Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-22
Affairs i'm Alexandria.
REPORTED FOR TIE S,dr.l


NEW TAX BuLS.-Clerk Cation, or the com
mon council, who by law is tax -bookkeepeT o.
the city. VIII deliver to Nessrs HUI and Fields
tax collectors. TO day the tax bnls for lssI.'S2
These bills are several thousand IL number anG
aggregate about sI2, 600. Upon sIch bills as are
paid before the lst OF July discount OF ten per
cent is allowed.
MIR. BURKRs sCAsY-Commonwealth's q Attor-
ney Burke came before Mayor Smith yesterday
afternoon on warrant for firing a pistol In the
street. &c. MIR. b. said that the pistol was dis
charged accidentally, and he was fined s., and
gave bond IN $500 TO keep the peace.
LITERARY EXERCIsEs.-The annual literary
exercises OF the Fairfax and Blackburn Literary
societies OF the Episcopal High School, near
thls city: took place last night, and were
STATE TEACHERS INsTITUTE-A consid 'rable
numcer or the public school teachers here Will
attend the Teachers Institute, conducted under
the auspices OF the superintendent or public
instruction. number OF white teachers will
at.eDo the institute at Front Royal; and all the
colored teachers except one, with some coiored
teachers from Washington. Will attend the In
stttute at Hampton, near Fortress Monroe.
SALE OF Lor.-Willis Randolph has pur-
chased from Laufison LeyiSon, or 81. Louis for
$50. lot OF ground 25 by ia feet on Franklin
street. short distance west OF Alfred street.
LITTLE LoCALs.-Msjors Smith and Burgess
and Capt. Reed Will be the judges az the cadet
medal drill 10 morrow aiternoon.-The Alex
open-8lr concert this Week.-Mrs. Stella At
We'll graduated at the Mount Vernon IsUituue
yesterday alteTno0n.-A number OF friends
called ST the residence OF DIR. James Entwisle.
on ROYAL street, last evening and surprised
the lady OF the house by a celebration or her
semi ceDjeDniaL-JuStice Thomson this
morning Issued warrant On A. Solomons
charging oisorderly conduct.--The station
hcuse is quiet, and the police docket blank this
morning.
CHARG. OF EMBEZZLEaEHT DISNrssED.-
Albert Bowling, young white man, was
charged In the Police Court this afternoon,
With the embeZzlement of $40 from Richard L.
Cropley. who stated that he is fn the brick
business, and Mr.. Bowling has been In his
employ as a clerk for nearly five years; that
last February Mr.. Dowlfng sold Is 900 bricks,
at 81 per thousand. to Patrick Hogan, and
entered the sale on the books as 10 600 bricks
al IS per thousand and turned over $40 to Wit
ness, stating that there was SO still due on the
BILL which witness tried to collect from Mr..
Began, and he Hogan showed receipts to the
amount OF 500 and said that there was moth.
Ing due On the bricks. Mr.. Dowling testified
that lie turned over all of the money 0iOO
that he received for the bricks and that some
Items are erased from the books. and the rea.
son that the entry was made 10000 bricks AZ
% per thousand instead OF q 900 at a. per
was TO mislead customers as To the
price OF bricks. The court remarked that there
was great conflict In the testimony. and it
was shown that MI. Cropley had forgotten 10
make certain entries, ana probably took the
80 for $40. He thought thai Mr. Cropley made
an honest mistake In this case, and even TAX
lng into considration that the defendant
onered 10 settle the matter with MT. Cropley.
nc (tne courp would oiami0 the case