The Washington critic., 1889-07-02

Senator Chandler will be scrcnadcd
by number of his political friends to.
morrow night.
Mr.. Louis p Scibold was yesterday
made deputy collector and inspector Of
customs at Georgetown.
jackson Beach has organized ball
club in Alexandria, which will play the
leading clubs In the State. --,-
John Stewart fooled with a revolver
yesterday. Andrew Smith is doing
fairly well at Frecdman's Hospital.
Blanche Mccoy, a resident south of
the Avenue, left $l0j collateral yester.
day for keeping an unlicensed bar.
Entries will close TO might at Gheen's
livery stable for the races at the Alex
andria Driving Park on the Fourth of
July.
At last evenings meeting OF the
Union Soldiers Alliance at the Riggs
House the membership was raised to the
limit, 100.
The Washington Gaslight Company
want the Commissioners to buy num-
Der OF water meters on hand for which
they have no use.
An entertainment was given at Odd
Fellows Hall, East Washington, last
night, which netted considerable for
the canal sufferers.
The new mail bag repair shop on G
street, near the City Postoilice, will be
fitted with all the machinery necessary
TO repair mail locks.
A large number Of Washingtonians
will leave for Richmond Wednesday
evening TO witness the regatta, In which
the Potomacs will row.
1t is said the Alexandria Corporation
Court will return indictments against II.
+. Lee and II. T. Lucas for selling State
coupons without license.
The Baptist Sunday school of Ana.
costa and the Sunday school of Second
Baptist Church will unite and give an
excursion to River View tomorrow
The smoke-stack over the engine
room to the STIR building fell about s
o'clock this morning. The pipe was
dcntcd, but no other damage was done.
In connection with Lieutenant Ar.
nold's application for reinstatement on
the police force, the Commissioners
have decided not to reopen the old
police scandal.
ocolRC ID. DOuIut vi tulS CltN uC-
featcd Ed. Baldwin of Baltimore in q
mile swimming match at Bay Ridge on
Sunday, the time taken being about
forty-fve minutes.
Mr.. job Corson of Alexandria, living
on Duke street, near Columbus, died
yesterday. He had been aiing some
time. lie was about SO years of age,
and leaves widow and son.
The commencement exercises of Trim.
ity Sunday. school were held at Trinity
Church yesterday. Miss Julia Cottcr
was awarded the gold medal and Master
Joseph Hagerty the silver medal.
The Old Dominion Boat Club of
Alexandria, which has held the State
championship cup for two years, will
send Il to Richmond Tuesday to be con
tested for. They will not enter the race.
The new Alexandria City Council
will reduce the rate of taxation from
So per 100 to $1.90, and abolish the 10
per cent. discount by requiring bills to
be paid at their face value within a
fixed time
The Washington Canoe Association
met in the floating boat house last night
and resolved TO take steps to incorpo.
rate the association. Messrs. Lake,
Green and Cowles were appointed Il
committee TO do this.
Mr. G.. l.. Hopkins of the pomologl.
cal division of the Agricultural Depart
meni left yesterday for Texas, to make
an overland trip with Dr. Munson
through Texas. New Mexico, Arizona
and California securing specimens OF
wild fruits, grasses, etc. Dr. George
Vascy will leave in July for New Mex
leo to study climatic conditions.
The new city officers of Alexandria
were inaugurated at noon yesterday
The aldermen selected Mr.. VIM. II
Marbury president and chose Mr.. Mil
lard p. Vincent its clerk. The counci
chose Mr.. John T. Johnson Its clerk
and reelected Mr.. John Il. Sweeney
president. Both boards then met and
administered the new oath to Mayor
Downham.