Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-05
Affairs in Alexandria.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.


s. c. NEALEs TR1A1.-The case of s. CHAPMAN
Neale, Tor perjury under the national banking
act, was called at the United States court this
morning. The Indictment was found at CHI
mOnd last summer. The Ofense is alleged to have
taken place In this city about year ago. The
accused aGs was threatened with prosecution by Mr.
VIM. Graydon, OF New York, at Mr. Merrick' s
Office In Washington, and lett Virginia, and was
arrested some weeks after his indictment In Colo
RADIO. He was brought to Richmond and gave bail
and returned to Colorado, but was in court to-day
for trial. The preliminaries Of the trial occupied
the morning.
The ALEXANDRIA BUILDING Assoc1AT1oNs.-Au
the building associations of Alexandra held an
nual meetings and elected officers last night No
change In the management Was made. These as
soclatons have not OF late been as profitable here
as in the District, but they are conducted with
caution and yield excellent results. They have
done notably good service in securing the erection
OF scores OF houses that but for the advantages
Afforded by themiwOuld never have been built The
first OF the kind, the old Alexandria association
was 1nterrered with by the war and the stay law,
and has not yet entirely closed Its business Only
one defalcation among their financial officers has
occurred since the first organization OF such asSo-
Citations here.
INDICTMENTs.-The grand jury of the United
So ,tes court here have indicted ThOS Dean, C. L.
Borden and A. Andrews for violating United States
revenue laws; and c. GaSSOm, or Prince William
county. Va, for selling liquor without United
States license; Chas. Yeateman for forgery, for
erasing one name and inserting another on an
election book in Northumberland county, and B.
Powers, d. Powers, 8. r Perdue and j. A. MOseby,
for violation OF United States election laws.
L.
son, OF Virginia. came over from Washington yes
terday and became surety, in 81 900, on the bail
bond or ChaS. Yeateman, one OF his constituents,
indicted In the u s. court for violation of the cleo
ton laws.
REPORTERS NoTEs.-A wild bull ran on from its
Keeper, at MAYORS Hill, yesterday, and made, for
while, CONSERVATION in that neighborhood. A
lady was knocked down by the beast and badly
hurt. The Columbia engine was employed yes
terday to I'LL the tanks Of the Alexandria. built
schooner JAS Boyce, jr, which will proceed to
Cuba: During lost year there were only seven
fires in this city, and the department was In ser
vice less than fifteen hours. =. The Columbia fire
company has elected r. G. Acton, treasurer vice
Mahlon H. Janney, deceased. The funeral Of the
late Alexander Croson. well-known resident OF
the first ward. took place to-day. 1t has been
mentioned by THE STAR that Mr. John Lannan
would Improve the burnt-out lot on King and Pitt
streets by large hall over five stores. The plans
are now completed. The hall will be SO BY Tic
feet-the largest in the city. The Virginia Mid.
land railroad Is reducing expenses and discharg.
ing hands. Some twenty hands engaged on mate.
rial trains have been discharged this week . The
steam barge F. L. Moore was stopped here by legal
process. While on her way to Washington, yester.
day. The claims were settled and the barge con-
tinued on to the Washington wharyes.