Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01


man vas engaged at the time Of the ac:i-
dent in repairing fiat car standing on II
side track attbe depot and was sitting as
tride the rail in front of the car wheel. AS
the car was way out on side track which
was not much used. he failed to put up q
signal indicating that he was behind the
car, ard being busy with his work he did
not notice that the engine had come over on
the side track, when suddenly the engine
struck thu fiat. Mr.. Warder WAS struck on
the head and knocked over and the wheel
OF the Car struck him between the legs ard
passed over the left hip crushing him in a
| fearful manner. Flo was picked up and
taken 10 The depot building, and DR.. Day, the
c0mrGGE's physician, went to see him as
soon as possible The doctor lid al in his
power 10 save lis life, but ho never rallied
from The shock, and, as previously stated,
died in about an hour after tho accident.
lie was perfectly conscious, however, and
gave On intelligent account OF how the acct.
| den. occurred.
LANNON'S OPERA HoUsE.-This iavorito
place of amusement will reopen for the sea-
son to night with the presentation of "My
Aunt Bridget" The company Interpreting
| this play is said to boa we'll selected orc,
com prisiug among its members TIE we'll
known omalians Geo. W. Monroe and John
G. Rice. The piece is said to abound in
amusing dialogue aad humorous situations,
and has beer well received, wherever pre-
| SEM led.
A Wilmington paper says ola perform
ance in that city: "The action hinges on
the efforts OF p Alton McVeigh,' a young
swell, to appear rich while he is wooing
Dora Blazer" and much OF the fun was
caused By his frequent attempts TO secure
money from his auut, Bridget. Mr.. Monroe
us Aunt Bridget was irresistib'y funny and
kept Tho audience in roar Of laughter.
He was ably assisted BY Mr. Rice as II.
Alton McVeigh,' and the rest of the COM
pany."
TIE Moon Tho September moon fuiIs
Oh tho 18th. The most interesting con-
junction Of the month occurs or tie GOTH At
/ Ill., 25n q. n, the moon being at that
time OILY 81 south OF Venus. On the
morning Of that day Venus will rise at 4:lj
o'ciu k--an hour and a quarter before the
sun The waning crescent and the fairest
of the stars will be fair to see rs they ap.
uroach eac! other on the celestial course.
| When our satellite, Gil the 18th, presents
her full round face 10 the earth the most
beautiful moon of ell the year is inaugura.
ted for during several successive nights she
appears above tho eaStOn horizon sooG after
the sun has disappeared below the west
crn. During the four evenings succeeding
,he foil Of the September moon there Is al
average difference in tho time OF her rising
oi' only th!rty-two minutes. For this rea'
son The evenings following the full of tho
moon in September have furnished theme
fnr poetic inspiration since men began to
observe the heavens.
POLICE REpoRT.--Last night was clear
ana cool with two prisoners at the station
house Alderman Downham presided at
the Mayors office this morning and disposed
of the following:
| Mary Eliza Harris, colored, arrested by
Officers Hayes and Simpson, charged with
an assault on Celia Chapman, was fined IS.
Asbury Bell, colored, arrested by Officers
Grady and Davis, charged with an assault
on Marshall Smith was dismissed, but on
charge rf iiSorderiy conduct was fined 81 30.
Albert Dixon, coiored, charged with dis.
orderly conduct, was fined 81.
Roht. McKenney. colored charged with an
assault on Susan Fox, was dismissed on the
warrant being withdrawn.
The TAxSALEs.-At 10 o'clock this morn.
Ing, aCCOIulDS W ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WY Wv
lectors Hill and Field at the Royal street en-.
trance OF the Market building, commenced
the sale of real estate in this city delinquent
for taxes The sale WAS comparatively
Shiny attended, and after two pieces OF pro-
perry one in the 81 and the other in the lth
ward, belonging to the Oldham estate, had
been bought in by Mr.. :. +. Beach for the
heirs and a few lots had been knocked down
to the city, the sale was postponed till Mon
day next at 10 o'clock, at which time it will
be commenced and continued from day to
day till all the property is disposed Of
Boy KILlED--About halfpast 12 o'clock
last night while number Of persons were
on their way TO their homes from dance,
given in hall at !arcellvlle, Loudoun
cuuuty, some unSnr~a person in indlscrlm-
inaleIy firing Il pistol shot and almost in
stantiv killed hoy named Charles Bene-
DUN, . son of Mr.. John Bsncdunl, timer
Of tha. place The ball struck tho boy in
tho forehead 81 o'clock to-day it had
10, been ascsrtainsd who shot the boy, US
the pistol was fired by enc Of three or four
PERsoNAL.-EIiss Ida Washington is
visiting friends in this city.
Mrs A w. Armstrong has returned from
Fairfax.
Mrs S. \. Wedler5urn has returned from
q visit to the White Sulphur.
Mrs. z. ]. Dempsey has gone TO Omaha
10 snentl the fall and winter with her SOD,
Capt. Charles Dempsey, Z. S. A., who is
now stationed there.