Evening star., 1895-01-11
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Bold Robbery of Money Drawer by Four
Men.
Cases Before the Corporation Court
Assembly Dance a big Success
Some Other Notes.

Some Other Notes.
The bar room of Sefer Blouse, at the
head of King street, was again entered
by thieves about 9:30 o'clock last night
and about s12 in cash stolen from the cash
drawer. The robbery seemed to have been
carefully PLANNED and was participated in
by at least four negroes. Just before the
robbery Sefer had gone into the back yard.
leaving his wife in the saloon, and she had
locked the front door,~preparatory TO clos
ing up for the night. The men tried the
door, which they evidently thought had
not been locked, and on being unable to
get in knocked and Mrs. Blouse opened
| the door to admit them. Just as the men
| entered the door one of them grabbed Mrs.
| Blouse by the throat and Strangled her
| almost TO Inconsistencies, at the same
| time holding pistol to her head and
threatening to shoot her II she made an
| outcry;- another of the men went to the
| back door to prevent the entrance of Sefer,
while the third ritied the cash drawer,
sum of money in the early part of the
| evering. but which had been very for
| tunately removed, leaving only Sl2. Mrs.
| Blouse says that the man who riied the
| cash drawer had an open razor in his
| hand. The fourth man kept guard at the
| front door, so to prevent being caught
in that direction. Disappointed at not find
| ing more money in the drawer the negroes
! departed, cursng their hard luck. The
police Were quickly notified, and later in
| the night Officers Davis and Arlington ar
| rested negro named Edward Stillyard,
| but he denied knowing anything of the
| re bbery.
Petty thieving and burglary seem to be
! on the increase in Alexandria, and the
| police are using every effort to locate the
| parties.
COrDOraffOu COurt.
| On Monday morning next the January
| term of the corporation court will begin
| with a full docket. The following cases are
| to be considered by the grand jury: Mala-
| CHA Ballard, housebreaking; Annie Atwell,
| larceny; jeremiah Spear, unlawfully enter
| ing house to carry of property; Andrew
| Grooth, larceny; Frank Edwards and John
| Martin, attempted housebreaking; George
| Boston. forgery; William Lucas and George
Walker, housebrea king; Thomas Williams,
! for stealing boat; Lee Leavel, for house
| br eaking; lisa belle Cook, for receiving goods
| known to be stolen; William Tolliver, for
| housebreaking. ard George Johnson, for
stealing bicycle. The commonwealth s
| attorney has had large number of wit
nesSeS summoned.
| Assembly Dance.
| Several of the members of the Alexandria
| Assembly gave dance to their lady friends
| last night and, though small, it was an
extremely pleasant affair. Dancing was
| kept up until late hour, by the strains of
| Prof. Dunn's orchestra, and it was with
| sigh OF deep regret that the old familiar
| tune, Home, Sweet Home" was waited
| Ger the hail. Among those present were
Misses Bena Harrison OF Loudon, Boydle
Faulkner daughter of Senator Faulkner
| of West Virginia; Broadway of New Orleans.
Eddings of Baltimore, Lucy Lee, Sallie and
Eliza kemper. Rebecca and Eliza danger
| field Lucy Minnigerode, Mai Uhler and
InSi nj MlSSrS SOrrpl
Stoddard, Bowie and Claggett of Washing
ton, Spindle OF Maryland, George Carter,
George Robinson, VIM. II. +. and j. L.
Beckham, tr., William Bryant, NJ. NJ. and
A. B. Davis, Wilbur Kent, G. w. Wattles,
Charles and Powell Minnigerode, David
Lannon and Or. j. Il. Miller.
Fire Company Meeting.
There was a called meeting of the Hy-
draulon Fire Company Wednesday
night to consider a proposition from a
company in Washington to give play in
| this city for the benefit Of the company.
The matter was fully discussed and Messrs.
| c. l.. Neale ]. N. Kirby and E. w. Starnell
! matter The company will meet tonight to
| take final action in the matter.
| Notes.
Mrs. Harry T. Barker. recently elected.
| has declined to serve as organist at the
| Baptist Church.
| Rev. c. E. Ball, who has been quite un-
we'll for some days past, is able to be out
again.
| Miss Eliza Smith has resigned as presi-
| dent of the Alexandria Infirmary, which
| position she has held for twenty years.
| Miss Catherine Critcher will entertain
Miss Boydie Faulkner of West Virginia to-
night.
| Mr.. Charles Graham, the well-known riv-
erman. was taken suddenly ill on the street
| yesterday. He was taken to his home on
| Prince street.
| Herbert G.. Graves, late city surveyor will
| leave tomorrow for Cleveland, Ohio, to ac-
| cept position under the government which
he secured by civil service examination.
| 1t is said that the Post Office Depart
ment will require the next contractor for
| carrying the United States mails between
| the post office and the depots in this city
| to have a specially prepared wagon for the
| purpose, with uniformed employees.
| Rev. John McKnabb of King George
| county has been called to the rectorship
\ of Pohick Church to succeed Rev. s. A.
| Wallis, who resigned to accept chair at
the Episcopal Theological Seminary near
| this city.
| An unknown man fired q pistol at George
| Reynolds as he was on his way home last
| night. 1t did not take effect and the man
| ran off.
Several Of the local building and loan as
| sociations held their annual meetings last
night.
| The Relief Hook and Ladder Company s
| truck is to have a thorough overhauling.
| The work will be done at once, and a
| truck, borrowed in Washington, used in the
| meantime.
| There are many cases Of destitution In
this city and constant calls for relief are
| made at the station house.
The Philosophy of Literature.
A new course of Thursday lectures at the
Catholic University commenced yesterday
afternoon, and the attendance was quite
good considering the extremely inclement
weather. Bishop Keane spoke on 1.-The
| Philosophy Of Literature" and both enter