Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-24
LOCAL BREYITIES.

There will be meeting of the Y. NJ.
S. L. tonight.
Mrs. George Bouge died yesterday at
her home on north Patrick street.
Police Officer George Jones is serious
ly ill at his home on Wolfe street.
Robert Hopkins, well-known col
ored citizen, was on Saturday given q
permit to enter the aims house.
U. IS. Deputy Marshal Glover to-day
sold the dredge Daniel Morgan ard
scows TO ]. R. Miller, of Washington,
for 81 100
Two colored men named Gaines aud
Buckston were arrested in Fairfax
county to-day for stealing at the Tria
delphia Mill.
Yesterday was a bright, mild day,
and the churches were all we'll attend
ed. There were also a number Of
strangers in the city.
The fire Fire Wardens have received
six new fire hydrants from Philadelphia
and will use them to replace the old
plugs which were burst by freezing
during the recent cold snap.
Mrs. Mary Keynes Harper, wifi, Of
Mr.. Andrew J. Harper, formerly Of
this city, where she had many friends,
but more recently of Baltimore, died at
Townsville, GA, last Friday.
James Cliff and AloDzo Sims, both
white, members of the chain gang,
went on strike this morning. They
were brought before the Mayor who
locked them up on bread and water.
James Lucas, white, cut a colored
man named Ben Henderson on the leg
in a Petersburg" saloon Saturday
night. Lucas was arrested, but the ev-
idence this morning proved that Hen
derson was the aggressor, and Lucas
was released on his own recognizance.
The sound of a police whistle on
north Washington street about three
o'clock yesterday morning was from a
resident of the neighborhood who want
ed a colored woman named Martha
Lewis, who was drunk and dis
orderly, arrested. Officers Sherwood
aud Deane responded and took tie
woman in custody. This morning she
was fined 50.
The funeral of Billy Mcmillan, the
prizefghter, who was we'll known in
this city and who died from the effects
of opium smoking in Washington last
Thursday, took place from Lees IN
dertaking establishment in Washing
ton yesterday. Rev. Father Gloyd
conducted the services and took occa-
sion to score the dead mau's associates.
whom he adjured to abandon the mode
of life that brought the pugilist to
death.
Mr.. Sol Haas, formerly assistant to the
president of the Southern Railway, AMI for
quarter of a century in charge of the traffic
of the Richmond and Danville railro I'd, was
greatly surprised Saturday night when COM
mittes representing large number of his old
associates and employees called at his resid ence
in Washington and pre- ented him with
largo oaken casket of massive silver compris-
ing tea and coffee sets and complete table
set, as testimonial of their lasting aif,ction
Mrs. Wyckoff, mother of Mr.. A. c. Wyckoff,
of this city, diod s4 iden;y at her residence
near Gum Spring. ,>oudoun county, last Mon
day evening at o'clock. She had passed the
three score and ten mile post of life. and her
life quietly passed out as the SIN was setting
behind the mountain. Children. many grand
children and friends survive her to mourn
her departure.
mound of Indian relics, consisting Of pot
terry and hints was unearthed Saturday near
BenniDgs, not far from Washington, while
workmen were engaged in grading for the
Benning race track. The find was put on ex
h'bition at police headquarters and viii be
given to the Smithsonian Institution
General Fitzhugh Lee is TO write war
history of Virginia for the Confederate pub
fishing comp ny of Atlantis. which is to
publish Confederate history of each of the
Southern States.
The alarm of fire about go O'Clock yes
terday evening, which brought out the fire
department, was caused by the noisy behay-
ior of some boys at the corner of Lee aud
Wilkes street.
There is but little thieving going on at
present in this city. The police have made
many inroads into the ranks of the crooked
and re more bold are now behind prison
bars.
Among the decorations on King street on
Saturday was a black flag hung from the store
of Mr.. c. C.. Chichester. This caused some
comment but Mr.. Z. says it was done only for
fun.
Complaints is made that certain parties buy