Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-01
COR. KING AND ROYAL SITS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The bird season opened to-day, and
Urge numbers of reed birds and sora
were killed in the marshes near this
city.
Alfred G. Mckenzie was yesterday
appointed superintendent of street
cleaning in Washington, vice A. II. G.
Davis, removed.
By the fall of scafold at St. Paul's
Catholic Church, Washington, yester
day, four men were seriously injured,
two white and two colored.
There was a bulldog fight in
market this morning which caused
some excitement and came near ending
in fight between two spectators.
A dispatch was received in this city
this morning announcing the death at
Rehoboth, Del, yesterday of child OF
Rev. W. c. Webb, formerly of this city
Mr.. Charles Keys, son of Capt. Geo.
Keys, of this city, who is visiting
friends in the country, was thrown
from a carriage yesterday and slightly
hurt.
The Alexandria Light Infantry have
left to their commanding officers the
question of whether they will take part
ia the military drill at the Grange
Camp fair this month.
Real estate agents continue to report
an active demand for houses in this
CITY. Numbers were rented yesterday
and numerous applications from pur-
chasers were received.
While crossing Hunting Creek bridge
iu q carriage this morning Miss Susie
Pierson was shot in the face, but not
much hurt, by careless gunner who
was shooting birds. Miss Pearson was
on her way from her homein Fairfax to
this city.
While Miss Ruth Sherwood, daugh-
ter of Mr.. ]. T. Sherwood, who lives at
the corner of Queen aud Asaph streets,
was dressing last night lamp on the
bureau caught fire. Miss Sherwood
quickly seized the lamp and threw it
out of the window, thus preventing any
damage.
The complications in the manage
ment of the Peoples Transportation
Company, the owners of the steamer
| Lady of the Lake, WHICH arose from
charges against President ]. W. Patter-
son, developed in Washington yester-
day into a split in the committee of in
vestigation appointed to learn whether
Mr.. Patterson had been swindiing the
shareholders.
Secretary Carlisle, Of the Treasury, has ask
ed for the resignation Of Adolf Clusa, as IN
spector of public buildings in the Supervising
| Architects Office in Washington. MI. Cluss
resided in Washington number of years and
was the architect of the market building IN
this city,
MI, ]. 8. Barbour Thompson, snperintenli,,
dent of the Southern Railway Company VIII
| In day or two remove his headquarters from
Richmond to Danville. He will take from
Richmond some eight or ten young men.
The clerks of the courts have received from
the State Auditor the record books OF re-
mittances of money due the State by Corpora
tom and County Clerks. They are clumsy
volumes, poorly bound.
Mr.. WIN. Brown, fireman, fell from his en-
oine into the pit of the turn-table near the
Wsrrenton depot early Friday morning,
bareesaKing his light ann a little above the
wrist.
VIM. ]. Stephenson, President of the Metro.
nolitan Railway Company, Washington, died
Yesterday at his residence in that CITY.
Mr.. w. ". Larkin, who was well known in
this city, died at his home in Lynchburg on
Saturday last.
A synopsis of the election law is published
on the first page.