Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-31

Reported for THE EVENING STAR

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
THE NEW BUSINESS COPAKTNERsHIP.-The Alex
Company, chartered by the last general assembly
10 transact general business indicated by it's
name, was called to hold its first general meeting
last Saturday, but no business was done, and an
adjournment was made subject to the call OF the
Chairman The corporators of the new company
are L. ": Reid, II. G. Dulany, W. H. Marbury,
Geo. E. French, Peyton Randolph, c. II. Smith.
w. NJ. S. Dunn, Robert Portner, j. w. Burke, j. S.
Barbour, Arthur Herbert, E. L Danger1eid, Jas
II. Reid JAS Is. SmOOt, and Linden Kent. 1t has
been suggested that the new company could lease
the Pioneer mills and establish an elevator and
S. G. NEALES CAsE-The warrant on which S.
chapman Neale was arrested was issued by q
United States commissioner, and charges him
With making oath as national bank director that
he held, unencumbered, certain stock in the First
National bank OF Alexandria, when in fact such
stock had been mOrtgaged to Mr.. GraydOn, one OF
his creditors. This offence will be tried In the
United states court for the eastern district of Vr
glnia, which sits at Richmond, Alexandria. and
Norfolk. Whether he Will be tried at Richmond
or Alexandria has not been determtped. tits not
improbable he will be indicted and tried here.
Besides the pending charge Others under thestate
BRASS BANDs--Alexandr1a has never until now
had brass band. 1t has often been without any,
but whenever efforts have been made to get up
band, the result has been twins. Before the war
Plants band and Garcra's band, and after the
war Clarkson's band and the Alexandria musical
association made music for the people The new
band, which will be under the lead of Mr.. Clark
son. will practice at rooms on Alfred street
OF five churches were filled by other than the
pastors. Rev. w. Sampson, at the Washington
street Baptist church; Rev. Mr.. Eubank. at the
Old-sde Baptist church on Fairfax street; Rev.
Mr.. Whittlesey, at the Presbyterian church; Rep.
MI. Kirk, at the Methodist Protestant church. and
Rev. Mr.. Obermeyer, at the German Lutheran
church.
The Doc SLAUGHTER-The Society for the Pre-
yentiOn OF Cruelty TO Animals was represented
here Saturday afternoon by Major King whose in
terview did not lead the mayor to make any order
upon the subject OF killing dogs by and bullet
1t Is understood that market has been found for
all dogs captured, and no more healthy dogs win
be killed by the officers this season.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The cOmmOnWealthS attOr-
ney has now before him the cases OF Samuel Hay
ward and Benz. Posey. who are Charged with steal
ing a sail boat from Benz Posey. The police ar
rested them on Saturday evening, going out on
the river to an anchorage beyond the District line
TO make the arrest They will be tried at the cor
poratton court this falL-The new schooner Ed
ward Harlow sailed from the ship yard here, where
she was built, for Baltimore On Saturday night
Mrs: G. E. Price was injured last Saturday by an
explosion which followed the mixing OF nitric acid
with carbolic acid for killing bed bugs.-The ru-
neral or Mrs. II. " johnson took place this after
noon from her home at West end.-Geo Lucas
for disorder, and cOlored man named Moke, for
deserving his wife, were the only occupants of the
statiOn-hOusa this morning.