The Evening critic., 1882-05-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

Business at the station-house last night and
SUNDAY sun & was % eXceedingiy 9risk, Dohh dtS swallow
the Sabbath by lndulging in a fight at Fish
town. Officsrs Davis and Hays arrested them
and they were turned loose on bail to answer
the Mayors questions at IL o'clock to-day.
Nat Clark, colored, arrested for being drunk
and disorderly during Sunday afternoon, was
also turned out on bail. Besides these were
George Brooks, for being drunk; q colored boy
named Philip, arrested by Officer Frank for
peregrinating IN suspicious proximity to Mr.
Bells yard on Wolf street, and Mike Whalen
were in the station-house this morning to
await the arrival of Mayor Beckham. During
the day white man named Alexander got
warrant for the arrest of Ann Thomson, re-
siding on the corner of Washington and Jefrer-
son streets. He charged the woman with riot
Gus and unneighborly conduct.
Union street will be paved from end to end.
The funeral of Mrs. Tyler took place at 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon from Grace p. Il.
Church and was attended by large number
of friends and relatives. The deceased was
buried in Union Cemetery.
The steamer City of Alexandria made Its
first trip after being refltted at $3.50 yester-
day afternoon from Washington The boat
presents handsome appearance, and the
popular and accommodating Captain En-
twistle will command her.
The churches in Alexandria were we'll filled
yesterday, many OF the visitors from Washing
Ton taking part in the services.
As announced before in THE CRITIC, '"ren
Nights in Barroom" will rot be acted at
Armory Hall on Wednesday night, the hall
belnB desired py me Light Infantry on that
night, but the public can expect to see 1t pre-
sented on the 22d instant by the Alexandria
Dramatic Club.
The large three-masted schooner Laura
Messers, Captain Gregory, is new arrival at
the wharves. She came from Nova Scotia,
loaded with plaster. The vessel was consigned
| TO VIM A. Smoot, esq.
The Washington Lodge of Masons of this
city have been presented with magnificent
engraving of General W. +. Thornton, who was
formerly resident OF Alexandria, but many
years ago moved TO the West, where he died.
Tho picture was presented by n son OF tho
General, who now resides at Shelbyyille, Ill.
The steamer Mystic was to-day taken to the
| shipyard for repairs.
There was estimated TO be 100000 herring
and about 900 shad at Fishtown this morn
| ing. Herring were selling for So to $3.50 per
| 1000, and shad S14 to S15 per 100, slight
| decline from last weeks prices.
| Mr.. Samuel Trapp, engineer OF the Potomac
| Iron Works, is suffering much by having the
| foretinger Of his right hand cut OF in the
| machinery.
| caused a large number OF visitors to come from
| Washington and spend the day in our city
1t is expected that when Mr.. Mills, the popu
lar hotel man, opens the Tontine House, Oh
| Cameron street, the number Of Washington
ians visiting Alexandria on Sunday Will bt
| much increased.
Sunday morning George Slmms, colorod
while attending divine service, fell suddenly
| dead In the First Colored Baptist Church
| Deceased was very prominent man among
| his race. He was at one time a member of the
| City Council, and always bore n reputation IL
Alexandria for honesty and straightforward
| ness.
At the last meeting Of the School Board, II
the Peabody building, 1t was determined t
call upon the city for SO, 400 instead Of $1,000
| as heretofore, for school purposes, the ad
| ditional $4,000 10 be used In providing In
| creased accommodations and facilities IN thu
schools.