Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-23
ALExAxDRrA.t
CORPORATION cornr.

its docket Is now occupied with civil suits. De-
crees have been made in the cases OF wheatley
against Turner and Wheatley against Crigier;
Appleton against Parker 10 dismissed. and in
Dearborn against Dearborn a deed for real
estate has been ordered TO be made. and in
Taylor against Taylor a report of sale has been
confirmed. On the probate side OF the court the
will OF Geo. ii. Green has been proven and
Mrs. NJ. A. Greenough has qualified as guar
dian of her children. The conri will under
the new law make new departure, and never
adjourns except at the close OF each month.
when new term will begin the next day, as has
long been customary with the special term OF
the Supreme Court of the District in Washing
ton. The routine business of the court may
thus be transacted on every secula- day of the
month, while at the quarterly terms the crimi-
nal business will come up, and the usual
monthly disposition Of suits be made at the
monthly terms
ADJOURNMENT OF THE PREsByrERr.
The presbytery of the Chesapeake has closed
Its session and will meet agRin at Leesburg.
Va, on the LIST OF June in special meeting to
install Rev. George l. Bitter us pastor of
the Presbyterian church of that town.
The next regular meeting will be held in
Inc autumn Mt Mitchelrs Church, Va
Rev. DIR. Dinwidde preached last
night to large congregation at the church
Inc Chesapeake preshytery is about TO form a
union with the presbytery Of Maryland of the
southern Presbyterian church. and commit
ices are now out from both presbyteries 10 de-
session OF the presbytery here has been quite
pleasant one.
COMING PASTOR.
1t is expected that early in June Mr.. Theron
II. Rice, jr., will receive a license to preach.
and viii become pastor Of the Second Presby-
terrain Church here, the call upon him having
peen made some weeks ago. Mr.. Rice is now
student at the Union Theological Seminary
and the call cannot be presented to him until
he has received his license.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Mr.. L. l.. Daingerfeld gave a superb birth
day hop to his young daughter at McBurney's
Hall Thursday night and despite the inclemency
OF the weather without. all was CAV within. and
scores Of guests chased the glowing hours with
flying feet" To the public spirit of Mr. Dain-
gerheid father tine city owes the market house
tower and the town clock. which. after the fire
OF lo1l, was restored by his munificencs.
CHURCH REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Episcopal churches here have elected
delegates to the Episcopal council of the state.
which meets at Danvilie in May. as follows:
Christ Church. L. NJ. Blackiord. delegate; W.
A. Smoot. alter nate. st. Pauls Church, John
u. Zimmerman. delegate: p b. Hooe. alter
nate; Grace Church. W. W. Parker. delegate:
T. IL. Peyton, alternate. The Presbyterian
synod. which has just closed here, has chosen
REV. \. u. Darlington and Rev. DIR. Dinwiddie
clerical delegate aud alternate and J. v
Brooke and J. 7. EndiIoe as Law delegate and
alternate to the general assembly Of the
church.
STREET RAILROAD PROSPECTS.
Inc question Of street railways is one that
has been frequently before the city council
As early. as May, 1872, the Alexandria passed.
ger railroad was authorized to construct a
aoabie track on King street, and, in accordance
with this grant, double track was put down
ana ten or twelve street cars ran from sunrise
until midnight for several months. Often a
car passed the whole length Of the street and
returned without having had single passenger.
me fares did not buy feed and. after an ample
uiai, the employees we're dismissed. the stock
sold and in year or SO. by order of the city
council, the tracks were taken from the street
Since that time there have been various pro-
posals for street railways. On July - 1880
the Alexandria and Fairfax Passenger Railway
company was authorized to lay a single rail-
road track on King street from the Potomac
river to the west boundary of the city. &c. the
road to be completed by January 4. 1892; other
wise this ordinance shall be void" said the act.
Afterward, on October IA, 1891, the act was
repassed and the road was required to
be III operation within ninety DAYS from the
passage OF the act; otherwise this ordinance
shall be void. said the act On January 2s
1892, an amendatory ordinance was passed nv
which 1t Is provided that the company shall
commence the construction of its line Of rail-
way upon King street on or before May l. 1892
ana have the same in operation within ninety
days thereafter, and that "if said companI
shall fail to commence the construction of its
Hae OF railway on King street within the
period of time heretofore required this ordi
nance shall be void and of no effect"
All the previous ordinances had been made
VOID II the King street railroad work should
not be completed within some given time. but
1 tnls one required the commencement only and
left the time Of completion indefinite. This
phraseology has been continued in the recent
grant to the Washington, Alexandra and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company. which pro-
poses that its Mount Vernon railroad line
shall turn into Fairfax at the corner Of Kipa
street and go thence south across Hunt:ng
creek. This company will doubtless meke q
King street railway to connect with the WASH
ington trains, but it has its own time 70 do the
work 1t must, however, begin work on or be-
fore the LIST Of May. 1892
IRON BooM's LAST DAYS.
The Virginia Iron Ship-building Compapv
CIron BOOM, which owns the Pioneer Mile or
the old iron works At the foot of Wolfe street.
has determined to place its property in this
city in the hands Of a trustee to sell ont nav
the taxes, &c, due the corporation of Alex
andria and the other debt. OF the company.
1t is said that there is proposal for the i'm
provement Of the property. The COMPANY will
meet on June to ratify the work of the trus-
tee.
The nuptials Of Mr.. Ed. Mead and Miss
Mary Hepburn at st. Mary's parsonage on
Tuesday evening was attended by many
friends. and the happy couple left for their
home amid a shower of rice and good wishes.
Judge Norton has chartered the Ohio Brick
and Terra Gotta Company of Eeysville, Va.
1t has one OF those principal Offices" here
for which Alexandria has beeope noted.
The mayor in enforcing the CITY revepue
laws has fined three peddlers IS each for sell.
ing pictures without licenses.
Capt u. D. Hooe has been chosen frensnror