Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-27
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported Tor } HE EvtNING STAR!
THE GAS SUPPLY.-It is now certain that
the price Of gas VIII viii Be re1ud tsiA prof.
ably to $50 per 1000 feet: The city IS the
upon the $50 consumers OF gas the support Of the
street lamps and OF all the gas burned in town for
paid from S 900 to g. 900 per into the city
treasury. The maximum cost OF gas in the city,
Al expenses included, does n reach 100 cents.
The proposal to make gas by the new water pro-
cess has been abandoned.
CANDIDATfs-The city school board meets to-
be chosen, vice W. Burke. deceased Among the
candidates are Edward Wares Hannibal KING,
Gustavus A. Lumbluns, and VIM. Clagett
or dodgers at the station-hOuse this morning. At
tEe last mayors court Alice Thomas. colored, was
hned 81 50 Tor assault "a upon Mary Mcintosh Ann
Davis was fined S. for disorderly conduct on the
street
THE EAST ENDING OF CITY sTREKTs-The pro-
pcsa to extend Prince street 800 feet east OF the
middle OF Union street, and thus bring 1t as far as
the east front of Mr.. Holes warehouse, to place a
gas-i!ght there pave, &c will probably be adopted
at the next meeting of the city council The docks
here are by no means on line. At the foot OF
at the foot OF OrOnoke street and the foot OF Duke
street there is three or four hundred feet of land
between those streets and the docks. These streets
end On the old points west and Lnmley) that for
merry made the north ana the south bounds of a
cove OF the river that extended at King and Came
ron streets as high AS Water street. but was
"Danked OUT by Carlyle Il Dalton Ramsay, Peers
d Fitzgerald, Kirkpatrick, and others. Before the
banking out these streets stopped at Water {Lee)
street. When the ground was extended into the
river the streets were extended also, and it has
always been claimed by the city that the streets
extend TO the channel, or at least as far as land
shall be made IN that direction
REPORTERS NOTES - Some very entertaining
operettas were rendered at ArmOry hall last night
by the musical talent OF the neighbOrhoOd for the
benefit of Miss Sallie Lathim. The auditory was
delighted with the entcrtanment--Mr q. w.
CHf1orj was withdrawn as candidate for super
intendent Of police and left Superintendent Cole
man alone In the feld.-Mr. j. X. NJ. Norton Of
this place, has been added to the examining COM
mlttee OF the University Of Virginia. now holding
its annual examination here.-The Old Dominion
pafgn.-The city has paid the claims OF Regis
trars Wimsatt and Simpson, OF which Judgment
was obtained some weeks ago. The matter in
controversy was about one hundred dollars
reading OF sensational literature about detectives;
Lady Florence Dixie assault so worked upon the
mind OF Cant. ParaterS l6-year old daughter in
Richmond, Va, as to lead to the pranks mentont d
In Yesterdays STAR. The attacks upon her fathers
house were the work OF Miss Paraters fancy. The
stoning OF the dwelling at night, the sudden ap-
pearance OF burglar In the house and his alta ok
upon her, and the theft OF ewelry from her person
were all invented by the girl All OF the crcuul-
stances connected with her escap2de indicate that
II was founded upon the published stories OF LAZY
Florence's alleged wrongs. erhe cutting OF the
girls dress ami cOr~et were in imitation OF that
much doubted assault.