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

Alexandria Affair.
Reported for Tn

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CLOSE or THE STEAM FERRy.-The Alexandria
steam Terry 10 Maryland has reached Its eud Tor
the present, and Tomorrow morning, at Lannon's
wharf the Maryland Ferry Co. VIII sell its steamer
The Nirginia, at public auction. For some years
the city council has made subsidies, which kt.p.
the steamer ON the route during part OF the year.
but On the failure VI the subsidy this year The
steam line ceases. The ferry has, however, boen
always kept open by row ana sail boats. ana triIs
continue 20 be made at Intervals every day. IL Is
said that offers Will be made ior the Virginia 10
connect the resort at GlesOorO' with Washington.
fnK DRiyisG PAKk RscKs-The races announced
at the park yesterday afternoon were not STOPPED
by the rain and the attendance was good. Theirs.
race, for $50 nrst and SIS second, was won by
Maddux's Ninton HutchlnsOn's Valley Boy second,
and leading TomDkins Young Luke. The second
race. with similar purse, was contested by owens
ST. John, bradshaw's Triple cross and Hutchin-
sons Jefferson. st John led with Triple cross
second. In the third race, frst $40; SECOND, s2O-
owens Boutwell, beat Hutchinson's TrolOpe. Inc
fourth race, one nile, Tor gentlemen riders was
contested by several Mashingtonians. Mr.. kd-
ward Blunt was the starter. q. X. Tompkins rode
Young Luke: ID. u. Burnes, Stanton and A. Dun
das NeNation NexAion won in 300 the purse of
$j0 and stanton took the second purse 0f sl5. Tho
nth race, as designed, was for purses OF $50 and
SO, and hurdles were arranged for twelve leaps in
a race OF one and a hall miles Macrae's Lady
Washington made her course alone, as Sihsin-
divers Hayes became lame and had 70 be WITH
drawn.
Poi1rIcAr--some twenty persons attended the
meeting OF the state democratic Conmittee here.
mentioned In The STAR yesterday. Hon. J. :. Bar
bour presided and L. Harrison Kelly was sar-
CAUSED by the resignation OF eiector buchanan,
was ordered filed and movements made 70 CON-
plete and put In motion the party organization
for campaign work.
Notes.-The Corporation Court, Judge stuart
held a short session to-day and arranged bills Of
exception In the case OF Billy Milllams.-Mrs-
Chapman has charge OF a new calcstbenic section
OF the Teachers Institute here ana a broom duli
will be part OF the exer .lses OF this sectiOn---
or the three gentlemen that were very I'll on one
square yesterday morning. MI. Harrison jacobs
and Mr.. Jacob Bohrans are deaG
and Mr.. Wm. Entwistle Is improylng.-Mr. R NJ
Fryer is again here with proposals on the POGO
hontas principle for s2l feet vessel 20 be buiit
here.-RoberJ Lloyd was thrown from his cart
on King street yesterday evening by a runaway
horse and considerably inJured.-Mr. John
Dunns residence Ia Fairfax County, at Mount
Hyde, some miles from this city, caught IRE aud
was burned yesterday.--A little daughter Of Mrs
l. Mitchell, on Cameron street, VINO once resided
In Washington, was badI bitten by a cat a lev
days ago. The animaIs jaws were fastened 20
tightly 70 the child's arm that they had 20
be forced open before It's hold was ioosened.-
Rabbi Stern,o Washington, married here on We'd
nesday night, at the synagogue, Mr.. L. Goldsmith
aud Miss Ida Brager OF this city. The happy
couple are now on Northern tour.-The bark
mill here has already made a shipment oI ground
bark 10 Liverpool via Baltimore.