Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ton was burned on Friday last.
The monthly meeting of the Business
Mems League will be held tonight.
No business of interest was transact
ed in the Corporation Court to-day.
The cool weather of yesterday and
last night brought twelve dodgers to
the station house.
Fire Warden Hill and a number OF
iremen from this city went TO
| Washington to day to see test made
there of two American fire engines.
All having chances in the Bryan and
Mckinley cakes are expected to be
present at the drawing for them to-
morrow night at s o'clock at Lyceum
Hall.
We have received an invitation from
the Charles Heurich Brewing Company
10 inspect their new brewery and new
manufacturing plant, at Rosslyn, this
evening.
A coop eff carrier pigeons from Han
ov +, Pa, which had been sent to this
| city, we're liberated at the corner OF
FailfAx and Cameron streets to-day by
officers ofthe Adams Express Company.
There will be regular meeting of
NJ. ,. Corse Camp, Sons of Confederate
Veterans, to morrow night at s o'clock.
Mem ers are urged 10 be present, as
the camp will be addressed by Captain
S. B. Davis.
The Southern Railway has stationed
Mr.. Elijah Butler at the intersection of
Henry and King streets as night flag
man, and Mr.. VIM. Whalen has been
appointed night Waterman at the cor
ner of King aud Fayette streets.
The barkenline Hattie G. Dixon,
Captain Southland, which sailed from
Paysandu August 20 and Montevideo
September 2S, is expected at this port
in few days and is consigned to Capt.
Herbert Bryant. She has a cargo of
bone ash and bones.
The republicans of this city are MAX
ing preparations for celebrating the vic
tory of last Tuesday. Prominent
speakers have been invited to be pres
ent on the occasion and several clubs
from Washington are expected to par
licipate 10 torchlight procession,
A young man named Oliver B. Lee
was arrested yesterday by Sergeant
Smith and Officer Sherwood for Detec-
tives Carter and Gallaher, of Washing
ton. 1t is alleged that Lee and another
man conspired to defraud Walter Neale
out of certain books and the sum Of
so. Lee denies that there was any
such attempt upon his part. He was
taken to Washington by the detectives.
The report that the wheels of the
Columbia engine were in dangerous
condition and dropping to pieces is de-
MED by the Fire Wardens, they having
had them examined by a competent
mechanic who decided that they were
safe. The report in regard to the con-
dition of the boilers Of both the Colum
bia and Hydraulion is also denied, as
both boilers are considered as good as
ever.
Levin Ward, sixty six years old,
formerly florist in the White House
Conservatives, was run over Saturday
night about o'clock by a car of the
Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway
Com pany, fifty yards below the Grant
road on the Rockville pike at Tennally-
town. The car passed over both legs,
reducing the flesh and bone to pulp,
and in all probability the injuries will
prove fatal.
The heavy rain OF yesterday morning
caused some trouble to the new King
street sewer at the interscction of Wash
iDgton street. The approach to the
catch basin at the northwest corner
was washed away, and the street along
the line of the sewer for considerable
distance was flooded. A force of hands
was engaged nearly all day yesterday
making temporary repairs, to prevent
further damage.
The musical event of the season will
be held at the Opera House on Noyem'
Der 9th, gotten up By some OF the
ladies of this city for the benefit of the
poor, under the auspices of the st. Vim
cent de Paul Society, of St. Mary's
Church. They will be assisted by some
cf The best talent of this city and
Washington. Tickets to be had of the
members Of the conference; also at MIR.
Edgar Warfeld's store.
Fred Anderson reported at police
headquarters in Washington on Satur
lay, that he had been held up and rob-
bed while crossing the Ling Bridge
Friday evening He said he was on
his way to Jackson City, and as he
reared the Virginia end OF the bridge
colored man stepped up in front of him
with pistol il hand and cora manded him
to give up what cash he had in his pock-
els. Mr.. Anderson complied with the
request and produced 81. The footpad
then commanded him to turn his face
toward Washington and to move on.
Anderson went across to the District
side of the bridge and postponed his
trip into Virginia for the time being
it is announced by placard that the wood
sawin2 election bet is to be settled at the cor
ner of King and Pitt streets to night but the
wood wiz. probably not be sawed.
The report that the cotton factory was to
be put i'll operation at once WAS started to-day
as joke.