Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-22
ALEXANDRIA.

TIE WILKES STREET RAILROAD JUNCTION.
The board Of trade Of Alexandra met last
night at its room in the Paff building to con-
sider the subject of the proposed action to
restrain the Virgins Midland railroad from
the present of its tracks on Wilkes street.
The president. Mr.. J. ~ Reed, presided. and
Mr. John c. Beckham was secretary. A resolu-
tion declaring the opinion of the board that
interference with the Wilkes street tracks
would be extremely injurious to the interests
of the city and requesting that the city council
should protect the Midland company in its
grant to the streets was offered. After some
discussion Mr.. Geo. W. Fisher suggested that
the only way In which the city council could aid
the railroad company In Its contest against the
proposed injunction would be by the employ
ment OF counsel, and on this view Of the mat
ter that portion OF the resolution was stricken
out and a resolution introduced by Mr.. J. g.
Beckham was adopted. declaring that it is the
opinion Of the board Of trade that any inter-
ference with the occupancy of Wilkes street by
the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
would be very disastrous at this time and
would greatly impede the growth and pros
Perity OF our city" The board then adjourned.
The Application for an injunction on the rail-
road company, which Is made on behalf of Mrs
S. G. Smith by Messrs. Edmund Burke and A.
W W. Armstrong. has been, by consent, dock
eted in the circuit court here, and no argument
viii take place until next September. In the
mean nile t0c answer OF railroad company
viii be filed by Gen W. W. Payne, its attorney,
and the taking Of testimony before q commits
sioner IN chancery will proceed by easy stages
during the summer.
TEE APPEAL Il TIE CASE OF JEFF. PHILLIPS
Under the respite Of Gov. Mckinney. men,
toned in TIE sTAE yesterday, Jefferson Phil
lips will be hung on the 2lst of April for the
murder Of Geo. s. Smith unless in the mean
time the court Of appeals decides to give him
new trial The principal question before the
appellate eourt in the case Will be as to the i'm
partiaEty of the jury by which Phillips was
tried. as the defense viii try to show that some
OF them had prejudi against the case of the
accused when they entered upon the trial.
Rev Dr.. Carson and Rev. DIR. McAlister of the
n T. churches here visit Phillips, but he has
made no profession of religion.
An ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Potomac Lodge, l. o. o. f., celebrated its
ffty-hrst anniversary last night at its hall BY .
pleasant entertainment The lodge comes
down to US from q former generation. The
names OF Hugh Latham. Edward s. Hough
Christian Schaher, Peter q. Chler, j. w. Atkin-
son, David q. Watkins and many other of the
best citizens OF the town are associated with
the lodge, which still embraces many prominent
and active Alexandrisns in its membership.
The lodge WAS instituted March 10. 1889. at the
old town house. which stood where the city
court house now stands; and II was one of the
nrst lodges chartered by the Grand Lodge of
the District OF Columbia
DEGREES WITH A WASHINGTON INTEREST.
The circuit court, Judge Keith. in the long
array of orders entered SO far in It's term, has
made the following Of interest in the District:
Summers agt Miller: order confirming report
Of commissioner Of sale; Fletcher zgt. ShIpman,
ORDER Diminishing bull and appeal entered: Bull
agt- Browns, executor. submitted The court.
VIII be In session tie greater portion Of the
present week
Mr.. Stephen K. Field, formerly city tax col
lector and one OF the most estimable citizens of
Alexandria was buried sunday afternoon. He
was followed 10 his grave by a long column Of
attached friends. many of whom had known
him from chndhood to age, always an upright
MAJ The Masonic escort was unusually large
Mr.. Adam Schvsb Was buried yesterday after
Doon from his late home on Royal street He
Wa followed 70 his grave by many friends Who
had known and respected him.
NEW NEWSPAPER
The E-en5a9 Son. an afternoon daily. con-
dceted BY Mr. 3. r. Donahoe. has now issued
several numbers here ana been well received
by the public. It's editor has been in the news
paper business at Fairfax Court House for
many years The increase OF newspapers here
10 smother proof OF the progress OF Alexandria.
BOARD OF TRADE ELECTION.
At the board Of trade meeting last night
frssident Eeed announced that 1t the April
meeting he would submit q report Of the work
of the board for the past year and that the
annual election Of officers would take place.
The Record Of Deaths.
During the twenty-four hours ending At noon
today burial permits were issued from the
health Office for the following:
White-6eo- r. Jenkins, IL years, pneumo-
min; sarah n Rittenhouse, So years, tubercular
kidnsy; Nary Bond, "A years, senile debility;
Anna Boiler. n years. old age; Mabel Z Johns,
W years. gastro-intsstinal e&tsrrh; Thomas b
Coyie. Is ysarA phthisis pulm- John T. Mid
dleson. l6 years, congestive chill; Sydney l.
Esyy, years, edema-pulmonAry; Joseph C..
Beach, years. remittent fever; Isabelle J.
Price days, eyAnosis-
Coiored-Francis L MeGruder, IS years. in
nuenxa; stephen Knarss. ~ years, fracture Of
neck. Thomas johnson, % years, acute mania
Louisa Nordish, 6 months. phthisisL
JONI a. WALTrs and W. Mostly Williams
ask BY Mr.. John Ridout decree Of the Equity
Court requiring w. q. Davis to specifically
perform an agreement made February 10
purchase Of eomplainsnts part lot s. square $40,
Tor e750.
A PKrrrros has been fled by r d. Mussey,
for Myers L. Baxter and others, in the matter
of the estate Of the late Jedediah II. Baxter.
for ths appointment OF trustee under the viii
in place Of Joshua o. Stanton, deceased, and
Edward Clark, who renounced-
Coughing Isads to Consumpsion