Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-27

I lowing cases
Phills Garrett and Jas. Garrett, colored,
| arrested by officer Jones for fighting at Fish
! town, were fined, the former $3.50 and the
| latter 81.
A Citizen arrested for being i'm picated iu
| the fight was fined 81.
On TO NEW YoRK.-The Friendship Fire
Company left here this morning for New
York to take part in the centennial celebra-
bratioh on Tuesday next. The company
put their engine on the cara last night and
were TO have taken the cars at the Wilkes
street ferry slip this morning, but owing to
washout on the 3. & o. railroad. near
Bsnnings that part of the programme had
to be changed, though the railroad officials
failed TO notify the company of the washout.
The company headed by the Alexandria
Drum Corps and dressed in their uniform of
red shirts, black pantaloons and white hats,
marched to the Wilkes street ferry slip about
| 7:30 o'clock this morning and there found
that they could not reach Baltimore by that
route. After waiting in the rain for some
| time they marched to the Washington ferry
wharf and there took the $50 boat for that
city whence they took the train for New
York The company was accompanied by
Mayor Downham, Col. E. B. Ball (onc OF
| the nearest living relatives of Washington
aud number of other citizens. At o'clock
this evening the engine had not left this
city.
Tomorrow morning at $40 clock the AL
exandria Light Infantry under command of
Capt G. A. Mushbach will leave here for
| New York. The command will be made up
of As members of the A. L. l., Is of the
Frederick sburg Grays and of the Culpeper
Minute Men. The quad of Iyrohhurg men
who intended 10 go with the A l.. l. will
! Join the Chatham Guards and 60 with
them. The full dress State regulation uni
| form will be worn, and each man will carry
blanket bag. haversack. canteep, and
fatigue cap and red blanket. Each haver.
sack will contain one days cooked rations.
| The command will be provided with quar-
ters at the armory of the list Regiment, N.
c. s. N Y, corner of As h street and Broad
way, New York city. Rations will be
there provided by the centennial committee
and the list Regiment, all without cost
Arrangements have been made whereby the
command will return to Alexandra In
special car attached to the train which
leaves Jersey City on Wednesday, May lat,
at 4:30 o. m. If the command wishes
to remain in New York for longer period,
their special car will be attached to any
The Fredericksburg men will arrive here
this evening and quarter at the A. l.. /.
armory gill TO morrow.
THE RAIN which commenced falling about
O'Clock on Thursday morning and which
kept up till O'Clock to day was the heap-
| lest that has been experienced in this vicin-
ty for lorg time. 1t ia estimated that
upwards of six inches Of rain fell. Tie
storm extended over all this sec Ion of coun-
try and much damage has been done by the
flooding of the lands. The tides in the river
have been very high and the current very
strong, many of the streams above having,
| it is learned, overlooked their banks This,
| it Is feared, will seriously interfere with the
fisheries in the lower river. Information
from the upper counties Is to the effect that
tho earth for miles is covered with water
from one to four inches deep aud that the
roads are almost impossible. So far no Sc
| rious damage has been done to any of the
lines Of railroad leading into this city. The
csllars of most of the bouses in the city are
| flooded, causing much inconvenience II not
damage. The following note was received
at this office to day from Lincolnia, Fairfax
county:
The Oldest inhabtant Of this section is of
the opinion that the greatest q rod for sever.
al decades occurred in this vicioity yester-
/ dey. Tue lowlands were entirely submerg-
ed Oats sowed and corn land p'oughed
we're much washed. The torrent OF water
flowing across Little River pike, west side
of Holmes run bridge, was 30 powerful that
wreckages Of wagons and narrow escapes
| from taking in too much water occurred.
Messrs Merton Miller and j. W. Vaughn,
returning from Alexandria, were swamped.
and Mr.. Vaughn, 10 his Efforts to rescue
their horse, experienced the benefits Of thor
ough Enumeration" akin to the just made
perfect. He was also badly cut by contact
with wire fence. Mr. Miller's horse wae
also severely Injured. Mr.. Pridmore's buck
ster wagon was also stalled with valuable
load of goods Other way farers checked by
the watery embargo found hospitable en-
tertainment with Mr. W. 81. Winston
DEATH OF Miss Rosa HooFF.-Miss Rosa
Hnoff daughter of Mrs. E B. and the late
P.H. Hoof, died at her home, on Pence
street, this evening, after brief illness.
The deceased was deservedly popular, and
had large circle of friends and acquaintan-
ces who will be grieved to hear of her
| death.
What will cure the worst case of dspep-
| sis? What will insure hearty appetite
and increased digestion? What will cure
general debility and give new lease OF
| Iif? What will diapel neavous depression
and low spirits? What will restore ex-
hpusted mothers to full strength? What
will strengthen nerves and muscles? What
will enrich the blood? What will enable
you to overcome weakness, wakefulness and
lack of energy? What will prevent chills
and fever and other effects of malaria poi
SOL? Browns Iron Bitters. 1t is well to
know this.
THAT HACKING Cough can be so quickly
cured by Shioh's Cure. We guarantee it.
Sold by e. 8. Lsadbeater & Bro.
After using Ely's Cream Balm two months
was surprised and delighted to find that the
| right nostril, which was closed up entirely for