Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-13
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Gases Before the United States and Cor
poration Courts.
Street improvements in Preparation
and That Ordered-SOcial and Per-
sOnal Notes of Interest.

In the corporation court yesterday, Judge
j. X. M. Norton presiding, DEGREES were
entered in the cases of William H. Hell
muth and others agt. Valentine Helmuth
and others; final decree. Theophilus Bal
lenger agt. Michael Nugent and others;
final decree. Harry Pullen and wife aet.
Sumner j. Hewes and others; final decree.
James Duncan agt. William H. Smith, adj
ministrator. and others; a decree for sale
of house and lot on southeast corner of
Orinoco and ST. Asaph streets, and a lot
in the rear thereof. A. w. Armstrong was
appointed commissioner of sale in this suit.
United States Court.
In the United States district court yester-
day the case of William beavers against
the receivers of the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company was decided in favor of
the defendant company. This case grew
out OF beavers having his foot mashed at
Springfield station by being caught under
the track, which,was being lowered by the
use of a jack. The case of w. w. Brown
agt. steam tug e. w. Ridley; judgment on
bond. The admiralty case of Denty agt.
the tug DaI!man was continued until the
January term. The petit jury was dis
charged TOR the term.
Street improvements.
A large amount of street work has been
recommended to be done by the commit
tee on streets, but no paving will be at
tempted until spring. when the frost has
gotten out CT the ground. The repaving of
Cameron street between Lee and Fairfax
streets has been ordered Alfred street be-
tween Wilkes and Franklin is to be curbed
ard macadamized. All this work will be
done under the 33d sc ction of the amended
city charter, which requires AUDITING prop
erty owners to pay two-thirds of the cost.
Washington, street, which consists Of huge
boulders from end to end, is sadly in need
Of repair; in fact, should be entirely relaid.
King street is now in good shape. and
Royal street from King to Duke has been
put In excellent shape by the electric.
Mayor Strauss has many times suggested
that the city council pass an ordinance
giving him authority to make use of the
many tramps arrested in this city in
breaking the stone in the cid canal, to be
used on some of the streets. There is a
large quantity of this stone and 1t could
be used to great advantage. The city
matter.
Royal Arcanum.
At the annual meeting of Alexandria
Council, Royal Arcanum. the following Off
GERS were elected fer the ensuing year: j.
X. T. Lash, regent; d. Ruben, vice regent;
+. b. Kemp, orator. d. III. Appich, past re-
gent; j. Z. Alexander, secretary; F. j. Pol
lard collector; Thomas Mass, treasurer;
George w. Dix, chaplain; VIM. II. Green
III.
Grilivortzer, sentry; j. J. Jameson, A. G..
Uhler and Henry X. Field, trustees George
Uhler, representative to grand council; ID.
II. Appich, alternate The annual banquet
or the council will be held on the night of
January 8, 1895. This council is in a
hourishing condition and new members are
added at nearly every meeting.
Miss Theresa Rosenhammer and Mr.
Hayward Davis were married in Pohick
Church, near this city, last night
Mrs. Charles s. VenaDle of CharIottes-
vile is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Mai Uhler has returned from Wash
ington. where she has been spending sew
eral days with Mrs. Calf.
There was a heavy fog on the river be-
tween and s o'clock last night, which de-
layed the travel of all kinds of craft. The
Norfolk boat was delayed about an hour.
Later the moon came out prettiIy and
cleared away the mist.
Robert Nj. Fryer, the engineer and de-
signer of the steamer Howard Cassard
was in the city yesterday making arrange
ments for the completion of the boat
Mrs NJ w. OBrien, whose illness has
been mentioned in The Star, is much i'm
proved
Little Marie, daughter of Charles A.
Evard, died at his home yesterday after
noon.
The regular meeting of st. Paurs Chap
ter of the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew will
be held in the chapel tonight at s o'clock
Several Alexandria sports will attend the
sparring bouts of the Eureka Athletic
Club tonight.
Col. McCauI the defeated republican
candidate from this, the eighth congress
sonal district, says he has not fully decid-
ed whether or not he will contest the cleo
ton of Mr. Meredith.
The Atlantic Gas Construction Company
has made proposition to the city to lease
the gas plant for period Of ninety-nine
years. The matter is now under advise
ment.