Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-25
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
CITY TAXATION. The city council at its
meeting tonight will complete the annual tax
Dill whlch mas been delayed in the lower board.
The tax will be the same as last year, 80 on the
hundred, with 10 per cent off for prompt pay
ment. The taxpayers will pay this year about
50 cents on the hundred for interest on the city
oeot, ~ cents for public schools, 81 cents for
police, IL cents for poor. Ii cents tor fire de-
partment, 10 for streets, 5 cents for repairs
e end t lEs - cents Tor ferry
gencles. The annual license bill will be intro
duced into council tonight.
AN ALLEGED DISTRICT THIEF ARRESTED.
The police here have arrested Augustus Mills,
charged with having stolen lot of raZors and
other BARRIERS tools from the shop of John F.
Sill, on o2d street, last Saturday. as mentioned
In The STARS West Washington report yester-
day He will be sent back by a Metropolitan
A DEAD BABY.-The body Of white infant
was found this morning in a cigar box lett in
the alley In the rear of Wheatley's undertaking
estabilshment Some doubt is expressed as to
whether the child had been born alive.
COUNTY COURT. - The Alexandria county
court, Judge Chichester. is now holding its May
Root Holman for assault upon John Little, a
verdict of not Guilty has been rendered The
court, mas entered a nole pros. in the case
against Holman for selling liquor on Sunday
on the Virginia side OF the river, opposite
AN OLD BUILDING TUMBLING-The rear Dor
Ton OF the old Summers house, on Pitt street,
opposite ST. Pauls church, has fallen in. This
is one of the oldest houses in town. 1t was built
Oh the original west line of Pitt soon after that
street was laid out, in 1893, and belonged to
James Laurie who at the reyolutionary war
had fled from the town and was reported a
tory; His property was taken by the common
hector Ross. escheater of the state The city
council in 1898 arbitrarily changed the line of
ILLS LII street to conform ITO the west gable of
prick house built by John Dundas, who was
tnen leader In the city council and soon after
wards mayor, and who had just put up a fine
house on King and Pitt streets.
COMPANY-Tho
pany owning the patent of Mr.. Bells newest
Invention in telephones has its legal habitat
mere, having been chartered as an Alexandria
company under the name OF the Volta GRAPHIC
pn01e Company, by Judge Keith, of the circuit
Messrs. A. G. and c. A. Bell and Sumner Taintor,
Notes.-The ladies of the NJ. E. Church South
open church festival to-nght-Pstriarch
ment OF Odd Fellows here are now arriving in
IN! the CITY They come mainly from the cities of
the state.-Miss Emma Green, who took an
overdose of laudanum on Sunday last. has re
covered, and is entirely out of danger-A
silgnt hre was kinded on the roof OF the long
Dulolng which remains of the old Duke street
army hospital yesterday by a spark from a
stove pipe, but the flames were extinguished
Py some tp assers-by without making an alarm.
Inc houses are inhabited by colored families
-Ahotner heavy storm visited this city last
hlght, doing no notable damage. The streams
hereabouts this morning were Iorded with diff
Guilty by vehicles coming to town-Cierk Aus
ten mas telegram from Judge Keith saving his
health viii prevent him from holding the May
term OF his court here.
:, EHGRAVINGs AT AUCTIoN.-Messrs Walter
o. llilams q Co., auctioneers, will sell at their
saiesroom tomorrow morning, May 26Ih, at
II O'Clock, continuing at O'clock o. M. six
nundred Steel-plate Engravings, appropriately
ested should not fail to attend this sale.
ART SALE.-A collection of high-class Paint
!ngs Dy european and American masters from
the New York Art Galleries, will be sold at
auctlon, without reserve, by L. Bowling, corner
9Venna
N. and p. M, tomorrow. Also Thursday and
Friday. ''A~
BEDDING PLANTS AT AUCrIoN.-Mr Dowlino
VIII sell tomorrow at his auction rooms at I +
o cloco 900 bedding plants, in great variety.
Put up In baskets, ready for planting.