Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-17
LOCAL BREVITlES.

LUCAL BREfIIIES.
See notice of Commissioner of the
Revenue George Dutiey.
Rain, accompanied by lightning and
thunder, fell this evening.
Capt. John T. Frank, aged 60 years
who is well-known in Ibis city, died in
B fillmore yesterday.
1t is the general impression that q
jury to try Jefferson Phillips will not
be secured on Wednesday.
The city democratic committee will
meet tonight to make arrangements
for holding primary election.
Yesterday was bright but cool and
many strangers visited the city. The
churches were all well attended.
A. w. Armstrong has sold his inter,
est in house on the north side Of
Prince street, west of Pitt, to ]. F. Tay.
lor.
As heretofore stated Grand Master Of
Masons T. J. Shryock, of Maryland
will visit Jackson Lodge, in this city,
tonight.
The board of excise commissioners
have approved the applications for
liquor licenses of H. 3. Pullman, NJ.
Igoe and Mrs. c. Bohraus.
The steamer John W. Thompson,
which has just been rebuilt at Balti-
more and rechristened the Harry Ran
dali, is expected here tonight.
The District commissioners have az.
pointed Frank A. Bond, of Jessups,
Nd, sealer of weights and measures Of
Washington, vice Frank Aldrick.
The erection of the eighty-foot iron
smoke stack for the Haskin Wood Vul-
canizing Works has been commenced,
and the five 105-foot boilers are being
put on their foundations.
1t is said that the syndicate which
recently purchased piece of land in
West End, from Mr.. w. Winston on
which to build glass factory will
soon begin work on said building.
Boring to get beneath the bed of sand
to water is still in progress at the ice
factory on Union street. 4 depth of 80
feet has already been bored. The stack,
60 feet high, for the furnaces has been
erected.
In the Corporation Court to-day Sa-
rah E. r. Simpson was appointed guard
ian of Mary A. Simpson and Lillian B.
Simpson, grandchildren of E. F. Simp-
son, and Sarah A. Steiner, grandchild
of NJ. F. Simpson.
Mr., Stevens, of Hoboken, \, j., has
given Miss Ninnigerode, of this city,
an order for copy of the Surrender
Of General Burgoyne," a painting which
hangs in the rotunda of the Capitol.
For this work, which is to be much
smaller than the original, Miss NJ. will
receive $500.
An exciting game of dominoes was
played at 113 south Pitt street Saturday
afternoon between Arthur Warning, Jo-
seph Monroe, John Wilkins and Charles
Monroe. After number of games had
been played, Charles Monroe came out
victorious, which was great surprise
to the others.
Revival meetings will be held at the
First Baptist Church every evening this
week. Rev. w. P. Hines, Of Rich
mond, and Prof. Paul Price, a cele-
brated Gospel singer, will assist the
pastor. Services will begin at 7:30;
preaching at s o'clock. The public is
cordially invited.
Ir Grandson D. Javins, whose farm
near Franconia station the Washington
Southern Railway passes through, has
filed claim against the company
charging that his woods and fencing
were set on fire by sparks from the
company's engines, causing damages of
nearly thousand dollars.
Ko5suth Williams, colored, of the
county, was caught under q falling
bank of earth at the National brick
yard in the county this morning and
both legs were broken. He was brought
to this city where he was attended by
Drs. O'Brien and Ashby, who were
compelled to amputate one of the in
jured mans legs.
Mr.. Stacy H. Snowden has sold
part of "Wellington" and a part of
"Collingwood" farms, in lower Fairfax
county, about one hundred and thirty
acres of land, together with Colling-
wood dwellings, to General E. Cory
Delany, of Pennsylvania. 1t is under
stood the price, while not eXorbitant,
is fair one. The electric railroad
passes about centrally through these
lands.
A collision occurred in Washington yester-
day afternoon at four o'clock between Four
teenth street cable car and U street electric
car The cars, which were heavily loaded
with passengers, came together with crash,
and for moment more than score of lives
were lettering in the balance. No lives
were lost, although several persons were bad
ly injured, one of whom, Miss Minnie Hamil-
ton, it is feared, received internal injuries
which may yet prove fatal.
The children's flower garden services were
held at the d. P. Church yesterday evening
and at night the Christian Eudeavor Society
ecld their meeting.
A. G. Hamilton, oculist will lie at his Of
flee, No. 724 King street, next Tuesday even
ing from $50 to $50.
By O'Neal & Lunt, Auctioneers.
DY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST