Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-29

contractors
Mr.. H. ? Hsnry, formerly of this city.
owueg OF the farm on which the battles OF
Manacs1a were fought, was 10 the city to-
deg.
POLICE REPoRT.-La5t night was clear
aYi mild Hith tgo p:ison1rj but no iodge's
st de station house.
TIE Mayor ihia m 1rning disposed Of The
following c2se:
Ben 3 onGheu, John Davis and Geo. Cie-
,nsnts, charged with taking horse and
pszop ron tie Market house. were hned
Il each.
wbits man, for bsrg drunk and disor-
de-, snd tor osgsut!ng an officer, was haeo
50
Fl ward Kent. oolored, for sn assault on
a child Of J. II NtcSens, also oolored Thos.
VASE gton and Dallas Washington. both
c5!ored. for riotous con iuct, and Joehua
Henry. c0ioT2d. for an assault on Jno. Bag.
gett, we're Gas6 81 SO each.
Rsu5en Washington, colored, fer riotous
conduct was snad IS.
Jas. H. Cook, suspicious character, wss
sent on Of the city.
Harriet Eseli, colored, charged with dis
orderly c3rduct, was discharged for want OF
evidence.
Several boys. arraa' ed for throwing stones
10 the street, we're dned 81 each.
4 harse, fouod rosning at large on The
stree, wss taken up by the police.
POSTAL SERVICE FOR PoToMAC RIVER =
an order gas issued Saturday from the
office Of the Second Assistant Postmaster
Generoi set i-hirg Oh July l q new steam
aoat aervce from FatiDlore 10 Washington
nv psy end river serving the following Of
icts: e.. Inieoes. ct. Msry's City and Valley
Lee Nd Bandicks, Lewis eta, Kiosale,
Lodge and Coles Point. Va, sod P.ney
Piont and Leorardstown, Md. The pew
.arvice will comprise three round trips Zach
duriug seven mon hs in the year from March
Ito Sertemhet so ard two round trips from
Oefcter ! to F bfuary IS. The contract for
this service bas bsen awarded the Msry Land
and Virginia Steamboat Company. The es-
tabiehmeut Of hjs service will be OF great
oeneG not onv to the offices mentioned. but
10 all OF he offices along the river end bay,
conuectiug by star routes with tie cfhces &C.
curing this steamboat service.
GRAKSM N KILLED About S O'Clock THE
morning sEo,ls efter 8 westbound freight
tram % rbe W & O oiTision OF the 4 u u.
K. r TAD psss-d Belmont Crossing, Z miles
essc CT Lacsburg, the truck box of one OF the
Cars broke sod let thu car down on the
Wneeis Mr.. z l. Clarke, the front brake
mao, vas thrown fron the Car, run over sn0
k;j0d, and NJ Murray Shelton, bridge
carpenter, BAD bis right srm cut. The car
vas siIs.tsacE<s.i s5 Belmont and the train
vent oc 10 Lso55arg. TIE body OF MIR
Clarke, wGioh was badly msnged, was
brought to this cijy sad prepared for inter-
ment. MIR. Clarke Was DU; % yeafs old enc
lived On Oconoco street near Alfred. He
wa- an industrious young maG, much be-
loved By all who kOew him, and has un!ime.
ly death was severe shock to his family
ana friends.
FAILED TO GET LICENSES 1t Is reported
that several liquor dealers of this city have
so fer failed to take ont their government
licenses, which are duo on or before the first
day Of July, aod that as the deputy internal
revenue coueolor here hss closed his books
aud forwarded them to Collector McCsull,
at Lynchbuse, those who have failed to Sc
cu5e their licenses will have &c 81 nd to Mr.
@cCs1!i ior them aud psy their hoenss tax
- LiHoahn'g Those 500 sail liquor after
vac l.si Of jay without license will bs
Aei0 as 7lo!ators Of he internal reyeaCe law.
BARN BURNED.-It was stated 10 the Ga
AdITE on Feiday that an unsuccessful TO-
ebn5'a7y ettsmDt had recently besn male
70 tu2n the Fesidence ard barn of Mr.. 3 l.
ni'son, Of tzlriax, G H. o. Fr,dsv uteat
more soccussfal attempt was m.de and
-ne DasH was burned t, the grou d.