Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-04

titled add one of water. A dose of the
mixture at bedtime and one before
breakfast.
The fishing season has opened on the
Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers.
Reports state that the fish are running
unusually well, and regular shipments
are daily being made to Washington
and Baltimore.
The subcommittee of the joint COM
mittee ppointed by the various organ
izations to make arrangements for q
twenty-second of February celebration
met last night, but failed to take action,
as so few of the members were present.
The Alexandria fishermen who have
trap nets iu Hunting creek are having
considerable success. Yesterday even
ing Beauregard Pettitt and William
Nelson took from one trap more than
barrel of perch, rock and other bunch
fish.
About thirty members of the Virginia
Legislature passed through this city
last night on their way to New Jersey
to nest committee OF that State Leg
is allure in reference to good roads laws.
Capt Mushbach is chairman of the
delegation.
The regular monthly meeting of r.
F. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
was held at their rooms last night.
Commander Smoot was in the chair
aud there was full attendance of men,
bers. Considerable business was trans
acted, but it was mainly of private
nature.
A meeting of the Police Board will
be held tomorrow night at the Mayors
Office for the purpose of considering
charges which have been made by Cap.
tain Webster against Officers B. F.
Belts and Keith Davis. The former is
charged with insubordination in failing
to obey orders and the latter of neglect
of duty in not being found on his beat.
The circuit court of Fairfax county,
Judge Nicol, was yesterday engaged
in the case of Fletcher VS.. Fletcher, q
new phase of the old Shipman-F Fletcher
case, which has been occupying the
courts of Virginia for many years.
The heirs of Mr.. Fletcher, who was
Washington man, have now fallen out
among themselves, and have gotten
into court.
Justice Morris, in decision in the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
yesterday, affirmed the judgment of
Justice Cole in the case of John, alias
PATSY" Harris, the colored man who
killed Matthew Spruell, negro bar
Der, in Georgetown, July 4 last. The
hanging of Harris was set for jan
uary 81, but the President respited him
until February IA.
The Alexandria Brick Company,
whose plaut is on the creek just south
west of the city, are now enlargiDg the
plant for next seasons work. New
buildings for the drying and sorting are
going up, and the machinery is being
overhauled and put in order. Work
will be resumed there in the early
spring and large force of men will
find employment.
A petition to be forW arded to the
has been signed by nearly
all the adult citizens of Falls Church
protesting against any change in the
charter of the town in respect to selling
liquors. Only three citi-
zens of the corporations refused to sign
the petition. The charter now pro
hibits the sale of liquor within the cor
poration or within mile of the bound
aries.
Two more cars for the electric road have
been received here from Philadelphia To.
day the work was commenced of relaying the
switch at the corner of Wilkes and Royal
streets to connect the track of the electric
road with that of the Southern IN order to
run the new cars to the power house at New
A negro prisoner from one of the lower
counties was brought here to-day on the
steamer Wakefield on his way to tho peniten-
tiary at Richmond.
The Daughters of the Confederacy met to.
day TO make arrangements for the lecture
which Gen. Fitz Lee will deliver on the oath.
The regular monthly meeting of the Hy-
iraulion Steam Fire Engine Company will be
held as 7:30 o'clock to night.
Attention is directed to tho advertisement
Of J. B. Watkins s, Bro, oultivators of fruit
ornamental trees, vines, plants, &c.