The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-11
ALEXANDRIA.
A Budget of Interesting News From This
Historic Town.

! ALEXANDRIA. April l0.-Last week a
difficulty arose between COckey Smair
and Bernard Donnelly about trunk
matter and beer, il Is said Smarr in
dulged I'm some blue lingo Of the light
ming sort, and Donnclly considering IL
as "the lie being given" challenged
Smarr 10 meet him in a ring with bare
! knuckles The challenge was accepted,
and last Sunday afternoon, with a num-
Der Of cr0nies. each party met in
an old barn Just beyond the city
limits. in West End, Halifax county.
The ring was pitched and the principals
stripped 10 the waist and went at it with
much vigor. and equalled only by a pro-
/ fessional "fzzle' when no science is dis
PLAYED They fought countless rounds
and agreed to stop, the referee deciding
IL draw. and set last Tuesday night
for another sct-to TO decide it, Squire
Colts. of the village. getting hold OF the
report. Yesterday, however, came to the
scratch himself by arresting both parties,
lining them $3.50 each, and admonishing
them. There was no set-io last night
The Young Mems Christian Associa
tiOn has chosen the following officers for
the year President, George Wise; First
Nice-President, j. Clinton Smoot Secre-
tary. a. II Thompson; Treasurer, Dr. ID.
Y Rust. Directors II F. Tucker, Worth
Hulfsh. William T. Emerson, Dr. BeCh-
tel. II VI. HantzmOnd, and the foregoing
officers Mr. Hatch was recommended
as general secretary for the coming year
and with Dr. j. W. Bechtel chosen to
represent the Association At the interna-
tional convention at Philadelphia next
month
The treasurer's report shows a balance
for the wear of S12S. The PdtfpdT
paid The interest on the old debt and has
q balance of S6033 on hand. The re-
ports of the various committees are en-
couraging The membership of the asso-
citation is 1913; ninety-eight of them on
the active list
The anniversary meeting will be held
or Monday evening next Dr. J. >
llamlin. of Washington, sketch of
whom and the Church of the Covenant
the TIMES gave last sunday. will deliver
the address. Other speakers will be
present
Lee Camp is making arrangements for
the coming celebration. Several camps
have accepted invitations TO be present
among them h T. Lee Camp, of Rich
mond Governor Fitzhugh Lee has writ
ten that hc will accept the invitation 20
make the address on the unyeiling of the
statue.
The statement 20 the effect that the de-
SIGN of the statue Appomattox' would
be denied any other camp or association
was premature and incorrect so far as IL
went. IL is true, however, that Lee
Camp of this city having bought and
paid for lhe statue own the design as
well, 70 being s0mcriGt changed Der sug-
.esiion from that Of the picture from
which 10 was taken.
The city has granted the Postal-Tcle-
graph Company certain rights OF way
here This company will have its Rich
mond line completed within 2 few
weeks Many of its poles were downed
with others saturday.
The officers of The Ariowsmirih say
there is much suffering In consequence
of the storm havoc on the lower river
Noliyes are reported lost. however
An old negro named Bette Johnson,
living near Bethel, in Fauquicr, went out
I'm Saturday storm and has since been
found frozen 10 death The snow there
abOuts was a foot deep.
80 wires to Richmond yet
General Brady, the s'ar-route man,
who has a country place down in West
moieland, accidentally shot himself with
"a rifle Tuesday evening, and may lose
his foot i'm consequence of IT, He was
brought up on the Arrowsmith yester-
day and is al the Providence Hospital in
Washington
A negro youth, named Rowe, is held
for beating AN old man named Ragan,
who was drunk at the time lie kicked
and beat him over the head with brick.
The Corporation Court is still in ses-
sion. Among the principal business OF
today session were several indictments
for robberies and W Conkling case,
which is now in progress In the wheat
steal case Magruder is the only one yet
tried. and he has just been found guilty
and sentenced to four years in the penl-
tentiary
The schooner Grace Van Duscn, which
sailed from New York on the 18th OF
last month, has just arrived up. She
has fertilizers. All well, but report a
most fempestuOus passage.