Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-07
down one-half.

Mr.. Isaac Eichberg's store on the 1st
instant.
The weekly drills of the Alexandria
Light Infantry will be renewed to
night. Mr.. Charles Appich has been
appointed acting quartermaster of the
company.
Should it be decided in case soon
to be introduced in the US. Court that
Alexander Island is part of the District
of Columbia, a death blow to horse
racing at that place will follow.
Telephones are being put in at Deco
guam and Woodbridge and it is said
that the line will be extended so as to
connect with the line from Mount Yer
non to this city with stations at Lorton
and Accotink.
Mr.. K. Kemper, commissioner in the
case of Cowling vs. Wilmington, on
Saturday sold tenement and lot in
West End to Mr.. Frank Ballenger for
sos. The sale of the other property
was postponed.
The City Council will meet to-mor
row night, when Mr.. Cation will pre-
sent report of the committee which
met last week to investigate certain
charges against the police force. The
report will be short.
Officers Beach and Hall to-day ar
rested two tramps who were charged
with stealing pistol and some other
articles from John Murphy, a blind
pensioner of this city. The pistol was
found on one of the men.
The Confederate Veteran, published
at Nashville, Tenn, contains a good
picGure of the Confederate monument
in this city. Adiutant Edgar Warfeld,
of Lee Camp, wrote the description
which accompanies the picture.
The Opera House was not open on
Saturday night and "a Flag of Truce"
was not performed, as had been an
nounced. a railroad accident was
given as the cause, but the IT,
place of the aGcidsn' .,ne ana
It il aatA - - were not gwen.
-.- the company cancelled the
! engagement for consideration.
Mr.. J. NJ. Springmann, station agent
at Lorton, w. S. R. W., says the un-
known man found dead in that neigh
borhood last Monday night was killed
over mile north of that station, and
was not seen by any one at that station
until brought there dead. No one had
objected to the man entering the sta.
ton, as was published.
The carload of wood generously dc,
mated to the poor of the city by Messrs,
| O'Neal & Lunt has been turned over tc
Mayor Strauss, who has appointed
Capt. James F. Webster, of the police
force, to dispense the same to worthy
applicants. Mr.. Joseph Beach viii
have charge of the delivery. The cal
contains twelve cords.
The Southern Railway reports fol-
November show gross earnings of ST..
772, AIS, an increase of S106, 124; ex.
penses 81, 093, 252. increase $24, 66O; and
net 1879, 163, increase sS1, 464 and
for five months gross $7,077, 1916, in
crease 1903, 597 expenses 4, 81, 944, de-
crease 1882; and net 81. 499 1892, in.
crease of 1922, 125.
Inc Hydraullon nre company will meet to-
night to receive the report OF the committee
appointed to investigate charges preferred
against the driver, Mr.. Thos. Dix.
The report that the dead body of a msr
was found in the woods near Hyattsville
Md, on Friday, is questioned.
( The printing Office department of the South.
ern Railway company in Washington has been
abolished.
/ The Grange Association Of Northern vir.
ginis will meet in this city tomorrow.
The national banks of this city will ell, c.
directors tomorrow.