Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-20

Alexandria Affair.
Reportcd for I'm ENININ


CLOSE or THE STEAM FERRy.-The Alexandra
steam ferry TO Maryland has reached IT. end Tor
the present, and to-norrow morning. at Lannon's
wharf, the Mary land Ferry Co. Will sell ITS steamer
The Virginia, at public auction. For some years
the city council uas made subsidies, which kept
the steaiuer ON the route during part OF the year
but on the failure OF the subsidy TINS wear Ire
steam line ceases. the ferry has, however, been
always kept open by row aud sail boats. and trips
continue 10 be made at intervals every day. IT'S
said that offers will he made Tor the Virginia 70
connect the resort at GlesDorO' with Washington.
THK DRIVING PARK RACEs--The races announced
at the park yesterday afternoon were not stopped
by the rain, and the attendance was good The trst
race, for $50 Trst and si5 second was won by
Maddux's NiDton, Hutchinson's Valley Boy second,
and leading Tompkins' Young Luke. The second
race, with similar purse WAS contested by owens
St John, Bradshaws Triple Cross and HutchIn-
sons jefferson. St John led with Triple Cross
second. In the third race, nrst, $50; second GO
owens Boutwell, beat Hutchinsons TrollOpe. The
Contested s By several wassingTonians af IA.
ward Blunt was the starter. q. X. Tompkins rode
Young Luke; ID. o. Burnes stanton, and A Dun
das, Nexation. NexAion won IA 300 the purse OF
800 and stanton took the second purse OF SIS. The
NTH race, as designed, was IOr purses OF $50 and
So and hurdles were arranged for twelve leaps in
a race OF one and half miles Macrae's Lady
Washington made her course alone. slnsln-
divers Hayes became lame and had 70 be WITH
drawn.
poIIucAL-some twenty persons attended the
meeting OF the state democratic committee here,
mentioned ia The STAR yesterday. Hon D. =. Bar
bour presided, and l. Harrison Kelly was sar-
geant-at-arms vacancy In the 9th district,
caused by the Resignation OF elector Buchanan,
was ordered nlled and movements made 70 CON.
plete and put I'm motion the party organization
for campaign work.
Notes.-The Corporation Court. Judge stuart,
held a short session to-day ana arranged bills u
exception IN the case OF Billy Williams.--Mns.
Chapman has charge OF a new calesthenlc section
OF the Teachers Institute here and a broom drtl
win Oe part CT the eXer Uses OF this section
or the three gentlemen that were very III on ono
square yesterday morning. Mr.. Harrison Jacobs
aud Mr.. Jacob Bohrans are dead
and Mr.. VIM. EntwisJle Is improving. X NJ.
Fryer is again here with proposals on the POGO
hontas principle for 22l feet vessel 20 be built
here.-RoDert Lloyd was thrown from his cart
on King street yesterday evening by n runaway
horse and considerably inJured.--Mr. john
DunB's residence Ia Fairfax County, at Mount
Hyde, some miles from this city, caught mr. and
was burned yestefday.--A little daughter OF Mrs.
l.. Mitchell, on Cameron street. VINO once resided
In Washington, was badiB bitten by a cat lew
days ago The animals jaws were fastened 20
tightly 70 the childs arm that they had 10
be forced open before its hold was loosened---
Rabbi stern, OF Washington, married here on We'd
nesday night, at the synagogue, Mt. L. Goldsmith
and Miss Ida Brager, OF this city. The happy
couple are now on Northern tour.-The bark
mill here has already made a shipment OF ground
bark 10 Liverpool via Baltimore.