The Evening critic., 1882-06-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The Alexandria Reform Club, a temperance
organization, met last night and transacted a
good deal Of routine business, but, contrary to
expectation, not word was said about Judge
Meade's decision declaring the Sunday liquor
law unconstitutional. large crowd was pres
ent and several addresses were made, in which
the members were urged to make greater ef-
forts than ever before to Danish the liquor
be III held in the hall Of the club Tomorrow af-
ternoon, to be led by Rev. DR.. Poulson, of the
NJ. Z. Church, public meeting at the corner
Of Cameron and Royal streets, to be addressed
by Washington temperance worker, was an
nounced. 1t was also announced that ez-Gov-
ernor VIM. Smith, Of Warrenton, would deliver
a temperance address at Armory Hall Monday
night, and the hope VAS expressed that there
would be large turnout to hear the old man.
william Curtis, young man, fireman on
the Virginia Midland Railway, had his face
and head badly cut and mashed by being
struck by an overhead bridge, up that road,
yesterday afternoon. The injured man was
brought to his homo in West End, where he
received surgical attention. These overhead
bridges are very dangerous, and railroad COM
panies ought TO be required to devise some
plan in this direction to protect the lives OF the
men who have to tramp over the high box
cars.
Messrs. Logan Son, plumbers of this city,
have received the contract for fitting up the
hotel at the Warrenton Springs.
The market this morning was unusually
well supplied with vegetables and other aru
cles. Prices were about as follows; Tomatoes
zoe. per box; new potatoes, SOC. per peck;
green peas, 12c. per peck; string beans, soc.
per peck; cucumbers, doc. per dozen; cab
bage, sc. and 15c. per head asparagus,
lettuce, 1c. per head; strawberries, lOc. per
quart; cherries, 1Oc. and 12c. per quart;
chickens, SOC :.1i4 doc. apiece; butter, 2oc
per pounds eggs, 22c. per dozen; best beef,
25c. per pound; best veal and lamb, 2Oc. per
pound.
There were before the Mayor this morning
Nep Penn and Dan Lullen, for disorierly con-
duct and a tramp named Quinlin, from Mid
dleburg, Va, for drunkenness in the streets.
was ordered out Of the city.
The remains of jefferson Moddup, the
young man who committed suicide Thursday
last, were brought here last night from up the
Office Of the undertaking establishment Of Mr..
Z. Wheatley, from whence the funeral took
place at $3.50 this morning. The remains
were inferred in st. Pauls Cemetery.
At the meeting OF Potomac Lodge of odd
Fellows last night, W. l.. Mitchell, esq, deputy
grand master of the order In Ohio, who Is
visiting Captain j. v, Davis, superintendent Of
the soldiers Cemetery here, delivered an IN
teresting address.
Mr.. William Smith killed the fatted calf last
night in honor of the return Of his brother,
Mr.. Augustine Smith, who has been mourned
as dead for over twenty-five years. Tho re-
turning brother is prosperous Ohio farmer.
The employees Of the A. & +. Railway were
paid or to-day.
st. Johns Cadets, who have been spending n
| week at Rochester Beach, Nd, viii return to
| this city tonight.
Al Bryan, Of the Old Dominion Boatclub,
tried his luck in ''shelI' yesterday afternoon.
The trial was not success. A crew had to put
| out from the boathouse TO rescue him from a
watery grave.
In the language Of Henry Ward Beecher, sit
| is id hot here TO to-day The mercury in
the thermometer has danced among the nine
ties. Very little rain fell in this city yester-
| day.
| Notwithstanding the decision of Judge
Meade the Mayor Will continue 10 arrest and
| tine vlolators Of the sunday law under tho cor
| poration ordinance.