Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-16
ALEX ND Ri A.

TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE.-The follow
ing transfers OF real estate in this city, for the
month OF January, 1874, are reported by Green
X Wise, real estate agents: Lot on west side Of
fayette, I6 feet inches south Of Cameron
street. 20 by so feet. VIM. Hamersley to J. F.
Hamersley, $500. One-sixth interest in lots in
square, bounded by Cameron, Henry, Patrick,
and Queen streets. Chas. Mankin to l.. +.
Skidmore, S25l. Lot on the west side of st.
Asaph street, IS feet north of Gibbon street, 10
by 123 feet inches. T.. Perry and others to NJ.
Murphy, $3.50. Assignment of leases for 80
years upon Pioneer Mills property. Q. Van
Hoffman to John III. Russell, $50, 800. Interest
in house and lot on the west side of Cameron
street, between Royal and Fairfax streets, 20 by
100 feet. Lot on north side of Cameron ~
inches by III feet 3 inches. Lot on east side of
Royal street 149 feet, - inches north of Cameron
street, feet inches by 126 feet inches. Lot
on the east side of Royal street. liz feet, 81
inches north of Cameron street, 81 feet inches
by 123 feet inches. X. NJ. Lawson, to Anthony
Lawson, 5000. House and lot south side
OF Prince street, between Patrick and Henry
streets, q feet by IS feet inches. s. Ferguson
Beach commissioner, to X. III. Stabler, trustee,
S2,i25. House and lot on north side of Duke
street, between Columbus and Alfred streets,
19 by SO feet q. Robinson and wife, to P. Kee-
gan, 81 $50. Interest ia lots bounded by Pat
rick and Cameron streets. T.. w. Mankin aud
VIE, to Charles Mankin, S225 Interest in lots
bounded by Patrick and Cameron streets. X.
500.
EAST ALEXANDRIA RAILRoAp.-The cut
ferry slip has been completed, and one track
laid thereon. The other track will be laid on
Monday. The pile driver will finish its part OF
the work TO day, and trains will be run, it is
thought, the latter part of the coming week.
The transfer boat will be here in a few days
Sentinel, l4h inst.
The FISHING SRAsoE.-Nearly all of those
who will be engaged in the fishing of 1874, seine
haulers and packers, are making preparations
Tor an early commencement of operations, and
old hands in the business anticipate a prosper
GUS season. Mr.. CawoOd has been engaged for
some time past at Foulkes'; Mr.. Gibson, as has
been stated in the Gazette, has taken his outfit
down to Mattoax; Capt. Guy will soon have
Monkeys Point equipped, and most of the other
shores on the river are being put in condition
for fishing.
NEW CLUB.-A club called the Whisky
elected at the grocery of Martin Lawler, near
the bridge pump, on Thursday night, one of the
bylaws of which is as follows. Each member
shall pay fee OF ten cents a week, and no
member shall receive anything from the club
for sickness unless the sickness shall result from
then be recompensed with two drinks day for
ten days.
SUIT AGAINST A RAILROAD CoMPANY.-It is
the intention of Mr.. W. F. Henderson to eater
suit in the corporation court on Monday next
against the A. & W. Il. K. company for $40. 600
damages, 900 because their conductor put
bim off the train on Monday, though he offered
ticket purchased on Saturday, and for being
again put of on Wednesday because he would
not give up his ticket until he had been provid-
ed with a seat. X. L. Merrick OF Washington,
VIII, II Is said act as counsel Tor Mr.. Henderson
for a contingent fee.
Mrs. MASON, wife of the late James NJ. Ma
son, former Senator from Virginia, died at Ga
rens, near this city, this morning, after An ILL
ness OF twenty months.-Gdzeffs, 10, ms.