Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-10
SUBURBAN NEWS,
ALEXANDRIA.

There were several petitions on the streets
yesterday in favor of various candidates
| for the assistant postmastership under Mr.
| Charles c. Carlin, who has recently been
| appointed postmaster for this city Capt
| Sam Il. Davis, formerly of the Washing
| ton and Norfolk Steamboat Company,
seems to be in the lead, though politics is
very ''unsartain," and at this time, mas
| much as Mr.. Carlin has not, as yet, been
confirmed by the Senate, it is hard to tell
| who will win.
The trial of Jefferson Phillips for the
| murder of George S. Smith in this city on
| the night of July 3, 1891, has been set for
| the 18th instant. This will be his third
trial, in the two former ones the verdict
| having been set aside by the court of ap-
| peals of Virginia.
The Deis Manufacturing Company at
| New Alexandria is now employing a large
| force of hands finishing up some incomplete
stock to make line for the road for the
spring trade
The regular weekly drill Of the Alexandria
Light Infantry took place at their armury
on Royal street last night, about fifty men
| being in line under command of Capt. Geo.
| "A. Mushbach. The manual of arms and
foot movements were gone through with for
about an hour. Capt. hushbach, in a few
| remarks. explained to the members present
| the position the company had been placed
| in by the governor of Virginia previous to
and the explanation was entirely satisfac-
tory.
1t has been determined to have a dress
parade one afternoon each month and later
| on In the spring the company will do some
| rifle practice so as to get the recruits used
| to their guns. The company now numbers
nearly 100 men, and soon as :he hun
| dred mark is reached the recruiting will be
| stopped.
The regular meeting of the city council
| takes place tonight. This correspondence
stated in error that it would take place
last night. In the meeting tonight IL is
| thought that the city engineer bill will be
| brought up and passed.
Quite number of people attended Green
and keegan's dancing reception at Nc
Burneys Hall last night, and ancing was
| INDUCED in until d late hour much to the
| pleasure of those present
There was meeting of the resident mem
| bers of the Alumni Society of the Cniver-
sity of Virginia at the residence of the
( president, MIR. John $. Black burn, prin cipal
! of Potomac Academy, last night.
| The members of Alexandria Council, Royal
Arcanum, VIII give complimentary Inu-
steal and literary entertainment at the
Opera House on Wednesday night April Is
| grea' many rumors are going around in
regard t. the lease or sale of the Driving
1 PARK near this city by the present manager
and lessee Your correspondent had an in
/ tervlew With MIR. J. W. Hill, who is the pro-
prletor OF the park, and was Informed by
/ MIN that no such lease or sale had taken
place, but that he had associated with him
some gentlemen from New York who would
/ assist him in managing the race meets that
are to take place in the future. The park
Is being put in first-class shape, and ar
rangements are now being made for large
| spring meeting.
So far as any one interested in the Driy-
l ing Park interfering with the parties who
propose to open track at Jackson City is
! concerned, he most emphatically denies
/ that either he or any of his associates have
ever thrown any obstacle whatsoever in the
nj a ,a1y
ever, that he understood that II. Harrison
| Green, who now holds a lease on the prop
| erty on which il is proposed to build a
| track, had entered suit against the parties
who had started work there for trespass
| ard that Mr.. John Green had been retained
as attorney in the case.
| the Grand Lodge, i. o. o. F.. Of Virginia
opened its fifty-Seventh annual communica-
! ton in this city by reception rendered the
visiting members by the two lodges of this
CITY at the Opera House last night The
visiting ODD Fellows were welcomed to the
! city In bright little address 10y Henry
| Straus, mayor of the city, which was an
swered by the grand master. Mr. r. n
RENDER Speeches were made during the
evening by Commonwealth Attorney Leon
ard Marbury of this city, Rep. James c.
Mcguire of California, Rep. J. b. Robinson
OF Pennsylvania, A. J. Pierson Of Ohio and
| others, all prominent Odd Fellows
| Tonight at odd Fellows Hall there will
| be an exhibition of degree work by Past
Grand Master ID. r. Stansbury of Potomac
| Lodge of this city.
| Mr.. A. b. Davis has gone to Rryant's
Point to work for the United States tish
! commission
/ A man named HUMPHREYS, found in front
of the residence of Mr.. w. b. Daingerfeld
on Washington street, late yesterday after
| noon. caused some little excitement
/ Godfrey Lewis. a small colored boy about
/ seven years old, was before the mayor
charged with stealing oranges from King
street fruit dealer. AS he was too young to
be sent up. and there is no reform school
! for such cases, the mayor ordered that he
! be whipped by his mother which was done
with a rawhide. and his cries sounded
| throughout the neighborhood.
family row between Jacob Fuchs and
/ FRANK Worne was settled in the police
court this morning by both participants be-
Ing fined 81 and put under bond to keep the
peace.