Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The days and night are now of equal
length.
Mr.. A.mbrech having oompl ted the
repavirg of Union street has left for
Richmond with his teams.
A meeting of Potomac Tent No. SO,
1. o. of Rechabites will be held to-
night. A large attendance is expected.
Services will be held at St. Paul's
Church this evening at 1880 o'clock by
Rev. P. P. Phillips. Subject, confirma-
ton.
DR.. Charles Purvis, colored, of WASH
ington, will lecture at the Shiloh Bap-
list Church, in this city, this evening,
on noted abolitionists.
At a meeting last night of Osceola
Tribe of Red Men Mr.. S. Cuvillier, jr.,
was elected trustee in place of Alexan-
der II. Brown, deceased.
The steamer Wakefield, which ar
rived this morning, brought up from
Cone river quite large lot of fish
which were taken on to Washington.
Mrs. Mary Ann Loudon, widow of
the late Mr.. VIM. Henry Loudoun, died
suddenly in Washington yesterday at
the residence of Prof. George W. Mil
ford.
The remains of George P. Douglas,
colored, who died in Washington on
Tuesday, were brought here to-day ard
inferred from the Baptist church, on
south Alfred street.
In the Court of Appeals in Washing
ton on Wednesday in the case of Burl Q
VS.. Claughton q motion to docket ana
dismiss was overruled and a motion to
docket cause was granted.
The sloop Kitty Ann, which was
built fifty years ago in New York for
pleasure yacht, aud was at that time
the fastest sailer on the Hudson, is be-
ing rebuilt at Deans shipyard in this
city.
Rathbone Division, Knights Of Pyth-
las, and the Junior Musical Association
are making preparations for rainbow
sociable which will be opened at Sa-
repta Hail on April 10 and be contin-
ued ten nights.
The committee on public property CT
| the City Council met last night and
opened the several bids received for re-
pairing city property. The committee
adjourned until Monday night without
awarding any contracts.
The Woodley Land Company, which
was chartered in this city yesterday,
will. it is understood, purchase about 400
acres of land lying between Massachu-
sets aud Connecticut avenues, Wash
ington, extended, and lay out villa
| site.
A difficulty occurred between white
and colored man on King street last
night, during which the former struck
the latter on the head with piece of
plank. The darkey ran after his as
sailant, who fled, but failed to catch
him.
The winners at Alexander Island yes
terday were Rama, Grand Prix, Little
Jim, Thurstop, Cadet and Dillon j. In
the third race Jockey Boyle was sus
pended by the starter for six months
for pulling up his mount, Syde, at the
start,
AT the March term of the Fairfax
County Court, on the petition of the
requisite number of voters in Dranes-
vile magisterial district, the voting
precinct known as Springvale WIS
abolished and two additional voting
precincts we're established to be known
as Dranesville and Forestville.
The executive committee of the DEM
ocratic party of Fairfax county on
Monday decided that all nomination
for county and district offices shall be
made at primary election on Thurs
day, April II, except for the offices OF
Drauesville district, for which nomina-
tons shall be made pursuant to Il 9
direction of the committeeman of that
distric) by q convention to be held at
Wiehl Station Thornton precincD at 3
p. m. Saturday, April 18th.
ian interesting meeting last night OF As
exandria Council, Jr. o. A. NJ, degrees wtr ;
conferred upon several candidates delega'
ton from Belle Haven Council was preselt.
The lot on which the B. & Q: railroad will
build depot is icing cleared