Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-07
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.
Local Happenings of Interest on the
Virginia Side.

Mr.. J. T.. Beckham president of the board
Of the western state hospital. at stanton.
returned last night. While in Stsunton he
succeeded in getting the officials Of the
Chesapeake ana Ohio road to pat In a coal
track and dump. which has been needed FOR
number of years. Work will be begun on
the track at once.
The Alexandria Athletics and the crack
Rockville base ball team win cross bats on
Colross commons tomorrow aftetnoon and
close contest is expected. The Athletics
will so to Rockville on Saturday to play the
return game.
The little cook shop OF Presley Digs. a
respectable colored man, was entered by
thieves about noon yesterday. and a lot of
Cake and other edfbles stolen. Three col
ored men, who were seen loafing in the
vicinity. have been arrested. charsd with
the offense D =
The Alexandria Brick Company resumed
operations this morning, at their liant on
Hunting creek. This VIII give employment
TO fifty hands
A. T. Motley, a brakeman on the Rich
r'ond and Danyille railroad. was quite bed
~, though not seriously. hurt neal Spring.
held station yesterday. He was shading ON
car which jumped the track throwing
him TO the ground. He was brought TO this
city ana attended by the compary's sur
geon, Dr. N. W. O'Brien.
AT a meeting OF TIE Columbia Ere Com
pany last night only routine business Was
transacted. Some finishing TOUCHES were
Tut on the arrangements for the trip 10
Hagerstown on the lith instant.
The Grand Camp OF Confederate .eterans,
which is in session here. was handsomely
entertained at banquet given at Od9 Gel
lows Hall on-cofulnbus street last Night. by
ne members Of II. 4. Lee Camp of this
city. Covers were set for eighty. Il was
one Of the handsomest spreads ever seen in
this city. The following toasts were re-
sponded to: The Grand Camp" by Conn
mander Hugh Il. Smith OF Petersburg: cur
Confederate Infantry" by Col. T. {. Nor
ten OF Staunton; The Artillery" BIZ Col.
John Murphy Of Richmond: The Navy"
by State Senator ]. y. STUDIOS of Gloucester:
The Surgeons" by DR.. Powell of Prince
William county; The SOUTH by Col y.
ID. Garrett: THE Women Of the Confeier-
acy." by Col Bernard OF Petersburg: "R. l..
Lee Camp and Alexandria" was responded
to by Col Thos E Pollard Of Richmond.
The camp resumed it's session this morning
and will adjourn this evening. Many OF the
veterans have ridden over the electric road
to Mt. Vernon today.
The time for taking out dog licenses ex-
pres on Monday next. SO far about ninety
licenses have been issued. although there
are nearly as many thousand dogs in the
city.
The pupils of St Mary's Academy went to
River View on an excursion yesterday
There was an exciting chase IN the neigh
borhood of Hard" corner yesterday after
neon ABOUT CLOCK From what could he
learned. IL appears that coored man nanl-
ed Lewis Gordon had some words with a
woman with whom he was living. named
Maria johnson. ana when she answered him
back he got mad and jumped on her and al
most kicked and beat her TO scath The pol CO
were at once sent for and Onicers Clayton
and Arlington responded promptly. As
soon as Gordon saw the officers he made up
his mind he would not be caught. so started
on the run. The officers Immediately fol-
lowed. and hot chase was had for about
ten squares. The oficer got close enough
on Gordon to halt him by drawing his re-
TO the station house and this morning a iine
of so was imposed on him. About TWO
hundred people gathered on the corner ane
witnessed the chase.