Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-13
The body Of the man

b N by Csp;sin fs.er ''eno's
h. ,,ht 10 his city on Thursday mornihs'
CHI, 1t was buried yesterday morplog' al
FER "a irqu,s.. at which no hgne as 10 tne
man or tne cause of hi5 cesth was sSCeltain nx
ID ,nrus out to be that of Richard WOOD, OF
Ct Msry's county, Md. AS stated In yes
tarday's GAZETTE, q boat belonging TO capt.
MCKINNEY. of this CITY, and which had been
j.. charp. Of Wood. was found near Marie
NOV creek on Monday last by two ooloreo
man. Ia the boat were found Woods SHOES,
some of his clothing and several other arti-
Giles belonging to him. Yesterday, after the
dead mans body bad been buried, captain
Mckinney wss Informed OF the inding OF tpe
peat sdrift, and be ct once suspected snss
the drowoed man was Wood. Ia the even
icy .be pody was eybumed, aDd although IL
wss In such a state az 10 be almost onrecog-
riz.ble. enough was ascertained TO conV'nce
everyone tn lat it asthat OF Richard W ooo,1ne
missinc mao. Wood left here late on SUD
dsy night 10 the boat which was Iounu neAU
3av not fsr from the spot where the oo1y
wss subs ouently found. When the oody
was found 1t vas only partially dressed, and
without shoes, and these wee found 10 tbs
host Woods clothing was idenuneo.
Wood was also known to have worn oiack
ring and this was found on the drowned
hody After Captain Mckinney and those
whom he had taken with hin to the GENE
ferp wers convinced that the body was that
~ Wood IL vas reiuterred and the man's
ftiends notified. Wood was single man,
ahrut forty years of age, snd resided near
smiths creek With his parents II is sup
nosed that the deceased fell overheard
from toe boat early on Monday morning
lsst near the spot where biz body was found.
PEBsoNAL.-Mrs. d. J. Howell has re-
turned from the Sweet Cbsly beate Springs
Misses Lula ard Theodo-ia Markell, who
haze been visiting Mrs Il O. Fled. have
returned 20 their hons 10 Warrenton.
Mr.. J. NJ. Barrett. who has been coufined
TO bis bed for The past week with an attack
very similar to the grippe, i5 now able TO sit
up, and his physician expects to have MIN
out in few daye.
Mr.. James G. Blggs. who was connected
with the Virginia Midland Railroad Office
10 this city during the war, but !s now Of
Texas, was in the city to day on short
visit. He says he notices 8 great improve
ment In the appearance Of the buildings
here.
Mrs Geo W. Merchant, ofDAllas. Tex,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. James Cowling,
of this city.
POLICE REPORT Last night was cloudy
with rain about o'clock.
The Mayor this morning disposed OF the
following cases:
Peter Lee coIored, for an assault on Lau-
ra Lac, Maguus Gray and Herbert Garner,
eolored, for breaking shade trees, and
young white map for an assault on another
young mar, were iued IS each.
Wash E8el, colored, for an assault
Adelaide Conway, was fined 81 So
Alice Lee and Allen Bea colored, and
Arthur Mankin, for disorderly conduct
were fined 81 so each.
James Norman, colored, charged with the
larceny of money from Henry Phillips, bad
his case continued, and Addison Bowden,
colored, charged with disorderly conduct,
was discharged.
THE OPERA House The Harrisburg
Morning Call says ot"Penalty,n to be pro-
tuced az the Opera House tonight THE
piece is melo drama, written by Miss Will
son, who takes the leading role. She is cup.
ported by company we'll skilled in the
characters they assume. The comedians are
good men for their respective lines the
siDaiag Of the company Is remarkable 6ne.
the dancing of Miss E la is one OF the fes-
lures, and the mechanical and scenic effects
are novel and handsome The court scene
IN the third act and the execution by eltc-
triCisy are very realistic.
sUIr-AuDie V. Lee, of this city, who
was Injured 10 the accident on the Balti-
more and Potomac Railroad, near the East
ern Brsnch bridge, In September, 1889, has
catered suit 10 Maryland against the railroad
company for SIS 0C0 She was CD her way
from Baltimore TO Washington when tie
collision occurred. and was severely ir jared
in her side and back. Shells represented in
the case by Capt. George A. Mushbaoh
ASSAULTED Yesterday evening young
man went into the place ofbu.iDess Oft man
en- Fairfax street to collect bill. The
young msn vas told &c call agei0, when he
replied that he had been told that before
Wosds followed on both sides, when the
0uaa mac was seseuiteG and badly beaten,
having r's uose broken aud lis eyes black
ened. TIE a>sailsnt was subsequently ar
rested and this morDing was hued S.
BRAKEMAN kILLED.-James Williams,
brakeman on the Virginia Midland road
was instantly killed at Lypchbnrg about 10
o'clock last night, while coupling cars. He
was caught between two loaded cars snd
horribly mapg!ed, bis head bepg smashed
to j4lly. Williams was a siege map, aud
.ivad in Nelson county,
INSPECTION POSTPONED. The annual In
inspection of the Alexandria Light Infantry
which was fixed for last night, was postponed
ill day during the next month, to be
hereafter determined. Col. Jo Lane Stern,
the 1ospector General, was present at the
armory last night.
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