Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-25
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ANDRIA.
Woodward & Lothrop
10th, nth & F Sts., n. W.,
WASHINGTON. D. G.
of the war Col. Stsnhope was in COM
mand of Battery Rodgers, this city.

mand of Battery Rodgers, this city.
A citizen was in the neighborhood of
the Fayette street depot this morning
endeavoring to employ some colored
men to dig postholes. A number were
lettering around the neighborhood, but
they all plead other engagements when
asked to 60 to work.
VIM. j. Kingsbury, who, as ne rep
resents in bill filed in Washington
yesterday, is an old soldier and nearly
helpless, obtained marriage license in
that city last week. This week he
comes forward with petition for di.
vorce on the ground of fraud.
Alexandria Council Royal Arcanum
expect to have an interesting enter
tainment in the shape of their smoker
tonight. The degrees of the order
will be conferred upon several candi-
dates and addresses will be made by
leading members of the order.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to William B.
Walton, of Ashland, and NJ. Annie
Johnson, of Beaver Dam; James w.
Bartlett and Abbie F. Stewart, of this
city, and to Robert L. Kidwell and
Annie M. Beach, both of this city.
The steamer Tarpon, of the Mary
land and Virginia Steamboat Company,
of which Messrs. W. A. Smoot & Co.
have been appointed the Alexandria
agents, arrived here this morning from
Baltimore on her first trip on this line.
She will return to Baltimore this even
ing.
The colored Methodists of this city
contemplate buying all that portion Of
land lying west Of the National GENE.
terry for burial ground. 1t is said
that real estate men made the deal yes
terday. This lot lies between George
Peverill's farm on the west and Hunt.
ing creek on the south.
It is expected that the court in
general term in Washington will some
time this week render its decision in
what is known as the Potomac flats
case. This is the case in which some
forty-odd parties claim land in the flats
and on the river front from Easby's
Point to the arsenal grounds.
At st. Asaph yesterday Jockey An
drews was suspended from riding fol
any owner except his employer, Ben
nett Barnes, and the entries of Billy
Boy and Marguerite will be refused
pending an investigation into their in
and out running. Andrews is charged
with pulling Dana in the third race.
It's understood that the Washing
ton grand jury will return an indict
ment to-day against Eddy Desmond
jack Dempsey and Jack Offutt jointly
for robbing the safe of the Washington
Steamboat Company in March last
The name of Billy Williams will be
omitted from the charges. William:
will be one of the chief witnesses at the
coming trial.
Mr.. ]. T. Petit while engaged il
cleaning out the pump we'll at the cor
ner of Alfred and Pendleton streets
yesterday evening, found a chewiDs
gum slot machine, which had been re
GENTLY stolen from the drug store o
Mr.. W. T. Smith, at the corner o
Columbus and Princess streets, broker
open, robbed of its contents and thel
thrown down the well.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Rober
Elliott became frightened at an electri
car on King street, near Royal, thi
evening, ran off and slightly damage.
the buggy to which it was attached. 4
horse belonging to MIR. Cunningham, 0
Fairfax county, also ran off near tn
corner of King and st. Asaph street