Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-30
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
PENNSYLVANIA VISITORS IN ALEXANDRIA-The
Chief engineer of the fire department of Allen
town. Pa, with large delegation of the fire
department there and many other eXcursiOnists.
reached here about 10 O'Clock this morning. and
were received at the Cameron street depot by
Mayor Beckham. the chief engineer of the Alex
andria fire department and delegates from the
Hydraulion. Relief and Columbia companies of
this city. They then proceeded through Fay
cite, King and Fairfax streets to the Mansion
house. the Allentown cOrnet band leading with
martial music. and the Good Will tiremen red
uniform and black iremens hats; the Columbia
fremen. blue uniforms and white fire
mems hats, with some fifty citizens of
Allentown in travelling costumes follow
ing, attracting crowds as they passed. At
O'Clock tiremen's procession will take place
detachment of Olice will head the line and
then led by the Allentown and Alexandria fire
chiefs. The Good VIII and Columbia will parade
with their fine nickel-plated engine. and the
HydrauliOn, Columbia and Relief companies of
this city, will also appear with their apparatus
and the Allentown Cornet Band and the Alex
andrla Musical Association will enyen the line
with ''sOnOrOus metal blowing martial sounds -
The visitors will make their headquartcr at the
Mansion House and will not return to Allentown
until Thursday Tomorrow the excursiOnists
will visit Washington.
PUBLIC DECORATIONS.-The city wears a gala
appearance having put on its holiday attire in
honor OF its Pennsylvania visitors. The Hydrau-
lion house was draped with flags and Ornamented
with hangings. and displayed across the street
IA buff or blue arch. inscribed. Virginia well
comes you The Columbia showed hand
somely adorned engine house. and stretched
across st. Asaph street two tastefuiy
arranged line of flags. The Relief
made Prince street. in its neighborhood
gay with bunting. All the public houses and
some private residences were tastefully decked,
the Irish and German flags mingling often with
the thousands of star spangled banners that
were thrown to the breeze. One citizen dis
played an Old-fashiOn fire bucket. marked ITO
The Old Friendship house, its front inscribed
1774, was not Ornamented
SWEEPING UP.-WOrkmen have been busy
since daylight sweeping the streets over which
the firemen's procession will pass this afternoon
we nave no machine sWeepers here, but the
streets here are swept, like the paved alleys of
Washington, with hand brooms.
LIQUOR SALES on SUNDAY-The mayOr had
before him this morning nine SUNDAY cases
seven restaurant keepers and two grOcers-for
selilhS hquor on last Sunday. A few of the
cases We're postponed and the residue contrib
u'Su e,.cn slo me to the corporation treasury.
otNT ON TO COURT.-The colored bows Banks
1oucK ana Miner, charged with robbinp the
nouse Vi d: .. Burgess, and Betsey Roy. cOlOred
charged with receiving stolen goods were ali
sem 70 Jan ny tle mayor, for the corporation
court, this morning.
MARvIN's CASE observation-disclosures Nov
VIM the alleged forger bioamist and consann ai
man, was before the police justice in Richmond
yesterday morning, but in the absence Of ~,it
nesses no examination was had and the caSo
was postponed until September 2 to allow tho
commonwealth time to secure the Attendance ~
the necessary witnesses from abroad. also 70
allow Marvin an opportunity to engage cOnnseI
| for his defense. The prisoner was committed RI
Jail, the question Of bail not being Considered
| The lady who was to be summoned here az a
witness in the bigamy case against Marvin 10
Mrs Nellie De Hart, of Lakeport, N j., dauph-
| ter of Rev. Mr.. Hubey, of that place, who mar
ried them. 1t seems that the number of ladies
married by Marvin will never be known. Major
Poe yesterday morning received another letter
this time from Wilmington, N. Gin which the
writer, young lady, alleges that Marvin mar
ried and deserted her.
! Ex-CONGREssMAN DAGGETT was sitting in the
same seat in car with ex-President Hayes not
| long ago, but the Nevada man left for few
| minutes to go to the smoker. Returning he
| found that Mr.. Hayes had vanished. 'LOok
a-here ~ said a granger from an adjoining seat,
''the fellow that was a-settin' with you is id
thief; he took your satchel." Mr.. Daggett
found Mr.. Hayes in rear car When Daggett
laughingly opened the valise, revealing num-
Der Of sOiled shirts, deck of cards and three
bottles of whisky, Mr.. Hayes exclaimed: ezra
cious! Suppose had taken your satchel to my
hOuse!"
Albie D. Loweree, sister Of DR.. Thomas Low
cree, Of Newark, N. j., accidentally set fire to
the mosquito netting Of her bed on Sunday
| night, and was so severely burned that she died