Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-14

road masters, Que Of whom Il NJ. 3. I. Fen.
dali. Of this CITY, will be extended to cover
tbs ground Major Johnson Is native of
this city, anG brother Of Hr. J. Il. Johnson.
Ho is "a experienced engineer, and his pro.
motion NIL be learned with pleasure by his
macy friends in c!lis city.
Master Harysy Creighton has gone 10
Riysrton to spend few weeks bass fishing
in the Shenandoah.
Letters received here this morning from
the city officials Thu are on an excursion
through Cs3ads, report shat 81: are Uell and
are havirf; graad time.
Judge q. e. Stuart nas rotaTred from
vis;t 10 Virginia Beach, where his family is
staying iaw weeks.
CORPORATION CoURT-.rndac n. il. Meade
uresidsa1..LEoE,. ~ Downcv ard Owens,
Indictment for unlawful gaming; case con.
.inuea iii tie October teri1, and new re.
cogr;yaaces catered into by defendants.
The grand jury brought ID q true bill to
tie ud;cIu,eat against John Donnelly,
Charged with .nisaep aanor il keeping and
maintaining lottery, and were then dis
charged.
B. G. Thomas w. A. +. Thomas; decree
directing deed to be executed to Margaret
r. Robinson Tor q lot on the east side OF
West street, between Cameron aad Queen.
Com va. Ella Thompson, co!ored, lndlct-
cd FOR iafanticidc: motion to quash laGlct-
inent demurrer TO indictment; motion to
quash venre all oyerruled; plead Of not
guilty: execution to charge OF jury; jury
sworn and verdict of guilty, and term Of
!lnp.isonrnent fixed at six months, and
fine OF s. imposed.
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
CANAL OR RA!LRUAD.-The Old ruGor
that tie Chesapeake and Ohio CaEa Is &c
be turned into railroad has been again re-
yivs6. 1t is said that number OF the bond
holders Of the canal company, being Sails
fed that the enterprise Ga canal cen never
again produce u source OF revenue, even
sufficient 10 keep up the necessary repairs,
ere in favor OF q scheme OF converting this
Important short line from the Cumberland
coEi Gelde ta The naY!ga5ie waters OF the
Potomac, into ii railroad. They urge IN
advocacy OF the proposed scheme that the
canal BET, can DO converted iDto Il railroad
track at comparatively small eIpense,and
that Cumberland coal aud ether traffic trl.
huta7y - he line can be transported in
competition vita the B. 4 0. railroad at
reUumerniive rates. It !s in contemplation
to csli IL Getting OF the canal DondEolders
ST an early date 90 consider this important
project. The United States Government
is a large holder CT the old bonds of the
canal company.
POLICE REPORT Last night Was cloudy
and mild. with TWO prisoners snd one ledger
ST the station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following eases
Icir TripIett, ooicyed arrested by Lieut.
Smith on the charge OF bis wife Of heastiall
~, WAS neil ,ar trial to- u,orrcT.
albert McCuen and John Penn, charged
with disordcrly conduct, were fined IS each,
reatci or Tho same charge, were dismissed.
john Penn, charged By Roaay Posey with
diSoraerly conduct, was fined 81.
Charles Thomas, colorcG. arrested By OF.
ficcr Grady for disorderlY conduct, was held
till Tomorrow tor tr!ni.
Three colored boys. arrested by officer
Grady for swinmin. within !he corporation
limits ware fined 81 each.
NEARLY DEowNED.- Two i,oys living in
West Esd, nsa. tho 2tone Bridge, went out
haak herryirg early yesterday morning. A
heavy st0rn, came up and about noon they
tried Ia cross Pike branch on q log on the
telegraph road. but could not do SO, when a
man told them to go back to a log on alane
not far Off They did az direcLed, and mad
taken but few steps on the log when the
small hoy who is about FIVE years oldl fell
into the stream. His brother who 10 ak
teen OF seventeen years old tried &c save
him, " hen he fell also They saved their
lives by taking hold Of bush and, By the
help Of some cclored people, got safely on
shore, lcaing only their hats and buckets of
b!uckberriss. They stopped at house near
by and changed their clothing, but we're I'M
late in thu evening on account Of the high
water.
The FLATS IMPRov EMENT.-Col. Hains,
ia mis- report Of the operations for improy-
ing the Washington river front during June,
states that the work under the frat contract
is practically completed. That under the
second contract. 10 tie Virginia channel
above the Long Bridge, progressed savora-
hly until the 10Th Of June, when drsdge No.
3 was burned. Up to the present time about
800 sores have been reclaimed from over
How at ordinary hish tide. Of the 1000
600 cubic yards required to fill the flats there
hAve Eoen deposited OF them about ,2oO, 900
yards.
| INsrALLATIoN.--Ata regular meeting of
| Marley Eacsmpmens, No. 6, I. 0. 0. F.,
he!d % Monday night last, the following
officers were installed by Grand Patriarch
VIM. ". Sherwood; Chief Patriarch, L..
| Morgan Davis; Senior Warden, J. W. Zones;
High Priest, Chas. a. Simpson; Scribe, VIM.
L. Latham; Treasurer, James Fl. Devaughn;
Junior Warden George W. Corbin; Inside
Sentinel, +. F. Eeishley: Outside Sentinel,
Jas. ". Nails.
| on BURNING LoCoMo1IvEs.-Capt. W.
Fl. Brookos, Of this city, this morning took
party Of gent eEen from New York and
Washington es far as Vienna, on the w., 0.
& ". r. g. 10 a Car attached to his patent
oil burning locomotive The trip was an en-
tirely successful one, the locomotive doing
ali that Was claimed for it by Capt. Brookes.
and all OF the party were much pleased
| with its workings.