Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-19
Alexandria Affair,
eported fo- The EVENING STAR:

Reported 10: HE EVENING STAR:
CIRCUIT COURT.-The Circuit Court OF this city,
Judge James Keith, opened It's term 1T the Fairfax
street courthouse this noon with petit jury. All
the attorneys N the coupon cases win be here TO-
morrow. The suits for taxes recently brought by
the commemorative attorney against some two
hundred and nifty property owners VINO have ten
dered coupons far taxes arc upon the docket Of
this court, and some cases will be made State
Attorney Marbury viii appear for the common
wealth, and ). Il. Beach and w. l. Royal for those
coupon tenderers who have the guarantee OF the
British syndicate. Others who bought coupons
outside the syndicate Will PROBABLY employ special
counsel.
PARTY WALLS AND FENcEs.-some discussion
took place at "A recent meeting OF the common
council as TO the power OF the city authorities TO
authorize entry upon town lots or alleyways by
private citizens for purposes connected with the
repairs OF the adjoining wall The principal move
ment made by the municipal power In this direc-
ton Was the act OF February %, 1888, by which,
under the clause or the charter authorizing the
council ito regulate party-wallS and fences and
determine by whom they snail be kept In repair"
the council authorized city surveyors ITO enter
upon the land OF any person or persons In order 10
lay OF and mark foundations and regulate walls
breadth and thickness thereon, which foundations
shall be laid equally upon the lancs of the persons
between whom the same Is TO be built 1t has
been understood that this could not be made effect
I've n one landowner objected But the question
has never yet been Judlcially settled in this city
The matter Is now before the committee on gene
raj laws
FuNEKAL--The funeral OF Mr.. Joseph l. Grtpp.
well-known merchant tailor here, who has been
nAOA ioA6 Wcch, tOOk This
afternoon. Alexandria Washington lodge OF r. A.
A II. with many members OF Andrew Jackson
lodge united In the funeral and buried the deceased
with Masonic rites His cOmrads OF X. L. RE Camp
Confederate veterans escorted the remaiNs. The
pallbearers were w. ii. Bacon, T. Z. Corbett, B. H.
Lambert. w. v. Mcknight, q. VIM. Ramsay, A. e.
Uhler and Chas j. Wise. Rev. Dr. Suter, OF Christ
Church, or1ciated at the religious services
NOTES.-The Alexandriacierks in the Midland
Railroad Office are ''home again" IRON Richmond
their desks having been transferred 10 Washing
tOn.-Mr. George uhler has purchased, at $50
a small frame dwelling on Columbus street, be-
tween Princess ana Or0nokO, with lot .6xl23 fee;
Similar premises as conveniently located would
sell in Washington Tor g., 5O0-The Christian
Association meeting AZ the Baptist church here
was largely aItended--Rev. j. NJ. Nourse nlled
his pulpit at the First Presbyterian church yesler-
day after his trip across he>c0nttnent.-The
Gauss Missionary Society OF Grace church was ad-
dressed yesterday morning by student J. w. Nor
ris, OF the Theological schooi-Mr A. c. Har-
mon Is again sick---A row occurred among COL
ored men al the Intersection OF Princess and Fair
fax streets, near the Washington and Ohio depot
saturday night, and some shots were fred, but no
one struck. The mayor disposed OF the case at
his court to-day.