Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-18

ton, and left In helpless condition on the
road. Mr.. Howe, who works for Mr.. Evans,
was married about three weeks since and
yesterday evening started to walk to his
home aboIt four miles back In the country.
Before leaving MIR. Evens's house he hsd
put In his pocket sos bis hard earnings,
which money he intended taking to his wife.
While walking along the road and when
about halt mile north OF Lorton station,
Mr.. Howe was set upon By two strange
neeroes, who knocked him dowD, bsat hin
and robbed him OF his money. They then
made off, leaving their Victim lying in the
road and 30 badly Injured that he had three
hemotrhsges from the lungs. Shortly after
5 O'Clock. and not long after the assault,
Msssrs Thornton Marshall and John Stiles
were walking slong the road when they
found Mr.. Howe in helpless condition.
They admlnisle cred to his wants ss best they
could, snd soon thereafter secured vehicle
and toe k him to the house of neighbor,
where be was made as comfortable as posi-
BILE. There Ia no clue to hls aEsailanGs.
PERsoNAL.-MIss Avernon Lyles, who
has bsen visiting relatives In Norfolk, has
returned to her home in this city, accompa-
MED by her little niece. Rosy Tsimyer.
Lieut.. 8. L Monroe Is oonhned to home
suffsripg from c wound on bis loot oaused by
stepping On nail In his store on Saturday
evening last.
Mr. E B Youmans, OF E mira, N. Y,
chief clark OF the Treasury D Department. IN
der President Cleveland, vas In The city
yesterday the guest OF Mr. John G. Beck.
ham.
DR.. T. M. Gibson ia in Montana where he
went to bring home bis brother, Mr.. Al.
Gibson, who has been quite Iii thsre.
Rev. VIM. Dinwiddie, formerly OF this city,
preached interesting sermons at the Ssc)nd Pres.
byterian Church yesterday morning and last
nj. hit.
Mr. Michael Fannon Will, walking across g
room at his homs on Queen street this mornir g.,
TIPPED and fell, sustaining painful I'M uries.
CORPORATION CoURT.-Judge K. III
Norton presiding.-Tne charter Of toe E
BROOKS Gas snd Electric Light Fixture
Company Was amended changing the name
to the E F Brooks CD and In some other
particulars.
Anumber of liquor licsnsss we're approved
and enc. W. E. Hammersly, refused. The
applications OF several persons for more than
one license were also refused.
Com. va Henry Cheshire, indicted for
highway robbery [; iary and verdict OF &C:
gut al.
The cases against Henry and Eliza Allen.
colored, indicted FIR infanticide, were con-
i.nucd
Court a6j uraed till tomorrow when the
casa of John Coplow for an assault on Mr.
q. Bsader, will be tried.
VEsTRYMEN.-The following gentlemen
were to-day elected veslry men OF St. Paul's
Church: John W. Green, John A, Dixon, A
Mclean, W. 81. Msrburv. Geo Johnston, P
B Hoop, J.. W. Hocf, NJ. D Corse, E. L
DaingerfeId, Herbert Bryant, John &
mmernan ard L w Rsid.
The following were e'ectsd vett'ymen CT
Christ Ohnrcb: Edward 8. Laadbeater, Pc.
tar Wise, Geo. VIM. Ramsay, L M. Black
ford, Wm. Gibson, David N Bust, Wash-
iagton Danenbower. Ash5y Miller, Wm. A.
Smott, and Hubert SnoHdsn.
TIE EQUITABLE LEAGUE OF AMERICA q
beneficial and fra efnal Organization,
adapted to meet the VANS ard necessities
OF those OF moderate means aud email To-
come. The maln features ut tbs order are
| i'm neiIate relief In oGse OF sickness or scoi-
dent. and liberal provision f,r total 6isabi ity.
| 10 order 10 make further preset ,tion f
| Its merits prominent gentlemen will address
| the people tonight at the Opera House re-
gsrding the OBI scts OF the fraternity. Ladies
are specially invited to be present.
DEATH oFA LADY Miss Sarah Douglass,
a we'll known and estlmab!e lady. Who bad
been click opg tisNe, died at her resioeaoa,
corner CT Dake and Columbus stresta, on
Saturday night Throughout her If. she
had developed those spiritual graoes which,
when she came to the sbore OF that river
which separates the mundane from be ce
lestlal, robbed Death Of bis sting, ard made
her long to become one of that great cloud
Of witnesses" who have THROWN eff the snf'
fsrlrgs al trsmmels OF mortality.
INQUEST. = d.. Purvis, the city coroner,
! will tonight hold an iigasst on thu la G
Outer B. Carter, the brakeman on the &. &
D. R r who was killed st Culpeper last
Friday, and whore body was brought here
that nleh, ard tu'isd from his late home Oh
south Henry street tbis evening A jury
tbis morning viewed the remslns and then
adjourned ii tonight when the crew OF the
train 90 which The unfortunate man wss at
work at the time Of the accident. will be lr
the city.
| BAIL RENEWED. The grand jnrv of Fair
lax county to-day indicted Mr.. G L Camp
ball for the killing OF a ]. Hill, coIcred, al
Falls Church on the "a b ultlmo. Mr.. Camp
bell, who is under bail. vas present aud biz
bell bond YES at opce renewed for his ap'
pssssnoe at the trial which was B1ed fol
the 2S l OF May.
PRKsBYTEbY : Tee Oheareike Presbytery
will hold LIS spriug meeting Ia the S cond
Preebyterlsn church of this ei , tomorrow
night at 80 O'Clock. and will be Ia session
for several days. The oreaiug sermon will
be preached BY Rev. Walter b. Robertson
the retiring Moderstor.
e FIsH.--sinoe Saturday about 800 shad
and 60 600 herring have arrived at Fish
tows. Shad sold st SIS S21 25 per hundred
and herring ct 81 501s5.50 per thousand.
The steamer Excelsior, it Is said, will he sold Al
public auction in Washington on the 9th,