Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-01
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reported FOR TIE EVENING STAN.
Local PoLTuCs.-The democratic candidates
for all the municipal offices TO be voted FOR on
the sd inst, are now making their canvass.
The opposition managers have not as Yet Sc
lccted "A ticket. Fragments Of a ticket have
been proposed. but nothing Vet agreed upon.
aud II Is understood that ticket will be made
at a meeting to be held tonight The indie
pendent party at the last election elected SIX or
seven members of councils and several other
officers. The opposition will this time bc run
as IS understood. by a coalition OF Independents
and republicans.
The NEW JUDdE.-Judge-elec Norton has
gone TO Orange Court House to take the oath
OF Office before Judge Keith. and will return
. as corporation judge. full qualified. Ills
first court viii open on the 18th Of May.
Judge Norton is the son Of Rev. Geo H. Norton,
the pastor of ST. Paul's l. E. church here
and Is now twenty-eight wears Of age. He Is q
native OF Fauquicr county. aud n graduate in
the lsS2 law class of the University of Virginia.
IL Is believed he will make AN excellent Judge.
The right of the governor 10 make the appoint
ment is denied by some lawyers. but it is
thought that no question viii be raised. as the
appointment 10y the governor is provisional
only. and the commission of the new Judge
expires thirty days after the opening OF the
next general asst mbly.
Tue CONFEDERATE MoNUMFNT.-work is in
progress at the intersection of King and
Prince streets preparatory TO laying the
foundation of the Aexanlria soldiers monu-
Al' III MI Nt+tl. Ol aAlchiloli. mas charge OF
the monument, and Mr.. Vim. Burgess, OF this
city. the venerable brickmason. who assisted
IL building the vault mt Mount Vernon, will
supervise the foundation work
NorEs.-A lot of ground, IL by leo feet. on
Cameron. between Fayette and PAYNE streets
belonging TO James Dwyer. has been sold at
auction for sos 20 NJ Schuer.-The er-
animation papers of the st. John cadets and OF
| the young ladies of Mt. Vernon institute. who
went up to the examination last week are now
being tested at the University of Virginia The
awards Will be made IN three weeks-Cnder
the state law. each military company is allowed
twenty honorary members who, with the active
members of the company, are exempted from
| jury duty. Twenty dollars. annual contrihu-
ton. is required for such membership in the
Alexandria Light Infantry. and vet il has
but three honorary mcmbcrs.--The fish trade
is now very light, Less than 100000 herring
and not 1000 shad have come 20 the wharf for
| the past twenty-four hours. Nearly all of the
| former fish trade OF Alexandris has been trans-
| ferred to NashIngtOn.--AeXa ndria IL now
/ redeeming itself. -Four marriage licenses we're
| granted by the clerk of the corporation court
( yesterday.-The children's services OF the
/ month of Mary" began at ST. Mary's church
/ this morning and were largely attended,
/ Bedford Brown iectured at the Christian asso-
! citation rooms last night on Habits 20 be
| Avoided. Mr.. Geo. r.. Shinn. of this city,
/ who was arrested in Fredericksburg a few DAYS
ago FOR selling coupons without license, has re-
turned, having given bail in SJ00.-E. l..
Clarke, the cook of the schooner Martin. at
king-street wharf, had his hand badly mangled
yesterday afternoon by being caught between
the vessel and some timber.-Golden Light
Lodge of Good Templars has elected Ernest
Royar 4 Il