it or compelled to be wit
nesses of its dreful results. The ordinance of SO.
ccssion had been ratified ~ popular vote through
ont tho State on the 23d of May, tho Pawnce,
with open ports, exhibiting the muzzles of her
guns Law at anchor within pistol shot of the city's
whsrves, and the fact that the country was about
to pass through trying crisis should have been
apparent to all. Many, however, went. to
sleep that night as thoughtle as ever to awaken
the next morning surprised ana dumoiounoeo az al
the change which had taken place within a foW
hours The scenes had shifted during the night
and instead OF the glistening bayonets OF our own
soldiers in thoir uniforms OF grey, the CITY was
teemipg with the cohorts of the enemy, attireo
many of them in Turkish costume, carrying mus
kets with murderous. looking sword bayonets at
tachcds. 1t WAS not long before Alexandria en-
tered upon II new era; thousands Hooked here
from the North, rents advanced rapidly rs well as
everything el-e, and, being the base of supplies
Tor the Army of the Potomac the city's prosperity
WAS augmented a hundred fold, which continued
during the four years conflict which followed. II
would reuuire a volume to describe the many in.
cidentS and changes witnessed during the quarter
OF 3 century that has elapsed. We have passed
through bayonet rule, reconstruction, republican
acknowledgements, Mahoneism and other inconve
niences and blights and the trials ard issues OF
the future Though mercifully yelled from us) fol
aught we know may prove as thrilling and per
picking rs those Of the past.
Tn. New York Fire Zouavcs n former member o
which the person of Scfer Blouse still resides here
This regiment WAS considerably used up nj the frs
i'iii Run fight, aud was soon alter ulsinldct