Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-29
ALEXANDRIA.

The Democratic ReadJustment.
The county democrats have succeeded in
securing a readjustment Of the bases on
which the delegates to the October conven-
ton will be chosen. and they now have a
fair show in that body proportionate to their
numbers. The city candidate receiving the
plurality of votes at the primary will not
under the new plan. have the choice of
twenty delegates; but the candidates will
be allowed to elect the number Of delegates
proportioned to the vote which they may
receive in the primary. So next Tuesday
the city democrats will vote for their favor
ties, and next Tuesday night the county
democrats, in district meetings, will do the
same. The county democrats will declare a
plurality equal to a majority In their meet
ings. and the candidates in the city
primary will each select delegates proper
toned to the number of votes they receive.
When the convention assemblies, II one of
the candidates from the city shall have re-
ceived votes sufficient to give him eight
delegates in the convention, and the other
have received enough to give him twelve
have the balance Of power. and by voting
for the lowest candidate can give him a
majority, but in that case the county vote
might be divided
Judge keith's Circuit Court.
The circuit court resumed this morning
the damage case Of Spittle VS.. Washington
Southern Railroad Company, which now
occupies the court. The case Of AW. Kintz
VS.. John Critcher. jr, has been dismiss
ed agreed. In the case Of Walton VS.. Wash
ington's executor, reference to q COM
missioner has been made. In the case of
Fletcher VS.. Green. the case will proceed
in the name Of Fletcher's executor, and the
partnership books will be brought into
court. K. Kemper has given bond as ad-
ministrator of c. b. Hecker. A. w. Arm
strong has qualified as administrator of
the goods of S. E. Lowe Judgment has
been given for the plaintiff in Bray VS..
Green ct al. Gordon Peckford has been
referred to Commissioner Kemper.
Accident I'm the County.
Miss Millie Young. daughter Of the clerk
of the county court, was badly hurt by be-
ing thrown from a buggy last Tuesday
evening near Ballston She was carried
home in the carriage Of Father Teirney,
who happened to be passing. and she re-
ceived medical attention. She is suffering
very great pain, but is mending.
Notes.
The county supervisors yesterday, Mr..
Frank Hume in the chair, directed that the
salary Of the sheriff be fixed at $500 and no
more
A pleasant meeting took place at the vii
lage chapel last night under the auspices
Of the young men Of NJ. E. Church South.
Rev. T. H. Rice will address the Alexan-
dria Sunday School Union tonight at the
second presbyterian Church.
The fire department here Is now using
double coupling. invented by the late Fire
Chief Cronin Of Washington
The first birth in New Alexandria took
place Yesterday, daughter being born to
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Farmer there
The gas works and the city council cham
bers are being largely improved.
Mrs. Mary A. Cornwell. the matron of
the Alexandria aims house. who has con-
Quoted the place so successfully for many
years, that no keeper has been chosen by
the city council during the time of her serv-
Ice, VIII, 1t Is said. soon retire from that
position. Mrs {. Is the sister Of Lieut..
Vernon of the metropolitan police
The West End glass works have become
one Of the sights Of Alexandria and have
many visitors
Special services were held at Grace
Church this morning by the new rector,
Rev. DR.. Ball, In celebration Of the feast of
st. Michael.
The New York annual conference Of the
Free Methodist Church, which includes
Alexandria in its limits. will meet here next
month.