Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-10
LOCAL BREYITIES.

ASN4hH DiSA1 -
A tournament will be given at River
side Park on the 26th.
Further additions are to be made to
the High School building on Seminary
Hill.
Hereafter the electric cars will stop at
a platform to be erected at the rear OF
St. Mary's cemetery.
The storm of Saturday evening last
did considerable damage to the tele-
phone line in this city.
st. Johns Chapel, West End, has
been condemned as unsafe and tie con-
gregation now worships in Meem Hall.
The funeral of Mrs. Catharine Spill
man took place this morning from st.
Mary's Church and was largely at
tended.
A horse belonging to Mr.. J. Dreifus,
suffering with lockjaw, attracted a
number ofspectators on King street this
morning.
The atmosphere of the city was vi
tiated to-day by horrid smell, said to
come from the Chewing gum" factory
between this city and Washington.
1t is proposed to have brewers send
tank wagons around from which beer
can be sold in any quantity within the
one-mile limit of the Soldiers Home in
Washington.
VIM. Miller, q boy eleven years of
age, was drowned yesterday while
swimming in the river at the foot OF
Seventeenth street, Washington. His
body was recovered.
A Washington paper says that CLAIMS
and crabs are caught in abundance at
Riverside Park. This will be news to
PEOPLE who have lived near Little
Hunting creek all their lives.
Mr.. D. Bendheim announces great
reductions in staple and fancy dry
goods, large stock of which he has at
his store, No. 316 King street, and is
offering real bargains.
A new schedule went into effect on
tho electric railway to-day. The last
car now leaves this city for Riverside
Park at $40 p. m, and the last one
leaves the park for this city at 1O:l5
p. m.
Several of the Sisters of the Holy
Cross of this city have gone to the va
rious summer retreats set apart for
them, where they will remain until the
time for the opening of the schools Of
which they have charge in this city.
The heavy thunderstorm which
passed over Washington on Saturday
evening did damage to blinds, fences
and trees. The Asbury Mission Church,
on Florida avenue, was struck by light
ming and set on fire. About 5000 dam
was done the church.
A colored woman named Brooks
while on her way across Hunting
creek bridge yesterday evening in Il
wagon with her husband was seized
with fit and attempted to jump into
the creek, but she was restrained by
her husband and two other men who
happened to be near at hand.
A horse belonging to Mr. John Miller,
at Broad creek, Md, committed sui
eide on Saturday by rushing into the
water and drowning itself. Several
men went after the animal and en-
deavored in every way to bring it
ashore, but the equine resisted all their
efforts, and plunged its head into to the
water and kept it there until strangula-
tion resulted
Frank Baudy, about twenty-eight
years of age, was struck and cut in half
yesterday morning by Baltimore and
Ohio train at the an" street crossing,
Washington. He had been drinking
heavily for day or so past, and was
locked up Saturday night in the First
Precinct police station. He was re-
leased yesterday morning about six
o'clock, and about two hours later was
killed.