Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07


money was paid in cash.
SUICIDE. While Messrs. Charles Kidwell
aud h. a. Simmons were at work on the
south wharf Of Messrs. Agnew & Co.'s ship
yard shortly before eight O'Clock this morn
ing their attention was attracted to some
thing in the water, which upon exsmina-
ton proved to be the body of woman It
was soon after drawn from the water and
placed upon the wharf, when it Yves identi-
led as the remains OF Mrs. Joseph Smith
Ormery the widow of Mr.. John Truslow)
TIE bod, was convey ed to Mf. B. Wheat
ry5 uniertakef's establishment and the
Coroner, DR.. K c. Powell. notified, who
summoned jury. The body had not been
10 he water au hour when it was discovered,
as about seven o'clock the deceased had
called at he residence of Mr.. James Hep
burn, 90 lie street. near Duke, aud left
basket, saying she was going to Washing
ton. Nothing more of her movements is
known until her lifeless body WAS found in
the water Mrs Smith had heen married
bu, short time, but it seems her domestic
lie had not been one Of unalloyed tran
guilty. she having been addicted to the i'm
moderate use CT stimu)apts Last night her
husband upon returning home found her
under the iphueuce of iqnor, with glass
pitcher Of be-r on table alongside of her,
ald be becoming exaspergted at the specta'
Gle undertook 10 capture the liquor. A
Huttls ensued, during which the pitcher was
o,Oken and both parties cut, the wife 90 the
sIm aud tho husband on the hand. The
liter proceeded to the station house to
.jge complaint against his wife, averring
bat he could live 40 longer with her. When
toe policeman who had been sent to the
louise appeared, however, he found that a
cancellation had taken place, and upon
icing told that the trouble was merely q
amiy matter, lef. the house without mo-
s.ling either man or woman. The jury, af-
ir hearing all that could be learned OF the
ed flair, returned verdict that the de-
tased had committed suicide, and her body
vas taken to her husbands residence, on
1orlh Alfred street. The fact that Mrs.
smith Jumped overheard unnotced by any
zoe after seven O'Clock in the morDicg seems
'smaFksble, as at that time numbers of per
cns are moving around the river front. 1t
generally supposed. however, that she
made the fatal plunge from one of the piers
lo'th Of the shipyard. and that her body
Va carried to the spot where found by the
tide. The body, by reason of the buoyant
n'ure of the clothing in which it was at
tired, did not sink, and was floating when
discovered.
POLICE RhPoRT.-Last night was clear
sud warm with five prisoners and no lodg-
Il: at the station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
GLOWING cases:
Rsmus Nelson, colored, arrested by Off
.s' Taylor charged with stealing dress
ron his sister, Lena Nelson, was discharged
Upon the withdrawal of the warrant by the
i.ter
Iheo Smith Lawrence Webster and Fred
watson, coored, arrested by officers Davis
ssa McCuen for fighting in the street, were
altd 5 each.
Ayouug man, arrested by officers TIGER
Aad Taylor, for being drunk on the street
4 Aad for an assault on an officer, had his case
'ol!inued.
Geo. Gorham, colored, arrested by officer
9aefTood for an assault on Roxie Smith,
Sis fined 50 so.
a BARGE C0MPANY.-TheS Senate yester'
Wy on motion of Senator Riddleberger,
PISSED The tillincorporating the Georgetown
oi'ge, Dock, Elevator and Railway Compa-
y. The company is authorized to build
a'cS on the Potomac river west of ROCK
Nets, AID receive and send therefrom bar
- Vessels, cargoes and railway cars. Inc
%sapsny ID also authorized to construct SIN
se or dou5s-.rack railways, warehouses
.spois and elevators ia Georgetown. The
ipl'aI stock of the company is fixed at mol
~o'e don $4,000 or less than $25. 1000.
R X. OF P.-Rsthbone Division. . R
N a. T mel la night and elected ). Il
SSeLrOe Csplalu Commander L. Marpury
iiifst Lieutenant, and A. ]. Deeton Second
.n.tliensnt Aci, on the question o
,,aalEe o. meme of the division was post
g'ued. Nj G B Deete n, chairman OF tns
Ss.aFd Of mauagers OF the recent fair heio
;" lie hengt uf the Division, made bis re-
s ~. OF tns re2e pa aad expenses, which wa