Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-30
ALEXANDRIA.
THE scARCE-wRIsHr HOMICIDE.

ThE SCAhtE-Nh4bhT hoAlClDE.
The mayor and Justice Nav heard this morn
ing the case of Frank Scarce, the Washington
jsnitor, charged with killing John Wright at
his own door on Christmas day. The accused
represented by Messrs. Brent aIId Green
and Attorney Armstrong appeared for the
prosecution. The evidence tended to show
that Scarce made the first attack. and that when
be had fired the fatal shot and was wiping his
pistol TO put it away some one said to him.
Now don't You think you've done dirty
trick and he answered. Il do not know but
what have" Scarce was committed to Jail
for the grand jury.
TWO LAWS FOR THE NEW YEAR.
With the coming of the new year two new
laws will go into effect here. one of the COM
monwealth of Virginia and the other of the
corporation of Alexandria The new state law
requires that fire escapes shall be put upon
all hotels. manufactures, school houses. hos
pitfalls, &c-. that are more than three stories in
height, and on all theaters and places of amuse
ment. and directs that the city council shall
select the most approved style of fire escape of
modern design to be used for this purpose.
The owner of any such building has the right
to compel by mandamus. the city council TO
make the selection Of a proper FIRE escape, and
after the lst of January fine Of not less than
SIS nor more than 800 per month is fixed
the penalty for Noncompliance with the law.
The other law to 60 into effect at New Year is
the city burial permit law. which prohibits the
DrI,lut OF a GOrDrc ullS CITY OF lIs
interment here without permit from the
auditor. and requires him to keep registry of
interments- The latter law meets general
approval and will be rigidly enforced The
city council has mace no selection of any fire
escape device under the new state Law. and it
Is not likely that its provisions will be promptly
enforced There are few buildings in Alex
andria TO which this Law would apply. and there
Is only one fire escape in town, that upon the
old cotton factory ON North Washington street,
OEueti nv the nj Ralrimpre- lint this
factory has been unOeeupied for many years.
ICE AND SKATING
The skaters well as the sleighers have op-
portunities now for their sport. there is thick
ice on the river edge and Hunting creek on the
nal on the north side OF the city, but since the
Introduction of roller skates the older diversion
with the flashing steel upon the smooth ice has
ceased to have Its former attraction. No Ice
has as yet been cut here for Use, although it is
several inches thick on some of the ponds.
Some of the ice houses expect to harvest some
domestic ice this season.
NOTES
The temperance love feast, given by Talisnlan
Lodge of Good Templars. at their lodge room
Last night, was made a most pleasant Occasi ~
and the program heretofore announced in The
STAR was carried out to the satisfaction of all
who attended The addresses of Dr. f. W.
Kirby and several other prominent temperance
speakers Of this city and Washington were
highly appreciated The hall was handsomely
and tastefully decorated and festoOned for the
occasion The sii sing by the trained choir of
the lodge, led by Mr.. Horace kamey, was ex-
cellert
Az the Catholic Sunday school festival. undee
charge Of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. yester-
day afternoon, tableaux representing the scenes
In Bethlehem, from the erlo of the Redeemer
70 - coming OF the wise men, were exhibited