Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-13
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The manufacture of brick at Mor,i-
sons yard, at Waterloo, has been sus-
pended for the present and number
of men, including some from this city,
have thereby lost employment.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to A. Sidney
Fetch, of Clifton Forge, and Elizabeth
T. Henley, and to John Cock, jr., and
Salina Ellen Williams, both of Fairfax
county.
A fine driving horse belonging to
Mr.. George Wise got one of its hind
legs in barb wire fence on Mr.. Wise's
farm, near this city, yesterday, and was
so badly cut that the horse had to be
killed.
The regular summer schedule of the
ferry steamers will 60 into effect on
Sunday. After that date the first boat
from this city will leave at 6 O'Clock in
the morning and the first from Wash
ington at els. The last boat at night
will leave at 7:15 from both cities.
The members of the civil service
commission had another conference
with the President yesterday regarding
the proposed extension of the classified
service to the government printing
Office. Commissioner Proctor intimated
that the extension of the service would
probably take place in few days.
Yesterday evening three colored
farm hands who worked for MIR. Glass
cock near Broad Run were walking
along the Manassas railroad track when
an eastbound freight train came along.
The men attempted to cross the track
in front of the engine when one of them
was struck in the breast and, it is
thought, fatally injured.
During the thunderstorm about l
o'clock Yesterday evening the lightning
struck the electric light wires at the
Gentleman's Driving Club grounds at
the St. Asaph track, and running into
the bar room set the switch brasses and
woodwork on fire. The flames were
extinguished with liberal use of sand,
and the damage done will amount to
over 5000.
Mary Jones colored girl, was sent
to the workhouse in Washington for
three months by Judge Kimball yester-
day, for creating riot on the steamer
George Leary Tuesday night. 1t was
shown that the girl had been the cause
of a 6stic combat between two men on
the boat which finally ended in free
fight on the upper deck, and almost
precipitated a riot when the boat ar
rived in Washington and the police
undertook to arrest the disorderly
party.
A large crowd of sports from Wash.
iugton and Baltimore went to Actions
Park, near Baltimore, last night to wit
ness series of boxing contests, under
the auspices of the Riverside Athletic
Club. The star event of the evening
was to have been q twenty-round go
between "Billy" Mcmillan, of Wash
ingtou, and Abe Ullman, of Baltimore.
Mcmillan fuked, giving as an excuse
that he was not in shape. he brought
with him "Hite" Peckham, of this city,
who said he would take on Ullman,
and to this the management agreed;
but later this was declared of, much to
the disgust of the spectators, and an
extra bout was put on to fill out the
programme.
Four hundred and fifty employees of the
Government Printing Office and its branches
threatened to 90 out on a strike to-day, ow-
mo to the recent accumulation Of differences
between the workmen and Fl, C. Espey the
foreman of the bindery.
One thousand members of the National
Guards, of the District Of Columbia, have