Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-30
AFFAIRS INlALEXANDRIA
Two Young Men Brutally Assault and
Rob Farmer.
Other Local Notes of General and
Especial Interest to All Classes
OF PAople.

Thomas Henry and Harry Poss, two young
men of this city. were locked up in the sta
ton house last night charged with robbing
Mr.. Alex. McClintook, an old farmer, near
EdSos, a small station on the southern
railroad about three miles south of this city.
1t appears that when Mr.. McClintock was
on his way home he was escorted by the two
young men, who asked him II he could
show them place where they could obtain
lodging for the night. He volunteered to
snow them to place, and as they were
passing small strip of woods one of them
struck him, knocking him down. They then
bound and gagged him and tied him to
tree, and, after going through him, they
hastened back to the station and caught
freight train back to the city. When Mr..
McCHntock became conscious he managed
to unloose himself, and returning to this city
reported the matter to the police, who ar
rested Henry and Poss in a restaurant about
o CLOCK last night. Mr.. McChntock says
that they took between eight and nine dol
iarS ana pair of pants and shoes, which
ne had IN bundle Part of the money was
found, also the pants and Shoes in the pos
session or one of the men. This morning
Mayor thompson turned them over to the
Fairfax authorities
Ihe work of grading the ground on which
the new shops of the Southern railway are
10 De erected Is to be begun in few days.
me ground has all been plated. The plans
LOT the new shops are all completed, and
specifications for the buildings, left yester-
cay for Pittsburg, where he is to superin-
tend the building of the frames of the new
Duliolngs, which are to be constructed of
non with slate roofs, SO that they will be
ABSOLUTELY fireproof. The new round house
TO De built will be semi-circular in form,
ana Will have stalls for twenty of the
largest OF engines built. When this work
10 hat until
give employment to about 600 hands. This
will be an increase of 400 hands over those
no" employed in the shop here.
Will Ask Permission to Sell.
1t Is expected that at the coming session
of the state legislature a bill will be intro
duced giving the city and county of Alex
andria the power to sell at public auction
the court house and Jail property, which
Is now held by the city and county as joint
teLants, and over the possession of which
there Is considerable dispute. This plan, it
Is thought. will save the expenses of a law
suit, and settle the matter for once and all.
County Court.
In the county court yesterday, Judge D.
NJ. Chichester presiding. the attachment
case of George NJ. Clinedenst against Mat
thew Griffin was heard. The attachment IN
the case was abated and appeal noted, and
stay OF sixty days granted. Court then
adjourned until today, when the Hawkins
case VIII come up for trial.
Notes.
There are now fifty.two prisoners in the
city Jail, of whom eight or ten are the gam
blers convicted at this term of the county
court
Business along the river front is reported
very dull just now. but it is expected to pick
ty, dow x1,ha fIn by.iS
trade begins.
Today being St. Andrews day, special
communion services were held in ST PauPs
Episcopal Church al o'clock.
The Alexandria Water Company is having
mains laid on Oronoco street between AL
fred and Patrick.
Mr.. Thomas Murray left the city this
morning for Hampton, where he has ac-
cepted a position as drug clerk.
Mr. E. r. Boyer and wife of this city are
visiting friends in Orange p.-.-. ...