Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-08
LOCAL BREyITIES.

The Royal street sewer is almost
completed.
a rainbow SPAWNED the northeastern
heavens this evening.
The steamer Tygert, which has been
overhauled in Baltimore, has resumed
her trips on the river.
A lady from Fairfax who came here
this morning lost so note shortly al
TER leaving her team at livery stable.
Mr.. W. II. Greenwell took his divi-
sion of Washington school to Washing
ton to-day sight seeing.
The purchasers of the Pioneer Mills
property are having the premises
cleaned up.
The planking of the new electric
railway bridge over Hunting Creek has
almost been completed.
Mr. Whalen has succeeded Capt. ].
d. Beach in conducting ferry between
this city and the opposite shore.
A marriage license was issued IN
Washington yesterday to John H. Dove
and Maggie Harrison, both of Fairfax
county.
The members of the democratic pre-
cinct committees are requested to met t
at their headquarters or Monday night
next
The market to-day was fairly well
supplied with everything in season and
there was a good attendance of both
buyers and sellers. Prices were about
the same as those Of last week.
Judge Keith has awarded a writ of
error in the case of c. f. Downs, con-
victed in Loudoun of an assault on a
colored girl and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary.
A verdict of mot guilty was render
cd yesterday in Washington in the case
of Police Lieut.. Amiss, charged with
assaulting William W Fowler during
the Grand Army parade on September
Goth.
Two COWS belonging to Mr.. w. P.
Graves came near being run over by an
electric car on Franklin street yester-
day evening. The COWS were tied to-
gether and the car ran over the rope,
III WV.
In the County Court yesterday even
Ing the jury in the case of l.. H. Grove,
indicted for an assault on his wife, re-
turned verdict of not guilty after be-
ing out but few minutes. The case
occupied two days and Hon. John
Goode assisted in the prosecution.
Early this morning the conductor on
a train, when near Schuler's barn, saw
a ooloreL man with bag on his back
and acting in a suspicious manner. The
conductor called TO him when he drop
ped the bag and ran off. The bag con-
tanned eight chickens with their heads
cut of.
Ferd., the son of Mr.. F. Knight, in
playing about the market this morning
caught his hand in door and literally
pulled off the first joint of one of his
fingers. He was attended by DR.. Jones'
This makes the third of Mr.. Knights
children who have lost finger joints.
It is believed but little criminal bust
ness will be transacted at the October
term of the Corporation Court which
begins on Monday. The only two cases
sent Oh 10 inc SiaHu Jul uuiIHS tue
three months were those of Sarah Nor
ris. colored. for forgery and Ben
Hughes. colored, for unlawful cutting,
In addition to the Baptist Church
and the stores of Thomas and String
Teller, which were burned at Culpeper
on Thursday night, large frame car
riage and wagon shop owned by w. A.
Morris. building in the rear and the
brick building owned by Mrs. F. N,
Latham and occupied by Mrs. ]. NJ.
Fraley as millinery establishment
were also destroyed. The stores of J.
NJ. Nelson &; Co., hardware; S. Diener,
clothingi Fray & Co., produce dealers,
and A. j. Armstrong, dry goods, were |
considerably damaged. The loss is be-
tween $4,000 and $40, 900; partially in
sured.
Steamed oysters at Brill's Opera
House Cafe, commencing tonight.
Lynnhaven Bays in all styles at moder-
n ia nriceS