Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-08

hAfEKANCE NOTES.-The meeting last
hiSht OF the Alexandria Reform Club for u
summer night, was largely attended. After
the transaction of the regular routine bust
ness, the committee OIL the Fourth of July
excursion of the clubreportcd 81 "a balance
on hand, which amount was. turned into the
treasury: Remarks were made by FL NJ.
foltz Gilbert Simpson and others All of
the speakers advocated continuance of
tne aggressive work of the club and urged
the members to stand firm in their warcf,rc
on the liquor traffic, and gave as reason
for decided stand that the saloon keepers
were SOLID in their opposition to the tenn
perance movement, and had no compromise
10 make with the cold water people, whom
'neE looked upon, rs lately expressed by one
OF the men in the whiskcy business. as ID
hounds
There are in this city six temperance or
CARNATIONS, As follows: The Alexandria
Reform Club, Fl. NJ Foltz, President 400
strong; Golden Light Lodge Of Good Temp
lars, A. w. Armstrong, Worthy Chief $50
strong; Potomac Tent of Rechabitcs, Samu-
el II: DeVaughan, Chief Ruler. 81 strong :;
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
Miss Leonard, President, about IS members ::
Juvenile Icmplars, Miss Ella Herbert, SUI
perintendent l42 members Band of Hope
Mrs. H. W. Beadle superintendent 60 mem
bcrs.
There will be an open air tcmperancc
meeting ON the wharf tomorrow evening to
be addressed by Washington speaker.
The temperance people claim that while
IN 1919 there were So liquor saloons in the
city there are now only A.
THE MARYLAND FERRY.-Thc steamer
Virginia resumed her trips on the route be-
tween this city and the opposite shore in
maryland early this morning making reg
uar trips all day, bringing large number
ofpeople and Il good deal Of trade here. 1t is
estimated that over one hundred people
came here on the steamer this morning
from Maryland, fifty of whom attended the
market, paying the corporation five and ten
cents each for the privilege of selling the
articles they brought with them. The re-
ceipts of the Market Master to-day from this
source amounted to SS.45. A number Of
these country people, who have not been
mere Tor some time, made some large DUR
chases, increasing the trade of the city con-
siderably. There is no doubt the CITY will be
benefited by the establishment of thr
Maryland ferry line
UNITED STATES CoURTs.-Judge II. ".
n"ynfS WrStdth9-Atlantlc and Virginia
Fertilizer Company VS.. Williamson Wright;
argued yesterday; decision and order re-
handing cause to Circuit Court of Loudoun
county.
w. j. MADDEN ct ais. vs.. schooner +. p.
King ct ais. leave granted libelants to file
new libel and case set for hearing August Is.
VIM. X. Snow, trustee VS.. Edison R. Smith
executor and others; removed from Circuit
Court ofPrince William county; motion to
remand filed, and cause set for hearing Au-
gust IL.
The courts then adjourned till August Il.
POLICE NEWs.---There were before the
Mayor this morning Geo Hall, colorcd.
a notorious sneak thief, charged With steal
ing bucket from the front of Mr. George
!. Prices grocery store, and colored man
for Keeping dog without license. Hall
was sent to the chain gang for 60 days. and