Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-27
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

"A mucn n6eQeQ rain Tell LnlS morning.
The Sunday school of st. Mary's
Church left here to-day in large num-
bers on the steamer Samuel j. Pentz
for an excursion to River View.
Mr.. L. W. Spear to-day requested
the police officers to look out for a lot
of crockery, glass, &C.. which had been
stolen from the Hotel Mount Vernon
at New Alexandria.
@. E. Churchman has sold to William
Desmond for $3.50 the lot on the north
side of Duke street, between Patrick
and Alfred, recently conveyed to him
by K. Kemper, special commissioner.
Rev. Henry J. Cutler, formerly pas
tor of st. Mary's Church in this city,
has presented to Georgetown College
an excellent oil painting by Simpson of
Rev. Francis Neale, s. J., seventh pres
ident of the college.
Julietta Robey, the infant daughter
of Mr.. John Robey, died to-day at her
parents home, No. lob Prince street,
after a few hours illness. DR.. Purvis,
the Coroner, will this evening in
vestigate the cause of the child's death.
Capt. W. f. Hudgins, the command
ant of the Virginia oyster boat Chesa-
peake, has informed the board of Ches.
apeake and its tributaries of his cap
ture of eight boats caught taking oys.
ters in Virginia waters at the mouth of
the Potomac.
The Southern Railway Company's
annual report will show that the bal
ance carried to the credit of profit and
loss for the year ended June 80, 1895,
was 1896, 900 after paying all charges,
including interest and rentals, accruing
during the year.
A very pleasant euchre party was
given last night by DR.. Rev. Gurley
at his home at Carlin Springs. The
lady's prize, g pretty agate paper
weight, was won by Miss Nevah, and
the gentlemsn's prize, a handsome CT
gar case, by Mr.. B. D. Young.
Henry Brown, q eolored laborer,
was stabbed and almost instantly kill
ed by q fellow workman-James Brown
lin Washington yesterday evening.
The deed was preceded by q dispute
by the men yer money with which
Brown had been delegated to get some
beer. The murderer was locked up.
VIM. W. Thornton, eldest SON of the
late Gen. Vim. Fitzhugb Thornton, and
his wife, Ann McClanahan, residents of
Illinois for over fifty years, died on
July 25th, in Shelbyville. Illinois, at
the home of his nephew. ]. Thornton
Herrick, after many years of i'll health.
His father, Gen. W. F. Thornton, was
many years ago a resident of this city.
While walking on the Bladensburg
road, near Ivy City, yesterday morn
ing, Mrs. Mary E. Chase, of Washing
ton, was attacked by a negro, who held
her by the shoulder while he tried to
force from her grasp a pocketbook con-
tanning some money and miscellaneous
papers. Some men who were working
10 Ivy City heard the creams of "Po-
lice! Murder! Help!" and started to-
ward the scene OF the trouble, but ar
rived too late to be any assistance, as
the negro had made his escape.
A special examination will be held by the
Civil Service Commission Wednesday, for the
positions OF composftor, pressman, bookbinder
stereotyper, and electrotyper at the Govern
ment Printing Office. The appointments will
not be apportioned exactly according to popu-
lstion, but the aim of the commission is to
distribute appointments as far as possible
among the States and Territories. Alargss
number of applicants have applied for blanks.
Among the cases in the Police Court this