Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-14
ALEXANDRIA.
CORPORATION COURT.

The corporation court of Alexandria, Judge
Norton, opened its September term this morn.
ing at the market court house. A special
grand Jury has been called and will indict
Jefferson Phillips for the murder of George s.
Smith, as we'll as bring in indictments in sew.
eral burglary cases. When Phillips is arraigned
he will plead mot guilty." and on a day being
set for trial it is probable that his counsel will
ask for jury from Richmond, Fredericksburg
or somewhere outside Of Alexandria where
expressions of opinion have not been 80 uni
versal as in this city.
QUICKLY ARRESTED.
Last Saturday night, as Mrs. George Harlow
was standing at the door of her residence on
Prince street between Royal and Pitt streets
two young colored boys came up and asked il
'.Mrs. Stanislaus lived in that neighborhood.'
Before she could reply one of them snatched q
pocket book which she held in he,
hand and both ran off. Information
was at once communicated to the police, but
there was no clue except the cap of one
of the boys dropped in his flight. The police
however, went TO work and in less than an hour
Lieut.. Smith had secured two colored lads, the
pocket book and greater part Of its contents,
some 81. The boys, Andrew Jackson and Chas.
jackson, one about fourteen years Of age and
the other younger, were held to answer at the
mayors court.
DEATH OF JOHN A. WILLIAMS.
John Andrew Williams, a well-known painter
died last night at his home in Fassetts row. on
Alfred near Wolfe street. He was formerly
employed at the Washington and Ohio railroad
yard, but has lately been engaged in the Vir-
ginia Midland shops. This is the first death
except that of babe which has occurred in
this city since the 29th Of August.
A PLEASANT HOP.
A pleasant hop was given at McBurney's
Hall Friday evening, it being the first of q
series of dances that will take place during the
season. Notwithstanding the fact that many
society people are still out of town there was
large attendance. Many strangers were pres.
ent, and tie affair was success in every
particular. Among those present were Miss
Esther Brookes, Miss Mary Reid, Miss Jennie
Minnigerode, Miss Lizzie Boykin, Baltimore
Miss Bessie Corse, Miss Sallie Daingerfield. Miss
Edith English, Miss Lucy Minnigerode, Miss
Esther Dempsey, Miss Sinclair Baltimore; Miss
Ida Watt!es, Miss Clay. Savannah. Ga; Miss
Kate Critcher. the Misses Oliver. Washington
Miss Julia English, Miss Lucy Brookes, Miss
Courtenay Norton, Miss Taylor, Washington:
Miss Marbury, Miss Lizzie Wattles, Miss
Smoot, Miss Josie Robinson, Miss Stribling,
fauquler county: Miss Lula Critcher, Miss
Mary Boykin. Baltimore; Miss johnson, Miss
Tucker. Norfolk. Va; Miss Kebecca Danger
field. Miss Eliza Daingeriield, Miss Ashby and
Messrs. c. &. Dunn, G. H. Norton, jr., Mr..
HawIey, Washington; Mr.. Burritt, Washington
Eugene Z. Taylor, Carroll Ashby, Albert
Bryan. J. 4. Beckham jr, Henry Daingerfield,
Arthur Clarke, Boiling Lee, Robert Knox. jr,
John Herndon, Frank Gibson, VIM. Wattles,
Mr.. Mason. Washington; Douglas Stuart, Lewis
Greene, Henry Elliott, Daingerfield Brookes,
Frank thompson Washington; Edward Marye
Burt Davis. Frank Hester, Washington; Gardner
Boother, Writ Washington, George Robinson,
William Hester, William Jolly, Fred Green
Washington; Key Daingerield, George Berry,
Richard Gibson, George Cochran and Mr.
Taylor, Washington. The chaperons were
Mrs. L. w. Reid. Mrs. J. S. B. Thompson. Mrs
Leonard Marbury. Mrs. Dr.. Herndon, Mrs
Dainserteld and Mrs. Taylor.
All the pulpits of the city were filed by the
pastors yesterday, the summer vacations beine
over.
The Alexandria county public schools opened
today. and the issue Of permits for the city
schools was resumed this morning.