Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-19

A cool wave from the West is ex-
pected to arrive either tomorrow or
Sunday.
The republican convention for this
district is called for the 10Th of Septem-
Der at Manassas.
The Baptist Association at Falls
Church, after a three days session, adj
journed this morning.
The sheet iron casing for the draws
of the Hunting creek bridge for the
electric railway has arrived.
The Friends meeting which has been
IN session at Lincoln, Loudoun county,
for the past week adjourned to-day.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to Scott Curtis
and Annie Marshall, both of Fauquicr
county.
A tournament will be held on Mr..
Taylor Blunt's farm, near Gum Spring,
on August % at which % knights will
ride.
The new front just put in the store of
Messrs L. J. Miller & Son, on King
street, is one of the handsomest in the
city.
Mrs. Cordelia Waters has sold to lIr.
". p Woolls lot on the east side of
st. Asaph street, between Queen and
Princess, for 1925.
The steamer Arrowsmith this morn
ing brought up an unusually large
freight and many passengers from the
lower river landings.
The marine railway at the ship yard
which has been out of order for the
past day or two Will be repaired by to-
morrow, it is expected
Several cars were run off the track
near the ferry transfer on Wilkes street
last night, which for time interfered
with the movement of cars on Union
street.
The steamer Lady of the Lake on
her way down the river on Wednesday
evening was strucl; by a small schooner
just above this city and had some of
her joiner's work carried away.
Mayor Strauss to-day placed in the
hands of Lieut.. Smith list of those
persons who have failed to take out Ii
censes for conducting business, with in
structions to collect the licenses at once.
As will be seen by an advertisement
Mr.. james McCuen has bought out Mr..
Lewis Young's interest in the soda
water business and will in the future
conduct that business by himself.
A horse attached to delivery wagon
belonging to Messrs. Harlow Bros. ran
away in the northwest part of the city
yesterday evening and scattered groce-
ries and provisions along the streets in
every direction.
Two young carrier pigeons belong
ing to Master Ernest Brown, flew from
River View to this city on Wednesday
in 10 minutes. Yesterday they flew
from Colonial Beach to this city and
made excellent time.
Two young men went sailing last
night and on making landing near
the railroad transfer slip their boat
struck raft. One of the young men
was thrown overheard and tloundered
about in the river for some time before
he was gotten back in the boat.
The grand jury of Stafford has indicted
Charles billiard, the fourieen-year-old youth
from Richmond, charged with committing an
assault on Cora Johnson, (colored) and the
accused was hailed in the sum of $1,000 for
his appearance at the next term Of the court.
negro named George Hawkins has been
arrested in Washington and is believed to be
the thief who has been holding up belated
visitors to the Soldiers Home under the pre-
text that nc was an officer of the law and
then robbing them of their Valuahles.
The District Conference of tho Alexandria
district Of tho Washington Annual Conference
Of the NJ f. Church, Of which Roberts Chapel,
colorcd, of this city, is a part, is iii session at
Bedford City,
Mr.. james E. Clements has sold for Mr..
Milton p Payne a tract Of land containing "a
acres, near Vienna, Fairfax county, Va. to
Mr. William Young, of Washington, d. c., for
$3.50.
A picnic and lawn party will be held at st.
Pauls Church, King George county, on next
Wednesday, August 21th, for tho benefit OF
the church.