Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-02
ALEXANDRIA.

AdE EhiMAhf ELECTION 1ODAY.-lne demo-
cratic primary election began in all the four
wards at sunrise and canvassers have been busy
and carriages running to and from the polls all
day. The candidates are as follows: Mayor,
Henry Strauss; auditor, E. F. Price; corpora
ton attorney. Samuel G.. Brent; collector
taxes northern district, P. F. German; collector
taxes southern district, A. F. Cox; supern-
tendent Of gas, r. NJ. Latham; clerk Of gas, n.
T.. Cook; superintendent of police, William B.
Dobie. George W. Bontz; clerk Of market,
Lambert d. Lyles, William M. Smith. Levi j.
Hurdle; measurer of lumber, James L. Adams,
Stephen Swain, R. D. Rogers; measurer of
wood and bark, Wesley Makeley.
First ward-Alderman N. p. T. Burke; coun-
civ. s. Moore, Hubert Snowden, C. W.
Moore, Peter Aitcheson, Edgar Thompson, A.
]. Farr, r. P. Wheat.
council. Krofft, +. Rams. DIR. T. NJ. Jones,
Geo. W. Fisher, James S. Beach, J. P. Birrell.
Third ward-Alderman, C. c. Carln, Her.
bert Bryant; council-James R. Cation, Charles
d. Marshall, John T. Harrison, George ID. Hop
kins. X. II. Atkinson, b. B. Smith, L. NJ. Davis,
James Roche, John H. Strider, George A.
Mushback.
Fourth ward-Alderman, John T. Sweeney:
council-James McCuen, L. Z. Uhler r. Elliott,
Geo. Baker, r. J. Knox, T. J. Fannon, o. L.
Carter, J. W. Schafe.
The polls will close at sunset.
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY COURT.
The county court of Alexandria county,
Judge Chichester, has closed its May term
after session of one day. Scire facas was
issued against the sureties of John Foster
and John Nelson, now on bail under indict-
ment for gambling at Jackson City, and who
did not appear when called in court. The
commissioners appointed in the condemnation
case OF the Washington Southern Railroad
Company against Horace S. Johpsons land
made a report. which was laid over until the June
term. During the interval exceptions to the
report may be filed. All the other cases have
been adjourned over until the June term.
CAPTURE OF AN ESCAPED PRISONER.
Nat Jackson, the chicken thief who has twice
escaped from the chain gang and who lately
went off with a twenty-five-pound weight at
tached to his leg was captured about midnight
last night by the police at Gray's barn, on the
northwest edge of the city. 1t is a common be-
lief among some portions Of the community
here that jackson is a fowl charmer, and that he
can whistle for pigeons or chirp for chickens
and all within hearing will come to him He
will be fed on bread and water until he is will
ing to do fair days work in the chain gang.
NOTES.
The German Building Associations, 4 and 5,
last night elected Mr.. Thomas Hoy a director,
vice Emanuel Francis, resigned. Fourteen
loans were made at 20 per cent.
Messrs. Daniel Crumbaugh, Thomas Marina
duke and George Woods having been refused
liquor licenses by Judge Chichester. have APP
pealed their applications to Judge Keith Of the
circuit court Of Alexandria county.
The Bethel Cemetery Company held its an
nunl meeting yesterday and reelected its Off
GERS. The company is becoming quite sue
cessful one.
A marriage under the code took place at the
station house yesterday between Ames Smith
and Dora Wilkinson, q very handsome girl.
who had claim on Smith. The Rev. DIR. Rice
Of the Presbyterian Church officiated at the
marriage.
Frank Moore, wel-known workman at the
Washington navy yard. is lying dangerously i'll
at his home, 225 Lee street in this CITY,