Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-22
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
A BIRDS NEST AT COURT.-The cause celebre
of the county court to-day is an appeal in
the mocking bird case in which, at an
Arlington trial, it was charged ''that E. J. Bud
dlngton, OF said county, on the 10th of JULY
1881, in said county, captured four young mock
ing birds from nest or nests. on the place of C.
s. Squier, or VIM. N. Reed. or both, contrary to
law" During the trial, which took place before
justice Off the peace, the proceedings becoming
noisy, it appears by the papers sent up that Mr.
c. b. Graham was fined S. for contempted of
court and using ill fame languish in the office
where he was aske. quietly to stOpet Wicth he
fail" Hunting and rearing mocking birds is
understood to be lucrative business in sight of
the Capitol.
New PAsTOR.-Rev Father DeWolf. S. j.. has
been appointed assistant pastor of ST. Mary's
church. and will arrive in short time. Father
peWolf was for some time stationed at Trinity
church in Georgetown, but has of late been
employed on northern mission.
NEW COUNTY SUPERvIsOR7,It is we'll under
stood that Mr.. F. N. Mills. well-known resi-
dent of Jefferson district will be appointed to-
day by Judge Sangster one of the county super
visOrs, vice I. B. Pinn, resigned. Mr.. Hatch,
OF Arlington, was supported by many friends
but there was already one supervisor from that
district, and there are three districts and three
supervisors only in this county.
COUNTY COURT TO-DAY.-The county court.
Judge Sangster opened it's August term at the
Columbus-street courthouse to-day. The term,
will probably be short one.
TEST SUNDAY LAW CASE The restaurant
keepers made this morning a test upon the cor
poratiOn law fOrbiddng the keeping open of bar
rooms on Sunday The test is made in the case
OF Mr.. Henry Herbner, who was fined by Mayor
Beckham for violation of the corporation ordi-
nance He Will refuse to pay, and, upon an
order of commitment being made an applica-
ton for habeas corpus will be carried to Judge
Keith and the case tried before him.
THE MAYORS OFFICE.-The Mayors office this
morning had several small cases of disorder and
stone throwing. Amid the even handed distri-
button of Justice there came along Faifax street
novel parade; first a cOlored man with four
geese and then dozen or more boys armed with
geese some with one goose, but most with two
There was cacklng enough to have saved Rome
many times over. The boys shouted and the
geese replied, stretching their long necks over
the boys shoulders and under their arms and
presenting sight as queer to the eve as the
Kisses, cackle and hubbub was comical to the
ear. They excited general laughter, and when
they arrived at the mayors Office their screams
stopped all proceedings until the police took
enectual measures To enforce silence After
wards the geese, who had been trespassing,
owner. - ~
REPORTERS NoTBse-Few of the pastors
churches were clOs66 and at five out of the
Ten Ten otners ministersffr0m abroad preached
me case Of G. w. Sefarf reported in The STAR
,ast week, for obtaining money for gliding
WA, which, it IN alleged, he only polished,
the decision will be-, announced later :. The
Alexandria RifemeDfeam will shoot at Glymont
next Friday against the Washington Light
Infantry and Union gsteran Corps team for the
Capt. Mckinney an, sthe referees. The rain
last night materially assisted the contractors for
cleaning Tan House dlain. The corporation an
nual will be ready eaiy next month.
Two DEAD BODIES were taken from the canals
in Lowell, Mass, yesterday. One, found in the
Hamilton canal, was that OF Edward A. Hasey,
aged sixty-fve years: The other is that Of q
OF age, and was taken from the Suffolk canal