Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-25


cjsllv portions Of Royal and Pitt streets.
KIag street from Washington almost to Roy
Al AS flooded, tbs wafer in some places
0ohyosroipc the Sidewalk and entering GEL
lars while 6ry-goods boxes, eic, we're
ass5ed aud ca. sied some distance.
A. the intersection of Royal and Wilkes streets
there was veritsbe flood, the water covering
the street and rushing in torrent into the raj.
rosd tunnel, through which during the height Of
the storm boat could have been rowed. The
tsu 7srd ditch and Its tributaries boiled and
snrg,d with the huge volumes of water raised in
them aud which wore emptied into Hunting
creek Some damage is reported to Sewers &C.,
in various portions of tho city. There were rains
at intervals to-day, and the weather is now
much cooler. Bone good tolka, laboring under
more credulousness than Intelligence, sscribe the
puyial conditions to tho rainmakers now expert
menting in certain portions OF the country.
THE GRoCRas' ORGANIzATIoN.-A meet
log Of ne retail grocers was held last night
at he B ard o, Trade rooms to organize
protective association In accordance wi
the called published in~the GszETTE There
wee abeut twenty retail gre GERS present.
though the larger dealers were not repre-
sented, nor did their names appear on the
call it being stated that some of such were
absent from the city while others had the
matter under consideration.
NJ. Robert Elliott WAS chosen chairman
and read the call for the meeting which was
signed By IS retail grocers
Mr.. Robert Graham was chosen secretary.
He read constitution and series OF bylaws
for the government OF the association which,
he said, were about the same as governed
similar ORGANIZATIONS elsewhere. These pro-
hib. under penalty the sale OF goods on
credit by any member 10 any person whose
name appears on the delinquent list" fur
pished by the society. The constitution
and bylaws. after few alterations. were
adopted.
The name select. d was. The Retail Gro
oers' Protective Association of Alexandria,
Va. and objects set forth are: To more
closely unite the retailers of thls city; TO CO.
operate for the common benefit Of all TO
abste trade abuses; to disseminate usefol
information to assist the members In col
lectire delinquent acoonnts to protect them
against irandulen, customers and TO furnish
the mem ers through secretary, delin-
quent lst once month, whenever reques'
ted.
Chss 0. Pullman was elected president
Robert Elliott. vice-president; w ?. Graves,
treasurer: Robert Graham, secretary, sad
J. T. Cook. ~ 8. ToWson, 0. Nogent and
Thos. Dowuey, dtrectors-one from each
ward.
The first Monday in each month was Sc
lected as the time OF meeting.
A committee wss appointed 20 walt on all
retail grooers In the city, who are not mem
bers OF the association. and invite them to
become such,
The meeting thep adjourned till :. Monday
night next.
PoIICE RsPoET.-Lasr night was rainy
and MID, with seven prisoners and tvs
dodgers 81 tbs station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed OF the
following cases:
Two mon. for disorderly conduct, were
dned-ooe SIS, and the other 50 80
VIM. Lucas, colored, and James Hugh
lett for fighting, and Geo. Chichester
charged with disorderly oonduc', and Henry
McIntosh, for violating the police regula
.ions at the local depot. we're dsmissed with
reprimencs.
Two young men, for being engaged 10 the
row on north Lee street on Saturday night
last. go.s aned-one $40, and the other
$3.50
Two Waite mon, for keeping vicious dogs
we're fined 81 each, and the dogs we're or
dered to b killed.
Lawrence Mccain. the captain OF a coal
barge. for an assault on Matte Cuttings, wa
fined $40 The woman, vino oeme here OF
coal barge In the same tow with MeOaupt
barge. ets ed that the istter asked her t.
weik 9Th him, and hat while doing so hs
assaulted ard caoked her. When arrested
McCaln was found hidden away OF the tuf
in which he expected to leave this city, a
Q o'clocz he vas still held at the station
house. not having psld bic fine.
Franz Brgspt, oolored, for an assault OF
Lizzie Davis, also oolored, was tined 81, 81
was s!s9 the complainant.
The cvners of Is dogs were fined 10
keeping dogs without licenses.
DEAD.-Captain W. q. Brookes. who hat
been suffering from complication OF dis
eases fer the past year or two, den 3. nj
residence, ou south Lse street, iase n'gh
about hali-psst ter O'Clock. The deceased
cams 30 this cits ten or twelve years as
asd had charge Of the furnaces OF 'he eoto
mac Manufacturing Company while the Ia,
ter were endesvoriDg 20 demoaetra'e the a,
legged utility of the vapor tuei process. a.
ter that company bad suspended opers'ioo
Capt. Brookes organized the Eureka eore'
Bolt Works, and later was identified with
company which Ia endssvoring to demon
strate the feasibility Of using petroleum to
locomotive fuel. About year ago the de
ceased was stricken with paralysis and To-
some weeks lay in critical condition
When be left HE bad he was but wreck o
bis former self, and OF late had been almos
Q helpless invalid The deceased was In th'
federal army during tho war and received
wound In the head st the battle of Gettysburg
which in late years had superinduced an absce.
On tho brain. This had doubtless been the pri
mary cause OF the heart trouble, rheumatism
paralysis and the other ailments which had sine
developed. He was fifty three years of sge ant
leaves wife, aud an adopted daughter.
Work OF erecting the new ferry house at th
foot of King street has been commenced.