Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-24
Alexandria Affairs.


ALEXANDRIA ENTERPRISEs.-The final closing I'M
OF the estate OF the late Sam Miller brought for
sale body OF Old stocks that represent very fairly
the enterprises which the citizens OF Alexandria
have from time to time uaSucceSsfully undertalUp:
but there was about score OF MexandFaa canal
shares In the Little River Purnpike Co. the Alex.
andrla and Maryland Steam Ferry Co., the Akex-
andrla Savings Institution, and the Old banksof
as the first and second cotton factory the old ship
yard companies, &C., enterpriSingH citizens Of Mex
np ca ~ nave invested large sums OF money In the
nope OF building up the manufactures and CON-
merce OF the town. al the enterprises Organized
Whl.e the town was part OF the District OF Colim-
bia We're failures, and even the mere extensive I'M
de:taklngS began after retrOceSSiOn to Virginia
when state, town and citizens together put over
fifteen millions OF dollars into works designed to
speed the growth and prosperity CT the town have
been bat slightly successful. The works under
taken In virginia were, however, more successful
than those set on foot in the District of Columbia:
Tor from 1870 10 $50 the town increased I'm popuIa-
ton only 557, while In the same number of wears
dr0 1o} 10 10 is Its Popuiation increased 1871,
has been considerable increase since 1885, as the
number OF new houses built plainly shows.
FAREWELL BANQUET.-AnthOny Mclean, esq.,
the genial and popular auditor OF the Midland rail
road will leave tomorrow for tour in Europe A
number OF his friends rendered him q farewell han
Quet and met at the Tontine last night to wish
him bon rOya0e. Hon. C. F. Stuart, speaker OF the
house OF delegates, presided and the company was
schools, Gen. N. D. Cerse, Hon. s. F. Ferguson
Beach, Aldermen Marbury, Herbert and Strauss:
COunclmen II. SnOWuen ana thompson, and
Messrs. Edgar SnOwden, OF the Gazette, and r. L.
Carne, OF St Johns academy.
THE Coon TEMPLARs.-The Good Templars will
gather here In large numbers next week, the Grand
Lodge of Virginia holding It's session In this city
preparatory to fraterna visit to the National SUI
preme Lodge, OF Washington. On Wednesday next
Golden Light Lodge OF Good Templars and the
Busy Workers with large representations of Fair
fax and LOudOun Good Templars will visit WASH
ington in special train to take part In the Good
TemplarS demonstration there.
POLICE REPoRT.-The mayor has fined David
Mason, Alex. Mason, and Dan Washington IS each
for lighting. Samuel Mason was ordered to be sent
back TO the chain-gang from which he had escaped.
NOTEs--It Is twenty three years to-day since this
city was occupied by the United States forces and
Ellsworth and Jackson kled.-The funeral OF
Mrs Sarah McWiiliams, Of Fairfax county, took
place this morning from st. Mary'S church.-A
large audience gathered last night at the repeated
exhibition OF MrS Titles calenthenic class The
storm had cooled the air and suited the evening to
the exercises which were highly appreciated
The officials elected yesterday viii enter upon the
discharge OF their duties on the lst OF July next
Most OF them succeed themselves
Joseph WOrley, civil engineer, committed sui
eide at the gate of the Masonic cemetery, In
Bozeman, Montana, yesterday. Letters from ladies
In 81 Paul, Mimi, were found In torn fragments
IN the ground at his side.