Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-17
LOCAL NEWS.
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY II,

FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY IL.
=, tbis section fair weather. statiOnary esm-
t,re followed by slightly warmer Saturday.
prysoNAL-Miss Marion Cavalier most
aad.onely entertained the ladies' card
n IN Of which she is a member, at her resi-.
I on Washington street, on Wednes'
ges' night last. Delicious refreshments
ua5 served, and the price, which were
""loselv contested for, were pretty and ap-
P. Ny Head, of Strasburg, Va, who has
80 visiting his daughter, Mrs. Berthe
SSo5olsop, on upper Prince street, for the
va, four dave, returned to bis home this
Miss Nors Turner, of Odenton, Nd, is
listing Mrs. John W. Summers.
Wm REIN Claxton. esq of Philadelphia,
I'D bride are visiting friends in thisc city.
Miss Lizzie Shotwell, who has been visit
ION the Misses King, on Prince street, has
.otn,ned to her home in Culpeper, much to
The repret of her many friends.
Citv Treasurer Harlow. who has just re.
oovarsd from an attack of la grippe, a few
Sa,s since received as a Christmas gif5 from
friend in New Orleans q barrel of pure
New Otlesns sugar.
II "a reported that Mr.. ]. G. Creighton.
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, will
soon tender his resignation.
DR.. ". G. Ashby is conhoed to his oed oy
10 grippe.
Oh Alfred street.
{ :. Marshall Farr was in the city to-
day.
TgE PATENT Coal CARrs.-The colored
wood SAWYER is fast becoming a rara avis,
foT now most of the citizens buy their wood
readv sawed and split. which work is done
~ machinery at the various wood yards st
nomina cost, which caves the housekeep
or mncb worry. trouble and dirt. Many OF
the wood sswyers have been forced to seek
other employment, aud now it seems GER
faln that the colored coal shove!er will have
TO do likewise. Recently two of the enter
nrjsing coal dealers of the city have intro
duced the patent coal cart With the chute
attachment, and now @ ton OF coal instead
Of being dumped on the sidewalk or IN the
gutter 10 front Of a dwelling, to be shove!ed
INTO the cellar, 10 now 'chuted" from the
cart across a twenty foot pavement into the
oeliar. through q Window or 8 coal hole
without a lump being dropped, while much
dust and dirt is avoided. Thus it will be
sesn that labor saving machines and appli-
ancss not oaiy affect the skilled mechanics
but also the day and hour laborer.
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LA GRIPPE.-One of the physicians of the
city in conversation with a reporter OF the
GAZETTE q few nights ago said he believed
fully one thousand persons in Alexandra
we're suffering with the grippe, While about
40 equal number had recovered from 1t
He said the disease which prevailed here
was. with few exceptions, In q very milo
form but still that numbsr OF persons were
sufficiently sick from its effects as TO require
yaadicine and the attention OF a physician.
The druggists, ss before stated, have been
kept busy filing prescriptions Tor those AZ
1icted. aud on several occasions the sup
plies of the particular drugs used IN COM
pounding such prescriptions have been on
The verge of exhaustion before the stocks
could be replenished. So far, in this city,
INT two or three deaths have occurred from
the grippe. which is a lower per centaee
fIsn In any other city sfflioted, and in but
few instances has the disease been followed
bv others of II more serious nature. 1t is
believed that if the braciug weather of the
mast few days should continue it will 5000
destroy the germs that cause the disease.
POLICE REPORT.-Last night was clear
and cool with five prisoners and nine lodg-
era at tn station house.
The Mayor this moraing disposed OF the
following case
Hugh smith, arrested by officer Nightin'
gill Tor being druak and disorderly, and a
white man, arrested By officer Price for dis
orderly conduct, were fined 81 80 each.
Harriet and Sarah Brackston, cclored
p;5is. arrested by officers Simpson and Ar
rington charged with stealing cabbage, were
discharged after being whipped By their
mother.
Jas. Scott, colored, arrested By officers
Sherwood and McCuen for cutting Silss
Harris, also colored, with q knife, was fined
$40 or given so days.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT Last night while
tbs "F. F. V" train No. 6, south-bound, on
the Midland road. was at a standstill about
Que mile north of Charlottesville 1t Was
struck by the rear portion of train No. %, a
south. bound freight, had which brokenin two
ana drifted back down grade. The csboose
and a freight Car were wrecked and the pl
lot of the passenger engine was broken.
Conductor Neal Taylor, of the "F. +. ""
train. who was standing near the track, see
ing q collision was inevitable, ran to escape
lpiury. and coming 10 contact with q barb
wire fence had one OF his legs badly scratch
ed. No one else was hurt nor was the dam
age great. The accident occasioned only q
short delay in the running of trains.
CORPORATION CoURT.-Judge j. 4. Al.
Norton presiding Sarah A. Gray vs.. 4 b.
Robinson, both colored suit for libel Ter
defamation of character; jury aud verdict
for plaintiff for $500.
Rosa Jackson. colored, vs.. Inland y Sea-
board Coasting Company suit for damages
resulting from the drowning of W.. b. Jack
son from the teamer ]. W. Thompson Jury
and verdict for plaintiff for $3.50 and COSTS
Cutler vs. Toner; decree for sale.
Ratclihe vs.. Rstcliffs; argued and submit
tod