Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-10
ALEXANDRIA,
Reported for The EVENING STAR

Reported for The EVENING STAR
The ELECTRIC LIGHTs-The combined COM
mittees OF finance and of light have in their
conferences decided antagonists in relation to
the electric light question. but there has been
no deadlock. Three members of the committee
at first opposed the acceptance of the contract
with the Schuyler company without a reference
to the city council, and they are now opposed
10 the giving OF the citys notes in payment Of
the work unless the notes shall on their face
show that they are payable only in case the
contract Is carried out in good faith. The other
i've members Of the joint committee who
favored the acceptance of the Schuyler bid, say
mat the contract was concluded ON a cash
basis and that the committee agreed to give
negotiable notes running from one to ten years
IN payment, and that they will carry the BUSH
ness out on that line. as the city council has in
structed them to make the contract on the best
terms ootalnable. The mayor signed the con-
tract several days ago and the town will have
electric lights soon after midsummer
fUNERALs.-Ibe funeral of Captain Henry c.
Lee took place here this afternoon from Christ
church: Captain Lee, who is nephew of
General Robert L. Lee and brother of Governor
Fltz Lee, died last week at Richmond, but his
remains were brought here for burial-The
funeral Of NJ. Thomas j. Watkins, who died
suddenly last week, took place from his home,
near this city, Yesterday afternoon
The CANAL FUND DIMINIsHING.-The CITY of
Alexandra paid out for the Alexandria canal
about S5OOOO0. Its claim TO the assets of the
canal company at its dissolution was fayorably
adiudicated by the United States court. These
asset. were about $4,000. This amount was
held by W. W. DUNCAN. the receiver From il
attorneys fees, costs, DC, have been paid by
order OF court. so that only some SIG, 600 now
remains in the receivers hands, pending an
appeal The city authorities have offered TO take
Sl9,OVO OF this amount on a lien, the remain
Ger - be paid into the Treasury Of the United
States, but this offer has been refused by the
solicitor OF the Treasury, and the case will go
70 the supreme Court; and it seems likely at
torneys fees and costs Of some years litigation
Will exhaust more than half the fund.
SoTEs.-The Catholic diocesion examiners Of
the diOcease of Richmond have been making a
visitation to this city to examine the parochial
schools, teachers, and pupils.-The Columbia
IRE company has appointed its president, w.
n smoot, TO cooperate In the making of in
quiries as to the control of the firemen's mon
unent with a view Of its removal from ivy Hill
TO some prominent street crossing in the CITY
Messrs. l. l. johnson, p. il. Thompson Nor
rlll Moran, Lawrence Gardner, Henry Cog
gins. ID L. Blscox, Thomas SOmmerville, Nor
rls llman. j. W. Dove and IL. ID. Wine, all of
Washington. have obtained charter here for
the Ulnan electric target company.-As an
nclpated IN the STAR, the Smoot tannery will
not be rebuilt here.-The Columbia firemen
here have organized a council Of the Virginia
state hre association.-The Catholic Young
Mems lyceum has now one hundred members,
WIN Pollard has bought, at $500, a dwell
ing-house on Fairfax street, between Wilkes
and Gibbons streets.-A subscription paper
for the benefit of the Johnstown sufferers has
been placed at Burke Il Herbert's bank BY
Mayor Downham--The Third Ward White
Republican association has elected Thomas J.
Edelin president.-The schooner Ma
ron Wright has been hauled upon
the ways at the shipyard-Ex-
President Henry Strauss. of the aldermen,
10 quite sick in Baltimore-At the last meet.
ing Of the Perpetual building association il
made loans Of $500 at 25.-Iaura James
colored, arrested for abducting girls in Balti.
more, has been sent back to that city by the
Poiiee.-Steve Cross. colored. who killed the
old colored woman, Nancy Lee, at Bailey,
crossroads, near the Aqueduct bridge. las,
spring, will be tried this week at Fairfax Court
House.-A large crowd Of Washingtonian,
were left behind here last night by the loca
train on the Alexandria and Washington rail
road.