The Evening critic., 1882-08-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
The city school Board-BasebaII-
Railroad Matters The Reform
Ciub-A WasilingfOntnn I'm Limbo.


Ciub-A Wasbingtontani I'm Limbo.
Tho City School Doard-M ossrs Snowdcn,
Beach, Wilmington, Whitlcsey, Carno. Lead
beaten and other membcrs-met last night and
made arrangements for tho opening OF tho
public schools on the 18th OF September. Tho
new superintendent, william r. Carne, Is
making efforts to bring the schools up 20 an
efficiency heretofore not attained. He Is a
newspaper man, and is we'll known for his
good judgment.
A match game OF baseball, seven innings,
wos played In this city yesterday after.
noon between the Alexandria Baseball Asso-
citation and the Hooley nine, Of Washington,
resulting In victory for the Alexandria boys
by the following scores Association, 10;
Hooley nine, 10. The mines were composed as
follows; Association-Beach, catcher; Under.
base; Brill, second base; wentzcll, third base
Baker, left fielder. Hooley-Ie Barr, pitcher;
Fitzpatrick, catcher; II. Collins, shortstop;
Davis, nrst basei NJ. Collins, second base;
Cauity, right.nelder; d. Collins, ieft-felder.
Tho Association viii play match game this
nte m con Win mo Mesoiute nine Alta meet
Baseball Association last night, q. NJ. Adams
was elected president.
The stockholders OF tho Midland & North
Carolina Railroad held n meeting at Winston
N. O., Thursday last. The Board of Directors
OF the company was authorized to issue bonds
for tho construction OF tho road from Danvlllo,
w., to Moorcsville, N. O., and when completed
TO lease tho same to the Virginia Midland
Railway Company. Tho North Carolina Mid.
land limo runs through n country rich In all
kinds OF minerals as woll as In cereals, and
when II passes Into tho hands OF tho Virginia
Midland Road It will make that road one OF the
best OF all the Southern ronds. Work on the
North Carolina Midland Will DO commenced at
an early day.
Tho meeting OF the Alexandria Reform club
was largely attended last night. After the rem
dering Of an excollont musical programme, I'm
which Miss Belle Reyes and Miss Ella Herbert
took leading parts, several members delivered
stirring addresses. Encouraging reports wore
received from all tho committees. Frank
Wood reported that the work at Fishtown was
nourlshing, and that Fishowners were thor
oughly aroused to the fact that whisky was
keeping them In degraded condition; also
that the people OF the "town" had promised to
keep their children from across the river and
up the canal tomorrow and require them to
attend the gospel temperance meeting. When
the children of Fishtown stay from across tho
river on Sunday for tho purpose OF attending
u religious meeting, 1t will be, in the language
cold day"
John Cooper, q weeping washingtonian, is
morning for committing a nuisance on the
streets. John says he has tho consumption
and he intends to mako the Corporation sufrer
for locking n gentleman Of his standing up in
q id damp cell. Bill Conkling, a noted
Alexandrian, who occupied tho next cell, hav-
Ing been locked up for drunkenness, declared
that Csoper was id fool.
The fish men say that sturgeon is scarcer
now than known for many years at this sea-
son. No sturgeon have boon caught so far this
month.
The market this morning was well supplied
and the attendance both on the part OF buyers
and sellers was very large. Good butter has
advanced % cents per pound and eggs 70 -
cents per dozen.
CALL for Finley & Browns Ly Fine cigars.