The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-27
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
-RumOr That Racing at St ASaph'S
: Viii Start Up.
Story Denied, However, by Persons
III Authority of "a Fire
Bug to Burn u House.

| There was a widely circulated rumor yes
terday, to the effect that racing would ~
resumed at me st. Asaph track next
i week visit 10 the track at this
time would create an impression OF that
| kind. n large force of hands has been
employed narrowing and rolling the track,
and getting the course in condition. For
several ud,s past horses OF we'll own
STABLES have Teen arriving and Others VIII
follow within The next few days
a Tines representative called on Mr.. j. NJ.
Hill yesterday, and asked him Of the
| rumor. Mr. Hill was very much surprised,
| and stated that there was absolutely no
| truth in tile report. He said that quite
| number OF wellknown horses were
| quartered at the st. Asaph stables, simply
Tor the purpose or be,Dg near the different
cities holCing county fairs during tie
| fall, and that the track had been gotten
into CONDITION for the benefit of the
| owners, who desired to exercise their
horses.
One OF the boIdcst attempts ever made
| in Alexandria to fire a building occurred
yesterday afternoon about O'Clock. The
house selected b. the fire bug is frame
structure, No IL North Washington street,
occupied by cUlored family. Mary Allen,
who lives III TIE house adjoining, discov-
cred the Tia mes, and gave an alarm in time
to save the Dulldine. The fire bug had
saturated the rear of the building with
! coal oil, and set fire to lot Of newspapers.
The flames were extinguished with slight
damage to the property This is the
second attempt which has been made re-
Gently 70 burn the building referred to.
THE following are the delegates elected
to represent Fairfax county at the Rich
mond sound money convention: Franklin
Sherman, j. c. Clarke. Cazenove G. Lee,
Arthur Herbert, Wells A. Sherman, Robert
Sherwood, George W. Boiling, Major Al
word, W. II. Ellison, DR.. L. A. Cazenove,
John Haycock, Robert Muir.
+, In the police court yesterday Robert
Padgett and Craven Peyton were fined
So each Tor Cisorderly conduct.
Tue. report circulated yesterday that
Harry Gambler of Jackson City had been
pardoUed by Gov. o-Ferrall is incorrect
Henry Washington and wife colored,
We're before Mayor Thompson yesterday
charged with permitting their nve-year.
Did Child TO sleep in the streets They
were. severely reprinianded and threatened
with punishment for a repetition OF the
Offense.
Acting Coroner Joseph s Beach yester-
day received letter from the chief OF
police OF Chicago stating that the au-
thorities of that city Were unable to locate
James Corwin. A stated in The Times the
old man who Committed suicide in this
city last week had letter in his pocket
dated Chicago, Aug. 1, 1886, addressed
TO John Stewart and signed James Corwin.
The steam launch Anericus, one of the
haudsoInest on the river. after being thor
oughly overhaulcd, made a run TO Mar
shall Hail on Wednesday night. There
were on board Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Brill,
Mr.. ard Mrs c. o. Brill. of Washington,
Mrs. C. ]. Werner of Ellicott City, Nd,
Mrs. Louis Werner of Brooklyn, n. Y,
Misses Mae aud Lotto Greenwell, Mr..
Louis Brill and daughters, and Messrs.
John Donnelley, Alton Moore and Admiral
COlnes.
The body Of the late 3. Hatiey Norton
was brought to this CITY yesterday. The
funeral VIII take place at 100 O'Clock
this afternoon from the home of the de-
ceased. on Prince street. between Alfred
and Patrick. TIE Alexandria bar mat
yesterday and adopted resolutions of re
.spect.