Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-08

i ITO COuutJ UO02o VI 0dRC4 floOl .
meets tomorrow at the county court
house.
MANY members of the NJ. P. Confer
ence to-day visited Alexandria Wash
ington Lodge room.
Twelve race horses of Morrison's
stables passed through this city yester-
day from New Orleans to the st. Asaph
race course.
The U. S. lighthouse steamer Maple,
Captain French, has arrived at Wash
ington after replacing the buoys in the
Potomac river.
George Below was thrown from q
horse near the Driving Park Saturday.
DR.. Howard attended him at his home
on south Patrick street.
1t will be seen by an article on the
first page that the District of Columbia
commissioners will not allow Alexan-
dria OILERS to fish north of Jones's
Point.
The sidewheel steamer Lancaster, OF
Baltimore, which has taken the place
of the Potomac, while the latter is be-
ing repaired, arrived here on Saturday
night and left again yesterday evening.
Mrs. Margaret Henry, formerly of
this city, died at Carlin's Springs on
Saturday, aged II years. Her remains
were brought to this city to-day and
the funeral took place from the NJ. P.
Church. She was sister of Mr. E. G.
Atwell.
In Washington on Saturday Susan
Banister was granted a divorce from
Clayton Banister. They were married
at Farmwell in August, 1876, the wife's
maiden name being Johnson. She
charged her husband with abuse. and
cruelty, and asked for the custoSy OF
her four children and for her dover
rights.
Theodore Rout, a crippled pensioner.
who generally paints "Peterburg" red
when he draws bis quarterly allow
ance, was on the war path yesterday,
and when Lieutenant Smith undertook
to arrest him he showed fight. He left
$40 collateral for his appearance this
morning, but failed to respond when
the case was called and forfeited the
sum to the city.
The services ar the railroad reading rooms
yesterday evening were conducted by Mr.. w.
D. Buckner and were largely attended In a
day o. two the work of erecting building
near the present rooms with seating ca
pacity of $50, will be commenced, and it is
expected to have the building completed by
the middle Of May. Much interest is being
taken in this work.
Nancy Poindcxter, who died on Saturday
morning last expressed strong desire to be
''cut OPEN" At the request of her daughter,
Drs. Bechtel Ashby and Miller, on Saturday
afternoon, held 3 post mortem, which re-
suited in diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Richard Ross, colored county constable,
| who. on Sunday, the 31st of March, at Ar
| lington, shot w. F. Gardner, also colored, who
| assaulted him, was on Saturday evening ia ken
| from the Jail in this city before county JUS
tice and released on bail.
A number of persons from Washington and
this city will leave here tonight for Newport
News TO see the launch there to morrow of
the new Norfolk line steamer, Newport News,
which is to run rs day boat between WASH
iugton and Norfolk.
Being convinced that much adverse criti-
cism concerning this city is caused by the d.
| lapidated appearance of some Of the wharves,
Councilman Kraft is preparing an ordinance
requiring these wharves to be either repaired
or removed.
In the Corporation Court to-day, in the
case of Larkin vs. Stewart, a judgment was
entered for plaintiff and garnishee ordered to
pay plaintiff from money in his hands.
A much needed rain commenced falling
last night and continued throughout the day
This will help vegetation generally.
The literary class will meet at 7:3O o'clock
tonight and consider U. s. History, spelling
civil government and arithmetic.
Seven persons-fve adults and two chill
dren-were baptized at Christ Church last
night by Rev. II. Suter.
The electric railway has put on extra car
for Mt Vernon to leave this city at 11:Ot
a. m. and LOG p m.
The Hebrew Passover begins this evening
Services will be held in the Synagogue in this
city at o'clock.
A colored woman of Zion Church was hap
tized i'll the river off Battery Rodgers yester
day morning