Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-01

( - '~Ihtr convention oil the SHTl5tl3N cnu!C u
/ OF Eirgini! is TO be held AT Richmond Oh
Wednesday.
Two river tug beat men got into a row en-
! Scuth Union street to-day, but they were
separated ~ soon IS they came 10 blows and
ha'crr 'ith"; wEs lust.
Mics F'rarces Swami, a well known AID
highly resp; ctsf. resident Of the county,
and sister Of Mr.. Thos W Swami. died at
her home Gu Saturday night.
Some Of he merchants Of this city are
complaining 81 the irreguariy of the con-
nectlors mada between the Norfolk and tho
Boston steamers a! the former city.
The straichlout republicans Of Falls
Chnlcb district, in Fairfax county, held
meeting on Saturday night and resolved to
support Ger. ". II. i. Lee f,r Congress.
Yesterday was lIai!aw Fen. To day is
All Saints Day. Tomorrow will be All
Souls Day, ho:h Of which AFRO observed in
the Catholic, Iro!estant Episcopal eand
Lutheran Churches.
1stcrGay teiEg The anniversary Of the
day when Martin Luther posted bis theses
On the door of the church at Wittcnborg,
services appropriate to tbi, religious event
were held in the Lutheran churches here
Lieutenant-Col. VIM. Nalie, of the Third
Virginia Regiment, while out driving, near
Cnlpeper yesterday. wus thrown from his
buggy and quite seriously injured. It is
thought one CT MS LEGS was broken.
quantity OF Old material from the
wrecked steamer Armenia which has hoen
lying 81 The wharf at the foot Of Wolf street
for some time past, was seized 10 day by Mr..
A. Ford for wharfage.
Las night was lIallow Fen when all small
boys delight 10 play their pranks, pulling
door bells, attaching all kinds OF disagreed
bic strings to the door handles, and MANY
other tricks too numerous to mention, but
the festival falling on Sunday passed almost
unobaervcd in this respect
w. Il. Robinson. painter Of this city, EN-.
pioyed Ut Cupeper, while asleep Sunday night
walked ir"nl sccond-story window in tho Yir-
gina House, and fell abont thirty feet to the brick
payment below. He was badly hurs about the
head and 1t is thought was injured internally.
The members Of the democratic committee have
been informed that the friends Of Mr.. w. C.
Elan, republican candidate loc Congress, held a
conference over printing office on north Fairfax
Street, last night, bat what done could not tc
ascc:tancl.
The largest and most delciously favored ovs.
tiers we have seen for years were at the packing
house of Mclean, Rudd & Co. to-day. and sam
pic sent to Mrs. Bcckham at the Rainbow Bazaar
can be seen and tried tonight
row occurred yesterday evening in the alley
IN the square bounded hy King, Union, Lee and
Prince streets, but the bclIigcrents were uuietcd
before any arrests were made.
Windsor Adam, tho littlo son of Mr.. w. ".
Adam died this evening after short illness,
though he had hecn in delicate health for some
time past
During the month of October seven marriage
licenses were issued aud twcnty.threc deeds ro
corded by tho Clerk of the Corporation Court
AT the monthly meeting of Lee Camp Confedcr-
ate Veterans, TO be held tonight, Col. Edward
Burkcly will deliver an address
liner" aye seventeen persons now confined in
the city Jail and forty.onc inmates mt the aims
house.