Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-02
Alexandria Affairs.
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WATEr SUrPLy-Fte Alexandria company will
Gz-a h0Gt The close OF this month the reception
Cf = Rev mains by which the water supply of the
town Wli Il IS expected. he largely Increased In
many clses the new mains will h. doaIhle the stza
of those Tor which they VIII be substituted
FIss--ihe house OF Thornton Shepherd. on Glib
Lee abcu5 1899 O'Clock last night and the roof was
burned Shepherd IS sail 10 be insane On the
Wy 20 the fire fireman arrested for running
q j. Iae carriage on the sidewalk.
MISUNDERSTANDING the year 1894 1872 marriage
licenses SeTe ISSUED from the Clerks Office IN this
city. During the same time IS licenses have been
issued to A.axandr!ans liz Washington In 1859
Only marriage licences were Issued: 10 1891 I03
licenses; IN iso2, IL licenses, and In 1889, ,a4
DEATH OF FEMALE HERE DoCToR.-The funeral
OF Yrs a d. isatciift, wel.-knoTn Old resident
popular hfr0a'iSt and treated bruises wounds and
90 sores Win sufficient SIKH 10 give her consider
aoie reputation he southern section OF the city,
Ironi Tic days II Mrs Myers. century ago. has
always Possessed women skilled IN this way each
!af!y taking tie traditions and renewing the skill
u u: predecessor.
te s'atinn-h0,I7e this morn!nc-Rlchard Hall, COL
os g. arrested 10y oficer Grady, charge. assault on
StrJdcn Smith. tsOSr Garter. colored, and Nan
lSiyi.S, white arrestets D. officer Grady, charge
dis3.deT4y c2c'iIct: Thornton Shepherd. cO,ored
JFftS,e ~ Oilcer FrayerS on complaint OF Martin
L-fsie- on Stl>picioa Of insanity.
!HE HILLS MOviNG.--The soil In this neighbour
hood aEsy,ta excellent brick clay. and most OF the
Etl.s which existed ar The time the town was laid
oiit Within town limits nave long ago been cut
down an burned into bricks SO that the Old hills
are stlH mere IA TIE shape OF hundreds OF comfort
~]ir bFscS houses The hill tops on the edge OF the
fls rc being gradually used up for tha same Dur-
pos ON the NORTH side the nils that formerly
Shlrtod eaJcnS marsh have almost disappeared.
NoTES--Jdne5 T. King disiocated his arm yes
ter,i3y by Il fan in the ward OF his fathers resi-
C+Ice, Cu Payne street.-A IoX-hunling party left
here yesterday Tor sport in Fairfax. Among those
30 participated We're ae-sr,. Blunt Steele Colds
love ana tulany. o. Washington, who had been
mere the night previous attending The hop OF the
nnSIirscSSf.lf Tha
lAirt German Building association has declared a
CGF.Ca1G OF $500 per share. equal to 81 per cent
far aI1tuIn---Col- : r. johnson having resigned
1ia position IS rOsdmeSter on the Baltimore and
oI0 ROAD has returned to his home In this city
ne 1r.uSs FitA hiIn a handsome gold-headed cane
's5hted 10 nm ~ the employees en- New Years
o1r--Ihn city electoral board which has charge
q the election machinery here, organized yester-
t-y WiJA A. T. Ramsay president and Thomas
LeddUeater a. Secretary.-The mayor, at his last
court. sent Joan Bright TO jail for one year unless
NJ sooner idr4tSlet 500 bail TO Keep the peace
The Br3dG0cf hcuSt has not been sold. though ne
s0tii5i are Ia progress tor its sale TO Col Haley
q St2uataO, VI.
Jay GorLp's TRTP.-The Philadelphia Press OF
tC-iiI} SAYS; j ~ UouG. accompanied By his son. Will
pass h-u!g, the city within few days on his way 10
th4rl -S'rn. : &. Hs Yacht. the Atlanta will bt.
seat there n t;!e meanwhile from New York and
On ICtSu3y. Jjau1ry Gu, the PROV OF the swift
Vessel viii h. turned toward savannah Ga vr
$Ft-1 t''e storms off cape Hatteras. At his stops
n tee AdrD0fS OF Charleston and savannah infor-
liat iaf)tlots VIII o. gven on board the Atalanta
F:oia savannah NJ ooald VIII sail 10 Havana and
lt11 i44ctc ~ New Orleans. Ter the purpose or Wis
ling taP exposition