Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-20

house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases:
The bar keeper at Fishtown, charged
with selling liquor on Sunday, was dis.
missed.
J.H. TrusloW, charged with selling liquor
without license, was fined So.
Robert Harris, colored, arrested by Off.
Ger Davis, for disorderly conduct, was
fined 81.
VIM. Williams, held from yesterday on
the charge of being drunk. was dismissed.
Robert Cawood arrested by Officer Smith,
for stealing barrels, was sent to Jail for 80
days.
George Washington, colored, a member
of the chain gang, arrested BY Officers Bet.
tice and Davis, for being drunk, was locked
up at the station house.
Personal George. of Missis-
sppi, with party of friends, was in the
city on Saturday last looking at some prop
erty, with a view to either leasing or pur.
chasing here. The Senator said that the
expenses of living were so high in Washing
ton that he and q number of other members
OF Congress from the South were thinking
about coming here, as they did not have as
much money to spepd as their colleagues
from the North.
Mes>rs VIM. Schiller, John Cook, and
Geo Bauer. three young men oil this city,
will leave here on Monday next, to seek
San Francisco.
Messrs. B. f. Atwel and VIM. Smith, of
this city, have gone to Central, where they
have secured employment in the shops of
the Norfolk and Western railroad.
BODY FoUND-While some little boys
were this evening playing in the cellar of
an uuoccupied frame building, on the north
side of Prince street, near Union they found
Il bundle of rags which they threw On the
pavement and which being opened by Capt.
Davis, who lives close by, was found to con-
tain the body Of white male infant few
days Old The child was we'll formed but
its face had been eaten by rats. The house
has not been occupied for several months,
but the boys say they were in the cellar
yesterday and that if the bundle had been
there then they would have seen it. The
police were notified and the matter will be
investigated.
SERIOUS FIRE.-The residence of Mis-.
DR.. Taiaferro, at Orange G. H., together
with its contents, including all the personal
effects of Maj. r. P. Wallace, her son-in-
law, was destroyed by fire last night, the in
mates escaping only with their night cloth
ing. The loss is very serious one,
including fine library and large number
ofvaluable papers belonging to Mai. Wal
lace The dwelling only was insured Maj.
Wallace was in this city this morning on
is visiting friends there, that she as yet, has
- bop,a 70 h; oh 70 rat,,rp
THE MAYORS VEToEs.-Mayor Smoot to
day vetoed the two bills passed by the City
Council at its meeting on Tuesday night last,
which provided for the paving Of the two
squares on Cameron street. between Wash.
ington and Alfred the two squares on Co
lumbus street, between King and Queen
and the square on Queen street, between
Pitt and Royal. The reason given by the
Mayor for his vetoes is that by the provi
sions of the bills the city could not COMPEL
the property owners to pay their proportion
of the cost of the Improvement as was the
intention of the trainers of the bills.
STEWARDS MEETING-A meeting of the
stewards Of Washington district of the Bal
timore Conference, NJ. f. Church South,
was held in the church in this city this
morning. Elder S. Rodgers presided, aud
Mr. B. Wheat was chosen secretary. The
object of the meeting was to look after the
financial interests of churches In The district.
The salary Of the presiding elder was fixed
at 81 GOO, the same as last year, and the
assessments of the various conference col
lectons were made on the same basis as of
last year.
REFORM CLUB-The meeting Of the Re-.
form Club last night was the liveiest that
has occurred there for some time. The
president, Mr.. D. w. Whiting, was request
ed to resign by Mr.. H NJ Foltz, who said
that the former was guilty OF conduct un
becoming a temperance man. He then pre-
ferred charges against the president, and
said that at the next meeting he would be
prepared to substantiate the same The
discussion between the two is said to have
been amusing.
THE INFIRMARY.-At a meeting of the
trustees of the Alexandria Female Free
School, held at the Office of s. F. Beach,
esq, on last Saturday night, Lewis McKen-
zie, esq, in the chair, resolution was
adopted sanctioning the action Of the tru t.
ees of the Orphan Asylum in the transfer
Of the real and personal property of the Or.
phan Asylum and Female Free School to
the Alexandria Infrmary, in accordance
with the provisions of the act of the last
Legislature providing for such transfer.
DEMOCRATIC CoMMITTEE.- city dem
ocratic committee held meeting last night
at which the candidates who will submittheir
names to the primary election to be held on
May 4th next, were present and paid their
assessments for defraying the expenses of
the same. a resolution was adopted allow
ing all democrats and all persons who voted
the democratic ticket at the last election,
and those who pledge themselves to support
the nominees of the primary, to take part.
NEW BOOKS AT FRENCH'S,
93 and 90 King street.
Zeph, by Helen Jackson, 81 25.
The Duchesse De Langeais. by Balzac.