Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-26
AF AIRS
Gases Decided by the Mayors Court
Today.
Other Interesting Notes to All Classes
From Down the Rfver-Social
and Personal Items.

Mayor Thompson disposed Of the follow
ing cases at the police court today:
John Underwood (white) was fined $
for reckless driving. Richard Pines (col-
cred boy), charged with cruelty to dog
belor ging to Mr.. M. Shutter, was fined 50.
Peter Kits (colored), charged with break
ing into the house Of Ella Smith (colored),
sent on to the grand jury. Mary Duckett
(colored, charged with assaulting and
beating Angus Taylor. little colored boy,
dismissed for want of evidence. George
Parker (colored), charged by a colored man
named Evans with discrderly conduct; he
was dismissed for want Of evidence. John
Bryant (coloredD was fined 81 for assault
ing colored preacher named Peter john
son. The following cases we're disposed of
last night: Louis Boswell, for maintaining
nuisance on his premises; fined 81. Thom-
as Zimmerman, for the Same offense, 81.
Harry Williams, white tramp. was sent
to the gang for ninety days for trying to
pick lock at the residence of the Rev.
Mr.. Butler, on South Columbus street. He
pretended to be deaf and dumb, but ex-
hibited both faculties when arraigned.
Deaths.
The five-year-old child of the late Charles
Baker died ct the home Of its mother, in
this city, yesterday.
Mr.. Geo. Ogden, one of the Oldest and
best-known citizens Of Alexandria, died at
the Inflrmary yesterday. He was for many
years a member of the police force, and
during the war was in the seventeenth
Virginia regiment. His death was caused
by cancer Of the bladder.
Crushed His Thumb.
Mr.. John P. Robinson, the president of
the Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical
Company, met with quite a painful acct
dent at his office yesterday. In closing the
heavy iron door Of the safe his thumb was
caught and badly mashed. 1t will disable
him for some time.
Narrow Escape.
Isaac Carter the colored driver Of one of
1Iammond's ice wagons had a narrow es-
cape from death yesterday. He attempted
to cross the track in front of Washington
Southern train, and the rear Of the wagon
was struck by the engine and demolished.
Carter escaped with several bruises. Mr..
Hammond claims that the railroad COM
pepy Is to blame, and says he will enter
suit for damages.
Mr.. Will Wood, the popular engineer of
the Columbia steam fire engine, has five
children sick with malar.al fever.
Considerable amusement was created
among the school children on King street
yesterday afternoon by two men who are
performing at New Alexandria. They were
gotten up to represent country Jays" and
attracted much attention.
DR.. Kemper McClannahan Of Brandy Sta
ton was the guest Of MI. Tom Beckham
yesterday.
Some improvements are being made to the
stalls at the Columbia engine house.
A. W. Wade, one of the employees at the
Southern railway shops in this city, had a
silver of brass stuck in his eye yesterday,
which was removed by DR.. O'Brien. The
wound is quite painful. though not danger
Gus.
Fully fifty students en- route to the Ep!s-
copal High School were In town yesterday.
The school opens with over one hundred
students.