Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-19
AlExAN DRIA AFFAIR s
What is Going on in a Thriving and Grow
ing City.
oe"i' fersonal and Society Notes Of
GENERAL Interest-A Glove
Contest Tonight.

Esht-welght champion Of England. and
'ohhhie foung OF Brooklyn, NJ Y, the 100
pouho champion Of America, who will meet
III nfteen-round glove contest Young
was In the city last evening punching the
bag, &C., at Mr.. Henry's Theater, while
ABBOTT remained over right with friends
In Washington. Both men are confident of
victory. Preliminary to this contest Hite
Peckham OF this city, who has met and
vanquished all corners up to the present
tme ana Is open to meet any man in
America at 1876 pounds, will meet Billy
Earnst Of Brooklyn, N. Y, a 135-pound
man. In q six-round contest
Rev. Charles E. Woodson rector of EN-
m anuei Church. Franklin Va, offered his
resignation to the vestry on Sunday morn
ing last, which caused much surprise and
ne has been rector for the past five years.
Mr.. Woodson married q daughter of the
late Col Turner ". Ashby. and is a
bro of Mr.. Hubert snowden,
city editor Of the Alexandra Gazette.
In the corpol alton court Wednesday Jas.
Brown. colored. was convicted on a charge
Of shooting Catharine Tlmbers, also col
ored. ana sentenced to term OF eight years
In the penitentiary.
Albert Wood, Charles jackson. Edward
Jameson and James Tfmms, all co1ored.
were sent to the penitentiary for two years
keeper. at the head Of King street.
MI Wesley Davis, while at work in the
saw mill OF Messrs. Smoot & Co., had the
molding machine Drs. Quick ard O'Brien
rendered surgical aid. after which he was
moved to his home. on Wilkes street. His
condition Is regarded as serious.
to the Hot Springs Medical Company. with
capital stock of t25.OO0 divided into
shares Of 500 each. Mr.. Murray Kellar Is
president and 9. H. Norton agent in this
A ~ ynrkv~
gagged In building a new bridge at the en-
trance to the barge slip Of the b. and o.
railroad at the foot Of Wilkes street.
The work Of raising the sunken steamer
City Of Washington at the ship yard is
progressing rapidly, and 1t Is expected she
Will be hoated in few hours.
The nane Of the schooner Ellen Tobin,
which has been thoroughly overhauled at
the ship yard. has been changed to Mary
f. Curtis. and she will hereafter hail from
Richmond. Va. instead OF New York. She
Will leave for the first named city in a few
days.
New horses have been tried by the Hy-
drau;ton and Relief companies for three
days past. the wardens having suddenly
needed wants Of our crippled department,
ana last evening a Washingtonian animal
pany. D. -
Health Onicer Purvist has issued a notice
to the effect that a final inspection of the
second nd third W ards will be made on
July 3. and all persons found maintain
nuisances on their premises. or allowing
with according to law.
Z Wholesale prices of western meat have
receded to the prices at which 1t was sold
prior to the recent strike.
Messrs. Wheat & 8uter have sold to F. H
Huneke house and lot In the subdivision
In the northwestern section of the city.
Capt Joshua Ellis tug. the Eva Belle
Cain, was yesterday libeled by A. j. Ches-
fOr W.
Inc demolition OF the two old houses on
Prince street In which Father Game con-
Quoted st. Johns Academy previous to his
having received holy orders was COM
meneed today, preparatory to the erection
on the site OF two handsome dwellings BY
MI Charles King, the well-known grocer.
Messrs Clarke Il Harris will do the brick
work on the new buildings and Mr. Joseph
Rodgers the carpenterfng
M r. Whalon attacked Patrick Murphy
on West near King street with a hammer
yesterday, and excitement ran high until
Whalon was arrested and locked up. He
was dismissed this morning as the charge
was Withdrawn.
e Mary widow of Miles Murphy. died at her
residence corrcr ~ Washington and Wolfe
streets. WedneCddy morning after an III
ness of some months.
Wednesday was the thirty-third annIyer-
sary or the battle of Blackburn's Ford. the
first time the seventeenth Virginia regiment
was under fire In the late unpleasantness
w. @. Rogers will spend a short vacation
at Atlantic City.
Stephen Hubbard. president of the New
York Police Society Of Christian Endeavor,
visited Alexandria yesterday while on his
way home from the Cleveland meeting
en- On sunday next. at Grace Episcopal
Will deliver a sermon before Grace Chapter,
Brotherhood of st. Andrew. Subject
Strikes and Their Moral Aspect"
hired bicycle from George Ayres Of this
city and failed to return the same, was cap
tured last evening In Washington and
brought to Alexandria. He was held for
the grand Jury In police court this morning.
The Old Dominion base ball team of this
city Will cross bats with the Rockville (MdD
team this afternoon. On Monday next the
fecks OF Georgetown and the Old Domin-
Of the latter at New Alexandria.
washington parties were In the city yes
terday looking for suitable building in
understood that should a suitable building
not be found. they will erect one upon one
OF the numerous vacant lots here at an
early date.
Harvey Taylor and Harry Davis. colored
committed to the chain gang yesterday.
made their escape In few hours. II an
pears to be as easy to escape from tie
cha am gang or the JAZZ lately as it is to get
Mr.. Shirley King and Miss Reed Of this
city won the medal in the nhaI dancing
contest Of the season at Riverside Park
last evening
The party which left here Sunday for a
trip up the canal on the steam Yacht
Americas arrived In Cumberland YESTERDAY.
and a telegram from that point Announces
that all are we'll and enjoying themselves
immensely
John McKenna left yesterday in the inter-
est Of the Alexandra marble works on a
trip to the marble Quarries Of Vermont
Miss Mary NJ. Carne, accompanied by Ter
niece, Miss Cecilia Ficklin, are spending a
short vacation at Piney Point
VIM. Entwisle. the well-known drug clerk.
Is confined to his home on South Washing
ton street by an afhiction OF the right leg
and ankle. from which he has been suffer-
ing for some time. His physicians fear the
leg will have to be removed.
Rev. H. H. Zones Of Montroes, Va. is
visiting Mr. B. A. Mullen, his brother-in-
law. 70
John A. Marshall and family left this
morning for the Sweet Chalybeate Springs,
to spend the remainder Of the heated term.
The family of Rev. c. e. Ball will spend
the remainder Off the summer season at
White Hall, near Round Hill, Va.
The regular monthly meeting Of Alexan-
dria Council Of the National Union will
be held this evening IN Good Templar Hall.
Travel on the electric line was blocked
about half an hour yesterday by one Of the
cars jumping the track at the curve on the
corner Of Cameron and Columbus streets.