Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-09

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e.stuie, southerly winds. becoming variable.
TIE WRONG House M 5. Brait, of
GEORGETOWN, who owns frame house or
Qieen street, between Henry and Fayetie.
Ia this CITY, came here this morning for the
titat time in six months TO collect the rene
for her house. as she hSd bseo unanlo |"
hear ANYTHING from her tenant Ia all .oH,
time Ga reaching the preml'e7 she iniie"
TO recog,.iz her house, as III hau oeru 10
painted AID newly fitted up however sue
obtained entrance to the building W 1lo q s6e
thoupht was h.ra and or getting INSIDE was
eati, ii "a shat she wac IN her owe mouse.
She nen ask d for The ant and wss told
that the occupants owed no rent. as they
we're the owners OF the property. This an
nonpcemenl was surprise TO Mis-. Bfadf,
and an investigation followed, wheu it trans.
pired that acme tina aimee Mr. r. Cation.
as commissioner cold the hOnse adj lining
Mr.. B-sdI'- tn hir. j. T Hall Mr. Hill 10
turn SOLD ibe properly, ana IN" purchaser
r.; mis nF- took possession .! MIS- Bfadts
hnuse nnh uftee improvitg il moved In with
bi. tamil, Whsn he learned this morning
that HE hau'e 10 which he was living and
which M bad 30 nicely improved was not
his his surprise may batter be imagined
than described Mira Bradt, it is expected.
is satisfied even if she has lost q few months
reut-which may not be the case
HORSES DROWNED -On Tuesday night
4 last inst sf.er the heavy rain Mr.. and Mira
4 stummits, on their return from Washing
& ton. attempted TO cross the run at Bar
croft's mill The water being unusually
3 hiOb the horse refused TO enter the run.
s Mr. s. got out of the vehicle 10 get
1 switch. and the borse, hearing the switch
: hreak dashed into the run with Mrs. g.,
9 leaving Mr.. Submits on the bank. The
v.hIc!e was washed away and has not since
Z ;,een seen. The horse wss drowned and
found about mile and half below the
tord. Mrs.. S was washed down the stream
shout two hundred yards, where che was
resc,ad by color man after receiving
number If severe cuts and bruises about her
face and shou ders
Frauk Mitchell Of Manassas. while on his
way home from Clifton, met with very
serious lossJ in attempting 10 cIoss iit'ie
stream south of Bull Run. He lost two
horses nv drowning. and very narrowly es.
caped drowning himself.-Fairtar Herald
Personalities Helen Stockdell, OF
Nebraska, is visiting the Misses Burke.
Mr.. Z. II. Lucas, who went 10 Petersburg
with Col. D. A. Windsor to see Gen. Manone
on political business. has returned. General
Malone and Col. Windsor have gone TO
I TszeWell to look after some mining prop
erty In which they are interested.
Col. Edmund Berkeley and Mr.. Henry
Green. left here this morning to spend
few weeks at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Homer Mouse will leave here Mon
dav Tor Philadelphia, where he will make
his future home, having accepted position
in that city.
Alrs Hesselius Smith left here yesterday
morning for visit to relatives at fieumone'
W. Va
Mr.. B R. Foley, of this city, first class
voechinist In the u 8 Navy, is visiting rela-
tlves in thid ctV
Mrs w II. +. Lee and her son, Robert are VS.
ting Fl ends in Clarke county.
,oIIcR REPoRT.-Last night was clear
aud mild with three prisoners at the station
house.
The Mayor this morning disposed OF the
following csses;
George Brown, colored, arrested by Officer
Grady, for an assault on his vile, was hned
81 so
David Thompson. Turner Gaines and
colored woman named Thompson, arrested
by Officers Grady, Bsttis and Davis, 90 Gus
piciou Of having broken into the Midland
Railroad cars and stealing theretsom the
cigars which were found on Wednesday
evening in the unoccupied house 10 the
-. If ha rTH a | n
4 further examination.
Cetia Chapman sad Ann Cole, clio'ed,
4 and Eni.h Hutchinson. white, arrested by
y Officer Davis, charged with al ,0tder!y con
8 duct, we're fned - 50 eaaf. 80 disordefly
+ we're the par les that resident OF cas-!
81 Prince strest. in which neighborhood The
u disturbance took place, trouuced Hltcalh
sen and drove aim of the premises.
"a Two young msn. arrested by Officer iav-
lor. charged with lighting, wsr5 6ned - so
each.
THE CANNRRY AGAIN.-It was stated yes
terday that Mr. Ernest Frank, of Baltimore
had come here to remove the boiler, engine,
sc. from he cannery, for which be had never
Is been paid aud for the recovery of which he
bad recently secured Judgment. He got
q portion of the machinery out of the build
sing when he was estopped by an attachment
ssued out by the owner of the building for
gent. The owner claims that he has not
been paid his rent for sometime and there
fore attaches everything 10 the building.
To-day soma Of the laborers who We're EN-
ployed By the cannery company also threat.
y ened to sue out attachments and more Iii
s CATION is probable.
The CANAL REPAIR BONDS A BEGGING
Mr. Stephen Gambril, president of the
Chesap eske and OHIO canal, has recovered
from h,s recent indisposi.ion. No one has
YET come forward to take the repair bonds
and outside OF some work done at George
town and Cumberland by private parties
nothing has bean accomplished towards put
Ainn thi. Canal int % cor nna hla nnnniIinn IL