Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-16


The WASHINGTON ScuoOL BUILDING, ITS PAST
AND FUTuRE.-The new school, building TO be put
up on the corner Of Washington and Wolfe streets
Will not disturb the Old academy building which
Gen. Washington endowed as free school, The
long building on the south OF the lot, which is to
be torn down, is not the Old Washington build
ing. That building sometimes called the Howell
House, stands on the east end OF the lot In 1884
number OF citizens united In building that house
as the Alexandria Academy, with two stories, for
an English and a classical school. AT Gen. wash
ington'S suggestion the building was made three
Stories and his Tree school was placed In the third
sold, but the free school was continued, and the
city, In 1S111 built the long building for It's ac-
cOmmodation. Lately the city school board bought
the old academy building from the Howell estate
and re-e,tablished schools there. This building
Will not be touched.
Judge Clarke, opening today took up the cases of
the Alexandria druggists under the pharmacy law,
mined afer % nn an demHrs mas peen a.
able the cases Will be postponed. On Saturday
afternoon the case OF oliver 8. Florence, charged
win perjury In the Shipman case, was submitted
TO the jury, which returned verdict OF not guilty
REAL ESTATE SALEa-The Appich property, COM
prising some OF the best real estate In the city,
large confectionery store with two smaller stores
and dwelling, all new, on King street. near 81.
by b. H. Appich, who bought also a three.story
brick house and lot on Royal street, south OF King
street, for 81 925 c. w. Howell bought his three.
story prick store on King street for s., 4O5, and
Paul Pullman his adjoining store at $3.50
NoTEs-Public Printer Benedict, Gov THOMPSON.
MI. Yeomans OF the Treasury, and a number OF
other Washington gentlemen were entertained
saturday to dinner at Brilps, and afterward exam.
ined sites OF interest here.-The Washington
evangensts, Miss Graves and Miss irwin concluded
their labOrS here on Saturday, and are now Begin
ming the evangeiization OF Fairfax County, at
Anandae, about nine miles from this place.
Some twenty sunday cases, drunk or dlsorderly
many OF them Washingtonians who gave bogus
names, were before the mayor this morning and paid
nnes-Rev. L. K DyOtt entered upon his pas
tOrate and preached his first sermon az the MethO-
dist Protestant church yesterday.
A GIRL STRUCK BY LlGnTNIN6.-Whfie the family
OF George Henner, at Eagle Point on the South
Mountain. near omelsdorf, Pa, was eating sup
per lightning struck the house. Mary, the Oldest
at the time. The lightning struck into the shoes
the young girl had on her feet, The uppers and
soles OF the shoes were torn into shreds. and her
feet are blue ana the skin Is torn on When the
girl was stricken she had her hand on the door
Knob, and In the other hand she held tumbler OF
water Both hands are very weak AND she is ma
bic 10 walk. In each OF the shoes was a piece OF
Steel and this, It Is believed is what attracted the
lightning. The carpet and oilcloth, except where
Mary stood, were torn into pieces.
CIGARETTES KILLED HN.-At Bridgeport Conn
to-day the body or young JOsephus D. Meiins will
be taken 10 Utica, N. Y. for burial He died sat
urday from cigarette smoking. Chief Marsh mad
repeatedly talked TO the lad, who was but seven
teen years OF age about the habit he was addicted
to, and which was slowly killing him. Young
Melins seemed bent upon increasing the daily