Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-27
I. SCHW ARZ & SON.
518 KING STREET.

tue TuuOTS dSdiuSG Iue ponce ueAI
week. He says he expects to 60 to
Ohio on the 9Th of January to be gone
Tor some days and wishes to prepare a
report to Council before he goes.
The children's ward at the Infrmary
was this evening the scene of merry
gathering and numerous articles of use
for that ward were contributed. A
Christmas tree had also been provided
by the lady managers of the institution
which was loaded with pretty things.
Lieutenant Smith, of the police force,
has received as Christmas gift from
brother officer in Washington beauti-
full Smith & Wesson pisol, costing about
$25. The weapon is of the latest pat
t IN. hammerless aud with an ivory
handle. 1t is SO calibre and is self
acting.
The ship ]. B. Walker, which left
Baltimore on July 4th last for San
Francisco, arrived there on Saturday,
after very rough voyage during which
she lost two men overheard and mar
rowly escaped collision with an ice
berg. Mr.. W. A. Jolly, of this city, wss
on the ship making voyage around
the world.
A gentleman in this city to-day re-
ceived q letter from a gentleman in
Washington, who owns property in the
county, in which the latter says: II
wish you could purify the police in the
county and make them attend to their
duties by breaking up the gambling
that is conducted along the river. If
this was done the property in the
county would advance in value, as now
many people are afraid to travel along
the roads because of the number of
lawless persons vino frequent them"
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to John W..
Clemens and Margaret A. Brooks, of
Stafford counGy; John T. Kane and
Sallie l.. Timmons, of Fauquier county;
Bennett Banks, of King and Queen
county, and Essie Clark, of Spottsylva-
MIA county; Charles L. Vickers and
Matte Bray, both of Stannardsvil.e;
Charles A. Davis and Hattie Davis. OF
Prince William county, and to vii.
liam A. Weldon, of Westmoreland
county, and Bette Lee, of King George
county.
The finely favored hams now being
sold by Mr.. B. II. jenkins at his store,
corner of Duke and Fairfax streets, are
giving much satisfaction. They are OF
his own curing, and can be Guaranteed
Jack Ryan, the Chicago middle-weght, who
was matched to fight Hite Peckham in this
city recently, is still anxious for go with
him. Their arranged meeting here was pre-
vented by the edict of Mayor Strauss, and
since that time Ryan has been meeting all
corners on tour through Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, with good success. He writes
that he has several engagements in Chicago
to keep him busy the next two weeks, and
will return to Washington January 90, ready
to meet Peckham or any 150-pound man in
the District
Advices from Point Esquimaux, Labrador,
state that owing to the recent loss of three
schooners with supplies. 25 families there are
literally starving. Diphtberia hss broken
out and is spreading rapidly. Much other
sickness is prevalent along the coast, which is
entirely without medical aid, DR.. Tremblay,
the resident physician of the Labrador re-
gion, having remove. on account of his salary
Icing reduced. Owing to the want of q resi-
dental custom honse eh1cial on the Labrador
coast, whisky smuggling is being carried on
| uninteTruptedly'
The feeling in Tammsny is that reorganiz1-
ton will not take place at an early day aud
that Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Cochran will no;
meet before the executive committee.
Mi!lard Price, commission merchant al
905 Louisiana avenue, Washington, made ar
assignment yesterday. Liabilities $4,000