Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-01

Judge hlmOall, OF Washington
thinks fine and jail not enough for wife
heaters, and favors whipping post.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to Michael j
Monroe and Sarah Travis, of this city
The local council of the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew of Alexandria will meet
next Tuesday evening at the Theology
Cal Seminary.
The committees on light and finance
of the City Council met last night and
considered matters which had been re.
ferred to them.
During the month of April the Clerk
of the Corporation Court recorded 81
deeds and issued - marriage licenses
I To white and to colored persons.
1t is reported that several young
men from this city formed pool yes,
terday at Alexander Island race track
and won $1,000 by betting on Finn
water.
The rains of the past few days have
caused washouts in the northwest por-
ton of the city, and to-day the chain
gang was employed in repairing the
damages.
This has been another rainy rainy
day-the fifth in succession. The
weatherwise say that as the moon
changes this evening fair weather may
soon be expected.
Mr.. William Duncan has resigned his
position as telegraph operator at St.
Asaph junction to become candidate
for Supervisor of Jefferson district,
Alexandria county.
The pungy Daniel Augusta, belong
ing to Capt. J. II. Beach, while on her
way up the river last night ran aground
off Jones's Point. She was pulled of by
tug this morning.
A concert will be given at Hearst
Hail. Pohick, on the Sth instant for the
benefit of Pohick Church. The local
talent will be assisted by several ladies
and gentlemen from Washington.
A slight fire in the stable of Mr.. ].
W. Goods, near the corner of King and
Patrick streets, caused an alarm at 1856
this evening and brought out the fire
department. The damage was slight.
The Norfolk boat due here early this
morning did not leave Old Point until
5 o'clock this morning, having been
detained by bad weather. She is ex-
pected here about 5 o'clock this evening.
A called meeting of the Board of Al
dermen will be held tonight for the
purpose of receiving the resignation OF
Alderman Charles Goodrich of the I'd
ward and to order an election to ill
the vacancy.
The second of a series of meetings
which are being conducted by the
Alexandria Union Mission was held in
the old First Presbyterian Church on
south Fairfax street last night, and it
was largely attended.
The gardeners of the District of Co.
lumbia and of the adjacent counties OF
Maryland and Virginia at meeting in
Washington yesterday adopted peti-
ton to be sent to the District commits
siops asking for the use of the old hay
market as wholesale produce market.
Maenus l.. Robinson, editor of the
Leader, of this city, has been invited to
prepare and read q paper entitled
"How to secure advertisements" before
the National Afro-American Press AS
ISOLATION at its coming session to be
held at Baltimore July 9th,, 10th and
11th.
During q tussle at Charlottesville
Yesterday between VIM. II. Jackson
and Clark Gregory, brakemen on the
Southern Railway, Gregory was badly
cut in the groin with a knife by Jackson.
Eugene Rose, who was acting the part
of peacemaker, was cut in the hand.
Jackson was Jailed.
Thomas A. Goodman, of Alexandria
county, sentenced to Two years in the
penitentiary for cutting George Law:
renee, has had his sentence committed
by the Governor to one year. Goodman
isistill in jail in this city, having enter
ed a motion for new trial soon after
he was convicted last December.
There was but one case for trial in
the Police Court this morning-that OF
an employee of the powder mill in
Fairfax county. He came to the city yes
terday on horseback and got drunk and
when Officer Ferguson saw him he had
hold of the horses tail and the animal
was leading him. The countryman was
taken to the station house and the horse
placed in a stable. He was released
with orders to leave the city at once.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church having. through its temperance conf
mittee, declared in favor of total abstinence
for the individual and prohibition for the
State" the pastor of the church at Falls
ChuIch has requested the signature OF each
member of his church to this principle.
The Local Union of Northern Virginia
composed Of the Christian Endeavor Societies
of Fairfax, Alexandria, Loudoun and Prince
William counties, will meet at Arlington on
Saturday.
Thornton Gray, colorcd, 50 years old, died
near Franconia. Fairfax county. on Sunday.
His parents belonged to the Washington es-
tate.