Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-14
ALEXANDRIA.
CARRIED TO WASHINGTON AT sraHr,

CARRIED TO WASHINGTON AT MOTT.
A young Wsshingtonian came here sunday,
and instead OF going TO church or riding to
Little Hunting creek in the electric cars found
ms way into some saloon and some liquor found
its way into him. The consequence was that
his mother came down from Washington late
last night in a herdic in answer 20 her cons ap-
peal, and after an interview with her son and
Lieut. Smith at the station house she left col
lateral and carried the young man. who called
himself Moncure Finner, back 20 Washington
THE STATE TAXES.
The payment OF state taxes began today and
will continue without penalty until the LIST day
OF December. but after that date a penalty OF
per cent will be added. For many years Q
very large proportion of the taxes paid here
were paid in coupons, but since the completiou
OF the resdjustment of the state debt all cou-
pons will, IL is understood, be withdrawn from
the market and all taxes paid in money.
RoBBfRIEs IN ALEXANDRIA AND AT sHEpHERp's
Lu Hasson, colored was arrested last night by
Special Officer John L. Smith on the charge OF
stealing els from Samuel Kitson, q well-known
market dealer. Elgin simms. colored, was
brought TO the police station last evening by
Ofhcer Davis charged with entering illegally
car of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Sbep-
herds, d. c. He will be sent to wsshingtoa
today.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The aspirant conference of the Society of 81
Vincent de Paul Of this city last night elected
Principal Sweeney Of St. Johns Academy prssi-
dent. John d. Hubbard Of Richmond vice
president and Richard L. Carne, jr., Of Alex
andria, secretary.
THE USFAIRSFss OF THE WARD DTyIsIoNs
The unequal division of this city into wards
Ia heOfpripo 40 n.
the least observsnt. At the election last week
the new ward cast more votes than the first
and second wards combined, the vote being:
First ward, $50; second ward, 44s; third ward,
l,2S4. and fourth ward $40. This disparity is
. matter Of no importance in CITY or state
elections, but in town matters il reduces the
citizens OF the uptown wards TO position %
political inferiority TO the citizens Of the down.
town wards. Each ward has alike two alder
men and four councilmen. In the common
council each second ward member represents
on the basis Of last weeks vote ll2 voters,
while third ward member represents 324
voters, so that one second ward citizen
citizens OF the third ward in
all city matters, even in the election of the
minor officers OF the corporation. The disparity
Of territory between the wards IL also great.
Alexandria had four wards when il was small
town. II should have six or seven wards nov
that IT has grown to be an important city.
CORPORATION Court.
The corporation court, Judge Norton, IL
always open, and takes business as il comes
along. The judge has recently heard argument
in the following o. s. Florence agt. J. p.
Shipman. debt on q bond: Higgins sgt. Ham
ond, motion to send case back TO begin anew
Both these cases have been submitted and held
under advisement
Mr.. Frank Hume announces in a card that
he voted for neither Cleveland nor Harrison,
but cast his vote for Representative inCongress
for Hon. E. z. Meredith, the democratic can
didste II Ia well understood that Mr. Hume
did not vote for any presidential candidate.
A cigar box with q white babe about as long
as q cigar was found yesterday near fence al
Columbus and Montgomery streets. II wasex-
smined by the coroner and will be buried ID
city cost.
The Mount Vernon Construction Company n
this neighborhood having completed its work
on the electric railway il not paying of all the
debts that IL has contracted during tbs work.
The last charter granted here il TO the New
Pedreara Company Of Washington, which viii
work onyx mines In Mexico. Mr.. c. J. En-
mons Of Washington is president.
number Of Alexandria lawyers went 10
Fairfax Court House this morning TO meet the
circuit court, which opens there today.
The bar Of Alexandria has presented Judge
Chichester Of the county court with q hand
some silver lamp on the occasion Of his silver
wedding.