Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-19
ALEXANDRIA.
THE ELECTION OF vEsrRYMEN.


The Episcopal churches here elected their
vestrymen yesterday. The elections here are
made at Christ, st. Paul's and Grace churches
No changes are made except in Case OF death
or removal. The first vestry election which
ever took place In this city was on Easter Mon
day. 2Sth Of March, 1865, when John West,
George Washington and others were chosen
vestrymen of Fairfax parish which had just
then been formed out of Truro parish. $40
votes we're cast. Christ churchyard was then
n tobacco field outside the town. Christ
Church was yet unbuilt, and the only church
IN town was chapel of ease, a wooden build
ing which stood on the banks of Oronoko creek.
not tar from the intersection of Pitt and
Princess streets.
EASTER DRESCHISG AND DRINKS.
The rain of Easter Monday dampened all
spirits, but when night came water was no
where and spirits rose to high pitch. The
colored ball at the Odd Fellows Hall on South
Columbus street was thronged all night and
the neighborhood was noisy. The police say
that council should enact law such is in force
III Washington, requiring permits for balls and
all nightly assemblies, SO that the police au
thoritles may be able to prohibit assemblies in
places which are habitually disorderly. and not
require one or two policemen to spend entire
nights Oh guard over disorderiy crowd to
keep them within bounds and prevent the dis
orderly from straying over the town.
CORPORATION COURT.
The corporation court, Judge Norton, con
tinues its session and is engaged with the trial
of John Conlon for an assault near the rail
road depot some months ago upon Or. Henry
Bladder. The assault Occasioned much excite
ment at the time, as it was supposed the as
sault had been fatal one. The testimony
showed that Conion, who was '.tramping" met
Mr.. Bladder near the edge of the depot and
asked him for five cents. An alteration en-
nod ,,,,x oh A.
ribe cash in the check and neck. Mr.. Bladder,
however, soon recovered, but the matter went
into quietude and Conlon staid in Jail until
now. twas at one time represented that he
had very respectable connections in Richmond.
but tins proved to be n mistake. Henry
Cheshire, charged with highway robbery, has
been acquitted.
SUPPLIES FOR UNCLE SAM.
On Saturday. the 3Oth of April. at noon the
custodian of the national building here will
open BIDS for the annual supplies of the build
ing during the next fiscal year. The building
is the representative of the nations authori-
ties here. and contains the United States
court room, United States marshals Office
United States clerks office. custom house and
post office. 1t is situated on the highest poin.
of land within the city and il the best kept
building here. The build ing was first occupied
i'll 1858.
THE PREsBYrERY MEETING TONIGHT.
The presbytery of the Chesapeake. which in
cludes Rev. DIR. Pitzsr's Central Presby terrain
Church Of Washington within Its membership,
will begin session ct the Second Presby terrain
Church in this city tonight. Rev. Walter H.
Robertso is the present moderator of the body
but new moderator will, according to custom
be chosen at the opening OF the session. The
presty terry will be devoted to the general bust
ness of the Presbyterian churches Of this
neighborhoOd that adhere to the southern
general assembly Of the PRESBYTERIAN church
in the United States. which will meet next
May at Hot Springs, Ark. The synod Of Vir-
ginia will meet at Petersburg next October.
NOTES
The funeral Of Miss Sarah Douglass, a most
estimable lady, took place this afternoon from
her late home on Duke and Columbus streets.
The deceased had lived a retired life and been
an example of the Christian virtues
There was pleasant Easter night hop at Nc
Burney's Hall last night and social parties in
several sections of the town.
The iremen were called out last night about
o'clock by an alarm occasioned by the burn
ing Of a chimney of house. Inhabited by four
colored families, in an alley in the rear Of the
Wheat mansion on Prince near Columbus
street