Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-23
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for THE EVENING srAR.

hepOrteO IOr IHE EVENING STAR.
IHE ALEXANDRIA CENsus.-The approximate
| count OF the Alexandria census gives the city
l4,32S within city limits, an increase much less
| than was expected and even below moderate
| expectations, which had gwen the city over
| 10000 inhabitants, some anticipating that the
enumeration would reach $4,000 souls. The
increase since the last census has been about
800, which, however is a much greater percent
| age OF Increase than took place between 1870
ana 1880, when the increase was only 55. The
greatest increase which the population of Alex
andria has ever received was between 1850 and
1863, the decade following retrocession, when
the population rose from s, 795 to IL. 2O6 an in
crease Of 2,4l1. The smallest increase of any
decade was that made from 1920 to 1880, when
only % addition was made to the population.
The RErRoCEssIoY QUESTION. - petition
presented to the United States Senate yester-
| day shows that very large number of the
leading merchants and business men of this
city favor a return of Alexandria to the District
OF Columbia. AS the county never was in favor
of retroeession and is almost unanimously in
favor of returning to the District of Columbia
it may be assumed that majority of the voters
here favor the repeal of the act of retrocession
Now that the issue has been made by the pre-
sentation of the petition it is probable the
question will become a live one here
The FUNERAL of Julian Moore took piace
here this morning from st. Mary's Church.
Rev. Father Kane oficiated. The Good Tenn
plars of Talesmen Lodge followed the remains
to the grave.
Notes.-The contract for furnishing gas coal
has been awarded to W. A. Smoot 4 Co.. at S379
per ton.-Geo Kitchener has bought for ego
OF A. W. Armstrong lot on Wolfe street be-
tween Columbus and Alfred streets-The es-
tate Of the late Peyton Ballenger of this city
has been administered upon in Fairfax county.
1t is valued at SIS, 600 and has been committed
to the charge of Mr. r. w. Ballenger.
Mount Vernon Insurance Company of this CITY
has declared q dividend of 20 per cent on its
paid up stock and has elected f. E. Corbett
president-James Mexican was hurt at Bur-
rough's mill on Franklin street yesterday by
the breaking Of the governor" of the steam
engine.--Stewart Jacobs was hurt at Wedder-
burns printing Office on King street by fall
ing down stairs with form of type.
Special Census Agents Appointed.
Superintendent Porter has appointed the fol-
lowing-named special agents to collect sths
statistics of manufactures: issdore Forst, Biz
mingham. Ala; Michael Burke, Montgomery.
Ala. Charles Hurley, Mobile, Ala Hamilton
White. Selma, Ala; Frank Gilbert (chieD, Chi
cago, H.; Charles e. Bachelor, Northbridge,
Mass; Rufus r. Crane, Millbury and Sutton,
Mass; William w. Scott (chieD, Worcester.
Mass; Harrison II. Comings, Worcester.
Mass; Luke X. Davis, Worcester, Mass.
William May, Lee and Great Darlington,
Mass; Alexander w. Fulton, North Adams, |
Adams and Williamstown, Mass.; Horatio C' |
Greenwood. Grafton. Mass; Julius W. Brown.
Leicester, Mass. James A. Crawford, Dudley |
and Webster, Mass; Stillman Russell, Doug |
lass, Mass; Ralph W. bartlett, North Brook |
field, Mass.; Daniel w. Holbrook, Upton. |
Mass; Charles b. Blair, Warren. Mass.; George |
K. Dresser, Southbridge, Mass. E Harris How.
land, Spencer, Mass; George 8. TAFT, Ux-
bridge, MasA; Stephen b Bingham, Lansing.
Mich; William Graham, Flint, Mich; Frank
n. Spaulding. Saint Johns, Mich; AImersn 81
Matthews, Pontiac, Mich; Andrew @. Nesbett,
Cedar River, Mich; Conrad J. Brown. Erie,
Pa; Thomas g. Lavender, Columbia. Clifton
&c; < H. butcher, Brandon, Vt; Sherman
Wilkins, Dorset, Vt; John v. Carney, Ben.
nington and Arlington, Vt; Frederick d.
Child, Hyde Park, Vt; William W. Henry,
burlington, Vt; Philip Schwab, Menasha. VIA;
zibs Hamilton, Berlin, Wis.; Frederick Heins-
man, Appleton, Via; Thomas Bishop, Nseuah.
Wis.,; D. I. Cook, Winchester, ~. Ii