Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Co. were paid off to-day.
The US Court, Judge Robert w.
Hughes, will meet in this city to-mor-
row.
Two young men drove horse and
buggy through the Wilkes street tun-
mel yesterday evening.
Mrs. Margaret Ceas, aged GO, wife of
the late Samuel Ceas, who was we'll
known in this city, died in Washington
last Friday.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington on Saturday to Hiram
Hardy and Ada L. B. Sorrell, of King
George county,
A horse belonging to Mr.. Joseph
Rodgers while coming down Shutters
Hill to-day fell and received several
painful bruises.
The Catholic clergy of the Diocese Of
Northeastern Virginia will hold con-
ference at S.. Mary's Church parsonage
on Wednesday.
The tendency to gaming and the
questionable influence of race tracks on
community were referred to by some
of the ministers of the city in their SER
mons yesterday.
A young man giving his name as w.
S. Buchanan, a lawyer of Louisa cour-
ty, was arrested to-day for being intox-
icated and annoying at the local depot
and was locked up at the station house.
On behalf Of a number of persons
holding labor claims against the COM
papy, Mr.. S. G. Brent to-day secured
an Injunction from Judge Norton to
prevent the Wellington Brick aud Tile
Company from disposing of their prop.
erty.
In the Corporation Court to-day a
decree was entered allowing Mrs. V. K.
Daingerfeld, guardian, to expend the
income from the estate of her late hus-
band, Mr.. Henry Daingerfield, for the
support and maintenance of his child
rem.
Sheriff Veitch of the county yester-
day made raid on a number of youths
who were playing cards in the upper
part of the county and captured num-
Der of them. They were taken before
a magistrate who, after reprimanding,
discharged them.
A young horse, owned in Fauquier
county, which was being broken to the
lines on Washington street on Satur.
day, fell and broke its leg. 1t was sub.
sequently shot to death by Officer Hall.
The animal, which had been placed in
charge of Ensign James Reed, was be-
ing driven by colored boy at the time
of the accident.
Mr.. Isaac Eichberg in an advertise
ment elsewhere denies the statement
made by rival house that the latter's
stock of winter wraps is larger than
that of all other houses in Alexandria
put together. Mr.. Eichberg still claims
he has the largest aad most extensive
assortment of such seasonable articles
and invites investigation.
Pere Jerome Calafower, who had
been employed at the Driving Park,
and who had been an inmate of the
Alexandria Infrmary for several weeks,
was yesterday removed to private
house in this city. Heis suffering from
dropsical affection and his condition
is critical. Drs. O'Brien and Ashby
yesterday performed an operation on
the patient for his relief.
We have received from Auditor Price
the Hath annual statement of the
finances of the city of Alexandria with
departmental reports for the fiscal year
ending May 31st last. The little vol
ume, which is conveniently and inter-
estingly compiled by the auditor and
handsomely printed by Messrs. ]. NJ.
Hill & Co., also contains the revenue
and license laws, the official directory
for 1894 and the city charter as re-
Gently amended.
Warfeld Butler and George King. both COL
ored, engaged in a stone battle yesterday, dur
ing which the latter was felled with cobble-
stone thrown by the former. Butler was ar
rested by Officer TIGER and this morning the
Mayor fined them both for fighting
The electric railway track has been laid
within few yards Of the Driving Park, and
yesterday cars passed over it some distance
north of the aims house. The road, however,
has not been opened to travel yet, but will be
within few days.