The Evening critic., 1882-05-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

There Is considerable talk in Alexandria
about moving the track OF the local railroad
between Washington and Alexandria back TO
st. Asaph street, whore 1t was formerly
located. Tho track in this portion of the city
ity Of our citizens. The track was removed
from st. Asaph street some five years ago on
account OF the complaint Of residents there.
Mr.. Smoot, at the last regular sitting of the
City Council, spoke of having the track
moved, and meeting was held yesterday
with the same object in view. But the matter
stands for the present unsettled.
Potomac Tent No. SO, I. o. OF r., of Alex
andria, will give an excursion on the steamer
Mary Washington to Marshall Hall, down tho
Potomac, June 8.
on Sunday, May 81, the steamer Mary
Washington will run on an excursion to Oc-
coquan Falls. The steamer has been reflnished
in superb style, and the popular and efficient
Captain f. S. Randall viii command It.. This
will be the first excursion to the Falls this
season, and doubtless the elegant steamer
Will carry an immense crowd.
The Alexandria Light Infantry has received
an invitation TO attend the meeting of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which meets in
Baltimore on the 21st OF June. The company
will hold a meeting to consider whether to ac-
cept the invitation or not.
Mr.. J. W. Nails, through his counsel, Hon.
S. G.. Brent, has brought suit in the Circuit
Court against the corporation for the recovery
of S143 tax, which he paid on coupons of the
corporation bonds.
Mr. Isaac B. Loveioy, an old and much re-
spected citizen OF this city, died yesterday at
tho residence of his son-in-law, at 81 Prince
street.
Yesterday in the Circuit Court Judge Keith
sustained the decision of the County Court
sentencing Louis Cox, colored, 10 sixteen years
in the penitentiary for raping little coiored
girl. The soulless libertine VIII be sent to
Richmond tomorrow.
Messrs. Burke and Brent, attorneys FOR MI.
Javins, who was placed under the surveillance
Of the City Sergeant for refusing to pay 81 llno
imposed for violating the Fishtown regula-
tlons, will move for writ of habeas corpus
until the meeting of the Corporation Court,
when the Fishtown cases will be finally
settled.
Herring were bringing $3.50 TO 81 per 1000
and shad $1S and 500 per 100 Mt Flshtown
this morning. The quality Of fish was about
the same as yesterday.
Hester Wanyer, colored, was the only occu-
pant OF the station-house this morning. A
colored woman in the Second Ward lost some
of her valuable household effects, and an In
spectlon OF Hesters domicile last night re-
yealed tho missing articles, but the lady
swears they were brought to her house 10y
other parties.
Bradley, the young man arrested for strik-
Ing colored child near Formers brewery,
was discharged yesterday In the Police Court
on paying the cost of trial. The evidence
| against him was not sufficient to convict.
One of tho lightning express printers en-
| gagged ON THE CRITIC, by inserting the letter
| A instead Of an n, caused an Item in yester'
days issue To say that the Young Mems Chris
tian Association met at the African NJ. E.Church
| instead Of the Northern NJ. Il. Church. The Y
N. @. A. in Alexandria is conducted solely by
| young white men. The young colored men Of
| the city might be doing much for the cause OF
| religion, but If they have regularly organ
| lied association the ubiquitous attache Of this
great evening daily does not know IL,