Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-08
TOY DEPARTMENT
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BIG EING STREET.

S. L. Hall at 6 and $50 a. M, and on
Sundays at Z, $50 and IL q. m. Yes
pers at A p. M.
A heavy fog prevailed this morning.
and for time navigation on the river
was greatly interfered with. This
morning was one of the darkest of the
winter, and to- day has been cloudy and
rainy, though the temperature has been
mild.
The steamer Harry Randall has been
withdrawn from the lower river route
for the season, and now the steamer
Wakefield is the only boat on the line,
though the Potomac, which runs be-
tween this city and Baltimore, stops at
nearly all the river landings.
The meeting of the Hydraulion Fire
Company last night was not called to
hear the report of the committee APP
pointed to investigate charges against
the driver of that company, but to con-
slider matters relating to the privileges
of members of that company.
The ice in Occoquan bay was carried
out into the river suddenly yesterday,
taking with it several vessels, among
them the steamer Occoquan, belong
ing to Captain Leadman. The YES
sells are now lodged against the i'm
provements being made by the govern,
ment in Occoquan bay and threaten
the destruction of that work.
A statement of the affairs of the Fl.
deity Building and Loan Association,
which has been awaited with much in
terest by the stockholders, was prepar.
ed yesterday by Mr.. G. Hatley Norton,
receiver of the company. The state
ment is brought up to December Z, and
is approximate so far as the total liabi-
lities and asserts are concerned. These
liabilities will probably be reduced to
about $4,000. Mr.. Norton expressed
the expectation yesterday that the asso-
citation would pay between sixty and
seventy cents on the dollar.
In Washington on Saturday Palmer
2. Babcock and Frederick J. Owens,
two young white men, were called upon
to plead to an indictment charging
them with conspiracy against the West
ern Union TELEGRAPH Company by tap.
ping the wires of the company in Sep
lember last running to the Alexandt T
Island race track. They plead not
guilty, with leave to demur on or be.
fore Saturday next. 1t is understood
that, in demurring to the indictment,
the defendants will contend that, as
bookmaking is made an offense in the
District of Columbia, the Western
Union Telegraph Company was en-
gagged in an unlawful business in trans.
hitting racing information through the
District.
The establishment of national graduate
school of forestry, under the direction Of the
| Agricultural Department, is provided for in q
bill introduced in the House yesterday By Mr.
| Hainer, of Nebraska. Tho unused portions
Of Arlington are to be occupied, and tp o
postgraduate scholarships for study in Europe
established yearly.
The wrecking company of Berkley have
succeeded in taking to Norfolk the schooner
Francis P. Smith. which sank near ST.
Georges Island in the Potomac The vessel
was loaded with bricks for Norfolk.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing.
ton yesterday to John 81. Compton and Cathe-
rine Williams, of Prince William county, and
to Andrew o. Dawson and Mary Elizabeth
Loving, both of Nelson county.
The Peoples Gas Savings Asso ations, al
Baltimore, the District of Columbia, and Of
Cincinnati, met in this city 10 day.
| William Hudson was sspbyxiated by a:
his home in Washington yesterday.
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