Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-07
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for The EVENING STAR.

Reported for The EVENING STAR.
ELECTION NIaHr.-The town was lively last
night during the reception Of election news.
The headquarters Of the Democratic Working
Club in Washington Hall was open, but had
few visitors as most Of the attention was at
tracted to the front Of newspaper Office on
King, near Fairfax street, where bulletins of
the election were publicly announced The
republican headquarters in the block opposite
also gathered a crowd. and kept it until late
hour. The state democratic central committee
rooms in the Concordia on Prince and ROYAL
streets were occupied by quiet throng of the
leading democratic politicians of this section,
who were busy with returns, pencils and calcu-
lations until after midnight. The drum corps
made resounding music during the early hours
of the night, and crowds kept King street lively
but there was no tumult and little halloing ex-
cept at one time, when a crowd of colored men
gathered in front of the democratic Progress
office with jeers and cries. and also afterward
when bonfire was kindled by some colored
boys near the upper portion of Queen street.
and stuffed figure, supposed to represent Mr.
Cleveland, was burned amid great shouting. It
Is said that two men appeared with pistols and
for while scattered the crowd. The engines
were soon on the spot, but their services were
not needed, and after the alarm was over the
streets soon became deserted, and silence
reigned.
The VoTE OF THE TowN.-The election in this
city yesterday resulted in a majority of 142 for
carried the town by 437 majority; Hancock's
majority here over Garfield was AGA, and TIL
denis majority over Hayes 274. In the contest
between Grant and Greeley there was a tie
vote, each candidate receiving 1884 votes. The
town was without suffrage in the Grant-Sey-
mour, and Lincoln-McClellan campaigns
Previous to that it had after Its retrocession to
Virginia, in 1S49, given majorities to Bell, in
1860; Fillmore, in 1856; Scott, in 1852 and Tay-
lor, in 1913. The town has only twice, in 1913
and 1884. voted for the successful candidate,
The majority for Park Agnew, rep, for Con-
gress, in the city over Gen. w. II. F. Lee. dem,
was Ga. Lee carried the first ward by 40 ma
jority, and Agnew the second ward by 8; the
third, by 20, and the fourth, by u.
WASHINGTON INCoRPoRATIoNs.-Messrs VIM.
Dickson, of Washington; r. Morrison, W. G.
Raines, B. K. Roberts, 8. H. Hamilton, and
others have just located here two corporations
and received charters from Judge Keith; of the
Circuit Court. One of these companies, the
Niagara Hydraulic Electric Co.," is designed
to utilize water power in the development of
electric and other forces, and the other, the
Roberts Projectile Manufacturing Co.," has
patents for projectiles. &c. Mr.. Dickson is the
president of both companies.
NOTES.-The funeral Of Edwin B. Clark took
place this afternoon from his late home at the
house Of his sister, Mrs. Athey, No 524 Queen
street.-The officers of Golden Light Lodge
of Good Templars were installed last night
sold oysters on the site where the Alfred-street
Baptist church now stands, died a few DAYS
ago and his funeral took place to-day-Hon
Park Agnew has already been suggested by his
friends as o candidate for mayor at the next
election