Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-31
AT AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Deadlock in the City Council Over APP
pointment Of an Almshouse Keeper.
Capt. kclIey's Will-Favorable News
From Mayor BcclSham-The Mayors
Court Other Items.


A special meeting of the city council was
called for last night by Acting Mayor
Snowden to elect the minor city officers
and transact such business as is urgent
before the summer vacation. 1t was de-
cided to hold no further meetings of the
council until the second Tuesday in Octo-
Der. Only eleven members being present,
no new business could be introduced, and,
after hearing the reports of several COM
mittees on immaterial matters the council
took recess.
The members of the board of aldermen
were then invited into joint session to pro-
coed with the election of the minor officers
The first business was the election of the
fire wardens, which resulted as follows:
First ward. ]. NJ. Hill; second ward, ]. B.
Harlow; third ward. Louis Brill. Mr.. Geo.
r. Hill was elected from the fourth ward
at the last meeting of the council. The
election of a dispenser Of medicine was
providing for two dispensers. The present
i,-oumbents of the board of health were re-
elected, except that the name of Mr.. Worth
HulfiSh was substituted for that of J. G.
Milburn, Mr.. Milburn having moved.
For keeper of the almshouse council in
dulged in about an hours child's play,
seven or eight names having been up at
various times ard several members voting
for other members at different times. Upon
the thirty-fourth ballot, at ITO, upon
motion of Mr.. Theo. Ballinger, the Joint
convention dissolved. Both bodies then ad-
journed This fight over the office of keep
er of the almshouse is exciting consider
able interest. The two principal contest
ants are VIM. Skillman and Can't. Robt.
Travers, and each ballot ends in a
deadlock" it seems evident that the
friends of each man are determined to
fight it to the bitter end.
Death of Jno. A. Dixon
Mr.. Jno- A. Dixon. one of the Oldest and
NEST esteemed residents of this city, died
at his residence on North Washington
street about noon yesterday. He was n
the eighty-first year of his age, and had
been declining in health for several years.
Mr.. Dixon amassed considerable money in
his early manhood in the shipping business
here, and later retired from active bust
ness, though up to the past few years had
managed his real estate possessions. He
had been a vestryman in st. Paul's Episco-
pal Church since 1865. He leaves two
grown children. Miss Fannie A. and Arthur
Dixon, and his wife also survives him.
Cutting ARRAY.
Flanagan, a stable boy, lies at the In
Urinary in this city, dangerously wounded
as the result Of fight with Lewis O'Neil
in stable on Mount Vernon avenue near
the st. Asaph track yesterday afternoon.
Flanagan was badly cut in the wrist by
O'Neii, who is one-legged man. O'Neil is
confined In the Jail here, charged with as
sault with intent to kill. The cut is quite
a bad one, but not considered dangerous nv
the physician in charge.
Capt. KclIey's VIII.
The will of the late Capt. John Kelley
Tn nhaf 70 {yr A
of the corporation court yesterday by Judge
]. K. NJ. Norton. The entire property, con-
sisting of the schooner French Smoot and
a small sum of money, is left to his friend.
Mr.. Theophilus Ballinger, who is named as
executor, and not required to give bond IT
is reported that daughter of Capt Kelley,
living IN Washington, will contest the will.
Col. Beckham Better.
Advices from White Sulphur Springs
where Mayor John G. Beckham went to
recuperate. are to the effect that he is i'm
proving rapidly. Mr.. Beckham's illness
was in TO way serious, simply being the
result of long-continued labors, from which
ne had had no rest for number of years.
He will probably resume the duties of
mayor of this city in short while
Mayors Court.
Justice Thompson presided at the may
cr's court this morning and disposed of the
following cases:
Mamie Sheppard and Katharine Timbers
colored, for assault on Lizzie Thomas: 50
each. Celie Keys, cclored. an old offender
for being drunk on the street and taxing
the strength of four policemen; sent to
the workhouse for sixty days. Joe Mitchell
colored, for an assault on Ella Hoe: So
Harry Baker, colored, for abusing Joe
Mitchell upon leaving the station; dis
missed. Mr.. Robertson, white. for keeping
a dog without license; case continued.
Street improvements.
At the meeting of council last night the
committee on streets was instructed to
have crossing placed on Royal street in
front of st. Marys Church, and to have the
square in front of Washington School
paved. under the supervision of the city
engineer.
The Lyceum excursion to River View
yesterday was a success in every particu-
lar. over 1000 people going down.
The skeleton incased in an iron cage dug
up on the farm Of Mr. w. H. H. Cawood, in
King George county, is drawing well at the
opera house.
1t is sincerely hoped by every one here
that the Rev. Theron H. Rice of the Pres
byterian Church in this city will not accept
the call he has received from Lexington
though it Is feared he will Mr. Rice is a
great favorite here.
Marine hospital service in this city will be
abolished August 1. DR.. Smith has been
the surgeon here for a number of years.
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