Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-01
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
NEXT WEEKS INvEsTIGArIoN.-TheJ July term
of the county court Of Alexandria county,
Judge Chichester, viii proceed next week to
investigate all the circumstances Of the trouble
at the Gentlemen's Driving Park last Sunday.
The matter will be called to the attention of
the grand jury as soon as it assemblies and an
indictment will be found against the conduct
ors of the base ball game and then a reauisi-
ton from Gov. Mckinney will be sent to this
city.
TEACHERS ExAMINATIoN.-The superintend-
ent of public schools began at Peabody build
ing this morning the annual examination of
teachers Of the public schools The examine
ton began at 8 o'clock and embraced spelling.
penmanship, arithmetic, geography, history,
English grammar and the theory and practice
Of teaching.
A QUESTION OF SPEED.-Engineer Charles
Davis of the Washington Southern railroad has
been arrested charged with running his engine
within corporation limits at greater rate
than five miles an hour. 1t is said that il is
impossible to make the entrance to the depot
unless the engine moves over the northern
edge of the town at a greater speed than five
miles an hour. The mayor is considering the
whole subject and has reversed his judgment
in the pending case.
DEATH-Mr VIM. N. Brown, a well-known
Ale1andrian, died this morning at his home on
Fairfax street. Mr.. Brown carried on the sad
dler's business here for forty years, accumu-
lated a competency and retired from business
during the later years of his life.
NoTEs.-George Leving, charged with at
tempting to pick the pocket of Mr.. s. F. Cru
Der on the steamer Jane Moseley has been dis
charged, no testimony to hold him appearing.
john Smith alias Thomas Buchanan,
charged with playing the thimble game at
Driving Park last Sunday, has been held for
the grand Jury in 600 by Justice Drummond,
colored. -The Washington Pickle Factory,
which has been established here some time,
will begin manufacturing on this years sup
plies next week.-Capt W. j. Boothe is quite
i'll at his home, on Princess street-Samuel
Deyaughn has been elected chief ruler Of Po-
tomac Tent of Rechabites here.
Tifin was visited Sunday afternoon by the
heaviest rain and wind storm of recent expert
ence, Nearly two and half inches of rain ell
in half an hour. The wind tore the roof off
the Ohio stove works and damaged other build
ings.
fe Petit Journal of Paris reports that several
cases of cholera one Of which has resulted
fatally, have occurredin the city of Narbonne,
in the department Of Aude.
On arriving at Windsor Sunday the Dowager
Empress Frederick OF Germany and her suite
were welcomed at the station by Queen Victoria
The National Bank of Buenos Ayres suspended
bank fell from 1853 to 100 and closed at lis. A
panic was created on the bourse ct Buenos
Ayres.
Claude H. Wetmore, reporter Of the New
York World under the auspices of that paper,
set up two gambling establishments in New
York which were vouchsafed police protection.
He publishes his experiences in bribing the
underlings to secure this protection and impli-
Gates number Of men.