The morning times., 1895-10-14
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The sole theme OF conversation on the
streets or Alexandria yesterday and last
evening was the probable outcome or the
Democratic legislative convention when
it resumes It's work this morning. here
is talk of ali kinds OT combinations be
tween the candidates, but none Of the
rumors can De verified. In fact. the
lieutenantS OF all three OF the Alexandria
CandIdatcSdenyany nowleuEeOft theComDi--
nations ana say Jhat the convention VIII
reaSsemble this morning in exactly the
same snarl as wnen itad lourned on saturday
night after 233 ballots had been taken.
A combination does not seem possible be
tween Messrs. Bendheim, May and Lips
comb to elect one or the three, so that the
genera opinion here is that MIR. Bailey Will to-
DAY receive enough votes TO give nm the
l. $50 necessary TO q choice II this Is not
done some dark horse Will have to be run in
and nominated. The convention must
choose some one before tomorrow night,
as the Walton election law requires twenty
days notice by the candidates to the clerks
of the courts or the different counties or
their intention to run, and this notice must
begiven before Tuesday AT midnight or their
names Will not get on TIE official ballots,
which are printed by the state electoral
board at Richmond.
Mr.. o. b. Hopkins, the grand counsellor
of the Order OF Junior American Mechanics.
was in Fairfax Court House yesterday and
obtained the signatures or some twenty or
the leading citizens of the tuwn to a petition
to the grand lodge of the order to form a
council there. IL is expected thai within
the ne Nt week or two thethirt ' meswanted
will be obtained and that the council will
beorga nized early inNOyember. Theprelim-
inarieS to organizing councils of the order
i'll Vienna, Herndon and the other towns in
Fairfax county are now being made. Mr..
Hopkins annual report to the grand lodge
next month will show remarkable in
crease i'll the order in this section of Ylrg ginia.
Bell Haven Council of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
will, at their meeting in Sarepta Hall to-
night confer the degrees of the order upon
three candidates. At the next meeting of
Alexandria Council four candidates will
be initiated, and Jackson Council WILL this
week, admit three new members.
The Waines line steamer Potomac, which
sailed from Baltimore for Alexandria and
Washington on Friday evening last and was
due at Washington at O'Clock Salur lay
night, has not yet arrived No ti,lings have
been had of her. 1t is supposed that sne
has, in consequence of the very low water,
run aground in one OF the creeks i'll the
lower river, while making a landing.
The heavy northwest wind which has
been prevailing for the past twenty four
hours, is causing very low tides in the river,
Yesterday evening the water was four feet
below the usual low water mark, and off
Alexandria, the river Hats were entirely
exposed.
Catholic Church, is confined by sickness, to
the parsonage on Duke street, and Rev.
Father j. kenefelk, of Fredericksburg,
said the early mass in st. Mary's Church yes
terday.
1t is rumored here that as soon as the
electric railway between this city and Wash
tngton is completed, the local trains on the
PENNSYLVANIA railway will he ta ken off, as
the Penns ylvania company has large in
trolley trains cost less to operate than steam
trains. 1t is also said the rates of fare
willbe keptup to the present figure.
The revival services in the Baptist Church
last night were very well attended and Rev.
DIR. Butler, the pastor of the church. preached
most interesting sermon.