The Evening critic., 1882-05-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

Virginia Nelson, the colored woman who
was before the Mayor charged With keeping
fined $50 or six months in jail Her lawyer,
Mr.. Burke, made an appeal, and she gave 500
bonds and was allowed her liberty. The case
Will be tried at the next meeting of the Cor
poration Court. Lulu Guy, the leading actress
in the Sunday evening entertainment, was
fined SO, and in default of payment was de-
tanned. Several of her female friends from
Washington, who attended the trial, declared
that they would raise the cash and have her
released.
Shiny-Eye Brooks, white, and George Stewart
colored, were the only occupants of the sta
tion.house this morning. The twain filled
themselves with liquor yesterday afternoon
and became very disorderiy. About 5 O'Clock
they were met embracing each other on Fair
fax street, near the hosiery, and confined for
an audience with Mayor Beckham. Brooks
has occupied quarters at the station-house In
Vulnerable times. The last time he was tried
he told the Mayor that he would return to
Baltimore, his former home, but the noble
man continued to reside in Alexandria.
plank wall, fourteen feet high, has been
constructed on st. Asaph street, near the Post
Office, and it is tho intention OF the proprietor
to sell space to business men to advertise their
goods. Washington merchants will be allowed
space as well as those in Alexandria.
Mr.. B: F. Price, of Alexandria, has been
awarded the contract to build four large
dwelling-houses and n spacious stable for Il.
Portner, on street northwest Washington.
Another child has taken sick in the Small
poX House, on Henry street,
Yesterday tne steam cneSt ana n portion OF
the shaftlng for the immense cotton factory
being erected in Charleston, S. c., passed
through Alexandria ON platform car of the
Alexandria & Fredericksburg Railway. There
were number of other box cars loaded with
portions of the machinery.
The old dock at the foot of Prince street is
being flled in by the corporation SO as to
allow vehicles to pass along the water front.
The dock extended in among the buildings,
and heretofore vehicles were forced to pass 1t
by going through Union street. The remains
American whnrf q n
portion OF the filling material.
The schooner Laura Messers, of Rockland,
Maine, was hauled on the ways yesterday for
repairs. Anumber of men are kept daily at
work thoroughly repainting the steamer
| Mystic.
| An immense quantity of building work is
being done this spring by Alexandria me-
chanics for parties :in:Charlottesvilie ,Peake 4
| Nails alone receiving in the vicinity of $1,000
| worth Of work, and s. d. Stoutenburg is fur
| nishing a set Of black walnut doors for G. W.
| Spooner,a Charlottesville mechanic who origin
| ally took the contract. Other Alexandria me-
chanics also have work on hand from the same
| place.
There was estimated to be 10000 herri 1g
| and 1000 shad at the wharves this morning;
| herring were selling for SO TO S6.75 per 1000,
| and shad SO to SIS per 100.
| The water company is having q new pipe
| put down TO run from the main pipe on queen
| street through st. Asaph street. TS\~resi-
dents of St. Asaph street, between Cameron
| and Queen, are not supplied with good water,
| and the object of the new pipe is TO furnish q
plentiful supply of good water from the reser-
| voir.
The fair for the benefit of the Relief Hook
| and Ladder Company commenced last night
| at Armory Hall. The hall was very tastefully
decorated and good crowd attended the fair
| Every night this week the fair VIII be con
| tlnued.
The schooner U. $. Grant arrived at the
wharves last night loaded with salt for VIM
| A. Smoot, esq. The schooner N. b. Anderson
left to-day for Philadelphia loaded with pop
| lar wood.
The Lincoln family still continue TO sing al
the N. NJ. L. Church, and large audiences
greet them in spite of the fact that they sang
| all of last week. An admission fee will be
charged tonight for their benefit.
Yesterday the woman Jackson, who was sick
| with the smallpox, died on Henry street. Much
Indignation is expressed by her friends about
| her death. 1t appears that she resided In the
same house with Lum Taylor, whose child had
The disease. The child was not moved TO the
smallpox Hospital, and 1t is against the regu
lations OF the corporation for person to move
from house after the disease has broken Out
in 1t, so that the woman was compelled to re
main and be taken sick. A communication
has been written to Mayor Beckham, detailing
the grievances OF the neighborhood.