Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-27

Reported for The EVENING STAR
PROPOSED CANAL MEETING.-A meeting of
the directors OF the Alexandria canal company
has been called to take place in this city this
afternoon. The lessees OF the Alexandria canal
have secured control of a considerable portion
OF the Alexandria canal stock, and an eff.
fort is now being made to procure q meeting of
the Alexandria canal company to act upon a
proposal OF the lessees relative to the sale the
aqueduct piers to the United States. If the di-
rectOrs do not call meeting one can be held on
the call of one-tenth OF the stock interest after
three months notice. The time in which the
sale must be effected Is limited by law to the
21st of December next.
court opened its session at the courthouse on
Columbus street, this morning, Judge Chiches-
ter on the bench. A jury was summoned, and
among the cases TO be tried Is that OF Thurston
sault upon W. {. Johnson The case of Thomp-
son, the WashingtOnian indicted for gaming
house, will also be called for trial.
FUNERALs.-The funeral OF Mrs. louise RAM
say, the amiahle and excellent wife OF Mr.. ID.
funeral OF the late Richard a. Rudd drew :" a
large crowd OF friends yesterday afternoon to
his late home on Fairfax, between King and
lowed TO the cemetery.
SAND MINING.-The arrangement OF the
earth strata IN this immediate neighborhood is
very favorable TO brick buildings, as the layers
of brick clay are In many cases separated by
layers of sharp sand. But a century and a halt
of run on the sand banks has almost exhausted
the supplies that lie close TO the surface, and
deeper digging has now to be resorted to. In
clearing out the cellar of one OF the burned
houses near the Washington and Ohio railroad
depot fine sand-bed was struck by the en-
plOycs of Mr.. John Lally, OF South Washington,
and 1t has been discovered that ''Clay Hip
rests on q great stratum OF fine sand. The work
OF getting out sand there under building fOun.
datOns has been going on for some time, and IL
that arches will be made to replace the sand
and to support the clay bank on which the
houses rest, and vast cellars made in the dry
earth for storage.
Notes.-The circuit court OF the city, Judge
Keith opened its session at the city courthouse
at noon to-day. r. Birch or Alexandria
county, was bitten in the foot by q snake last
week on the porch of his residence, near Balls
Crossroads and Is still suffering from the effects
OF :he bite.-Rev. DR.. Flippo preached his fare
well sermon at the Baptist. church last even
ing.-The property Of the late n. ]. Mills. on
Lee street, which had been nortgaged TO the
German Building association, has been pur-
chased by Mrs. s. J. Mills at $43O.-The sale
Of the Mc(3raw residence, on King street. adver-
tlsed for sale by the building association, was
might be Observation-Disclosures. Virginia Powell
has purchased her residence 1t King street from
j. A. Marshall for 81 ,35O---JaS. Petty has lost
COW, run over by u team last week.--It Ia
arranged that YOung's stove foundry, from
Columbus, Pa, Is To be opened at the corner OF
Royal and Wilkes streets before winter-
Auditor r. l.. Price has gotten mp In q very
handsome book the annual reports OF the
city officers for 1855. II contains the de-
tails of the operations OF the various city In.
situations during the last fiscal year.--Nins
"drunks" made the census Of the station
house cells this morning.