Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-08
AIr1anNrla Gaz9tfe.
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MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER g.
LOCAL NEWS.

LUCAL IN n w -.
~ Virginia fair weather, and slightly warmer
,,hcrlv winds, becoming variable.
coRT MYER.--Snce Congress failed to
rroyi-ion for tho continuance OF Forr
Tr-r in This county, as signal service
5rnltbe post has been without garrison.
T'.i,n- projects for its future have been
n.I.rrd. but il is now understood that
Nan Sheridan is in fav0: OF garrisoning it
MIN both cavalry and infantry companica
III. thought only proper that ell branches
stba army should he represented at the
r,,i5o.i capital, either 10 act as an escort to
,b. President or for important revAws o.
ns-,de- 3;:1ra, it Is desired that Fort
Nicer should i,e It resting place Tor cavalry
.rd Infantry soldiers who nave seen hard
~srvice on the lrot.ter. In the meantime Foit
uy,r ;,n charge Of Second Lieutenant J. u.
prrrrt;. 81 artillery, with thirteen artillery
adler, VINO are the custodians of the pro.
perry there .-----
POLICE REPoET.--Lsst night was clear
and cool with three prisoners and two luGg.
ar. AZ the station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed Of the
following Cases
William Douglass aud Sam. Smilh, both
inbred. arrested By officers Bunlz and Sher
wood. f)r dis1raerly conduct, had their Case
r,n,iruei till TO morrow.
TDos BRYANT culored, arrested bv officer
LAWYER, !or stealing money from Mr.. G.. l..
French. was held for further examination.
ia. Baird, arrested by officer Davis, for
being IruHk on tho street, was fined ST.
A white man, arrested by officer TIGER,
for brug drunk on the street, was fined s..
A white man charged with dis0rderiy con-
duet was released.
The case Of the colored boy, John Shop
p.ri, charged with an assault on little
cglorrd girl vas continued.
PEGsoNAL.-The engagement of Mr.. Geo.
E!sti-, grandson CT Mr.. Corcoran, ard Miss
El,lis, daughter Of the Senator from Lou
is@ua is announced in Washington.
Mr. Wm. G.. Waller, Of Savannah, for
mery OF Virginia, has accepted u position
on the Richmond Wing. Mr. Waller is an
accomplished journalist and courteous
g19tleman. Several years ago he served
on he engineering corps in Costa Eica with
number Of gentlemen of this city.
Mrs. John G. Phillips, who has been crit
cay i'll at her residence on south Lee street.
Tor several days past, was much better 10
day.
The OPERA HOUSE.-Hi. Henry'S famous
mnstTelS, who will appear here next Wed
nes!ay night, have been leorganiztd with
tie effort 10 correct hitherto existing defects
and the proprietor states that he feels JUST
fed in asserting that no finer selection OF
artists can be found together. The pro.
gramme il new, original, unique and INFER.
ps'jcy md ig endorsed in ba utr
terms everywhere. The entertainments Civ.
en- by this company have been pronounced
the best OF the kind. The programme ia re-
plete with novelties, the chorusys are well
sung and the single acts are mexccIlta by
those Of any other troupe Of MINISTRIES.
THE RAINBOW BAZAAR held al the Opera
House last week by the ladies Of the NJ. f.
Church South closed on Saturday night nf.
ter a NEST successful run. The receipts
from all sources amounted to upwards Of
s. 300. Tie crayon of the person who
should receive the most votes for popularity
realized $lj2 30 and was awarded to Mr.. G.
K. Hill, the vote standing-for Mr. Hill 900.
for Capt. Mushbach $50 and scattering 1S5.
A beautiful BIRD Of paradise was voted to
Rev. c. H. Norton. The bazaar was one
OF the most successful affairs of the kind
ever held in this city.
The WEATHER.--The predicted cold
wave reached this vicinity Saturday night,
when the heavy rain that had been falling
for several hours turned into snow, which,
however, melted almost as fast as it fell A
short distance back in the country, how.
ever, the snow fell to q sufficient depth to
cover the ground for a short tima Iester-
40 40 r
SHOW and thin skins Of ice formed In ex.
posed places This morning there was a
heavy frost and to-day has been decidedly
Hinterlsh
CHANGE OF LOCATION. The Baltimore
aid Potomac Railroad nssHcceeded in pur-
chasing the squares bounded by G and ]
streets, Virginia avenue and First street
southeast, Washington, and will soon change
he location Of its roundhouse and carshops,
On Virginia avenue and Sixth street, to that
sItc. The roundhouse there will be large
enough for thirty engines, and the cnr.yard
VII! give. employment to several hundred
mechanics. Tracks are now being laid.
HUNTING TRIP.-Senator Don Cameron
HEd Gen. Phil. Sheridan came here from
Washington this morning and started on
horseback on hunting trip through this
portion of the State. They were accompa
he'd by several attendants and had wagon
Stocked with guns, ammunition, provisions
md everything to make the trip enjoyable.
lNeir first stopping place, it was understood,
would be at Fairfax c. II.
DEAD.-Mr. V. NJ. Taylor, who, as stated
uthe GAZETTE, took laudanum on Satur.
day morning with suicidal intent, died that
evening, at 5 o'clock, at the jail, where he
LAD been sent for treatment. He never
thoroughly rallied from the effects of the
drug, though he was subjected 10 almost
Aeroc treatment. His remains were in
,s:red from his late home, on Royal street,
ms evening.
flEE.-The dwelling of Rev. i. B. Tarn-
VUI!, al Farmwell, in Loudoun county, to.
se'her with most of it's contents. was deg
"'yed by fire about 3 clock yesterday morn
hg. The Ire resulted from a defective lue.
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