Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04

touasry temperature and castcrIy winds
CHURCH SERVICES, &c, TOMORROW
Christ fhWch.-ServIccs at ! | g. m. by Rev.
II. Suter and communion. CniIdren's ser.
vices at ) p. N.
81. NmiS Otarrh.-Scrvicc at ii a. IN.
hv Rev. Geo. il. Merton ard communion.
Gracr Ch"rch.-Scrvice at II a. N. bv
Rev. II. !. Sharp and communion: services
a p. IN.
s.. NHrY@ C"rch Mass at : a. H., ana
Mas ana sermon at 10 Il. IN. by Rev
Father O'kane. Ncspers nj y. m
first Presbyterian I'M ch.-Scrvicc re Ii
a. N. by Rev. Wm. Mcclure.
>rpHi Presbyterian Hurrt Service. al
/ a. II. and : p. IN. by Rev. VIM. Dinw;;-
die.
Hup'it Ctmch-Servicc at l. Il. II. and
/, T. N. by Rev. O. f. Hippo.
Trinity N.fd. Epis. Gurrh. Preaching
AT II a. M. and sac:amanal services by Rev
samuel Kramer, Of Washington. aud preach
in at 5 p. m. by Rev. Mr.. Nourse, of the
tig- Presbyterian chnr-i OF this city.
Nth. Epi&. (hHych !,oWth-Sarvic:a al
lla M. and Sp. 10 by Rev. Il. Smi;hson.
N''h. Prot. Gurch. Service 1T / e. N.
and p. m. hg Rev. Mr. S!..ith
Frc" Nfhodi%'. -PrnacAng at II a m and
$50 p. NJ. by Rev. J. T. Logan
FTmjiirc BAPTIST Fairfax 81. l.-Prrach-
ing at ! ! q. IN by Elder f. Y. White.
GcfmaA lutheran Church.-Scrvce al 10
Il. IN. in German by Rev j. A. Sahwoy.
I0ag MEMS Christian lSaociation.--Pra
er meeting at the Jail ut > p. IN. Aims
House at 80 p IN. Fl'st Pre-h, tor,an
Church al $50 p. III.
TIE DEMOCRATIC CoMMITrEE.-A rai.ca
meeting OF The City Democratic Committee
was held at the Office Q! Mr.. X k"mpar at
o'clock today, present: Messrs Is X an
per, W. Il. Smith, G. f.. Price, J. :. T.
Thompson and G. II. Smith proxy for Col.
+. i. smith.
G. f. Price was called to the chair.
Mr.. Thompson explained his reasons for
ASKING for the called meeting to-day, stating
that he was absent from TIE city laS!Thurs-
day night, and saw no reason for the post
ponement Uf the meeting til! Thursday
next. He thought the coamittco hah but
one plain duty 10 perform-thae of fixing
the day for holding the primary, and he
was prepared to perform that duty to-day.
Messrs. kemper and w. II. Smith u>les-
toned the right Of the committee to take
action i'll this matter to-day, as il had al.
iourued on Thursday last to meet MAXI
Thursday for this very purpose.
lessrs. c. r. Smith and Thompscn
thought that tho con;nittco bad Il perfect
right to transact any business they wished
today, and the former moved TO Iix the dav
Tor holding the primary on Tuesday or We'd
ncSday next.
Messrs. Kemper and w r. Smith oppo: ed
this on the ground that the committee on
Thursday last bad adjourned till ThursGay
next against their protest., in order 20
earn the views of the candidates in regard
10 certain matters relating to the primary,
and now they proposed to hold the primary
two days before the date fixed for holding
the meeting.
Messrs. c. H. Smith and Thompson iu-
sisted on the motion being voted OF, and
Mcssrs. kcmper aud W. II. Smith seeing
that they would be outnumbered, declared
they would withdraw and leave the com
mlttce without quorum. which they did
The meeting then adjourned till o.night
ut . o'clock
II IS hoped that when primary is ordered al
least one week ) notice will he given the riti-
|eiS OF tho time and places OF holding the election
ARRESTED Capt. Jones. Of the srcamcr
John w. Thompson, arrived here this even
inG from the lower river and says that Tom
Bradford, the colored man suspected OF the
murder Of Captain Dixon, On The lover Giv-
er lew days ago, was arrested at Chatter
ton, III hlng George county, yesterday, and
was sent to Jail on the charge OF abducting
the white girl, Minnie Finny, short time
since. RE declared that he had not killed
Capt. Dixon, and when asked Of the where
aboutS OF his brother, StanSberry Bradford,
SAID he was on n vessel at Elkton, 1ld Capt
Jones also says that last night there was
some talk OF lynching BisCoe, who is now
IN Jail nj Leonardtown on the same charge,
but that the threat was not executed
An inquest WAS held over the remains cf Can't
Dixon on Thursday. As stated Yesterday the
c"urCh boy flscoc con cs-cd that he and t;rad
ford shipped on the Mary i. at Washington.
When on the way down the river .hc plot IL ru!,
the captain was arranged upon The murder
took place a mile or more above ColtGn's. Brad
ford entered the cabin and killed the captain by
hitting hlm on the head with billet oil wood.
Afterwards he cut his throat The body was .hcn
thrown overheard. The cabin wA4 then searched
FOR money and a small amount WAS found. This
was divided equally between the murdrrcrs The
clothing tound on Bscoc was Identified ai that o:
Captsir Dxon'S. The vcssc was ransacl cd and
no more plumber being found the men got in the
sIoops yaw and went 20 the shore. Bradford on
reaching land left Biscoe to look out for himself.
srd started toward Ioonardtown. Biscoa. who
was shipped AS boy, followed after him. On ar
irving al Icouardtown Biscoc hid in the woods ~
avoid being seen. He knew that steamer was
duu qt that place the next day and hi: intention
WAS to get aboard inst as the steamer was about to
start. He waited. however. until Wednesday az
t,Tnoou when he boarded the Thompson and WAS
arrested !. L. Bradford has a brother taller than
Ne with s:oop III his shoulders. ard it is though
WAX he is the person wanted.
STREET PAvING.-The committee on
streets Of the City Council to-day awarded
,Ae contract Tor paving Queen street be-
tween Pitt and Royal, to Mr.. b +. Freely
!" u cents per square yard for paving and
> cents per running foot for curhinc. Two
nids, those OF Henry Fletcher and {. D.
iAugston, were lower than that OF Mr.. Free
vs., but they were supposed to be STRAW
as the men could not be found. The por.
Ton OF Queen street which crosses the val,
icy OF the old creek that once ran from about
me Marshall House TO the river, south Of
The Washington and Ohio shops, is now, af,
Ter -" Years use IA a thoroughfare, to be
paved 1t an early date. The upDer nor
ton of the creek which had tho parol