Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The work OF irescolng st. MaryS
Church has been commenced.
A movement is on foot among the
surviving members Of General NJ. d.
Corse's brigade to erect a monument to
his memory.
The Alexandrians who last April
passed the local University examina-
tons held in this city have received
their certificates.
The German Building Association
No. 5 last night loaned about 5000.
This money, it is understood, will be
used in building this spring.
The funeral of the late Richard II.
Warder, of this city, took place this
afternoon at 3 o'clock from his parents
residence, 81 Wilkes street.
The train on the Washington South
ern Railway which should have left
here at 7 O'clock last night was de-
layed some time by an accident to the
air brakes.
A bicycle which was recently stolen
from Washington and recovered in this
city by the police, was to-day turned
| over to the owner, Doctor Jackson. OF
Washington.
The electric railway company have
paved the street from curb to curb at
| the intersection of Cameron and Payne
streets, thus greatly improving that in
tersection.
About one hundred feet of the bulk
head at the foot Of Queen street has
been built, and Superintendent of Po-
lice Dobie says he expects to finish the
work next week.
The Third Regiment Drum Corps of
this city last night held their weekly
practice with Sergeant Major w. 4. D..
| Kraus in command. Seventeen mem
bers were present.
The wholesale price of beef is higher
than it has been for o decade, and the
high price will continue for several
months. During the past six weeks
prices have risen about 81 a hundred
on live stock and 81 a hundred on
dressed beef.
Some excitement was caused on Sem
mary Hill last evening by a fire in the
woods near the residence of Colonel
Arthur Herbert. The fire originated
by some n smoking while passing
through the woods. The flames were
fought by students from the Theologi,
cal Seminary and by neighbors and
were extinguished before much damage
had been done.
We are pleased to notice the appoint
ment in our city by the Arabian Man
ufacturiug Company of two of our most
enterprising merchants, Messrs. b. 5.
Leadbeater & Sons and Messrs. J.
| Broders & Co., as wholesale agents for
the sale of Arabian Bitters, which are
now being extensively advertised
throughout the country. These BIT
tiers are said to be an excellent remedy
and were introduced in 1874.
The first exhibition of this year by
the Henry Athletic Club will be given
at Dan Henry's Theatre, in this city, to-
night. The principal event ofthe even
ing will be an eight ronnd sparring con,
test between Hite Peckham and KID
GRAY, of Utica, n. Y. Other eight
round bouts will bring together Jack
Martin, of Richmond, and Jack Somers,
of Baltimore, and Frank Williams, OF
Washington, and Billy Hill, of New
vile.
Alexander L. Grimes was in the
Washington Police Court yesterday
charged with having violated the fish
ing laws by laying a seine in Little
river, as the part of the Potomac river
between Analostan Island and the
Virginia shore is known. he was rep
resented by Mr.. w. W. Douglass,
who contends that Little river is
under the jurisdiction Of the State OF
Virginia, and that the defendant can
not be tried in the Washington Police
Court. Judge Miller will give the mat
ter a hearing a week from tomorrow