Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-18
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ALEXANDRIA.
County Supervisors.


The supervisors OF Alexandria county held
regular meeting here yesterday. Mr.Frank
Hume in the chair. The board carried out.
as far as they could the policy agreed upon
by Supervisors Phillips and Clarke in oppo-
sition to Supervisor Hume. As they have
made question of the allowances author
lied by the court they directed that an ex-
pert be employed to collate the order book
Of the court and the minutes of the board.
to see IL any disagreements occur. Mr.. John
Critcher is to be employed to represent the
majority Of the board. The contingent fund
is fixed at $780, The board has disallowed
SIS Of the allowances made by the court OF
the county and an appeal will be taken TO
Judge Keith 1t was ordered that the treas
s15. 900 and 3 per cent on all further sums.
This order will also 20 up to Judge Keith on
appeal Mr. Phillips moved to appoint J.F.
Hagar overseer OF roads in Washington dis
trict. vice Robert Walker. This motion was
lost. The board has adjourned until the
second Tuesday OF November, and IL is
understood that in the meantime the con-
tested matters will be referred to the circuit
court for decision.
Corporation Court.
The corporation court, Judge Norton, con-
tinues its session. and will. before 1t con-
cludes. have a murder case before it. Clar-
cree Roane, who killed Ed. Meade, and
Virginia Meade. the white woman who, II
Is alleged. assisted the colored man in the
murder Of her husband. will be placed on
trial next Wednesday, when the evidence
already given before the mayor and the
coroner will be repeated before the court
and jury. Commonwealth's Attorney Mar
bury VIII appear for the prosecution and
Messrs. Douglass Stuart and q. l.. Boothe
for the defense. 1t is supposed that the
trial win be completed within a week.
Henry Williams. colored. has been convicted
OF stealing a watch from DR.. Hester and
sentenced to six months Imprisonment in
patton In the same offense. has been &C.
quilted.
The Chris Heurich Brewing Company met
here yesterday, declared a divident of per
cent and decided to build a new brewery,
with the capacity of 10000 barrels, on
square No. q. in Washington, at a cost of
$s5o.ooo. The directors were also elected
Three funerals took place here this after
noon. Mrs. Sarah Selix was buried from
her home, 402 King street, at O'Clock Mrs.
Lillian Cooks funeral took place from the
Methodist Protestant Church on Washing
ton street at o'clock, and at 4 O'Clock Mrs
Agnes +. McBurney. the aged widow of the
late George McBurney. was buried from her
home on Prince near Pitt street.
The city chairman of the democratic COM
Aa'eeSS 70 tNiSniuOuu, SuQedNOrlng 10 pro-
cure decision Of the state central commit
tee as to the democratic imbroglio in this
city over the nomination OF a candidate TO
the house of delegates.
A number OF colored republicans have
nominated w. H. Whiting colored as a
candidate for the house OF delegates but the
nominee has declined
The Hood brought out a pelican in the
open air on Hunting creek and several
hunters went in search OF the bird. He was
killed yesterday. The pelicans were never
common here. and this is the first one seen
In this neighborhood for thirty years.