Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-06
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Alexandria Affair.
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KNITTING SRINE-The seine knitting season
Is epw W nean THIS industry empoys
who are pail at the rate or from SO cts to 81 per
pound The peculiar strong Knot which holds the
in which even shark can be easily held, has
never been made by machinery. All work OF
making Potomac river seines is stu hand work.
THE M. p. CoNFERRNCR.-A number OF Alexan-
dra Methodist Protestants will attend the coming
annual Maryland conference OF that church at
Westminster, Md: 1t IS well understood that
the present popular pastor, Rev. Mr.. Tredway,
who has won golden opinions here, VIII be re-
turned 70 his charge at this place.
HOUSE BURNED.-A small frame tenement oc.
cupled by eolored family named Nelson, and
slIuated on Columbus street. in Fairfax county,
burned yesterday afternoon. The want OF water
prevented active work OF the fire department.
The loss, some $3.50, Will fall on the owner OF the
their clothing and furniture
STATIoNHoUsE.-At the stationhouse this morn
Ing there We're four prisoners-George Washing.
ton. held for non-payment of a fine; Samuel
Jackson, held for the same reason: Hiram john
son, charged with assault on s. Blandheim, and
Coates Ward, for larceny OF whisky from ID.
dodgers last night
The CITY FINANcEs.-As the city enters upon
the last quarter OF its fiscal year preparations for
the revenue and license bill will soon engage the
attention or the finance committee, whose chair
man, Alderman j. b. SmoOt has withdrawn his
resignation. The revenue bill OF last year, al
though an increase on the year previous, has not
su1ced to supply the treasury, and loan OF S 900
sary, the mayor having been authorized to execute
the clty's note for that amount, payable in July
next, Dy Which time the Lew revenue bill will have
been passed and taxes under 1t have begun to
come in.
OLD NEWSPAPER FnRs-Auditor Brockett has
gathered at his ONCE a number OF flles OF old
Alexandria newspapers In addition to the regular
Gazette hleS which have been kept there since
1909 Copies OF the Herald OF 1875 OF the Telescope
and Port Folio. have recently been added. Most
OF the earlier volumes OF the Alexandria newspa-
gers, the Virginia advertiser. the Alexandria
library OF Congress 1t is now ninety-nine years
since the first newspaper was established here
and issued regularly for two or three years. so that
occur on the 5th of February, 1884
LOCAL FIsHERIEs-The local fisheries here
aS9aa nave s ALREADY oeen begun There are very
the hauling OF small seineS. There is some dis
cusson here as to the effect OF MT. Townsend's
Alexandria is claimed by the District authorities
as part OF the District OF Columbia. The jurisdic-
ton OF the District Commissioners runs, as Is
Claimed up to high water mark the shores and
close In front OF the wharveS the river side, so
that when fisherman angles FROM the end OF one
OF our wharves he sits In Virginia, but drops
his line into the waters of the District OF ColumDi
This Kind OF angling is. however. not forbidden 10y
Mr. Iownsend's bill The Virginia coves. between
HeadlandS, Four Mile Run and the main seine
hauling waters OF this section, Hunting Greek, are
entirely beyond its operationsl
hEPORTERS N0TES.-At the last mayors court
George Washington was fined S for breaking into
the house OF Maria West Samuel jackson was
lined $2 SO for using abusive language. Seven
funerals pass each month on an average over the
Alexandria and Washington ferry. Kites are the
fashion now Of young Alexandria. but as they
frghten horses the police stop this pastme on the
street. Mr. Alexander Hunter, (Chasseur). who
formerly represented this city and county In the
legislature, has been appointed to position in one
OF the executive departments. The seine haulers
are now busy on Hunting creek shore Just outside
Inc tne District Of Columbia Scarlet fever; which
trct Nd. opposite this city, has moderated its In
tensity, and IT Is thought will soon die out Su-
perintendent Coleman has had his force at work
street-cleaning, but will be stopped by the snow.
....Several permits to enter the public schools
were granted yesterday, the first for two weeks
Not more than ten or twelve such permits have
been granted since the year opened. Revival SER
vices continue at Rev. DR.. POulsOn's church 80.
The foundation OF Mr. John Lannans new hall
and store houses at the corner OF King and Pitt
streets, Is now being laid. It Is thought that the
building win be completed by midsummer. :. Mrs.
c; stuart win be buried to-day from her late
home near the Taeologicsl seminary. Mrs 9.
time OF her death. The Philadelphia barges
now at tho shipyard have been attached
at the suit OF the Norfolk Towing Com.
pany. and the question as 70 the proper price Tor
towing the boats Is to be settled by the courts
here.