The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-06
ALEXANDRIA.
Railroad Ta,It-LucLy WindfaII for Lawyers.
General and Personal.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Mar. 5-ISpeciaLl-
The Norfolk and Western Entrance bill hav-
ing gone over, it is understood in railroad cir
cles here that so soon as the Richmond and
Danville completes its arrangements with the
Chesapeake and Ohio attention VIII be turned
towards the Manassas Gap branch. which Is
now being relaid with steel rails far mp, ana m
almost the twinkling of an eye here WILL
come Shenandoah Valley trans, which some
prophets say ere the year is out, VIII 60 on to
Philadelphia and perhaps 10 New York.
The proposition of the Baltimore and Ohio
to tap The Midland out near Fairfax station Is
now reality. but II is understood that tins is
merely for freight traffic. The running OF
passenger coaches over the Midland VIA Shep-
herds involved much more trouble than the
bus transfer i'm Washington does now.
Several of the lawyers here are going into
the direct tax retundlng business with The
vim of pension sharks. Circulars have been
sent out 10 several hundred here Offering %
collect these claims az twenty-five per cent
About 800. 600 Will probably come 10 AleNan-
drians and Yesterday "a Young lawyer who
week or two ago was begging for the appoint
ment of Alexandria correspondent OF a Wash
ington paper at $3.50 per week, told me Le
represented clients with receipts represent
Ing $500.
The municipal election draws nigh. Mag
nus Robinson and William Carter. the cOlored
got four votes for the latter IN his contest
against General Lee and Frank Hume last
fall, and probably they might influence hve
ere sundOwn Nav election day. Ii Is SAID Mr..
Ilarrie Smoot Will resign the city Democratic
Craftsmanship for business reasons. For the
party good it is hoped not. His work in
the past several years has been like Mr.. Bar
bour's and with good results.
The In.irmar, report is ont. II shows sXtv-
six patients were received for care and treat
ment Tor serious disabilities. of which three
died The expenses were c2lil ~ with an
unexpendcd balance of S3iS.G0, and sll00j4
was paid 10y boarding patients
There has been another boom ont at Jack
son City lately. The Washington blackcgs
are just fockng across the bridge again.
During February there We're but nine mar
riagcs here All were white couples
Mr. William Wallace Tuplett, well-known
and highly esteemed young man OF Fairfax is
dead.
The venerable Edward c. Turner. Of Fau-
ouior. died on Tuesday after q short illness
The deceased WAS quiet and houorcd gentle
man. widely known in this section OF tho
State. lie had suffered much from the fam
lily troubles of his children during the past
few years. He was about scyenty-fye years
of age.
Mrs. Joseph Padgett, of this city, died yes
terlav.
II Is understood that the present and former
template erecting monument over the grave
OF Colonel llewellyn HoX,on, IN Ivy Hill Gene
terry.
General and Mrs. Roony Lee ere contem-
plating Southern trip for the benefit of the
formers health They Will first 90 10 LeXinr-
ton TO see their two sons and General Gusts
Lee
Or. Stafford Of the Northern Methodist
church. is retained here by the receu; confer
ence. as Is Elder Porter. The southern Meth
odisis express regret that they may lose
Mr.. Young. who IS doubtless the most popu-
lar pastor they haNe ever Ind