Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Receipts of -four 10 this city have
greatly increased during the past few
days, and Mr.. R.H. Hancock, the depu'
ty inspector, is being kept busy. Most
of the receipts are made from new
wheat
Thomas Cupid, colored, who, it was
stated yesterday, had struck Hannah
Beal, colored, with bottle on an e1-
cursion steamers wharf Monday night,
was fined $3.50 this morning in the Pc.
lice Court. According to the evidence
he did not use bottle on the woman,
but his fist. Cupid claimed he was at
tackled by several colored women.
Special Officer Baker, of the Washington
Southern Railway, yesterday took the names
of number of boys who are in the habit OF
jumping on moving trains to the station
house last night Great complaint is made
by the railroad people Of boys who are con-
tinually jumping on trains which pass through
Henry and Fayete streets. Subsequently
the boys were arrested and Mayor Simpson
dismissed them with an admonition.
Charles B. Davis, colored Of this city, who
va, arrested in SaratoIs day or two ago
charged with robbing Ike Thompson st that
place, has teen acquitted of tho charge.
Davis has instituted suit against Thompson
| for defamation of character.
| All the witnesses, including the chief,
lieutenant and ten privates Of the police
fOrce who were summoned to testify in the
Barnett Chichester arson case, at Fairfax
Courthouse, returned home last night.
Pat Raedy. the Washington pugilist, met de-
feat at the hands of Nick Burley. the lsnky
Californian, before the Spa Athletic Club, near
Washington, last night, in the twelfth round.
TIE fight went to Burley on foul.
Eliza Cant, co'ored, was convicted before
Justice V. NJ. Sellers, OF the county, yester-
day, of the larceny OF pocket book contain
ing 81. 80 from colored man, and was sem
fenced to sixty days in Jail.
Mrs. Amy C. Weech. Of this city, will speak
at the gospel tent this evening at O'Clock.
Mrs. Weech is very earnest and beautiful
speaker and never fails to interest those who
are privileged to hear her.
A row occurred on north Patrick street yes
terdsy evening between I'd Noble and Simon
Lee, both colored, the result of family row,
in width the latter came out second-best.
Mr.. Thomas Violet, employed at Messrs
Aitcheson Bros machine shop. had one OF
his hands seriously mashed by getting it
caught in some cogwheels yesterday.
A wagon belonging to Mr.. Julius Dreifus,
aud driven by an cd colored man, broke
down this morning at the corner Of Washing.
ton and King streets.
The brick work on Mr.. A. D. Brockett's
new building at the foos of Prince street has
been completed. The carpenters will 60 to
work at once.
A case of membrsnous Group is improving
re under The anti.toxine treatment Of Drs.
Jones and Gibson.
The Hydraulion engine will, it is thought,
be removed to its new house, on Patrick
street, next week.
Most of the river men are preparing for the
oyster trade which will begin in about two
weeks.
The excursion boats took small numbers
down the river to-day.
The temperature last night was cool and
pleasant.
Work at Sheridan's Point has ceased.
George E. Price & Co. will have for sale ct
their stands in the market tomorrow morn.
ing saltwater talors, trout, Spanish macker,
and spots.