Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-05
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for TIE EVENING STAR.

Reported for TIE EVENING STAR.
COMMUNICATIONS WITH WAsHrSeroS.-The
accident TO the railways between Alexandra
and Washington would have ended al chance
of night communication between the two
cities, but the Alexandria and Washington
Terry has opened night line. leaving WASH
lngton FOR this place at 81 is pm. SO the fra
ternal visits and sociabilihes that have grown
up between Washington and Alexandria
lodges. societies. &c, will not be interrupted.
EVENING HoLIDAYs.-Al the leading retail
merchants of the city have signed an agree
ment TO close their stores at q O'Clock p. m.
during the summer. The wholesale stores
all close at that hour or before. The banks
and offices are all closed some time before that
hour. At o'clock all branches of manual
labor cease, so that, with some exceptions. all
Alexandria Will enjoy holiday summer even
ings.
The COMING ELECTRIC LIGHrs-The storm
and Its results which put out the gas lights in
Richmond and the electric lights in Fredericks-
burg did not interfere in any degree with the
present method of lighting Alexandria but the
dislocation OF train schedules has prevented the
arrival here OF the agents of the Schuyler COM
pany, and will. II is probable. delay the electric
lighting of the city beyond the 4th Of July
next. the time at which the Inauguration of the
new light was anticipated.
FINANCIAL MEAsUREs-The board of COM
mon council has passed unanimously the tax
bill, the license law. and the annual appropria-
board OF aldermen, and summaries of which
have been published in TIE STAR.
The CIRCUIT COURT. Judge Keith. closed its
May term last week. The last case tried was
that II Mr. Charles II. House TO recover
Sl0.0J0 from the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany as damages on account of the death of
her husband killed by an Ale xandria and WASH
ington engine. The court gave the Jury in
struction ON the subject of contributory negli-
gence, and a verdict was given IN favor of the
railroad company.
There are no criminal cases before it In the
case of John A. Baker, of Washington agt. w. b.
Brockett, Judgment has been given for plaintiff.
In the appeal of James Peyerille from JUS
tlce IN has trespass case, the Justices proceed
lngs were set aslde-Ihe county authorities
will begin, in a short time, the erection of 800
bridges at Wilson's crossing and at Cariin's
Springs-Barton Council. No. 5. of the Iir-
glnia firemens order and some thirty MEM
beers Of the Hydraulion company LETT here yes
terday to participate Ia the Virginia firemens
convention at Norfolk.--Bishop Van de Nyyer
of Richmond, vino had been detained here by
the food, left yesterday for Norfolk MIR. j.
A. Marshall has bought of Commissioner Mush-
back, for Sl75, building lot on Duke street,
between Henry and Fayette streets.-R c.
Pitts, held here on the charge of robbing the
mail at his Office at Pomona, Westmoreland
county, Va, has been released on 81 500 ball.
Il. NJ. Latham has been appointed delegate of
Lee camp, confederate veterans of tins city, to
the grand camp of Virginia, which meets next
Thursday at Norfolk Work will be resumed
in a temporary building, to complete the tan
ming of the 10000 hides now in watts at the
burned tannery of Smoot * Co., but the re-
building OF the works has not yet been deter