Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The little child of Mr.. McMenamin,
who lives on upper Duke street, died
last night.
Mr.. Cassius Bremen was arrested to-
day and locked up for being drunk and
using abusive language.
Mr.. Charles Paxson, son of Mr.. Sam
uel B. Paxson, of Hughesville, LOU
doun county, died at Falls Church on
Monday.
Captain Mushbach, OF the Alexandria
Light Infantry, has ordered a court
martial to be held on Thursday, Oct. 4,
for the trial of such cases as may be
presented.
Sheriff Suttle, of Northumberland
county, passed through this city this
morning having in charge Mrs. Hines,
who is to be placed in the asylum ct
Williamsburg.
1t is reported that Messrs. ]. Nj. Hill
and Thomas Morrow have purchased
the Tontine Hotel in this city. The
house, it is said, is to be greatly i'm
proved and continued as a frst-class
hotel.
Registrar Penn has completed his
copy of the registration books of the
Third ward, and has divided the voters
according to the line adopted by the
City Council in dividing that ward into
two voting precincts.
There was but one case for trial in
the Police Court this morning-that OF
q man charged with using threatening
language toward an acquaintance. The
accused was held in the sum of fifty
dollars to keep the peace.
The electric railway compsny had a
large force of men at work till a late
hour last night and again to-day in
laying its Royal street track and in
putting in the curve at the intersection
of King and Royal streets.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to William b.
Beavers, and Mary r. Walker, of this
city John T. Sinclair and Louisa
Gregg, both of Fauquier county, and to
Roley Thompson Smith and Ida j..
J%effries, both of Fauquier county.
The Weather Bureau, with each re-
currence of September and March, dep
recates the popular use of the express
sion, ''equinoctial Storm" and yet the
storm comes with exceptional REGULAR
ty to strengthen what the bureau con-
siders the fallacy into which the people
have fallen.
At a meeting last night of Old Do
minion Commandery, K. T., the order
of Red Cross was conferred on two can
didates. Among those present were sew
eral prominent Templars from Wash
ington, including r. H. Barbarry, E. G.
of Potomac ~Commandery, and G. E.
Corson, P. c. of that commandery.
The Episcopal Theological Seminary
opened yesterday with 40 students.
There are fourteen students attending
Roanoke College with a view of enter.
ing the Seminary, These under the
former system would have been in the
preparatory department of the Semina-
ry. The Episcopal High School open
ed with its usual large number of stu
dents.
The proposed electric railway from
Falls Church to Georgetown shows in
dications of soon becoming q road in re-
atty. The movement was heartily in
dorsed at a meeting of citizens from
both places, and was promised good
support. A gang of workmen is en-
ployed at present in grading some Of
the land over which the road will pass
the first practical step towards the
building of the road.
The inquest over the body of James
r. Rogers, the colored man drowned
Monday afternoon by a coal barge run
ming down the boat in which he was
fishing, just off the Arsenal point, was
held yesterday in Washington. After
the jury had viewed the remains and
heard the evidence they returned q
verdict of accidental death by drown
ing, attaching no blame to the captain
or crew Of the tugboat.