Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-30
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for the EVENING srAn

Reported for the EVENING star.
GONE TO MANAssAs.-The confederate yete-
rams of Lee camp with many others assembled
at the Midland depot this morning under the
lead Of Commander Smoot, with Edgar warfeld
as adjutant. Lieut.. Frank Powers bore the
colors and some forty in all embarked to attend
the unwilling of the monument at Manassas.
FIREMENs ARRANoEMENTs.-The joint COM
mittees of the Alexandria fire companies are
arranging for the entertainment of the dele
gates of the Virginia state fire association.
Mr.. Chas. Goodrich of the Hydraulion is chair
man of the committee and Mr.. John II. Strider,
secretary. The work is begun many months
in advance Of the meeting in order to afford
time for amsssing funds and making the
arrangements as complete a. possible.
The SOVEREIGN LODGE OF JoNApABs.-The
Sovereign Grand lodge Of the Sons Of Jonadab
will meet here next week and large delega-
tions Of Washingtonians are expected here on
the occasion, and it is expected that several
hundred strangers viii be here during the SEES
sion Of the Grand lodge, which occupies Monday
and Tuesday.
Notes.-The county constables Of Fairfax
have co-operated SO zealously with the town
police that they have not only prevented shoot
ing but also fishing from Hunting creek bridge,
and have arrested persons who were not hunt
ing but carrying unloaded guns Mr.. Henry
Beach, who was arrested on Hunting creek
bridge with an unlosded gun, threatens q civil
suit for damages.-The Alexandrians drawn
for the next grand jury Of the United States
court are Cal Turner, w. Ashby, andrew J.
is dead.-Mr. ]. l. Smith has bought from
A. E. Carlin a S3-acre farm, with buildings, &C.,
adjoining the Fairfax hne.-Miss Elizabeth
Smith has presented handsome parlor organ
to the Catholic sodality lyceum for use in their
new hall ON Duke street.-Mr. R W. Avery
Of this city has bought at e26 IN acre Fairfax
farm on one Of the Mount Vernon avenue lines.
MIR. Poulton of Washington has bought Of
Mrs. e. ID. Hoof an 18-acre farm near the vir-
ginis theological seminary ct ESQ an scre.-
Very considerable amounts Of the taxes on de-
linquent lands sold some two years ago are now
being paid to the county clerk and the lands
redeemed.-The mayor has fined Henry Gal
way S2.50 for an assault on Minnie Galway.-
There are now seventeen prisoners in jail
The IN. NJ" club. composed Of old students of
barracks Of St. Johns academy. The company
was limited to thirty, and among the invited
guests from Washington present were Misses
Helen Becker, Maude Moore, Mamie Roberts,
Mary McCafrey and Messrs. William Byers and
George Karney.
At the commercial conference at San Fran
cisco yesterday the prompt construction Of the
Nicaragua canal was advocated a. q means of
national defense and commercial development.
with local banks loan Of ten millions at per
cent, the Issuing price being 30.
Twenty-Five persons suffering from typhoid
fever are in the Red Gross hospitals ct Johns-
town, Pa
Abraham Knobler enticed Max Bloomfield
into his house in New York and demanded eco
from him, ON the plea that he was Door vhiIe
Bloomfield was rich. Upon Bloomfield refusine
10 give him the money, Knobisr had him q.
rested on charge Of burglary.
Henry Rosenburg's 6ve-year-old son was re-
terday kidnapped by IN unknown man from .
wagon in Chicago.
The murdsrsr Nasl Of 81 Pisrrs ~ TIE
nrgt man executs1 BY means q TIE RuiietiDs
II Nova Scotia =.
John xopecky, New York baksr, - begun
s11s tor 100 damage agntnst DakR US1w
Ne. = Ses beyeet1nG In.