Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-24

RIVERA meeting OF the voters OF Arlington
was he'd at the school house, Arlington, last
night, MI John B. Syphax chairman and Ttb
nett Allen secretary: Upon motion OF w. II.
oftces were requested to address the meeting.
square Benz. Austin led of, stating that he
was candidate for the clerkShip; the people
lnew his political principles, and II elected be
would ny to I'LL the position with credit aud
II tn duce such reforms as would be beneficial
10 the whole county. Sheriff w. c. Urbirt was
car didate for the nomination for the clerkship.
and announced his af1il1attOn to the principle.
OF TIE republican party. q. D. Smith an
I. Holmes and wash c. Reeves announced
themselves as candidates for the Office Of COM
missioner OF the revenue. Speeches were made
py ROBERT Smith; Jas, Henry Robinson. Rev.
lard, favoring Benz. Austin for county clerk
ana Ii. ID. Smith. for treasurer. Mr.. Geo. Pal
1ant ANNOUNCES 1fmself as independent candi-
dates for sheriff. Mr.. Robert Hopkins, OF Alex
andria, also addressed the meeting.
the announcements made by so old and thor
0ugnly reliable firm as that OF Barbour &
AamInon, wholesale agents for the new brand
aEd lor the famous st. Louis brands known "a
the "RoyaI' and Harvest Queen.n-the latter
2 choice Wisconsin -four; the sIdelwiss," an
ern extra In addition to these they osfer
twelve different brands Of the finest whistles
In the MARKET.
TIE PUBLIC SCHOOL ExAMINAT1oNs.-Yester
Gay the public school examinations were in
progress, and the third grade schools, white
4hd eoio,ed, were examined by superIntendents
ard supervising principals in spelling. The
1ouitn grades were examined to-day, and the
s sten gfaaes WIN De examined tomorrow. The
SKID, seventh and eighth grades VIII be exam
lied On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week. The oral examinations OF the cOun-
~ schools will be closed on Wednesday
TIE NUXBER OF DEATHS reported In this Di-.
tr1ct during the week ending april 10, was 80, or
~ the rate or % Is per loo per annuLn. The
death rate was 81. so per l. 010 per annun for the
White, End "A for the colored population
Principal among the causes were consumption,
pneumonia, olphtheria ard bronchitis There
were seventeen marriages, ten OF white and
seven Of colored couples; forty-seven birth 4
twenfy-seyen OF white, and twenty of cOlored
children.
DEEDS IN FsE have been filed as follows
Mary j. Raglan TO Alexander Guild, part of lot
/, SO. 5es; s. Alexander Guild 70 Mary j. Ra-
gan. part OF lot l, So. $685. s.. NJ. w. Beveridge
10 W. B. Moses, lot "a and part of 80, So Co. 1901
So $50; s3s7 &c. g. Larcombe TO Morris Keirn
part Of lot &, block 2. CT Eifingham Place: s.
Henry Rochat to j. W. Piiling, lot 20, So "A
$500.
THE MAIDEN AND The YOUNGsTEK AND THE
TAR.-Halter Singleton, cabin boy On the L
s. steamer Passaic, lying at the navy yard, was
arrested yesterday on the complaint OF Johi
Riley, who charges him with having written &c
him (Riley) 10 the name of Mary Rein, do
n este In the family Of Capt. Graham. pretend
Ing TO be In love with him (Rileyl, by which he
obtained so. The case was continued under
bonds.
ALEXANDRIA FISH MARKEr.-The Gazette last
evening says:-The receipts at the fish marke,
since yesterday have considerably Increased
both In shad and behring's. They amount %
5,oeO shad, which brought 1aSS per hundred
and 100000 behring's, which brought IS Del
thousand The glut herring have begun to 40.
pear, and fishermen and those interested arr
sanguiIe OF good fishery yet.
TEE RED "'Cr OIL advertised by the company
OF that name In Baltimore, and for sale bJ
grocers In this city, Is remarkable for its iilu
mlnating quality and purity. It's color Is
onght RED which cannot be aduiterated with
Gut changing the colOr-in which the paten
conslS's-and which establishes its non-expio
sive and Illuminating character t
TIE GRAND JURY to-day found Indictment.
against BENJAMIN johnson, burglary and lar
ceny; John smith, petit larceny; John Bowen
assault with intent TO XIII. They also recon
nero the dismissal Of Elizabeth Frazier. ALA.
LIE carroll, alias Joyce, charged In two case
VIII gIand larceny she having been committed
TO the Insane Asyl um.
THER1 Is NO DOUBT of the fact that the Rows
and Chfidren'S Clothing that Messrs Saks q "a
o1er are superior, In make lit and materials. I,
nine-tenfhS OF others, while the prIceI are a
low as the lowest. =