Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-10
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TUESDAY EVENING MARCH 10.
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
For the Middle Atlantic States colder fair
weather. high northwesterly winds, rising
barometer. TO morrow the same conditions
will prevail.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH AT a
meeting of the members of the NJ. p. Church
held in this city, rece.tIy, Mr. Jas. K. Cation
WAS elected delegate, and Mr.. Z. L. Petit
alternate, to The 57th session of the Mary
land Annual Conference of that denomina-
ZION. which is 10 be held in this city on
Wednesday the lst of April, and will make
the fifth time IT, has convened in this city
the previous sessions baving been held here
IN the years 1884, 1870 1919, and 1855, the
last session here being just 80 years ago
during " hich period II has increased large
Is in It's membership, aud is How composed
Of TWO hundred and twenty preachers and
Delegates MeSs,s. James L. Petit, Geo. +.
Steiner and James H. Cation have been ap.
lointed n committee to wait upou our cti-
l-ns and solicit entertainment for the
preachers and delegates, and they feel con-
hient that Alexandria will receive the Con-
ference with a hospitality, equal 10 that
which characterized its previous sessions iD
this city In this connection attention is
c,lled 10 be advertisement in another col
umn, Of the lecture upon the subject The
Gate Beautiful to the Palace of Truth" to
he delivered by the Rev c. B. Middleton, in
the church Friday night the 18th inst.
The lecture is delivered by request and the
proceeds will I've applied TO expenses incl
dent to the Conference entertainment.
POISONED TIE family of Mr.. Samuel n.
Laws. living at Ar,uru, in Fauquer county,
E,t lufI' = f.tip ha m
land railway were poisoned a few days ago
BY he coored cnok who put rat poison il
the coffee which she had prepared for break
fast. The family consisted OF Mr.. Laws, his
father, wife and several children, all Of
whom were taken desperately sick shortly
after drinking the coffee, but who have so
far recovered as 10 be considered out of
danger. The cause of the illness Of the
family at first could not be ascertained. but
later the woman became alarmed and con.
fessed to having put the poison in the coffee,
though asserting hat she had no reason for
doing so. The affair has caused great ex
citement in the neighborhood of its occur
renee Mrs. Laws is a sister of Mrs. ]. &.
Milburn of this city, who left here this
morning, "a "a she heard of the case,
to nurse her sister during her convalescence.
PERsoNAL.-rhe Washington Critic says:
There was a rumor on the streets last
night that Gen. Farnsworth had dropped
out of the fight for the Marshalship of the
District, and is supporting Maj. CORTLAND
II. Smith, of Alexandria"
Col. Arthur Herbert, who has been con
fined to his home in Fairfax county for some
time past by sickness, has sufficiently re-
covered to he ont again and was at his Of
fee in this city to-day.
Miss Onie Edelin,, of Fl. Foote, Nd, and
Mrs Galloway, of Baltimore, Md, are visit
ing Miss Mamie Harlow, on Fairfax street.
FAIR-Tbe little girls living on Wash
ington street held a fair on Saturday even
ing last, at the residence of Capt. Herbert
Bryant, for the benefit of the Ladies' Union
Relief, and we're more than successful in
their undertaking. The fair was conducted
strictly on money making principles, the
custom of their elders being followed even
10 voting for the most popular lady pres
eut-a little Misss name realized quite
handsome sum The amount Melted al the
fair was 500 81, which sum was yesterday
turned over TO the managers of the Ladies
Union Relief.
POLICE REPoRT.-Last night was clear
and cool, with two prisoners and three
dodgers at the station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases:
Harry Boutler, colored, arrested by OH
GERS Grady and Pat Hayes, charged with an
assault on Emily Boutler and Edward
Houch also colored, were fiued SO and cost,
Monteiro Thompson, colored. arrested by
Officer Goodrich, charged with an assault
on his mother, was locked up for further
examination.
PLANNING MILL.-A gentleman from
Washington was in this city yesterday even
ing looking for a site whereon to remove
his extensive saw and planning mill, which
is now located in Washington. Several
pieces of property which were shown him
were we'll adapted for the purpose desired,
being located near the river and convent
.ent 60 railroad tracks. 1t Is understood
that the gentlemen is now negotiating for
the purchase OF a site and will remove his
plant to this city at once, having already
bought here an additional engine and boiler.
A WHALES Jaw BoNEs.-Among the
freight IN the Steamer John Gibson which
arrived here from New York this morning,
were the Jaw bones of the whale which was
recently stranded on Long Island. They
measured twenty -four feet around. and were
consigned 10 fCoi. SPeueri A'ai'o' Y, VIZ
Smithsonian Institute in Washington where
they will be prepared and put on exhibit
ton.
OFFICES ABoLIsHED.-The positions OF
train inspectors on the Virginia Midland
Railway, heretofore held by Messrs. &. e.
Moore and Thomas Rudd, have been abo-
lished, and those gentlemen conseqnenty
lose their places which they have held for
a long time past.
STEEL RAILs-Twenty- eight carloads OF
new steel rails have been received by the
Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad in
this city, being the first shipment of lot