Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Judge Hughes Oh Saturday released
A. H. Keys, who had been fined and
sentenced to prison for 60 days for vic
lation of the internal revenue laws.
Charles Armor caused some excite.
ment in store on King street Saturday
by his drunken and disorderly conduct,
He was arrested and carried 10 the
station house in q wagon. His case
will come up in the Police Court to-
night.
A colored hoy named Coombs had q
narrow escape from death yesterday
morning on Fayette street. He was
hanging to the side of a moving freight
car when ne fell across the track. He
was struck by the brake beam of the
car and knocked from the track I'm
injured.
The old Bailey Homestead" which COM
prlses out thirty.one acres of land lying 9
short distance south Of Glencarlyn. on the
Fairfax county line, has been sold 10 Mr..
Moore. an employee Of the Patent Office, for
$1,700. 1t is understood that the purchaser
will remove the old mansion and replace il
with handsome new building. Thus will
disapper another OF the few remaining old
landmarks of Alexandria county.
Lieutenant Smith has received letter
from Special Officer Galligan, OF the Grand
Union Hotel, Saratoga Springs. making in
quiry about the character of Charles Davis,
cclored, of this city. The officer stated that
Davis had been arrested on the charge Of
robbing guest of the hotel. Davis resided
with his parents, when in this city, at No.
633 south St. Asaph street, and bore good
character.
AS Mr. Michael Dwyor was driving horse
up King street at rapid gait about 8 o'clock
yesterday morning he turned the corner OF
King and Washington streets too short and
one of the rear wheels of the buggy broke
nearly precipitating Mr. Dryer to the ground.
Bystanders caught the horse by the bride,
preventing what might have proven serious
runaway.
Tho fourteenth annual exhibition of the
Loudoun County Live Stock Association wi
be held at Leesburg August 25th and 25th
These exhibitions have always been inter
esting and every effort is being made to make
the one this year more so. George W. Holmes
is president, and Henry c. Sellmsn secretary
of the association.
George Cleveland, who was shot by Frank
Brawner on the Shooters Hill road fe"
weeks ago, and who had been at the In
Urinary ever since, was able to day to leave
that institution and go to the home of hi;
grandfather in the county.
AS the Jane Mosely was leaving her wharf
for Colonial Beach Saturday evening mar
in attempting to jump aboard after the gant
plank had been removed fell in the river
Hs was pulled out by deckhsnd.
The police report that there was more
drunkenness on the streets Saturday nigh
than has been usual for some time Severa
fights led to the arrest of the belligerents
but no one was injured.
The initial steps for the transfer Of the by
draulion engine 10 the companys new house
on Patrick street. were made this morning
Surplus hose and feed were the first articles Il
be transferred.
the Fern Leaf Club, colored organiza tior
of this city, gave an excursion to Motley Hal
to-day. The boat left from the foot of Wolf,
street, large crowd having boarded it.
Several members of the Big Four ani
Thirteen G ubs went on an excursion dowl
the river in the yacht Americas yesterday.
An immense flock of sheep. from Culpepe
for Arlington, paSso1 through tne slreetS neI'
before daylight yesterday morning.
The District Attorney in Washington say
the Commissioners of the District Of Colum
bia have no power to muzz.e dogs
Mr. J. 3. Chapman contemplates placing
| new windows in his store on King street ant
making other Improvements.
Glenua the little daughter of Mr.. W. F
Smith and granddaughter Of Mr. Edga
Lyles, died yesterday.
Albert Fisher was fined $40 on Ssturda!
for stealing clothing from Mr.. E. Goldsmith.