Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-17
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Wednesday EVENING, MAY II. 1882.
LOCAL MATTERS.

Wednesday EVENING. MAY II. 1852
LOCAL MATTERS.
Vr,rnER PROBABILITIES, May l., 1882.
,,,b, Middle Atlantic States fair weather, winds
,.tly uorthrrly. stationary or lower temperature
tshr: pressure
Tur ". < A. X. R.-Thc committee ap-
,,,ir,ri al the last regular meeting of the
yrounril to see if the Washington and
,f,.,ann,Iri:, Railroad Company could no!
10. Iulrc,ri To rcsumc the running OF
,~,iu- between this city and Washingtom
r r the rorner Of King and st. Asaph
.,y,r,,. had An informal meeting last night
and organized by the election of Mayor
Ertkir.m chairman. The Mayor this morn
mo >,qit Il communication to Mr.. Geo. c.
wilkins. receiver Of the W. K \. Il. Il. Co..
-, Baltimore. enclosing the resolution adopt
81 by Connect ia reference to the return oi
r,ai to ST A>aph street, and requesting the
,np,inlmral Ola meeting .or consultation
IN rc.u,;i It, the matter. The return OF the
road To- -. \ -aph street would he great
convenience 10 the citizens but it is thought
,b,. coin,mmV will not consent to return
unlr~, IN, city gives bond to protect 1t
from all l"-~c- in the shape Of damages TO
rro,n.rly along the street This the COM
mtrrr il j. understood, will not do.
TmE Fi~fIrowN DIFFICULTY UP AGAIN.
Nr,,r>. : Co. Brent and Edmund Burke,
rnln,r! ur Mr. Vim. JarinS, sued out i writ
o; IIai,,:n" Corpus Yesterday before Judge
Keith !nr The release of their client, who
wa. nm N"rm;ay last committed 10 the GUS
L.. a. no iy Ihf Muynr
refusing Ia pay Il line of 8. assessed against
him 10: ,ral.iug fish on fishtown, contrary TO
the llw OH the subject. The application for
the writ WAS granted and the hearing
fixed for three o'clock this afternoon. The
counsel in the case MeSSrs Burke and
Brent for ,Javins, and Corporation Attorney
H. kcmpcr for the city, assembled ut the
old Court House at the hour named, but
the Judge, being otherwise engaged, con-
tnucd the hearing till tomorrow morning.
The IMPROVEMENTS TO THE Gas WORKS.
Colonel l.. W. Reid, chairman ofthe commit
lee on Light OF the City Council, has receiv-
rI Il letter from the Philadelphia party pro-
posing to make the improvements to the
li;ls Works in this city, stating that, owing
toengagcmcntsi in erecting buildings in other
cities, it will he impossible for him to visit
and inspect the works here inside Of
the next two weeks. When the gentleman
arrives Il thorough understanding will be
had, and the committee on light will, Of
course under no circumstances take any
steps towards improving the gas works un
I'll the City Council has passed upon the
matter.
THE RELIEF Hook AND LADDER FAIR.
9, I.,l 81, L., -
the Relief Hook and Ladder Company was
not as largely attended last night us the
night before, but pleasant evening Was
spent. The fair will close to morrow night.
The voiog for the several articles named
stands
For Gun james Smith ~, Geo Wise l..
scattering D.
For Hat and Belt Geo. Dix -, W. T..
Rodgers Is
For Baby Carriage Geo. Fisher -, Ed
lrIing H.
Good TEMrLARS. The meeting OF Golden
Light Lodge, Good Tcmplars, last night. WAS
largely attended, many Of the delegates to
the convention remaining over to the meet
lng. An excellent programme OF exercises,
under good of the order, was carried out
consisting OF speaking by the visitors. music
&C. The lodge adopted Il resolution pro-
viding for the appointment Of Il Committee
often To act in connection with like com
mittrr of ten from each of the other tenn
Irr:lnr, organizations in the city, to Assist
each SUNDAY III detecting violators Of the
sunday law
SUIT AGAlN5rTmE CITY Mr. = q. Brent
counsel for Mr. j. W. Nails. has instituted
suit in the Circuit Court OF the county,
Judge James Keith. now in session at the
old Court House, against the City Council
of Alexandria torthc recovery of the amount
paid to the city by Mr.. Nails rs tax on cou-
pons. Mr. Nails paid to the collector Sl4;
as tax on coupons under protest, claiming
that the city had no right To make the col
lection.
ASCENSION DAY SERVICES ~
propriatc to Ascension Day will be held ir
st. Mary'S, st. Paul's and the German luth
Gran churches tomorrow as follows ST
MaryS church mass ut + and 10 Il. H.; 81
Paul; church, at II Il. H.; German Lutheran
church at I:U p. M. in German. There
will be no services in Christ or Grace
churches, Revs Messrs. Suter and SHARP
being in Norfolk in attendance upon thu
sessions OF the Episcopal convention.
CIRCUIT COURT TOR THE COUNTY --JUnGI
JAMES KEITH PRESIDING.The case o
Enoch Cook against Allison Nailor, debt
begun yesterday, occupied nearly the entil'
session of the court to-day Mr.. Edmund
Burke appearing for Cook and Mr.. Henri,
Wise Garnett for Naior The jury failct
to agree.
Com. VI. Cox; rape writ of error refused
and the prisoner sentenced to penitcntnr.
Tor IL years.
The o. D. BUILDING AS50CIATION.-A
the meeting Of the Old Dominion Building
Association last night, twenty-one loans
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