Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-03


MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY
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hi. section warmer weather, southweaterly
rds fair weather.
loan NOTES There has been con.
.jssabla talk about Rich mond Terminal in
a.It treat for the past week in expectation
Of 40 advance. 20, Ill, =.
- and water lines, an increase of 2l7
l t1'b,o the past year. Last year was the
WI. IN which the company had surplus
over fixed charges.
Owe :. IA nropable hat during the current year
- 4 ling debt of little over 81 GOO GOO
wv 1sn bs further reduced by the with
1.apal of soma securities. The company
soow left 8 comparatively small amount
IAs.scnritles which it could withdraw to ad.
Uantaos and /; will require an extensive
5.v.Iouments OF the properties which 1t con.
wi, hefore their surplus earning power
o,n ba largely increased. OF these the
WANNA Midland is by far the most i'm
liant Although 1t now earns but little
rrar ia fixed charges Ito business is grow
,or "a fat as tnat Of any road 10 the
sootb and 1t can hardly fail to keep on
doinc 40 for the Piedmont Air Line Is the
n,ain Trunk lioe of the South, and its equip
mani has been largely added to and its
n,otiye power largely increased during the
nas, wear By the demand of It's Increasing
business.
DEATH OF w. W. BoYCE Hon. VIM.
Waters Boyce died at his home near traC-
conis. Fairfax county, this morning, after
long Illness. aged seventy-two years. Mr..
Rovce was born in South Carolina 10 1878,
and represented that State In Congress for
s,T caats. resiening his seat In that body
chen the State seceeded 10 1861. He was
not an original secessionist, but when his
STATE withdrew from the Union be devoted
ali hja energy 10 the success OF the Confed.
arscy and serVed as member of the Con-
f.defate Congress from the beginning to the
end OF the war. Mr.. Boyce was we'll known
Throughout. the South, and after the failure
Of the Peace Conference 10 1854. wrote an
ooen letter to Mr.. Davis urging him to make
peace on the beat terms to be obtained Tor
ire South. Alter the war Mr.. Boyce moved
with his family to Fairfax county, aud for
a numbsr of years practlced law before the
goprsme Court 10 Washington. DE was
the father In law of Mr.. r. W. Galliard, OF
Fairfax.
MADE OFF WITH WAToa-The Lynch.
burg AdUance says: "On Friday n'gnt 3
hungry fat man applied to E F. Stratton. q
atemsu on the Virginia Midland railroad, Tor
money to buy his supper With. Stratton,
impressed by the strangers geniality ana
appearance of sobriety, took him home, ieo
him and lodged him for the night. Inc
next morning be came down the street Win
MS guest and, standing on corner Win
some friends, drew out his watch ana re-
marked be would like to sell II. The stran'
per took 1t from bis hand and remarked he
would sell it for him. Stratton being eI'
tremely near.sighted did aot see that his
fat friend was going OH with his properly
unit! be got nearly block away. He then
saw him 20 into McGraw's bar room on
Main street. He Immediately gave chase
and found the fat man hsd gone through the
rear door and climbed the back fence and
made for parts unknown. The police are
now trailing him. The fat man gave his
name as Penny, haillng from Alexandria"
POLICE REPORT.-Last night was cloudy
and cool with two prisoners and two dodgers
ut the station house.
The mayor this morning disposed OF the
following case
Richard Cooper and Geo. Boston, both
colored, arrested by Il. Smith aud officer
Taylor charged with breaking into the store
o. Mr. W. 2. Graves. were sent on to the
grand jury.
Joo Cross, colored, arrested by officers
Belts and Brenner for an assault on Harrl-
son Lvles, had bis case continued.
EhjAh Morris. colored, arrested by officers
Davis and McCuen charged with fighting,
was dismissed for want of evidence.
a number of children, boys and girls, ar
rested by officer Arlington charged with
di.orderly conduct. we're dismissed.
MR AGNEw.-A letter from Washington
to the Richmond Dispatch Gays:
"Mr Park Agnew, the wellknown republican
Of Alexandria who made the race for Congress in
the Eighth Virginia district. against Ger. W. 81.
F. Lee in talk with the Dispatch correspondent
said Friday that there wasn't republican north
of Mssou & Dixon's line who knew as much about
Southern interests ss he knew of the interior OF
Africa. Mr. Agnew, who is such respectable
man, is being accused by some of the irresponsible
local republicans Of Ale1sndria Of not being re-
publican in spite of the fact that in national sf-
fairs he has voted the ticket right along. Being
3 very independent man, Mr.. Agnew doesn't en-
dorse the local trash in Virginia, and they howl
st him. Like all sensible republicans in the
South MIR. AgneW knows quite well tnae tue poi
lev of the republic IN leaders in Congress in regard
to the South will not do, and truly does no say
that these Northern republicans know nothing
about the condition of affairs in the South
COUNTY CoURT.-Judge D. II. Chichester
presiding. vs. Thomas Taylor. VIM.
Msrlow, Fred Butler, ]. R. Bowen, John Murray,
Richard Norriss, Vim. Rsu.h and 10. Beach.
was continued for defendants until next term OF
Court.
canias pro fine: fne paid and person released
Com VS.. Fannie Mitchell; fine and cos paid
Au order was made allowing 300 additional
for each district in the county Tor road purposes
aud uron motion of the Board OF Supervisors it
was ordered that the old turnpike road, known as
Georgetown and Fairfax turnpike, be retained at
80 feet width for county purposes.
Com VS.. Grant Smith, indicted for unlawful
assault: Jury, and verdict Of guilty and punish
ment liked st one year in the penitentiary Judg-
ment suspended to allow prisoner to apply for