Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-17

=. siads shifting to westerly
oyesoyAL-Mr. G.. w. D. Ramsay and
aa-anddaughtei, Miss Lucy Ramsey, have
DE- ned I'D from o visit TO LyRchburg.
W., y, Thomas Semmes has gone to New
~ ~ IN BUSINESS Tor the Richmond & Dan.
s.ol Carl Grammer, of the Theological
nary. who is now travelling in Europe,
al for home from Liverpool on Satur-
d' T.. Martha Cullen and daughter Jose
80. Of Nashville. Tenn, are visiting Mrs.
n Smith, OF this city.
~. Charles + Stuart and children have
..mroed from Capon Springs. where they
..rs heen spending the summer.
Tno Hon. William H. Scott. Congressman
- Pennsylvania. who has just declined
. no' nomination ie ndered him, is native
' IN ~ CITY where Q spent his youth. He
ia self made man.
n, Mackenzie Godsborough, Of Balti.
IN and Miss julia p. Fleming. of Wash
1 .,oo we're married in the latter city on
do at the residence of the Rev. L. q.
,5j;.on Miss Fleming is we'll known in
80 citp where she once resided and where
Sa has number of relatives and friends.
p,rpo4D NoTEs.-Maor Peyton Ran.
aolnb General Manager OF the r. & D. rail-
'saf .sys the reports that his road contem-
100 b9ildng q road between this city and
pwasbinotop 50 as to be able to get into the
latter city without using the tracks OF the
( P. road, are untrue.
Thera ia a report that Mr.. Sol Haas, who
hia nOaitiOp traf-
snuanaper of the Associated Railways OF
Virginia aud the Cafolinas to accept siml-
,ar nosition with the Chesapeake q Ohio
Road at Cincinnati, is considering the advls
a6ilily Of changing his decision, and that in
all uFobabiljiy g will remain with MS OLD
rosd Mr. Haas was to have assumed his
nav duties with the Chesapeake Il Ohio
road on the FIRST of October, and had been
natipu pIepa.st0ns TO that end for some
time.
Police RKPoRT-Last night was cloudy
snd mild with four prisoners at the station
house
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases
Wm. Davis, colored, Geo. McCuen and
Edward Fleming, alias Sam Bttiman, ar
rested by officers Belts. Bremen aud Davis
for being drunk and di5orderly, were fined
g 80 each.
John Hughes, Jas. Riley and Lsvi Muir.
rsy arrested by officers Hayes, Bremen and
Davis, for being drunk on the streets, were
fued 81 80 each.
Geo Lucas, arrested Ivy officers Hayes
aod Price for an assault on Virginia Nelson,
was fined g 50, or given 80 days 10 Jail.
PROPERTY SALEs.-The Alexandria Rea!
Estate Company have sold to Mr.. G. w.
Greenwood two frame houses on the north
east corner of Fayette and Queen streets. for
500
Messrs. John T. Hill and James l..
Adams purchased on Saturday, of the
Alexandria Real Estate Company, the
vacant lot on the south side Of King street,
between Lee and Union streets, Tor SOU.
A CHARGE AGAINST Tue. t. Lewis
Of Tenth street wharf, Washington. has com
planned to Messrs Cooper and Saville. Uui
led States steamboat inspectors, that while
the tug X. h. Keys was towing the brig
Rachel Cooney up the Potomac river on the
Ism instant, the tug Templar, Captain Da
Wis, came alongside, and after making fast,
backed of, with The avowed ioteotion OF
siuking the Tug. Tho matter is ordered Tor
sn Investigation on Wednes day.
HEAVY RAIN.-This city snd vicinity was
visited Yesterday evening by q heavy rain
storm, accompanied by nigh wiad, during
which an Immense quantity OF water fell.
The streets of the city and mauy of the
streams 10 the neigh borhood became much
swollen andIa number OF trees were blown
down, though but little other damage was
done TIE rain continued at intervals into
the night and to-day there was another
heavy fail.
CHAsTIsING A PREACHER The Baltimore
x Potomac depot in Washington was crowd
ed Oh Saturday night with colored people,
who were going on an excursion to Rich
mOnd. There WAS little break in the reg
Mar proceedings when an irate coored
woman struck an Alexandria divine on the
head with an umbrella. Officer Ellis saved
the preacher from further injury, and then
patched up a truce.
KILLED. Henry Jackson, colored, res
ideut OF Washington was run over by an
Alexandria 4 Fredericksburg train on Sat-
uTday Afternoon and killed. The accident
occurred near Cherry Hill, about fifteen
miles south OF this city. Jackson was work
Ing on a construction train and fell of i'm
medIaey under the wheels of the passing
TAIN and was cut in two. His body was
'aRan to Washington on Saturday night.
SCHOOL PERMITS. The Clerk of the City
School Beard to day resumed the issue of
Permits 10 children TO attend the public
,cooo 5, and during the morning gave out
44V-S to white BOYS, i to white girls, 90 to
colored boys and 90 to colored girls.
DANGER IN a TUNNEL.--A terrible disas-
IeF was narrowly averted in the Roosac
Tunnel Saturday when sixty-nne workmen
were overcome by coal gas from passing
locomotive. a freight train followed soon
alter by another filed the tunnel with
smoke, when third traic came up the
sIsae with heavy freight. The engine
aau lost steam, so that when 1t went into
Tue tunnel the irehoy WAS filed with new