Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-05
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for The EVENING STAR

Reported Tor HE EVENING STAR
The VIRGINIA CoSFERENcE.-Theyir Virginia con-
ference closed its session here Monday night
During the afternoon session, when the bust
ness OF the conference was about being closed
Rev. DIR. Bishop, pastor of Trinity church here.
announced the finding Of the grave of Rev. VIM.
Waters, the first Methodist pastor in Alexan-
dria Bishop Fitzgerald at once gave 800 10
have proper memorial placed at his tomb.
The missionary sermon of Rev. Dr. Weece
closed the conference which adjourned at 3
O'Clock, and the bishop announced the appoint
ments. Those for the Alexandra district are
as follows: Alexandria, A. J. Porter. Pc; X.
L. Bishop; Berryyille. VIM. NJ Fltzwater. Beth-
any, John A. Dixon; Claremont, 70 be supplied.
Falls Church, 5. +. Shipmau; Fairfax, 10 be
supplied; Falmouth and Greenwood, A n
Munday; Herndon, s. A. Ball; Leesburg, j. II.
Wilson; Hillsboro'. J. $. Wickline; Manassas,
j.. W: Haminersley; Norfolk, I. 5. A Heavener,
Old Point, ID. {. Hedrick. The other districts
are all distant ones in southwest Virginia or in
West Virginia.
COUNTY CoURr. - The Alexandria county
court. Judge Chichester, is in session here
Thomas Taylor was placed on trial for robbine
1. A Ecksteln OF towing piece. Mr.. Eek
stein is a music dealer of 9TH street Mashing-
ton, and had last summer hired a skiff OF
Taylor at -Four Mile Run and an accidental dis
charge OF the gun blew a hole in the boat
whereupon Taylor claimed the gun. Taylor had
been jointly indicted with Grant Smith and
Benjamin Hines, but a severance was made i'm
the indictment. Smith and Hines were colored
men who, with Taylor, followed Eckstein 20 the
long bridge and got Ecksteins gun Thew
alleged that he surrendered the gun as collateral
for injuries done the boat The Jury remained
out ali night unable TO agree. The court has
ordered that the sum Of ESQ., be fixed as the
cost of building bridge over Four Mile run al
Seminary crossing. The jury in the case of
Thos. Taylor returned verdict Of guilty of as.
sauIt and battery aud fixed Mr.. Tsylor's fine al
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house with three chickens IN his bag gave A.
his own name that of Sam Jones' has been fined
500 and sent to jail for one year. VIM, Mar
low, convicted OF assault, was fined S25 and
sent to jail for sixty days.
A BABE ABAsDoNED.-About9 O'Clock last
night the police were notified by Mr.. King thar
an infant child was lying on the Sidewalk i'm
front of q. Il. Hill d Co. Is bakery on Lee near
Cameron street. The officers found there .
mulatto babe about two years old, alive but sp-
parentiy paralyzed. The infant was brought
to the station house and placed in care Of q
colored woman and unless a clue TO Its mother
be found II will be sent TO the aims house.
NoTEs-Mr. L. Nick Bell has qualified q
collector of this port and entered upon his
duties. His sureties are Lewis McKensie and
Park Agnew.-Ihe store of Mr.. c. Z. Berry
on King street was twice broken open last week
and small sum Of money stolen
Mr.. Berry is engaged in business In
this city and in Washington Also
Mr.. Harry Yohe Of this city represents Alexan-
dria in the session of the Virginia amateur
oarsmen's association at Fredericksburg. Mr..
Ashby Miller of the Old Dominions has been
chosen treasurer Of the association.-An ap-
plication has been filed by Mr.. q. p. Hill and
his associates for the charter Of q boot and
shoe manufacturing company here.-The
steamer Arrowsmith is now on the Alexandra
aud Washington ferry line in place of the City
Of Alexandria, now under repair. county
court has authorized the expenditure of s2sO in
repairing the old puddle on Leesburg turnpike,
now q county road A new bridge 10 70 be bunt
on this road across Hooffs run.
The residence Of Mrs. sallie Gordy of Pitts-
vile, Nd, was destroyed by fire Monday.
Three children we're in the house sick with
d,phtheria, one Of whom died from exposure
while being removed
Charles c. sheppard Of Danvine took rss
poison while drunk aud died from the effects
Of it
The Union Pacific railroad company has co..
tracted for monthly line Of steamers 70 Asiatio
ports