Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-02
LOCAL BREEITIES.

night.
The monthly meeting of the Relic
Hook and Ladder Co. will be held TO
morrow night.
The German Building Association
No. > last night granted As loans o
$1,000 at premium Of 10 per cent.
In the Corporation Court to-day
Michael Robb qualified as administra
tor of the estate of the late Mary Robb
The estate is valued at $500.
DR.. G. T. Klipstein and Mr.. Robert
Elliott to-day commenced the erection
of eight small, completely arranged
houses on Duke street, between Pey.
ton and West.
The solemnities of the publication
were observed at st. Mary's Church
this morning and the usual blessing Of
candles took place. High mass was
solemnized by Rev. Father Tearney.
Claude II. Haney, who was injured
in the railway accident at Rapidan Jan.
-, died charlottesville yesterday. His
ankle was crushed, necessitating ampu-
tation, which was done q week ago.
His remains were conveyed to Shenan-
doah county.
The Musical Association held meet
ing last night, elected two members, &C
cepted the designations of two and
dropped the names of three from the
rolls. A committee was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions to the memo
ry ofthe late Charles II. Cowling.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to James R.
Farley and Lucy Clatterbuck, both of
Kuzletown Charles Deane and Sallie
House, both of Fairfax county; Julian
Pogg and Bessie Myles, both of Alexan-
dria, and John Armstrong and Annie
Cox, both of Falmouth.
Contracts were yesterday awarded
for carrying the mails from Washing
ton by Fort Foote, Fort Washington,
Mount Vernon Marshall Hall, and
Gunston, to Glymont, thirty-six and
one-half miles and back, six times a
week, to Thomas Adams, of Washing
ton, at 81, $50 per annum.
Burglars entered one of MessrS, ]. T.
& J. G. Beckham's warehouses on south
Union street last night and stole two
tubs of lard. The wareroom and feed
store of Mr.. J. B. Watkins, on King
street, was also entered, but nothing
was stolen. The building was entered
through door opening into the back
alley.
Mr.. r. T. Knox sold to-day for Mrs.
S. Bernheimer 20 feet of ground on the
west side of Fairfax street between
King and Prince. for the sum of 81 200
cash, to J. NJ. Johnson and ]. r. Cation,
of this city, who. will, it is under
stood, Immediately erect q handsome
building thereon, designed for law
Offices.
Capt. G.. A. Mushbach has been en-
gagged as counsel in the case of George
Davis, of this city, who is now held in
Baltimore on the charge of causing the
death of Leonard Hall, colored, WHOSE
dead body was found in dock at that
city on Monday night last. Capt. NJ.
will 90 to Baltimore this evening or to-
morrow and endeayor to have Davis
released on bail.
When the local train which left here
at 6:13 o'clock Yesterday evening ap-
preached ST. Asaph Junction, some one
who was standing in the road fired
two shots from revolver into the cars,
breaking two windows. A passenger
was struck in the face by particles of
broken glass and narrowly escaped be-
ing struck by Il bullet.
The House District committee yes
terday iayorably reported the bill to
provide for the erection of o building
for flower market on the reservation
at the intersection of Pennsylvania
avenue, c street and Louisiana avenue,
Washington The cost of the building,
$4,000, is to be appropriated entirely
out of the revenues Of the BI;i!stnlt.
Il, the House of Representatives yes
terday Mr.. Meredith introduced resc.
luton stating that the Washington
Steamboat Company had offered to
break the ice in the Potomac for So 900,
and that the Commissioners had gone
to Baltimore and made q contract for
81 500. He wanted to know why this
was, and therefore introduced resolu-
ton Of inquiry,
Mr. j. F. Cook will have for sale in
market tomorrow fine lot of fresh
fish of various kinds.