Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-16
AlEXAN DRlA AFFAIRS
Interesting and Pertinent Notes From Down
the River.
Mad Dog Scare md One Person Dit
ten-DrOwned in the River
Other News.

Albert frankie Jplcyed on a farm in
Fairfax county, near Mount Vernon, was
severely bitten on the arms and legs by
savage bull dog Saturday evening He
however. killed the animal afterward
Notwithstanding the intense heat of yes
terday. the various churches were WEI. at
tended both morning and evening. Resi-
dent pastors oficated.
Frank Mason. a well-known carpenter Of
this city, is reported to have thrown from
his lungs. on Saturday. in Washington,
three stony formations about the size Of
marbles, thereby improving his shattered
health.
Frank Gates, aged twenty-one, of Wash
ington, was drowned at Colonial Beach
Saturday evening, while attempting to
SWIM ashore from beat in which he and a
party OF friends Were sailing. The body
Was recovered yesterday, and carried to
Washington on the steamer George Le2ry
ldSS night.
wee PRESIDENT Stevenson, accompanied
ny Representatives Springer ana SLACK,
PAID AieAandrla snort visit SaturIay
evening. They left Washington On a trip
10 chapel Point, Md, In the steam launo A
Condac, OF which Capt Dean is master
Inc steward OF The yacht was taken sui
|
between tins city end Washington, and s.i-
most at the same time a portion or the
yacnts machinery gave way, compelling
them TO put INTO this port and engage the
services OF a physician and a macainist
both OF which appeared in short order ana
applied the necessary remedies after which
the yacht returned to Washington VITA the
SICK man, proceeding down the river to her
destination at later hour.
Although the civil service law says that
no government employe shall WORK bat
eIght hours per day. the clerks in the Alex
anurla post office are compelled to RENAL In
az their duties from Twelve to fourteen
hours on account of being short-handei
Alexandra county people are growing
very uneasy, because of the constant al
ditions TO the industrials' camp near Ross
iyn There are now upward OF go men at
TIE camping ground, and the number is
being Increased daily
The Peck ball team of Georgetown yes
terday afternoon defeated a nine pickle, up
on the field at New Alexandra, by a score
or Ia to 4, before an audience OF about
1000 people, who were drawn 10 the grounds
In expectation of seeing the crack Old Do
ninlcn team cross bats with the Pecks
out VINO for some reason failed TO ma
terialize
The sparring contest on Thursday night
between slant ton Abbott, champion light
| weight of England, and Johnny Young the
| 130-pound champion of America will be the
| las. meeting of the summer season In the
fan Hite feckham and Horace M Leeds
VIII contest the lightweight championship
| of America.
The committee on light will meet tonieb,
| when IL Is supposed the charges against the
electrician, engineer and fireman Of the
electric light works will be considered
| There are charges and counter charges in
| this case
| The boilers at the electric light works are
being cleaned and the citizens are depend
Ing upon the moon for light
IL. ;. Clare, proprietor of Riverside Park.
4 shar no
| undertake 10 run gaming tables upon has
| grounds. Yesterday he caught three fell
lows running sweat cloth, and upon or
| derinS them to leave met with considerable
| opposition from them. However. finding
| that Mr.. Clare was preparing to place them
under arrest they packed their traps ana
| made hasty exit
| Inc Mount Vernon electric cars carried
| many thousands of people to that place
| Riverside Park and New Alexandra yes
| terday. The streets presented a deserted
appearance, as every one who could do so
made II point TO get away from the heal
1 Of the town
Rev. Father Rotchford, whose illness has
! been mentioned IA these columns has i'm
| proved sufficiently &c be out again
Edgar Warfield. jr.. and George War
NED nave gone on visit to the north.
Taiisman Lodge. 1. o. C. T., will hold an
| in:eres ing meeting this evening.
| David Dudley was arre sted on compls mi
OF his wife Saturday night charged win
assault and battery. This morning tha
mayor gave David a lecture and dismissed
him upon payment of the cost of the war
| rant.
Several of the fire plugs need attention at
! once. the one at the corner of King ami
Peyton streets being in very bad shape
| Mrs. Susie Dix. wife of Driver Dix of the
Hydraalion Steam Fire I.ngine Corpany.
Is confined TO her home on North Pitt
street by sickness.
The family of J. NJ. johnson have left
| for Prince William county 10 spend the
| heated term
Mrs. r. w. Wheat will spend the summer
season at Cpperyile.
While Richard Murphy and his family
| were sitting in front Of his house at the
| corner of Pitt ana Princess streets yester-
| day evening. thieves entered the house an
stole MIR. -Murphy's gold watch from his
| han, making good their escape.
The Old DomiBlons os this city ana the
/ Peciss of Georgetown, VAL play at Ana
| lastan Island tomorrow at I:So o'clock
The steamer Dennis Simmons arrived
from North Carolina this morning with a
load of lumber for Sraoot & g.
The general term of the corporation court
begins today. with large dccket. Eight
| cases are set for hearing as follows:
| Henry Jenkins. six iadctm sate for bur
| glary. Perry Newly. Dan Corbia and As
bury Bell, breaking and entering; Ellen
Nusent, selling liQuor en- Sunday; James
Red and John Baggott, stealing lamps
| from the Richmond and Danvil.e railroad:
Albert Wood. c. s. jackson. Edward jamie
son and James Timmcs, robb.ny Sefer
| Blouse; VIM. Mayhem ari John Mcintosh
stealing hrass frJm the Richmond and Dan
VIE railroad; Julius AMI Albert Dre.rus
receiving stolen goods; VIM. Butter, feloni-
Gus assault on Frank Davis.
The committee en- public properly win
nee; at the Columbia engine house tonight
ana award the contract for the repairs to
that house.
CHRIST CALLED AN ANARCHIST.