Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-02
RAILWAY COLLISION The Chesapeake

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~ OF any importance. The heavy iron frame
work of the express engine was broken, the
truck displaced, and great hole smashed II
the tender. Tue tracks we're blocked for
s some time. The cause OF the accident Ii
said tn be the failure OF the air brakes on The
! G. & o train to work. The switch was Sc,
| for the Y NJ. freight train and had not been
changed to allow the G. & o train to take
lts own tracks, the & & D men think.
| ing that the O & o. train would come to g
stop when 1t reached the switch.
HIGH WATER.-The continued rains and
easterly winds have caused very high tides
in the river, and to-day the water covered
many OF the whsrves and ran up King street
almost to Union. 1t was thought that some
of the stores on the Strand would be hmm
dated at e pod tide, but such was not the
case, but it ia feared that the high tide to
night will flood the stores and cauee some
damsge. So far but little damage has been
done. There Ia strong current Ia the river
and much drift wood and other debris is be-
/ Ing carried down the stream. The river was
81 feet above low-water mark at Williams
port last night and left Its banks. Oonsidera-
BILE damage was dons to the repair work re-
Gently made on the G g. o. Canal.
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at Washington was caught of this city and towed
to the ship yard,
a HANDSOME TRAIN AND FAST TINE -
The Richmond and Dapville train from
Washington south via the Virginia Midland
road passed through Richmond Tuesday
night in consequence Of wnshont on the
latter road between Charlottesville and
Lypchhurg The train was run from Char
lottesville to Richmond oyer the Chesa-
,, peake and Ohio, 8 defiance of ninety eight
miles in two aud one-haf hours. 10 this
city 1t was switched on to the Richmond and
DanviIle and again and proceeded south
ward. An old railroad man who saw the
six vestibuled car which composed the train
said they we're the hsndsomest that had ever
bsen Ia Ricbmond.-Richnond Dispatch.
POLICE REpoRr.-Last night was cloudy
and cool, with two prisoners and thirteen
dodgers at the station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed OF the
following cases:
James PHILIPPE, for being drunk and dis
orderly, and Joe Webb, eolored. for an as
sault on Henry Anderson, also oolored, were
fined 50 so each.
Geo. w. CorbiD, charged with threatening
his wife, was put Under bond In the cum OF
$3.50 to keep the peace.
DEATHS Judge Richard 81. Stanton
died at Msysville, XIV, last week. He was
born In this city in 1872, and resided hare
until 1885. when he went to Kentucky. de
learned brick-laying. his fathers trsdP.
afterwards studied law and was admitted to
the MGysvile bar In 1889 He later was
elected to Congress-
Nj j4h s. Pi cher, wsll-known car
peuter of THE city, disd at his home on
upper Duke street last night.
ST. MARY's CHURCH FESTIVAL The St.
Mary's church festival was we'll attended
last night and all present spent pleasant
evening. L. ia exoected that the attendance
to night snd tomorrow night will b3 very
| large. The feature to night will be the
general rs H., The balIoting at the close of
the evening stood as follows: Lady's dis
moud ring, Miss Head %; Miss Murphy 10.
G ,ntlemsn's gold ring, Mr.. Lash 16; Mr..
| Norris 20.
CONFERENCES. Maryland Annual
Conference OF the Methodist Protestant
C1urch began Its sixty-third ssssioo at the
Lafayette Avenue Church In Baltimore yes
serday. Rev. VIM. M. S'raver was re.
elected president, snd Rev T. E O. u!bourn
Of Lyuchburg, secretary. Mr.. J. R. Cation,
If this oity. was appointed on the committee
| Oh foreign missions.
PROPERTY SALE.-Mr. J 1hn McCuen has
sold Mrs. Emma Doonelly, the house and
lot on the east side of Lss street, IL feet
south OF Duke street, fronting Al feet on Lse
| street by Sd feet 10 depth for 81 300.
ASK for bottle of Virginia Extra Pale.
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
A delightful hop was given last night at
I'LL har az unIl car