Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-25
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

| htIorteu ior EVENING o1Ah.
GREAT FALLS MANUFACTURING COMPANY. - The
special meeting OF stockholders OF the Great Falls
Manufacturing company yesterday resulted In q
reorganization OF the company and the adoption
OF resolutions tending towards the developmeDt
OF the company and the utilization OF its water
power and privileges at an early day The follow
Ing were elected directors BENJAMIN Y. Butler.
William f. Chandler. John Cassels, o. ID. Barrett,
Prentiss Webster, John Trmble, Randall Hagner
The CITY CoUNCII--The regular meeting OF the
city council held last night was attended by the
presidents and Aldermen Smoot, Moore, Strauss,
ana Councilmen Moore Herbert, Lambert, Rice.
Mclean, Walls, Sweeny and Peake The aldermen
were without quorum, and the council having
suspended the reading OF the minutes adjourned
POLITICAL SPEAKING.-Armory hall was crowded
last night TO hear John I. Massey, candidate for
Congress at large. Mr.. Geo. Mushback, president
OF the Yonng Mems Democratic club, presided and
introduced the orator, and the leading conserve
tives or the town were upon the platform. Mr..
Massey opened with depreciation or the greed for
once and quoted Senator Hoar saying that &c
had now grown into the principle OF most par.
tisans TO hold that the Offices OF the government
were to be used TO perpetuate party rule and secure
them the favor or resentments or the party in
power. To this he professed his opposition. Then
proceeding TO discuss state politics, he conJended
that Gen. Malone had used the Offices of the state
to build up party organization He canvassed
the recent measures OF the readJuster party and
condemned them, and gave history OF the course
OF political events in this state for several years
past. He was listened to with great attention and
CouRTs-The Alexandria county court, Judge
sangster. began its session here Yesterday after
charged with bringing ferfilizing material soil
from Washington, and creating a nuisance In
Alexandria county, will probably be called up to-
day. The Alexandria city court has adjourned
after long session
POLICE CoURr.-At the last mayors court, Har-
riet Davis and Henry Harrison, were fined for
disorderly conduct upon the streets. Samuel
johnson, tramp, found drunk, was ordered to be
sent out OF town In his sober senses
REPoRTERs' NOTES.-The city council at its
meeting tonight will elect a policeman, vice
Officer Keith Davis, resigned. The steam dredg.
ing machine and the pile driver are both now EN-
ployed on the river side, between King and
Cameron streets. The wharves there will all be
put In coed order and the docks deepened 80 40 TO
admit large steamers and heavy craft The city
school board will meet at Peabody Hall next Tues.
day night. Grace church festival recently hel0
was a success pecuniariy as otherwise M:
Edgar Flemming OF this city has just completed
the renovation OF Thomas Jenersons clock. Tho
clock is the property OF Mr. john w. Burke, banker
OF this city, whose wife Is Mr.. Jenersons great
granddaughter. IA breakdown at the gaswof0
occurred yesterday morning, but the repair wao
made with such expedition that gas was sup.
plied as usual last night Az It was Q m0on11e
night no gas was needed by tho city lamps. $50.
Hon. w. E. Cameron, governor of Virginia. WIN
address the people here at ATmogy Hall on Friday
night . St. Johns Academy cadets now get a.
each week amateur theatricals at the gymnaslul4
OF the barracks, with original tarcee and "toDo
ofIsn on school life ana inci0en0