The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS,

John l.. Boyer, No. ii South Fairfax street.
is the authorized agent for subscriptions
and advertisements for THE EVENING CRITIC
In Alexandria. He will deliver the paper
promptly and regularly every afternoon at an
early hour.
Tho following officers OF Sarepta Lodge, No.
40, o. o. f., were Installed last night by
Deputy Grand Master Charles L. Goodrich:
Noble grand, j. II. Boyd; vice-grnnd, o. W.
Philips; treasurer, John A. Field; recording
". W. Sherwood; chaplain, Charles e. Ward;
II. $. to N. c., Orlando Studs; L. 8.
to n g, James Johnston; conductor,
l. g., +. +. Heisley; G. g., V. NJ. Taylor: Il. 8.
s., H. Gray; L. s. s., Peter Simpsons II. $ to V.
g., William Clapdore; l.. $. to V. g., Randolph
Javins.
Richard Williams and Richard Cooper, small
colored boys, were arrested near the Virginia
Midland Railroad depot yesterday for stealing
bolts from the railroad track. These young
thieves were caught In the act, and they had
tin bucket full OF miscellaneous Iron which
they had knocked from the track with rocks.
The boys will be before tho Mayor this morn.
ing, but what to do with such young Offenders
is q problem, there being no place OF correction
here. All lawbreakers, young and old, male
and female, have eitherto 80 to jail or the
workhouse.
Mr.. Janney, n prominent citizen and we'll
known business man, miller OF some reputa-
ton, died at his residence. In occoquan sud
denly last night. The remains Will be brought
10 this city for intermcnt.
Mayor ]. II. Becknam and Mr.. A. W. Arm
strong, of Old Dominion Commandery, Knights
Templar, have returned from Markham, Eau
quier County, whittier they went OH Monday
| last to assist Grand Eminent Commander
| Peyton 8. Coles to constitute new command.
cry OF the order. Tho new commandery was
organized under the name OF Fauquier Com
| mandery, and tho Red Cross aud Temple
| degrees were conferred upon ten candidates.
The new schooner Elwood Harlow, now being
| rugged at Messrs. J. p. Agnew 4 Co.'s ship.
yard, Will be ready for sea next week, and VIII
take her first cargo from Georgetown, thore
| being no coal at this port
The publication Of an item in Philadelphia
| paper relative TO John II. Evans IT,, who left
this city many years ago, and for whom there
Is on deposit the neat little sum OF 25,O00
| one fourth OF his fathers estate, whenever he
| turns up, has revived n good many things that
| Miss Henderson, and after several years of
| welded life left his wife for parts unknown.
| He was occasionally heard from, but soon all
correspondence ceased, and he has been sup
| posed dead since 1870. His father died q few
years ago, leaving an estate worth over $780,,
| coo, which was divided up between the three
surviving heirs, Mrs. stewart, Mrs. Ellis, and
| Mrs. Mary Jane Evans, residing In Washing.
| ton, who Is without children, is now suing for
| one.half Of her husbands portion (Sl2O0O) on
| the ground that he died after the death of his
| father. The defendants to the SUIT claim that
| Evans, tr, died before his father, and there
| foro his wife has no valid claim. The case
| will como up, 1t is thought, In the Corporation
| Washington, Judge Charles L. Stuart, and Mr..
| John NJ. Johnson represent the defendants,
| and Col. Francis l.. Smith and Mr.. Edmund
| Burke the plaintiff.