Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-22
ALEXANDRIA.
for THE EVENING STAR.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
The FREDERICK DOUGLASS LIBRARY Asso-
CITATION met last night at the residence of its
president, Mangus l.. Robinson on Gibbon
street. Mr.. Norman Il. Pinn read an essay on
temperance, which was loudly applauded. Mr..
Lumpkins presided at the organ, seconded by
Mr.. A. Hopkins on the violin and by MIR. Hardy
Murray on the cornet. Mr.. Robinson spoke
encouragngly of the association, and stated that
at its next meeting Mr.. Bruce, of Washington,
would present them with a ballot-box thirty
six years old. formerly used by secret colored
debating society of Alexandria.
WAGES ATTACHED FOR DEBT.-The legal re-
1atiOns of corporations having offices in Wash
ington and numbering among their employees
residents of Alexandria, is one of the vexed
questions of the judiciary here. Some time
ago an employee of the Seaboard. Inland and
Coasting company. being indebted to an Alex
andria dealer an effort was made to attach his
salary by service Of process upon the agent of
that company here, but it failed. Another
case Is now In progress. L. NJ. Marshall has
gotten ont an attachment against the effects of
A. j. Nicholson. who has a place under the
Alexandria and Fredericksburg railroad, and
it was understood that an attempt would be
made by service on the A. and f. railroad agent
here to stop the wages of MIR. Nicholson paya-
BILE in Washington. Judge Stuart has issued
restraining order preventing Marshall from de-
handing at the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
railroad Office in Washington the money
claimed to be due him from Nicholson. A fur
ther hearing of the case will take place.
WASHINGTON VISITORS TO SPARRISG MATCH.
The evening trains and boats from Washing
ton brought to this city a considerable number
of persons who attended the sparring match at
Lannan's opera house, gotten up by Mr.. Dan
Henry, of this city. and Reddy Welsh, of WASH
ington. Michael Wally, Jas. O'Day, Michael
Badget and many other Washingtonans and
Baltimoreans, handy with their fists. took part
in the entertainment, which was quietly con-
blood haiDp no
crowd assembled were many leading citizens.
The Washlngtonians returned quietly to their
home at the close of the entertainment.
OTHER VISITORS FROM THE CAPITAL City,
Some Washington guests are expected tonight
at an entertainment to be given by the Golden
Lightlodge OfGoOdTemplars. Metropolis lodge
LO.OF., of Washington. will send large repre-
sentation here on Thursday night to work the
degree of Friendship" at a meeting of Poto-
mac lodge. and the Washington visitors will be
handsomely entertained. On Friday night Dr.
Hodgkins of Washington, will deliver a lee
ture to the Young Mems Christian association.
NOTES.-The funeral of Mr.. Charles I.
Moore, who died from injuries inflicted upon
him at Franklin Junction, Va, where loco
mot i've ran over his foot took place here this
morning from the residence of his father. Mr..
Thomas II. Moore, at No. 1922 Duke street.
number OF railroad men attended the
funeral.-Nancv Mills. the colored woman
whose murder near Bailey's cross roads was
iueHtioHeu III HE OTAR yesterday, was Tor
some time after the late war a resident of this
city, and she had many acquaintance in this
city and lived with a relative, Nancy Franklin,
at 1.-The village" on the southwest edge of the
city.-The mayor sent on to the grand Jury
this morning tho case of Richards, charged
with burglary at the store of s. Bernheimer
FATALLY SHOT HIS YOUNG WIFE.-Thomas
Preston, aged twenty-four, shot his nineteen
year-old wife while she held her babe in her
arms, in Germantown yesterday afternoon.
The woman is likely to die. Preston and his
wife had not lived happily together owing to
his dissipation and jealousy. Yesterday Mrs.
Preston was helping her mother move, when
Preston appeared and made requests in refer
ence to their twelve-months old baby which the
wife did not think proper to accede to. While
her back was turned. Preston, after uttering an
oath, fired three shots and then attempted to
escape. being followed by crowd. He finally
boarded a street car, and soon after was ar
rested. Preston, it is said, was under the in
fuence of drink
The meeting Of the Michigan Salt association
has baeD c0ndurfad at Mauie<aa nth <~-oox