Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-09
LOCAL NEWS.
MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8

MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8
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For this section fair, slightly warmer weather
easterly winds.
EXCITEMENT ON Royal STREET.-THE
corner of Royal and King streets q the
usual resort of the fakirs aud patent medi.
cine vendors who visit this city to sell their
wares. and on Saturday night one of the
frhterni opened his stock in trade at Gnat
point and proceeded to deal out watch
chains (gold, of course 10 the crowd OF men,
women and children, irrespective OF their
race, color or previous condition. The prices
at which his wares were sold ranReu IRON
ten to fifty cents and each eale was accom-
pauied by u guaIsntce that the purchaser
should receive pr'z equal IN Vaine TO the
article purchased number OF the ten
cent chains were disposed OF, and the prizes
awarded were found to be worth from tt.
teen to twenty cents. The vendor then ad.
yanced the price of his goods to twenty tive
cents and awarded prizes worth about thirty
cents. By this time the excitement
among the large crowd then assembled was
intense and it waa with difficulty the watch
chains could be supplied with rspijity TO
answer the demand of purchasers. AT this
point the enterprisiug merchant ndVanced
his price to fifty cents per chsin and the
manner In which fifty cent pieces lbw into
his hat would couviuce b, siandtr that
there was no scarcity Of money in The city,
hpf tuha tx
prizes they found only sna cakes OF soap,
or glass balls filed with water, or errors "ytd
looking glasses, or cotton handkefci lrfe.
As the prizes were examined the aug-r OF
of the crowd was manifested, aud mntterings.
at first low then audible and at last threat
ening were heard on ali sides, aud the
merchant, deeming he had tarrisd long
enough, seiz I'D his hat which was well Tiled
with ducats, leaped from his stand
and stood not upon the order OF his going.
HE flight was up Royal street. and being
hard pressed by his pursuers darted into
Rammels restaurant and, 1t ls surm5ed,
maze his escape via the rear fence. The
crowd bv their noise attracted the attention
of the entire neighborhood ard 10 few
minutes several hundred persons congregat
I'D and various rumors of fights, murders,
&C., were afoat and the police had difficulty
in clearing the streets The fakir had pros
pected his line of retreat early In the day
and visited q we'll known restaurant where
ne left grip sack, saying he would call Tor
ii in the evening but failing, In his hurry, to
call, the proprietor opened the grip to day
and found 1t we'll filed with prizes, sam
uies of which are on exhibition at this Office.
II ia supposed to he the intention of said
proprietor to refund ali moneys to purchas
ers of chains upon their affidavit before
notary public that they were victims OF a
swinde, but it is presumed none will apply,
rs those who have examined the chains say
the vendor complied with the terms OF the
guarantee; |. O.. that the prizes were worth
the value of the article purchased.
PERSONAL MIR. Robert Knox, jr., of the
Midland road service, will on Wednesday
take the place of Mr.. n. S. Greenaway In
the freight aud ticket office In Lynchburg
MIR Greenaway will return to this city and
enter the freight office of tho road here.
Missts Virab and Florence Baggett have
gone to Baltimore on visit to friends.
Mrs. Lawrence and Miss Mary B. Murphy,
of Weslmt rraud, are visiting Mrs S F.
Gregory, on ST. A4aph street.
Mrs. NJ. F. PanIding. of Alexandria, is
now with Mrs Head on Church street.
This charming lady has often visited be'e
and ia we'll known and greatly admit ed.
Lynchburg NeuS.
The Wtrren Messenger says that Mr..
Lewis Barley, of this city, led the german
given bg the Misses Carter at the Hook and
Ladder Hall in Front Royal, on Wednesday
Of last week.
MIR. l. NJ Blackford, PliOcpal of the
Episcopal High School near this city, who
has been abroad some weeks, returned home
on Saturday.
Mr.. r J. Thomas and family have return
ed from the Rock bridge Alum Springs and
arc now spending a week at Falls Church.
Dr.. Peter T. Higgins and family. of Ne
via. British West Indies are visiting Capt.
G A Mushbach, Mrs. HIS brother.
MIR. Harry Kirk and family have gone
to Baltimore to spend week
Mr.. George D,rrick spent yesterday with
friends in CuIpeper
Mr.. George Berry, who has been journey
ing through Virginia along the line of the
Virginia Midland road has returned, much
pleased with his trip.
ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER on her
Way to River View from Washington on
Saturday evening last, and when nearly off
Shepherds, the piston rod of the steamer
Mary Washington broke and crashed
through her cylinder head The accident
caused some excitement among the passen-
GERS on hoard hut it was soon quieted by
the off aets. Ole or thu ferry steamers
went to the assistance of the Mary Wash-
ington and took eff her passengers. The
latter steamer was locked at Prince street
wharf where repairs to the damaged ma
chinery are being made. The steamer
George Law will temporarily take her
place on the River View route, and will
stop here on Wednesday ss usual
THE REPUBLICAN SITUATION. Neither
Mr.. r 7. Lucas nor Mr.. Charles Dearborn
went 10 Petersburg Yesterday to CONFER