Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-10
AFFAlRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Heavy Fog Delays River Traffic to Some
Extent.
A Quiet Sunday With One or Two
Breaks I'm the HarmOny-New
Course Of Lectures.

The heavy fog over the river on Satur-
day night and yesterday delayed greatly
the running Of all kinds of craft on the
river. The boats of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company were
both delayed in arrival and departure at
this city. The boat due to leave for Nor
folk on Saturday evening did not leave I'M
til late Sunday morning, and the boat due
here from Norfolk yesterday morning
early did not arrive until late in the after
noon. The Potomac, from Baltimore, due
early Sunday morning, did not arrive until
last night. 1t was with difficulty that the
ferry boats between This city and Wash
ington could make their way during a
greater part of the day yesterday. The
river was alive with fog horns and other
warning signals all night Saturday ard
large part of Sunday.
A Quiet Sunday.
Yesterday was a particularly quiet Sun
day in this city. Owing to the gloomy
weather prevailing throughout the day
there were not many people on the streets
and the congregations in the various
churches were not as large as usual. In
all the churches the resident rectors Off
ciated. In the Protestant Episcopal church
eS interesting sermons on the second COM
ing of Christ were preached. AT Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church last night DIR.
ID. II. Mann, supreme templar of the In
ternational Supreme Lodge of the World,
who is considered one of the most elo-
uuent lecturers in America, delivered
brilliant temperance lecture. The Good
Templar lodges of this city were present
in a body, and the church was filled with
interested listeners. There were no ar
rests made by the police during the day.
Theological Seminary.
Through the gift of George A. Reinicker
of Baltimore a lectureship to be known
by his name has been founded at the Epis-
copal Theological Seminary, near this city.
The course is to consist of eight lectures
chosen by the faculty and they may he
of the clergy or laity, at home or abroad,
in or out of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. Right Rev. A. NJ. Randolph,
bishop of southern Virginia, is expected to
deliver the first of this years series in
Whittle Hall at the seminary on the after
noon of January -, 1895.
Rev. J. S. Wallace of Alameda, Cal, who
was ordained at the seminary in 1855. has
recently given 5000 to the institution as
an endowment, to be used as an Incentive
to extemporaneous preaching. The amount
is to be invested and the income to be used
for the purpose of awarding prize to
the best extemporaneous preacher in the
senior class each session.
Notes.
The collections in the various churches
yesterday for the benefit of the Alexandria
Intirmary were quite large and snug
sum realized.
B. w. Nails has been appointed store
keeper of the Southern Railway Company
in this city
Cards are out for large cotillion to
celebrate the debut of Miss Sallie Vowel
Daingerfield at McBirney's Hall on the
Goth instant.
The work of repaving Union street was
commenced this morning.
The stone bulkhead ordered by the city
council to be built at the foot of Prince
street has been completed by Superintend-
ent of Streets Dobie.
The December term of the corporation
court, Judge j. X. NJ. Norton presiding,
convened this morning. The docket was
called and the various cases set for trial
Henry Howard. Fairfax county farmer
raised quite a good deal of disturbance
while in drunken condition at Ahern's
store on Saturday night. He was arrested
by officer Smith.
Some of the female tenants in the old
City Hotel building got into a row yes
terday afternoon, but no damage was done.