Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-10
AL E. XA ND IA.

REAL ESTATE TRAEsFKRs.-The following
transfers of real estate in the city of lexan,ria
tor the month OF September are reported by
Green " Wise, real estate agents Lot on
Washington street. 80 feet west of jefferson
street, 20 by so feet; VIM. ii. Muir and ux TO
mary y. Moore, $50. Lot on west side OF Pat
rick street, ~ feet inches north Of Cameron
street, IL feet inches by 81 feet; Geo. Walker
and ais. to j. w. Grimes, $500. Dwelling and
lot on east side of Washington street, Is feet
inches north OF Duke street, % feet by 1l2 feet
inches; l.. j. Lloyd to Richard Lloyd, al 900.
Dwelling and lot on north side of Prince street,
y feet inches east OF Fayette street, 40 by 122
feet; u. Wheeler and NIX. to 5. Bernheimer, 800.
Lot on west side OF Lee street, al feet inches
south of Princess street, Il feet inches by l23
feet inches; Sanford Brown and Tx. to John
McCuin, 900. Lot on north side OF Jefferson
street, 40 feet east of Fairfax street, 50 feet 5
inches by los feet inches; also, two lots adion-
ing on the west; f. s. Jaffrey I& Co. to j. III,
Kobey, $500. Lot on south side OF Wolfe street,
20 feet west Of Washington street. "A feet 10
inches by 1914 feet inches; Ann Green and ais
to Michael Lynch, 81 800. Lot on north side of
Queen street, 1874 feet IL inches east of Fairfax
street; Z. A. Violet &C., to r. g. Guy, $3.50.
Lot on northeast corner of Pitt and Ouesn
streets; auditor OF Alexandria city to Samuel II.
Jsnney. $500.
HORRIBLE COAL OIL ACCIDENTAL colored
woman named Betsey Ward, wife of Randall
WaTd-who works at the brick yard of Tucker
u Lucas, and lives Immediately opposite the
entrance gate of the Catholic burying ground
was burned 80 dreadfully yesterday evening by
the explosion OF the coal oil lamp she was filling
that she is not expected to live. There was ms
one in the house at the time but herself and her
two small children, and when her husband
returned she was lying on the floor with her
clothing entirely consumed, aud the flesh on
her bo0y, from her knees up to the crown of
her head, burned to a crisp. DIR. JOhD-on rem
dered such surgical assistance as could bs az
f0Ided, and she was still alive at two O'Clock
this afternoon.
STREET RAIL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are being
made for holding public meeting next Thurs
day night, for the purpose of raising a fund
with Which TO Tecommence the running OF the
cars on the street railroad. $1,000 j. the sum
requiTet-to be raised by the sale OF fare tickets
of which about one thousand has already been
subscribed by the following named parties: j.
Il. Creighton, Geo. Wise, Henry Strauss, G..
Bril-, +. Is. HOoe, H. Cook, S. Dealham, F.
Pan, Steiner ~ Yohe, :. T. Coleman, Rev. j.
y. Johnston, X. L. Carne, P. G.. Uhler, Il. H.
Janney, Geo. Hutton. f. s. Leadbeater w. j,
Booibe, w. +. Creighton, and II. w. S. Barker
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.-While two colored
men-Gcorge Dyer and George Newman-were
cunning on the farm of MIR. Edward Powell in
this county, this morning. the former accident
ally shot the latter, woundlng him IN the face,
hands and legs, but not injuring him seriously
MIR: \. A. SINcLAIR, deputy clerk of the Cir.
cult Court of Alexandria county, has resigned
that position in order to give his uudivid at
tention to his duties as commissioner of &C.
cOunts.-Gdzette, 9th.