The Evening critic., 1882-06-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

Work has been fairly commenced on tho
schooner TO be built at the new shipyarJ OF
The Potomac Manufacturing Company In this
city. The keel has been laid, and yesterday
the steamer Enterprise arrived at the yard
with portion Of the frame OF tho vessel from
Nanjemoy Beach, where all the timber, pre-
pared by Mr.. Spear, of Maine, is all ready for
shipment. Mr.. Charles Ward, a son-in-law of
Mr.. Crawford, of Maino, the new superintend
ent of Messrs. Agnew & Co.'s yard, has been
appointed by the Potomac Manufacturing
Company to superlntend ship-building at
their yard. The vessel on the stocks at Agnew
& CO.'S yard was measured yesterday by
Deputy Collector L. l.. Johnson, and VIII be
launched about the 1st of July. Things look
lively around the river front now
Alexandria Washington Lodge. No. %, f. A.
A. NJ, at n meeting last night elected the
following officers; Worshipful master, Judge
Charles Z. Stuart; senior warden, f. E. Cor
bett; junior warden, A. W. Armstrong; treas-
urer, John A. Field; secretary, James 3. Doug
las. All the other officers of tho lodge, ac-
cording to the rule in this Masonic iurisdic-
tion, VIII be appointed by the master at the
next meeting. This lodge has entered on It's
Tooth year, and a centennial Is talked about.
There was a very heavy rain here last night.
There were no prisoners In the station-house
this morning.
There is some talk here of another change
in the management of the Virginia Midland
Railway Company, but, as yet, there Is moth
ing definite.
The closing exercises Of the Theological
Seminary, near this city, were concluded this
the seminary, of the following to tho ministry
OF the Episcopal Church, Bishop Whittle, OF
Virginia, officiating, assisted by Bishop Peter
kin, of West Virginia: Priests-William Her.
bert Asheton, Francis Murphy Burch William
Stevens Campbell, Douglass Hoon, Duncan
McCulloch, John Moncure, j. Green Shackel-
ford, Samuel Alfred Wallis and Davis Miller
Wood. Deacons-John Jones Clopton, Rich
mond, Va; John Yates Downma1, Fredericks-
burg; james Brown Funsten, Fairfax; Francis
Keyes Leavell, Jefferson County, W. Va:
David May, Charlotte County, Va; Henry
Deane Page, Clarke County, Va; Buckner Ma
gill Randolph, Fauquier County, Va, and Au
gustine j. Smith, jr, Winchester, Va.
The testimony in the matter Of the United
States against The Alexandria Canal Company
was resumed in this city yesterday before
United States Commissioner Fowler, wheI
Rafael A. Bayley, Of the United States Treasury
Department. was cross-examlned by counse
for the city-Corporation Attorney X. Kempel
| and Judge q. L. Stuart-with reference TO his
y Of wes hI h9 Ma
| present on the part Of the United States
| Auditor +. L. BrOckett and L. L. Uhler, clorl
| of the Canal Company, have already beer
examined.
Captain Matt Kersey, OF the steamtug Juno
| has accepted charter for his boat In Phila
| delphia. From Philadelphia he expects TO e
to New York. All the tugs of this city nov
| here are tied up at the wharves, there being
no work for them, owing TO the nonarrlval o
| coal from Cumberland.
Mount Vernon Lodge, I. o. d. B., has elected
the following officers President, NJ. Bend
heinz vice-president, !. Brown secretary, E
| Goldsmith; treasurer, M. Ruben; l. g., NJ. Hell
| Ter; o. g., j. Drlefus; trustees, !. Eichberg, II
Schwartz, 1. Schwartz, j. Kaufman and
| Blondheim.
| The commencement of st. Johns Academ
| took place this afternoon and was largely al
| tended. Tho exercises OF Alexandria Academy
Armory Hall yesterday afternoon. A larg
| crowd was present and number OF gol
| medals were distributed.