Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-04

Uas .ot present was oueTeu lho opai nHp
shio Of the city committee but declined To
accept it. Another meeting wall be hela 'o-
night.
FATAL RAILROAD AcCiDENT.-An acci-
dent occurred on the Midland road yesteE-
dav which resulted in the killing oil Two
brnthers Nlessrs r. A and Ashton Ramey,
of Fauonier county. and the slight injury OF
Conductor Eau kner. About O'Clock In
the evening the caboose car, attached 10 the
north pnund fteight train, LETT tha rails, on
Accoiiuk b idge, nb1ut II miles southwest
of THE CITY, and after runuing snort Gls-
lance On tne ties rolled down an emoank-
Inepi. In the csboose were the Mes5rs. Ia
uev and Conductor Faulkner, aud as above
stated the two former were Killed almost
Instantly. while the latter had his leg
sDrained The cause of the accident, 1t Ia
said. was the falling on the track oil piece
of dead engine which WAS being brought
here. Odiy the caboose left The rails ana
the rest Of the train was run safely 20 THIS
CITY. The Messrs Rsmey were Ga their
syay 10 Baltimore with lot of cattle Tor
sale. 1t is thought that one OF them, as
soon Ga the car Left the track, jumped, as MS
BODY Was found little DIS ancs from the
wrecked car, while that Of Ills brother was
taken f;om the debris. Their BODIES were
brought here soon ST er the accident and
taken to the undeftaker's establishment OF
AR. Wm. Domaine, WHERE they we're pre-
pared for buSiai aud were, ;hla moruing sent
10 Warrenton for interment. Ths Messrs.
Rsmey were from Rappahannock county
and were we'll and favosably known through.
out this section OF the State. Together with
two other brothers they commenced farming
t,SA u
the war. and though they started with but
futile, they together accumulated comfort'
able fortune. which they but recently
divided among themselves. Some time
since thew purchased the farm OF the late
Judge Scott, near Warrenton, and had been
living 10 that ne,ghbo.hood for some years.
Personal. De. Il. Z. Powell has returned
from Loudoun county.
Miss Lille Hnck, of Winchester, ia visit
ing relatives in this city.
Mr.. Warren Taylor has returned from
Keswick.
Mr.. Henry Washington, of Roanoke, is
visiting his father, Mr.. George Washington
Miss Hester Brooks has returned from a
visit to friends near Norfolk.
Miss T. Lse Broders has returned from a
visit to l.oudouu county.
Mayor Downham is expected to return
from Atlantic CITY this evening.
Mr.. Joseph H. Young is quite sick at his
home on Royal street.
MIR. Thomas F. McCrink, machinist. u
S. n, who has Est returned on the U. S.
steamer Alliance, from Sonth America, is
visiting his brother in law, Capt. w. 81.
Btookes.
Capt B c. Davis, of the steamer Occo-
ousn. was married on Sunday, September /,
In Washington, d. c., to Miss Lizzie Saund
ers. Of Baltimore They arrived at Deco
guam Yesterday morning, and will make
that place their future home.
Mr. ] s. Blackburn has returned from his
summers vacation.
Mr.. D Nee. Ramsey has returned from
Prince William county.
mir. Sefer Blouse, who has been SICK Tor
some time past at lis residence, on upper
Ming street, still continues quite III.
Ar- Edmund Burke, on Invitation, yester
cav went to Petersburg to atterd Gen. Ma
hone's conference last night. MIR. b has
heretofore been regarded ss an anti Ma
boneite.
MIR. Lewis McKerze B il has gone north
on pleasure tip.
De RODE ANYWAY -Amorg TIE Alexan-
o+laps who attended the our,ament at
2arsnail d ali yes etday was Capt. George