Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A reduction has been made in the
wages of the laborers employed on the
Midland road.
The engine at the electric light works
is being oyerhauled, and the electric
lamps will not be lighted for the next
three nights.
Rose Rector, colored, was to-day ar
rested and locked up charged with
stealing an umbrella from Mr.. Henry
Schlichting.
The tenants house on the farm OF
Mr.. John Burnside at Sideburn, Fair
fax county, was burned few nights
since. Loss about $500.
George Hamilton, an old and re-
spected colored man, who died on Mon
day ct bis home on north Pitt street,
was buried this afternoon.
The Messrs. Helmuth have COM
menced the erection of handsome
brick residence on the west side of Co.
lumbus street, just north of King.
A horse attached to a wagon ran
away near the corner of King and
Washington streets to-day, and collid-
ing with q pole displaced one of the
guy wires Of the electric railroad.
The management of st. Johns Acad-
envy have re-engaged the services Of
NJ. w. n. Brown as assistant princis
pal and teacher Of English, physics and
chemistry, much to the satisfaction of
the managers and patrons of the school.
A row occurred this evening betwe n
the contractor and some of the work
men employed in erecting a house in
the northwestern part of the city.
Arrests were made, and at the station
house q row ensued during watch
bows were struck.
At the recent civil service eXamina-
ton held at the postOilice in this city
there were two young men who pre-
scented tbemselves-one for letter car
rier and one for clerk. The result has
not yet been announced. There are no
vacancies, however.
Tests have been made during the day
of the machinery, &C., at the Haskin
Wood Eulcaniziug Works, and every
thing worked satisfactorily. The work
of vulcanizing $4,000 feet of lumber to
be used in rebuilding the wharf at the
shipyard will be commenced at on &C.
The Hydraulion Fire Company last night
| decided to participate in The steam fire en-
CINE contest at Grange Camp on September
| 10Th. Two new members were elected and
enc application for membership was received.
A committee was appointed to make arrange
monts for an excursion. The committee on
the Portsmouth trip made their final report
aud were discharged. The company adopted
tho plans submitted by Mr.. A. S. Prico for q
new engine house.
The body OF a man, about IL years old.
was found yesterday morning on tho bank of
Swans creek, near Fort Washington. In the
! pockets of his clothing were two empty bot
Ties which had contained poison, probably
morphine, but no letters or papers were found
! in his pockets. by which he could be identi-
! fed. Il is believed that the man was Wash.
iugtonian and his body was taken there for
| Identification.
There was but one case for trial in the
Police Court this morning-that of John
Washington. coiored. who had been arrested
/ at the instance of his wife, who charged him
with dsorderly conduct. he was made to
pay 50.
The Old Dominion team was dofeated hy g
score of 10 to S in favor of the Frcdericks-
burgs in game of ball played at the latter
place yesterday evening,
An excursion party from Loudoun county
arrived here this morning and went on an
excursion over the electric road to Mount
Vernon
In = game of ball played yesterday between
The Alexandria Stars and the Hsyseeds the
latter defeated the former by score of to O.