Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-04

POLICE REPoRT.-Last night was cloudy
and cool With rain about IL O'clock. There
were ineen prisoners at the station house.
Ths following cases we're disposed Of at
the Mayors Office this morning:
Alexander Robinson, charged With enter
ing dwelling house, was ordered to leave
the CITY,
Waiter E;zsy, oolored, charged with steal
Ing bcEes, etc, had his case continued.
Jno. Kelly and Jas. Darrick, oolored
boys, for fighting In the street, were fined
81 each.
Martha Nelson, colored, for dlsorderly
conduct, end Jsmes Webb. Ed Lee, Ed
Price ard Dock Baltimore, oolore6, for dis
orderly conduct at the local depot, aud
Kylee and L yin Roberts. white boys, for
disordesly conduct on north Pitt strest,
we're fpe6 & each.
Dauuis Carter, cclored, charged With
stealing hat. was fined $3.50 for disordeily
cond3Ct.
TVa ghite men for fighting VIC g 6ued
81 so each.
Wm storoh for being Gsa-k and care
less'y driging through the e'tes- was fined
81 SO aed locked up till be 2ece.He sober.
Fi9 write women, ohsre. sub hasbor-
ing n aors, we're discharged.
Mysterious sHooTINa.-i. cut halt
past - 1881 ught, while rain was falling In
blind g torrents, and when all hopNs mea
were supposed TO be at home, a pitt shot
was ard near the intersection OF IL 7el
and Wilkes streets. This YES followed By
two m0ie 10 rapid succession, and uo;nr.s
or tw1 .erer two persons running end saik.
lug in muih ID tones, passed down towacd
the tunnel. Dillgent inquiry was mad this
morniOs ia attempts to ferret out thu mys-
tsry, though the, proved futile. and T. /,
supposed that the shooting was done by as.
gro misoresnts who had gotten into D diff
Guilty u the southwestern portion OF tbs
city The parties who did the shootlnY haC
doubtless bean CHASED by those With whom
they had had the trouble, and upon reaching
the fonodry at the corner OF Rovsl end
Wilkes streets. bad turned and fl I'd on
their pnrsueEs.
SICK IN THE WOODS "A eolored man
named n, Neuman. from near Mozley' g
POlnt, Prince Georges county, Md, was In
tbs city Today and stated that he had taken
to his nome for treatment @ white msn
named john Linch, SO years old, who for
the past month had been living In the woods
in that neighborhood. he Gays Ljnch has q
wife and three children, whom he ha1 left
90 account Of family troubles. Linen then
went to i've In the wocds, and icr The PISS,
month md subsisted or berries, &c Rs
Gently hs was taken sick, end whsn Neu-
man found MIN il tne woods he took him to
MS houe, whore he Ia now being cared for.
COUNTY LAND SALEs.-The following
ssles of county real estate recently made
have been reported to the GAZETTE; w:
J. G. Hcrndon to Sarah P. Grogsn lot in Boss
Ign FOR $2S1; W. E. Clark, trustee, to Lewis
summerglile one-fourth sore near Arlington post
office for 500 North West Alexandria Improve
ment Company one lot in their tract 10 s. w
Woodward for $500, aud ono lot to J. B. Miner
for $500 F storis Usnd and Improvement Com.
psny one lor in Fostoria for $3.50, and B. A.
Phillips 10 {. Y. Day seven acres in Washington
District Lear Wurder's cross roads.
Coon TEMPLARs. -Tsllsman Lodge held
pieasap! ADD Interesting meeting &C PSth.
ian Hal lsst evening" The officers recently
elected were installed by Lodge Deputy
Y. a. sten. assisted by MIR. Geo. 81. Hay
Gen, Lodge Deputy OF Golden Light Lodge.
The Lodge is In good condition. having In
itiated is new members during the last
quarter. 4 delegation will pay a visit to
dolden Light Lodge tonight, Ii being the
occasion Of The public installation OF the off.
GERS OF that lodge.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS. -The reculs,
monthly meeting of + E. Les Camp Con
lede'ate Veterans WAS held last evening
Commanded Smoot presiding. Two new