Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-08

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and deselyedly popular institution will reopen
Monday, December Ii, with a full corps OF
teachers at its old-time stand in the National
OF It'll and D streets northwest. Large and CON-
mOdiOus and well-lighted halls have been secured.
containing $500 square feet Of space. The 275
students whose names were on the rolls OF the
college have been anxiOusly awaiting this an
nouncement, and will present themselves ready to
resume work ON Monday morning and evening.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
THE MORNING LIGHTs.-The proposal to keep the
gas lamps lighted all night, which win be submit
ted to the city council at its next meeting, WILL it
is probable, be modified by the committee so as to
have the lamps relit at O'Clock am. There is O
a gas lamp after O'Clock in the morning to light
it. In this way each citizen who desired light
could touch match to the first gas post he
in few minutes, as so many persons are coming
to trains in all directions shortly before O'Clock
all the gas lights would be lit:
SLKl0HING CARNIvAI.-While interfering with
other outdoor pursuits to some extent, the snow
has developed the sleighing capacities OF Alexan-
day King street was lively as a holiday, with the
sleigh bells and dashing horses, and throngs on
the sidewalks to watch them. The sport was con-
had several times to interfere and check the dan
gerous speed at which some horses were driven.
RAILROAD MATTERS.-V0e annual meeting OF the
Virginia Midland Railroad company will be held
here on the Wednesday Of next week at the ONCE
OF the company ON Prince and Patrick streets.
four hundred stockholders from the upper country
to town, now consist OF fifteen or twenty persons
only. It is said that some changes are In contem-
platiOn. The weather will prevent the putting
down OF the double track on Union street even II
the city council gives its consent, as it will do at
its next meeting.
TIE COMING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for Christ
mas have already been begun here, and the feSti-
val Will be kept In old Virginia style. The public
schools of the city will be closed on the 23d Of
December, and not opened again until the Sd OF
January. All the Sunday schools win give enter
ments TO their pupils Many social parties are
proposed, and the occasion promises to be very
gay one.
NorEs-The Catholic festival of the Immaculate
Conception was observed at st. MaryS church by
two services this morning both being well at
tended.-The hundred or two OF Alexandr1ans
who do business In washington were much 1ncom-
NODDED yesterday by the ''run on" near the Long
bridge, and the temporary stOppage OF the local
trains. Some used the through trains and others
the ferry steamers. - The corporation court,
Judge Meade, win hold session next week, OPEN
ing on M0nday.-The remains Of Engineer st.
Clair, killed on the Valley railroad, near Lexing-
ton were inferred at his home this city yeSter
day.--The mayor has fined John Quittance Sc
for disorderiy conduct-The city council vii,
at its next meeting adopt the ordinance authortz-
Ing double tracks ON Union street.--Pr0f. A. Her
Dert's lecture at the opera house last night drew
small audience. At the request OF some gentle
men In the audience the lecturer postponed his
remarkA