Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-28
LOCAL BREFITIES.
e CITY Council meets to-nicht


The City Council meets tonight.
Friday will be the last day for saving
the 10 per cent. on city tax bills.
The weather to-day has been cool,
the mercury at . o'clock registering 74'.
Little Annie Robey, who drank some
chloroform yesterday, is now out Ct
danger.
Mrs. / Rammel, of this city, was to-
cay granted a patent on a set ofim-
proved baking p;,ns.
M. ]. R. Miller, who lives on south
Patrick street, was the first man in this
city to raise u Harrison and Reid flag.
1t is probable that the Fourth of July
will be generally observed in this city.
though there will be no public celebra-
ton.
Col. A. B. Andrews has been appoint
ed general agent of the receivers of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany.
An onion measuring IS inches around,
raised on the Aims House farm, w; s
sent to the mayor this morning by Mrs.
Cornwall.
The best antidote for the bite of a
mosquito undoubtedly is ammonia,
weakened with little water, or salt
and water.
The Hydraulion horses will he
brought in from pasture tomorrow
when the Relief horses will he sent into
the county.
A calf belonging to Mr.. Geo. Uhler,
on his farm, near this city, was choked
to death o few days since by some ma
licious person.
Mr.. Francis Murphy, an old and re-
spected citizen of Fairfax county, is
very i'll at his home with cancer. DR..
Klipstein, ofthis city, is attending him.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, which
arrived here to-day from Williamson,
\. c., brought to Messrs. Smoot & Co.
100000 shingles and 100000 feet of
lumber.
Messrs. Dies, Wyble, Fletcher and
others who are erecting buildings in
New Alexandria, say that eight store
houses and twenty-five dwellings will
soon be built there.
The police report last night as hav-
ing been clear and mild, with three
dodgers but no prisoners at the station
house. The Mayor this morning had
no cases before him for trial.
A storekeeper in the upper part Of
the city carelessly placed an iron bar
across telephone wire this morning
and thereby rendered a number of tele-
phones useless until the bar was re-
A sail boat containing three men cap
sized in the river Off the arsenal wharf
yesterday evening, but the men were
rescued by passing tug. The acct
dent was witnessed by the passengers
on the ferry steamer.
During the storm yesterday evening
four men sought shelter in barn near
Bethel, Fauquicr county. Soon after
wards the barn was struck by lightning
and all four men were killed, One Of
the men was named Allison and anoth-
er Bailey.
Mr.. John Dehaven, the laborer en-
ployed at the National cemetery, who
preferred charges against the Superin-
tendent, has been notified by the Quar-
termaster that his services have been
dispensed with. Captain Davis has
been instructed to employ another as
Quite a pleasant and enjoyable ses-
sion of Talisman Lodge, /. 0. G. T., was
held last night After the transaction
of considerable routine business an open
meeting and entertainment was held.
An exceptionally fine musical and lit
erary programme was rendered. Later
in the evening cream, cake and lemon
ade were served by the ladies.
The closing exercises of the public
schools ofthe city will begin tomorrow,
when the session of Washington School
will end for the year. On Thursday
morning the closing exercises of Lee
School will be held. and on Thursday
night the cplnred schools will hold their
closing exercises at the Opera House,
on which occasion cantata will lie
rendered.