Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-01
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
TO-MoRROw'S ELECTIoN-The voting for a
member OF Congress OF the eighth congressional
district which lasts here tomorrow rom sun
rise to sunset, will lie one OF The quietest eiec-
lions Wnlch has ever taken place in this city.
The polling places and commissions will be the
same as at the last election. The federal
supervisors, selected by Judge Hughes will
see no need OF any supervision, and at the close
OF the poll the vote of Ale Xandria Tor Gen. Lee
Will approach unauimity
PUBLIC SCHOOL INSTITUTES.-The public
schooi teachers continue to have monthly
Institutes at Peabody hail, which has been re-
ntted Pros. Spencer, of Washington, led the
hrst one win instructions OF penmanShip, and
the superintendent of schuOls conducted the
last which was devoted To a discussion of
methods me, OF teaching, etc; The Reading Circle
will hold a session Tuesday evening and
the city school board will meet on Thursday
night next AT the institute it was ascert,ined
that out of The l 800 children attending the
public scnOOi since the Isl OF September ONLY
lour wnlte ana three colored pupils had mad
scarlet fever.
street work done under the auspices OF the COM
mlttee OH streets is the Princess street sewer
which was completed Saturday. 1t crosses the
Old bed OF Oronuko creek. Its cost is about
S2,oOO No other brick sewer half the length
has oeen built mere since some sixty wears ago
When IA brick sewer was built across the w lille
oak swamp run at its crossings with King
Prince and Duke streets. This run passes under
nearly every street in town and is crossed by
bridges AT queen, Cameron and Patrick streets.
ana by brick cuiverts at Alfred, Columbus,
w ashington, ST. Asaph, Pitt, Royal and Frank
lin streets. Thence IL passes to the marsh that
crosses Jefferson, Church and South streets and
empties into Hunting creek. The contractors
OF the new sewer were Messrs. Breen aud Feeley
ana the engineer Prof. +. w. Newly.
NOTES.-The home pastors ofticiated In all the
chufcnes yesterday except the Baptist, where
Rev. +. A Hall preached.-The festival of All
SAINTS Was celebrated at st. Mary's church to-
day 10y three services.-There was very little
Haiiow Eve Cabbage throwing in town last
night The scarlet lever Is prevailing
here TO a limited extent, there being not more
imam seven or eight cases. There nave been
Only nine serious cases since the outset of the
disease, several months ago.-Mr. L. W. Hatch
whose attempt at suicide has already been
mentioned In THE STAR. died yesterday at his
nome, near the old COnvalescent camp-R f.
Lee camp, Confederate Veterans viii listen to-
nigcL 10 an address on the battle OF Getlys.
ourg by Col. Ed. Berkeley at the Coiumbi;, EN-.
CINE nouSe.-lhleves brOke into the house of
John W lillams on south Washington street last
week-Ihe funeral OF Mrs. Ann Wood relict
vi tue iate capt Wood, once captain Oh the Balli-
more packet line, took place saturday afternoon
rom the Residence MIR. W. Is. Waddey her
sol-ln-iaw.-Ihe rainbow bazaar for the Dene-
NJ oi The NJ r. cnurch south opens to-night.-
The funeral OF Miss Nora Lawson took place