Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-14

IuS Wechi y bCotiuE anu Viii VI VIC
Alexandria Light Infantry will be held
to night, when Captain Mushbach will
meet the non. commissioned officers in
relation to business matters of the COM
pany.
A horse attached to wagon belong
ing to Mr.. W. L. McKenney ran away
on south Fairfax street yesterday after
noon and threw young man who was
driving out. The animal was stopped
before much damage had been done.
Benjamin Austin, ex-clerk of the
County Court, who disappeared several
years ago, was, it is said, seen in Wash
ington one day last week, by two Alex
andrians. Austin stands indicted for NAL
feasance in Office and for embezzle-
ment.
Officer Sherwood to-day brought to
the station house fine setter. The
animal has one ear red and a clipped
tail. The dog had followed stranger
from the country. The owner can get
the dog by applying at the station
house.
On Friday during a chase by the
Warrenton Hunt Club, the fine hum
ter, Robin Gray, belonging to Mr.. John
D. Hooe, of this city: fell over the
Jump next to the last and 80 badly in
iured himself that he died in few
minutes.
There was large congregation pre-
sent at the M. P. Church last night. Rev.
F. T. Benson preached very practical
sermon, applying the rules OF right
eousness to every phase of life. The
Christian Eudeavor business meeting
will be held tonight.
A mplimentary entertainment will
be given by Alexandria Tent, No. 2,
K. 0. T. NJ, at the Opera House on
Wednesday evening. December l6. An
interesting programme will be rendered.
Admission will be free to holders OF
complimentary tickets and to their
friends.
The record in the case of Quail w.
the Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Co. has been completed, and the case
will be taken to the Court of Appeals.
In the Corporation Court a few weeks
since the jury gave q verdict of upwards
of So, 900 in favor of young Quail for
personal injuries.
The Clerk of the Court of Claims has
transmitted TO Congress statement of
judgments rendered in behalf of letter
carriers in Virginia for pay due for
overtime. Among them is one or Chas.
q. Oehlert, of this city, for S3S 40. The
claims will be embodied in the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and when that
Is passed and signed by the President
they will be paiq:
A letter was found posted on tele-
graph pole, near the Washington ferry
wharf yesterday addressed to Mrs
Lare" and signed "Miss Nellie Bush
rod" The language used is unfit for
publication. The party to whom it is
addressed is charged by the writer
with being an immoral person, and
9TH alternating the affections of anoth-
er woman's husband.
Some excitement was caused on
south Lee street late yesterday evening
by disturbance which took riGcs be-
tween father and son living in that
neighborhood. Officers Roberts and
Goods subsequently arrested the young
er ma who was charged with assaultiDe
the older, but the evidence this morn
ing showed the father had slapped the
son. The parties were dismissed with
reprimand.
MIR. Geo. Vanderbilt passed through
this city on Friday night in his private
car en- route for his mountain home,
uear Asheville, n. G. He was accom-
panied by Mr.. Bitter, New York
sculptor, who will design and execute
frieze in the banquet hall of the resi-
dence. The entablature will represent
hunting scene and will be one OF
many commissions executed by Mr. Bit
ter for the Vanderbilt family.
A wagon drawn by two horses was
struck by an electric railway train near
the corner of King and Pitt street on
Saturday evening and slightly damaged.
Motorman Grigg applied the air brakes
so quickly that more serious accident
was averted. 1t is said the train was
running at an unlawful rate of speed at
the time. The motormen of the train
were notified Saturday night that
should any further complaint of fast
running be made the offenders would
be fined.
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