The Evening critic., 1882-06-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

At the regular semi-monthly meeting OF tho
City Council last night, orders were passed for
the erection of gaslamps in different suburban
sections Of the city, and bills amounting to
to be paid ;oo bill Of 3bs for
months was also ordered to DO paid. bill
granting thei eiSouthern Telegraph Company
permission to construct and maintain a limo of
telegraph along certain streets of the city (the
company agreeing to forfeit $4,000 to the city
when 1t ceases to be competing company
her of citizens TO make improvements to their
property. The taxing OF the Mount Vernon
Cotton Factory, owned by. Robert Garrett. of
Baltimore, and which has been lying idle for
eight years, was subject of discussion, but 1t
being ascertained that the factory building
and grounds were assessed at $4,000, upon
which assessment q tax Of 1894 Is collected,
no action was taken. All capital, machinery,
&C., used in manufacturing enterprises in this
city are exempt from taxation.
Calmus & Kraft, Jacob Borhans and a col
ored man named Whiting, saloon-keepers,
were before Judge Meade, OF the Corporation
Court late yesterday afternoon, to show cause e,
selling intoxicating liquors on Sunday con-
trary to the law on the subject. The motion
to revoke the licenses was made by Common
wealth's Attorney Brent, and argued by him
and A. W. Armstrong. the latter employed by
the temperance party for the Commonwealth,
and by Edmond Burke for the defendants. The
Judge will not decide the matter until to-mor-
row. The temperance question just at pres
ent is a prominent subject of discussion, and
fall, and so these temperance people must fail
in many of their extreme measures, because
of division in their ranks, II for no other
reason. At a meeting of Golden Light Lodge
Of Good Templars last week a resolution was
adopted declaring strongly against dealing
with any groceryman who sells intoxicating
liquors in any shape. This action created
division i'll the lodge and last night the resolu-
tion, after some acrimonious debate, was re-
scinded.
A discharged soldier named o'Neal, from
Washington, is held IN the station-house here
for insulting, while drunk, some ladies on the
street last night. colored boy named Hum
phries is also held, charged with entering a
house yesterday afternoon and stealing the
plates from a hot stoYe.
John r. johnson, prominent citizen Of Al
exandria County, died last night.
A gentleman from Upper Fauquier reports
the wheat prospects better than for many
years past.
Judge Hughes, If counsel on both sides
agree, Will be here on the 26th inst. to try the
case of the libeled schooner II. p. King, in
which Mr.. Lambie, Of Washington, and others,
are interested.
st. Johns Academy Cadets, among whom
are several Washington boys, have arrived
safely at Tolchester Beach, Nd, where they
Will go into camp for one week.
Judge Meade has appointed committee to
examine the registration books, with a view to
ordering new registration.
The public schools here Will close the latter
part of the present month.
Tomorrow the Virginia Midland Railway
VIII put on q new passenger train TO run daily
during the summer between Warrenton
Springs and Washington.
There are several Eastern vessels at this port
unloading cargoes of laths and ice, among
them the William Mason, said TO be the fastest
schooner In the United States Tho Mason
| flies the broom at her masthead.