Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Railroad Men We're Startled by a Volley Of
Stones.
Religious and Other Movements
grnphs-Of General Interest.

The Right Rev. Henry c. Potter, DID,.
LID, Del, delivered an interesting lee
ture. this being the third of the Reinacker
foundation at the Episcopal Theological
Seminary of Virginia, near this city, at
noon today. This seminary is his alma
mater, and many Of the clergy and laity Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church availed
themselves Of the opportunity to hear the
bishop of New York. Whittle Hall was
packed to the doors, and the address was,
to say the least, much enjoyed by all pres
ent.
The good people of Alexandria will have
an opportunity of hearing the bishop to-
night as he will. by special request, deliver
an address before the members of the
Brotherhood of St.Andrew at Christ Church
at 7:30 o'clock, to which the public gener-
ally are invited. AS this Is really men 8
meeting, they are urgently requested to at
tend.
Badly Scared.
The mail clerks arriving here on Southern
railway vestibule train No. 80 this morning
report being badly scared near High Point.
N. c., last night. AS the train was ap-
preaching High Point some persons un-
known threw stones and shot pistols at the
train, almost completely demolishing the
mail car door and shattering the glass in
the windows of the Pullman and other
coaches.
Mr.. Weston H. Atkinson of this city, who
was in the mail car, told The Star reporter
that his first impression was that 1t was an
attack by train robbers. and he fell to the
hoor. as If shot, being struck by the flying
glass; No one was hurt, however. United
States detectives will be sent to the scene
today to investigate the matter. This is
the second time recently that train on
the Southern railway has been stoned at
this point.
Fire During the Night.
Shortly after midnight last night the gro
Gerry store of Mr.. R. W. Davis, on the cor
ner Of Duke end Henry streets, was found
to be on fire by Mr.. Crump, the Waterman
at the Richmond and Danville depot. An
alarm was turned in and the fire depart
ment responded promptly, though the en-
gines did not go into SERVICE as the railway
employees got the flames under control. The
fire seems to have started in one Of the
bins and the origin Is not known. lot OF
corporation wood tickets, on which Mr..
Davis had supplied wood, were burned up.
The loss will not amount to over $500, but
Is not covered by insurance.
The Taylor Funeral.
A large number Of relatives and friends
OF the late Charles Sinclair Taylor, an ac-
count Of whose death was published in The
Star. assembled at the residence of Mr..
Julian T. Burke, on the corner Of Column
bus and Prince streets. this morning to
pay their last respects to the memory of
the deceased. The beautiful and impress
sive service Of the Episcopal Church was
conducted by Rev. P. P. Phillips Of st.
PauPs Church, The following nephews
and grand nephews acted as pall-bearers:
VIM. H. Fowle Beckham, John danger
field Hooe, J. Daingerfield Brookes, Richard
Blackburn, Reverdy ]. Daingerfield and
Edward l.. Daingsrfield. The remains were
inferred privately by the side Of his wife
in Christ Church cemetery.
Masonic Orphans.
The orphan boys from the Masonic Home