Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-21
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
The FISH Wharf.-The Alexandria fisher
men are all cutting out, storing seines and
closing their landings. The season proved mod
erately successful to the lessees of the CORPORA
tion fish wharf. The lowest rates during the
season have been S1.25 per thousand for her
ring and &c per hundred for shad. The present
lessees retain the wharf under their lease until
the 1st of March. 1890, and they will have.
during the melon season, the monopoly of the
wharfage on water melons or cantaloupes
landed OH the river side.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A colored man named Henry
De Lee living on the north edge of the city,
ate thirteen hard-boiled eggs Sunday and after
drinking heartily of ice water fell dead
The MAYFLIEs.-The mayflies, an Alexandria
institution, were this year much less numerous
than usual. The usual visitation extends over
three or four days, and sometimes at evening
in the southeastern section of the city they
cover the street-lamps so as to darken the
light Their fall covers the sidewalks like
light snow, and each step of the passer crushes
with sharp crack, hundreds of them. This
year they appeared III small numbers for few
hours only. and were swept away by the rain.
These ephemeral insects seldom appear else
where In such swarms as at Alexandria near
the close of the fishing season. They are COM
mon on the river front of Washington, and old
fishermen say that the maytiies follow the fish
and as most of the fish trade has now gone to
Washington nothing but the rains prevented
the Avenue lights from drawing swarms of
them this season.
DIED OF Hrs WoUNDs.-Mr. David Ferguson,
whose name was first given as Stith, died at the
Urinary here last evening from the effects of
having both his legs cut OFF by Midland train
at Clifton yesterday. He is a resident of Fair
fax county and the remains will be sent to his
home.
A SHOOTING CASE AT ARLINGTON colored
man, named Nelson NJ. Hill, was brought to
jail here last night by posse OF soldiers from
Fort Meyer. He is charged with having shot
seriously, but not mortally, colored girl
! named Mary with musket. His wife called
to see him this morning and she states that the
wounded girl says that the shooting was en-
tirely accidental. The affair took place on
the United States reservation at Arlington, but
as under the law the state retains concurrent
jurisdiction with the United States over Ar
hngton, Hill may be tried for the offense if his
shooting was not accidental, in the county
court OF Alexandria.
NoTEs.-Rev. DIR. Bishop, of Trinity NJ. f.
church, preached Sunday night upon the moral
value of vote, denounced the buying of votes
| and urged that the Sabbath question should be
met at the polls.-Rev. r. II. Porter has been
| called to the charge of the third colored Bap-
| tlst church here. He has recently been en-
gagged at Staunton, Va.-The present week
viii be very busy one here with preparations
for Fridays celebration and canvassng for
Thursdays election.-The Washington Mer-
chant Rides, Capt. Costinet, will be among the
| military organizations in attendance at the
monument dedication here next Friday
The contract for furnishing to the new WASH
lngton school sixty pair of inside shutters like
| those on the Amidon building has been
| awarded to VIM. Gibson. who built the house
| The bids ranged from S333.60 to S426 Co. and
the bidders were Messrs Gibson, Peake Stand
! ford, Baker Sutton, Stoutenburgh, Cum
| mmgs, Jones, and Lyles. The work of putting
on the building the blinds, which have long
been needed, will 90 on Immediately
Keith Will open in this city next Monday the
| May term Of the circuit court for Alexandria
county. 1t will be engaged entirely with civil
suits: Mr.. George W. Hauxhurst. of Fairfax
has been selected by United States Marshal
Farr as his clerk and deputy. MIR. Hauxhurst
Is one OF the leading Good Templars of the
| commonwealth, and was secretary of the state
! school board while Mr.. Farr was superin-
| tendent Of schools.-Mr Geo. E. French. the
we'll known bookseller of King street has been
| IN lll-health some time. and lies this morning
| IN a precarious condition at his home on North
| Washington Street.-The Alexandria firemen
are preparing TO send delegates to the ANIMAL
| meeting OF the Virginia state fremen's associa-
| hon IN Norfolk during the first week of next
June. The twenty-two acre farm of Septi-
mus Brown, about a mile from Balls cross
| roads, has been sold at $3.50 per acre.-The
! confederate soldiers monument was tempo
| rarliy unveiled and was photographed yester-
| day aiternoon.-The Postal Telegraph COM
pany Is receiving grea. supply Of telegraph
poles here and transporting them southwark of
| the city for q new line.
As MINUTES TO BALTIMoRE--In the schedule