Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-28
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for TIVE Rvxxrxa srsn.

Reported for TIVE Rvxxrxa STAR
The SAVINGS BANK DKRosIrs.-In the case q
Marshall agt the Savings Bank. mentioned ID
HE STAR Saturday. il is expected that the
mandate Of the Court of Appeals will reach
mere IN short time. The mandate il addressed
70 the Circuit Court Of this CITY, whose regular
term does not begin until the third Monday OF
March next, so that unless a special term OF the
court ,u rs neld, which Is unlikely. the matter
VIII remain unchanged until that time. The
case VIII then come up again upon the report
oi special commissioner Armstrong that then
tnere had been about 900 overdrafts by the
MeIandrla Passenger railroad company ON the
Washington and Ohio railroad company, and
that loans had been improperly made, owing
to the want Of attention on the part OF the Si-
rectors and therefore that the directors are
personally liable 20 make good 90 depositors
.ne iuii amount of their deposits with interest
dnls report, now affirmed in principle by the
Court OF Appeals, will then be the new basis Of
the courts action
HOUSES IN ALIENs.-The order of the police
su,horites 10 tear down some old dwellings in
plho alley or courtway opening into Pitt
s'rest, snort distance south of Queen street.
marks movement here against the renewal Of
dwellings in close courts or upon ALLEYS WHOM
the present tenements i'm such locations shall
have decayed The custom of building DWELL
ings IN alleys has never prevailed in Alex-
andrla to so great an extent as in Washington.
Land with fronts on the streets can be bought
Is little reason for the custom of building
houses 10 front on thoroughfares intended 20
accommodate stables and outhouses and afford
accommodations 20 back yards. There is. how
ever an open court with pump in the center
ana approached by ALLEYS from Alfred Henry
Prince. and Duke streets. and a like court in
the block Immediately east of this one, in
which are many dwellings. In the latter court
there lived, in 1857. an inventor named
blsckke. who was a man Of wonderful skill.
ne was afterward sent 90 Russia by the min
ister at Washington, and one of his children
mas lately been enobled there.
RELIGIOUS SERvICEs.-The services and ser
mons at Trinity NJ. +. church, yesterday we're
devoted to missions, and at night a general
missionary meeting was held Reyf. {. Klein,
missionary at Nagoya Johan. preached at the
Methodist Protestant church. PRAYER meeting
was held at the Midland depot by Mr.. Charts,
an association evangelist Children's services
were held IN the afternoon at the First Presby-
terlan church. and sodality services for Young
men at 1t. Mary's church at night
BALLS on THE 22D OF FEBRuARY-The birth
night ball on Washingtons birthday will not
DE lntermltted from the observances of Alex
andria this year. The ball will take place al
armory hall. and will be under the auspices of
Marley encampment of Odd Fellows. A birth
night ball will be given at McBurney's hall
NoTEs.-No session of the corporation court
was held to-day, and no business will be trans
acted In that court until Saturday neNt-A
pleasant yellow tea was closed at McBurnev's
nall Saturday night by the ladies Of the Second
Presbyterian church, considerable sum hay-
ing been raised in aid of tine church improve
ment by the two nights festival Sidney
Pulman gave bail on Saturday before Justice
lrlplett, of Fairfax. TO answer the charge of
seducing Miss Anderson. of that county. and
the case will come up for trial at the next quar-
terly term of the court at Fairfax Court-house.
The law of Virginia provides that unless the
man marries the woman he shall. on convic-
ton. be sent to the nenifenfiarr