Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Thomas Day has sold to VIM. Day a
lot on Commerce street, between Payne
and West.
In the Corporation Court to-day q
decree for sale was entered in the case
of Howell VS.. Howell
The apron sale still continues at ia
south st. Asaph street, where there are
some nice Christmas presents.
Capt Mushbach's pug dog "Dick, :"
which was probably one of the best
known dogs in the city, died yesterday.
The body of an unknown white man
was found on sand scow at the foot of
New Jersey avenue, Washington, yes
tcrday.
w. II. Winston, contractor, is about
to erect four modern built houses on
Commerce street for William T. Clark,
Of Washington.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington on Saturday to Henry Will
son, Of Alexandria county, and Jose
phne Chapman.
There was a heavy frost last night,
and this morning there was dense fog
which made navigation on the river
both difficult and dangerous.
An attempt was made last night to
rob the store of Mr.. VIM. Rocker, on
upper Prince street, but the thieves
were scared off by neighbor.
The box party which was to have
been held tonight at Talisman Lodge
room has been unavoidably postponed
until Monday night, January, ., 1898.
The distance is to be measured from
the corporation line to New AleXan
dria in order 20 ascertain if the police
jurisdiction OF this city extends TO the
new town,
A fight occurred on Saturday night
between Charles Smith and j. A. Hen
derson, during which the latter was
struck on the head with curtain pole
and quite badly cut.
Young Hansbrough. who had been
i'll at the Infrmary with typhoid fever
for some time past, died there Satur-
day night His remains were sent to
Culpeper to-day.
Woodward and Lothrop's stables, In
an alley near Ninth and d streets,
northwest, Washington, were damaged
by fire to the extent of several thousand
dollars at O'Clock this morning.
The crowd of visitors to New Alex
andra yesterday was very large, hun
drcds OF Nashingtonians being added
to the many Alexandrans who went
there to see the ruins of the Deis fac
tory.
Two young men, Broaders and Sims,
charged with disturbing Il religious
meeting at Beulah Church i'll Fairfax
county. some time ago, had trial be-
fore Justice Triplett last week and
were discharged on the payment Of
costs.
Just as the steamer Mattano was
about to leave her wharf in Washington
yesterday morning for the lower river
it was discovered that she had Il leak
in her boiler, and the fires in her fur
naces had TO be drawn and repairs
made Later she left on her trip.
Mr.. Henry Hams, of Webb City, Mo-,
writes II am firmly convinced that
Dr. Rull's Cough syrup Is The best
remedy in the world, My grand
daughter was seriously attacked with
Group. but few doses of the syrup en-
tirely cured her" 1t never fails.
Mr.. NJ s Parker has presented Po-
licemen Taylor and Sherwood hand
somely framed photographs Of them
selves as o sllghttoken Of his apprecia-
ton Of the services they rendered hin
on the morning of July 4th I.a2. when
his store caught ti.e and he and his
i.,mily barely escaped suflocation.
The coroner's jury in the case of Leo
Grimm, whose dead body Vas found in
the county 2dout three weeks ago on
Saturday rendered 4 verdict that Grimm
came to his death from congestion of
the lungs. Poiso:, was suspected and
the mans lntestines were taken to
Washington for analysis, but were new
er examined,
Mr.. Graham Hill has on exhibition
at the Office of the Postal Telegraph
Cable Company the most complete au-
tomato thermostatt fire and burglar
alarm that has ever been introduced III
this city. The thermostatt can be set
at any temperature, and when the heat
in the room gets above the set tempera-
ture of the thermostatt the alarm is
turned in.
! Henry Hammond, colored, was before
the Mayor this morning, charged with
| the larceny of Sl.50 from John kessler,
which, it is said, he secured by forging
the name of Mrs. Henry Green to an or
der on Kessler. Hammond denied the
charge, and as Mrs. Kessleg, who, it is
said, received the note, admitted that
she had burned it, there was no evil
denee against the man and he was dis
charged,
False Economy
Is practiced by people who buy inferio1
articles of food because cheaper than