Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

There were ten dodgers at the station
house last night.
There were no cases for trial in the
Police Court this morning.
A valuable terrier belonging to Mr..
John Cole was poisoned yesterday.
The holidays being over, the schools
of the city resumed their sessions this
morning.
The clerks in the City Treasurer's
office have been kept busy to-day pay
ing the January interest on the Corpo-
ration debt.
The Columbia fire engine, which has
just been overhauled, as stated yester-
day, was brought out on the street to-
day and tested.
The Columbia fire company will elect
officers for the ensuing year tonight
and the Relief Hook and Ladder Com
pany will do likewise on Friday night.
The work of repaving Union street
was resumed to-day and a large force
of men was engaged in that work,
which is to be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible.
An old horse belonging to Mr.. Sam
uel Collard, of Fairfax county, died a
few days since at the age of 39 years
The horse had been coming to this city
weekly for over thirty years.
1t is said by Southern Railway en-
ployees that about seventy-fve trampS
are scattered along the line of the road
between this city and Mitchell's station.
One of the number died night or two
ago.
Ada Founding, colored girl, u
years of age, died at the aims house
this morning. The child when an in
FAINT was found in box 10 this city and
sent to the aims house, where she lived
all her life.
The cold weather Of the last few days
has thickened the ice in the river con-
siderably. Hunting creek and the
coves are now affording splendid skat-
ing Kinks, and every day numbers in
dulge in that exhilarating sport.
1t is understood that syndicate has
been organized for the development of
power at the great falls of the Potomac,
which it now controls, such mower to be
converted into electric energy and
transmitted to Washington and Balti-
more.
The five Alexandria youths who
were arrested in Prince Georges coun-
ty, Md, last week for hunting on
posted ground and who were sent 10
Jail for ten days will be released this
evening and are expected home to-
morrow
Messrs. O'Neal & .Lunt, who have
quantity of wood in Fairfax county, a
few miles below this city, have kindly
donated carload of it to be distributed
among the poor of the city. 1t is un-
derstood that the Washington Southern
Railway Company will bring the wood
to this city free of charge.
Four Westinghouse, after testing
most of the whisky in the city yester.
day afternoon, wanted to let everybody
know they were here. Officer Jones
approached them and in respectful but
positive language told them they were
not in Washington but in Alexandria,
and if they didn't behave themselves
they would appear this morning in the
dock at the Police Court. They took
the hint as we'll as the next train for
home.
Mr.. W. II. Steuernagel handsomely
entertained his friend, Captain II. II.
Boswell, of Prince Georges county,
Md, at complimentary dinner given
at the Exchange last night. The
room and table were prettily decorated,
the colors being cerise and green,
while the flowers were beautiful. Gov
ers were laid for six and the menu en-
braced all the delicacies of the season
most deliciously served. The menu
cards were gotten up in souvenir style
and were very handsome. A prettier
dinner has rarely been served in this
city.
The Quantico accommodation train which
left iere at 4:41 p. IN ran over and killed
an unknown man one mile south of Spring
mans station Monday night The man stop.
| ped at pringman's station in the evening
aad asked to be allowed to stay all night but
Was re used. The supposition is that he be-
came bennmbed by cold and fell asleep on the
track. His body was taken to LOTIONS sta
ton, where an inquest will be held.
At Alexander Island, yesterday. Jack
Zeller, who rode Leigh in the closing race,
was ri ed off for pulling his mount to Keen
from getting second place. Eleven bookmak
crs paid 500 each-the new rate for making
books at the track The New Year handicap
produced good betting, with Ponce de Leon.
at to I. IN easy winner from Remorse, who
beat Grand Prix g nose for the place.
DLANKElS, bestrsalue for the money, at
AMOS B. SI.AYMAEER,s