Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-04
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Soldier Boys May Go Out for Active
Duty.
Another Freight Train Jumps the
Track Inside the City Limits
Other Local Notes.

The whole military portion Of the town,
together with their friends, are in a great
state of excitement over the more than
probability of ths Alexandria Light In
fantry leaving by one of the night trains
| for the scene of the miners strike in south
west Virginia. Capt. George A. Mushbach
| Of the Alexandria Light Infantry received
this morning from Col William Male Of
the third regiment, Virginia volunteers, the
following telegram:
Warn company to be ready at a mo-
ment's notice to leave home for service.
but do not assemble company until further
ORDERS"
The commissioned and non-commissioned
officers Of the company were at once call
ed together, and they have been rushing
| around all day getting the men In readi-
ness. Each man ts expected to report the
| instant the telegram is received from head
quarters. and will carry two days rations.
The wives, mothers and sweethearts of the
men are not in very high spirits over the
prospect of their soldier boys going to war.
Jumped the Track.
AS the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore fast freight train was going
| south shortly before midnight last night
the engine and eight cars jumped the track
while rounding the curve at the corner of
Fayette and Duke streets, probably caused
by a defective rail. Four of the cars
were completely overturned, while the 9TH
err four were derailed. No one was hurt.
The main office was notified, and wreck
ing train was Immediately dispatched from
Washington to the scene of the accident
The wreck was cleared at an early hour
this morning. No trains were delayed.
This is the third time that a freight train
of this company has jumped the track with
in the city limits during the past few
months.
To the Penitentinry Monday.
City Sergt VIM. H. Smith will on Mon
day take Thomas A. Goodman, who has
been confined in the city Jail for some
months past, to the Richmond penitentiary,
where Goodman is to serve term of one
year for cutting g. H. Lawrence at the
High View Hotel, in Alexandria county,
about year ago. 1t will be remembered
that Goodman was sentenced to two years,
but Gov. O'Ferrall gave him respite of
one year, and it is said that had this cut
ting occurred in any other part of the
state than Alexandria county the governor
would have pardcned Goodman, but as this
is the first Indictment in the county for
some years, the governor was determined
to make example of it. Mrs. Goodman
went to Richmond yesterday, but failed to
see the governor. Goodman still hopes that
he will be pardoned, as Congressman E. E.
Meredith, George D. Wise and others have
In the Police Court.
In the police court this morning, Mayor
| Strauss presiding. the following cases were
| disposed of: Horace Williams, charged
with assaulting and cutting VIM. Price,
was sent on to the grand jury; Sadie Will
Jams. charged with passing counterfeit
| money, was fined IS; Cooley Washington,
charged with Indecent conduct was fined
S. Sarah Levi, charged with assault on
Isaac Johnson, was fined $3.50.
Contract Awarded.
The George R. Hill Cracker, Cake and
Candy Company has awarded the contract
for the stone work ON their new factory
to Messrs. Padgett & Brother, stone ma
sons, of this city, and the work will be
begun as soon as the architect has COM
pleted the plans, which, 1t is said, will be
next week. The Georgia Home Insurance
Company yesterday settled with Messrs.
G. K. Hill & Co., paying them 5000 for
losses sustained by the fire last February.
This is the first of the outside companies
to make a settlement
De Thierry Saddle Company.
Judge Norton of the corporation court
yesterday granted charter to the De
Thierry Saddle Company. the objects CT
which are to manufacture and sell saddles
invented by Alph De Thierry. The capital
stock is 100000, and Mr.. G. H. Norton is
VI.
Stewart of Washington is president.
Passing the Queer.
While Officer Ferguson was passing
Sefer Blouse's place on Upper King street
he heard a squabbling in there, and on
going in found Sadie Williams fussing
about a 5O-cent piece, which was bogus, and
which she was trying to pass on the old
man, and the old man was not to be
caught. Officer Ferguson took the woman
in tow and took her to the station house,
where the mayor fined her IS.
NOtess
Potomac Tent of Rechabites held a regu-
lar meeting last night.
Miss Rita Patten of Culpeper is the guest
OF Mrs. George S. French.
The Misses Carter of The Plains, Fau-
Quier county, are the guests of the Misses
Herbert on North Washington street.
The boys chapter of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew held q regular meeting last
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby Bladen have return
ed from the north, where they have been
spending their honeymoon.
There was a meeting of the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company last night
Bishop F. NJ. Whittle will confirm class
at the Theological Seminary tomorrow
morning.
Judge John Critcher has gone to Ashe-
Vile, n. c.
The third regiment drum corps has Sc