Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-11
LOCAL BREEITIES.
Lent begins on Wednesday next.

Lent begins on Wednesday next.
Next Tuesday will be pancake day
The City Sports" say they have
bsen invited to take part in the inaug-
uralion parade.
A landslide below Danville last plight
delayed the arrival here to-day of trains
on the Midland road.
James Contee, well-known colored
man, died last night at his home on
north Patrick street.
Rev. J. H. Butler, pastor Of the First
Baptist Church, will continue his series
OF sermons to young men tomorrow
night.
A number of the colored people OF
this city gave an orange masquerade
party last night in the southwestern
part Of the city.
The chicken house of Mrs. Ellen Nc
Farland, on north Washington street,
was broken into last night and a num-
Der Of fine hens stolen.
Some Of the machinery for the Deis
furniture factory at New Alexandria
has arrived and will at once be placed
in position there where the manuEac-
ture Of chairs will soon be commenced.
The Alexandria Assembly gave their
last dance of the season at McBurney's
Hall last night. A large number of
ladies and gentlemen from Washington,
Baltimore and Warrenton were present
and all enjoyed a delightful evening.
The examination into the sanity of
Howard ]. Schneider, under sentence
of death for the murder of his wife, was
concluded in Washington yesterday.
The experts will require week to pre-
pare their report and the execution has
been postponed until March IL.
The Pioneer Mill is being repaired,
and the windows which during the past
twenty-five years have been broken out
are to be reglazed at once. 1t is re,
ported that the Haskins Wood Vulcan.
izing Company will sell the mill, as 1t
will not be needed by that company in
the prosecution of their business.
A commission consisting of Judge
Morris, Collector Marine aud Supervis-
ing Inspector CAST yesterday in Balti-
more recommended E. G. White to sue
ceed w. o. Saville as local inspector of
steam boilers. Mr.. VIM. o. Saville
took the oath of office on Thursday as
clerk to the United States local board
Of steamboat inspectors.
Rain fell all night and early this
morning it was followed by snow which
covered the ground to the depth of
about an inch. Rain followed and soon
melted the snow, making the streets
for time very slushy. Shortly after
noon the skies cleared and the sun
shone brightly and in the meantime
the temperature became mild.
The subcommittee of the House Dis
trict of Columbia committee yesterday
agreed to report favorably to the full
committee the bill to allow the Wash
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Electric Railway Company TO build
bridge across the Potomac from Airing
ton to Washington. The officers of the
company still hope that they may be
able to get Congress to pass the bill at
this session.
As heretofore stated, the steamer J.
W. Thompson is on the ways at Wood:
halls shipYard, baltimore. She will
be launched with impressive ceremo-
MES in few weeks. A large party of
Washingtonians and Alexandrians will
so over via rail and come back aboard
the Thompson. Capt. E. S. Randall,
the recent purchaser Of the steamer,
Will change her name before she again
takes her place on the Potomac:
The steam yacht Florence is fitting
out at Washington for q trim TO the
Worlds fair; She will eafEs a bA'''- Or
New WORKERS and few y -
."ns w ..v.l mas been transformed
:. saloon enameled in white and gold.
Her boiler dock, engine and engine
room show the same remarkable
change. She will be handled by Capt.
Hanie, Chief Engineer James Il. Catch
ell and Mate Joseph Cherry. She will
leave for New Yerk as soon as her i'm
provements are completed.