Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-05
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
! CHURCH lMPROvEMENT.-Thei improvements at
| ST. Marys (Catholic) church are approaching
completion. The walls have been raised six
1eet and circular lights placed above the Gothic
arched windows The ceiling, formerly arched,
mas been made square, making the church six
Ieet higher on each side. The former semi-cir-
GUAR sanctuary has been extended entirely
across the eastern wall of the edifice. and the
small sacrlstles at the corners are taken away.
Ihree asles in place of two have been made
one IN the center and the others beside the
walls. The side galleries have been shortened
some of the pews made smaller. and the entire
interior OF the church mOderniZed under the
supervision of Mr.. Philip Dwyer the architect.
VINO constructed st. DOminic's monastery in
| Washington.
THE TELEPHONE TRANsACr1oN.-Tbe pronosal
TO establish telephone exchange here will
| either become effective or be abandoned before
the close OF this month. The Southern Bell Tel
ephone Exchange Co. have ordered ninety poles.
~ or 30 feet high, for use i'm this city as soon as
franchise to use the streets is granted by the
city council. The council has heretofore granted
rights OF way along certain streets to the pro-
pretors OF MOrse's Electro-M Magnetic Telegraph
III 1910, TO the Washington and New Orleans Tel
eglaph Co. in 1867. to w. S. Morris and others
IN Looo and to the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Co in 1876. The result of these grants leaves
an the poles now up in the city in the possession
Oh the western Union Co. 1t is understood that
the Telephone Exchange managers will nse the
present telegraph poles where practicable but
that they have found such an indispOsition to al.
10" the use of private roofs and walls for teIe-
snapll CRACKERS that 1t Will not be possible to
run the wires elsewhere than on the streets. As
an illustration of the unwllingness OF citizens
TO allow their houses to become supports of
wires, it is stated that a recent extension of
private telephone from the Southern Methodist
cnurch to the bedside of an invalid lady who
wished to hear the sermons at her own house
the proprletors of nearly all the large buildings
refused attachment, and the telephone could be
made only by attaching it to stables. out-buld-
ings &c. The city council meets Tonight IN
take action On the subject.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.-The granting of permits for |
the public schools was begun this morning at |
Peabody hall by Mr.. Hubert Snowden clerk of |
the school board. who granted several hundred |
permits. Inc granting OF permits for the white |
schools will be continued until Thursday. and |
the residue of the week will be occupied in |
granting permits for the colored schools There |
We're taught in the public schools last year over |
WE'VE hundred Children There is promise of |
considerable Increase during the present school |
year; and If SO. two new schoOls-one for white
opened wan w
MAYORS OFFIcE.-The mayor continues to see
That the Sunday law does not fall into disnse
To-day three or urliquor dealers were brought
up charged with keeping open bar YESTERDAY
Their cases will be disposed of at later hour.
=, CORPORATION CorRT:-Judge Chiffon opened
the September term of the CORPORATION conrt TO-
day. It's entire business will consist of motions
LII civil cases. and there will be no jurv
, REPORTERS NoTES.-ThOugh the streams
hereapouts are running low there is no likelihood
VI wafer famine here. Alexandria has water
pureI ana In greater abundance than in any
0ther OF the Virginia cities. Rev Father De
ollie, late of Trinity church. Georgetown
ehtefed upon the assistant Passionate of the
catholic !, church here Yesterday. The boy. Jas.
reese, shot through the hand near Mt. Hybls.
talxfax county, yesterday, is doing well
seven coal vessels passed down this morning.
SECOND ESCAPE OF MARTIN. THE MrRDrprp
" H. +. Martin, a desperate of southwest Mis- |
souri,, under sentence to be hanged. jumned
hrough the window of passenger car while
ascending Dixon HILL on the st. Louis and San
francisco railroad, about two o'clock yesterday
morning. and at last accounts had not been |
captured. He was in charge of Sheriff -GooGau ! 8
II Lebanon, who is now in pursuit OF him with |
posse of men. Martin is the man who was !
esued from Lebanon jail last November by
.oung niece of Sheriff Wilson, named Maggie
wilson, who fell in love with the murderer while
e was IN jail and ran away with him after she
lad effected his escape. They were recently r
ound in east Tennessee by Sheriff Goodall, and
we're being returned to Lebanon when the sec
nd escape was made. Martin was handcuffed
Then he jumped from the car, but as he knows
he country well and has many friends all
through that section, the chances are largely
galnst his capture. The girl was taken on to u
.ebanOn.
THE SPRAGUE LITIGArIoN.-Th The supreme
curt at Providence, R. l., Saturday morning.
ranted an injunction ad interim restraining the
pragues and B. G. Chase, treasurer from
lrther proceedings in the management of the
uidnick Company, and appointed Caudius B.
receiver ad interim of the Ouidnick | II
ompany, to collect money from selling agents.
lsure the property and pay the operatives. Vim. s
prague has attached the property of the Ou;d
lex Company for 500, 600.
DREAM THAT CANE TRUE-About seven or 3
snt ociock yesterday morning Mr.. HUT. who
engaged in business adjoining Wolf &, Bros'
holesale dry goods store, stepped up to Mr..
OH and said: like had singular dream last
ght. What was it 2" s.That Joe was killed.
nope not" said Ike starting perceptibly.
othlng more was said about the dream. hut an
ny Ike Wolf was nervous and distracted. His =
'other and family he knew were at Savannah | I
a., or on the coast near that place. and he also y
new hurricane had visited the coast Ahont az ~