Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-05
LOCAL BREVl'rIES,

The Alexandria Jail, which last yea
had seventy-six inmates, has tc-ia.
only ten.
Charles Hodge was arrested this af
ternoon charged with disorderly con
duct and fighting.
A marriage license was issued il
Washington on Saturday to George
Edward King of Montgomery county
Md, and Mary E. Hitchcock, Of Alex
andria.
Virginia Meade, who vas sent to the
peuiteatiary some years ago for being
in accomplice in the killing Of her nus
band, has been released and has re-
:. turned-to this city.
The annual session of tie Virginia
Bar Association opened at the Hotel
Cham berlin, at Old Point, to day. A
number OF lawyers of this city and vi
| cinity are in attendance.
The alarm of fire shortly before 6
o'clock on Sunday evening was caused
by the partial burning of small stable
on O;onoco street, near Payne, owned
by colored man named Gaskins. The
damage was slight.
Seret. Smith, with Policemen Will
liam Ferguson, Weston Atkinson and
Joshua Sherwood, will take their ten
days vacation, commencing to morrow.
Sergt. Smith and Policeman Ferguson
| will leave Wednesday evening for St.
| Georges Island.
Sparks from train on the Southern
Railroad ON Sunday evening set fire to
a large field OF stubble on Roberts's
farm, about mile west of this city.
Forty men were put to work to extin-
guish the flames, but almost the field
was burned.
The mayor on Saturday night ordered
the release Of Arthur Harper, colored,
who wss arrested some dsys ago on sus-
picion of stealing horse. Harper
claimed to have purchased the horse
from man named William Wright,
living near Culpeper. No such person
as Wright could be located at or near
Culpeper. The horse was turned over
to Mr. Joseph r. Fianigin, jr., of this
city, counsel for Harper.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Franconia
station. on the Washington Southern Railway,
about five miles below this city, on Sunday
night, between several coiorcd men, amorg
them a few from this city. Marshall Carroll,
of Franconia, was shot and seriously wound.
cd by Napoleon Jasper, Of this city. The pc
lice authOri les mere were notified of the &C.
currence. and requested to keep sharp look
out for Jasper, who is still at large. Carroll
was brought to this city and is being attended
to at the InIrmaIy.
The camp Of the Junior Light Infantry at
North West Alexandria was broken to-
day, and the boys have returned 10 their
homes in this city. The outing W not
success, the boys having suffered from heat
and been Inconvenience By the rain of last
night. A fight is said to have oc 'urred yes
terday among some of the boys the outcome
of a qua rel over the nature of their food.
Frederick NJ Eittenour, of No 815 King
street, while descending Shooters Hill yes
terday on bicycle, :ell and broke his collar
hone. Ho was also painfully cut and bruised
about his body. Dir Bittenour was removed
to his homo whe e he received surgical at
tendance.
Two men who passad this city yesterday
event 9 in a salbost for Washington stated
that they had been to River View, and that
white woman from Washington had been as
saulted there by negro, who had escaped,
though holly pursued by crowd of men.
party of ladies and gentlemen left here
yeaterday on tho steam yacht Samuel Sutton
to spend the Fourth on the rivsr. The party
stopped at several landings and greatly en-.
joyed the day, returning homo about $40
o'clock last night
Belle Haven Council Junior Order United
american Mechanics. held a meeting .st
night. at which the newly elected officers
were installed. Alexandria and Jackson
Councils of Mechanics attended the meeting
in body
Abort 70 colorod men have enlisted in the
army since the recciyi,g Office was opened in
this city last week The men paraded yes
terday headed by cOlored brass band.
r. F. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, held
their monthly meeting last night, but only
business Of a private nature was transacted.
Mr. E. Gray Bailey, ticket agent on the
electric rsilway, has resigned his position 10
accept position at Camp Alger.
The horse which draws the Hydraulion
hose carriage is out OF service, having been
prostratcl by heat on Saturday.
number of Alczandrians who had been
employed at the mule and wagon depot at st.
Assph nave lost their places.
The nfan; child of MIR. James Nudd died
at its parents residence on south Patrick
street yesterday.
COUNTY CoURT.--Judge j. N. Lore
yreSjdiD0 Cam Va T. ;werd Hath