Evening star., 1896-06-26
AFFAIRS
Tho City Wins Victory in the Sewer TaI
Case.
A Special Election to Choose Capt.
Episcopal Theological Seminary.

Capt. George A. Mushback of the Alex
andria Light Infantry yesterday received a
letter from Colonel Nalle Of the Sd Regi-
ment stating that neither the colonel, the
lieutenant colonel nor the major Of that
regiment would be able to go to Richmond
on the occasion of the confederate cere-
NC nieS there mex. Tuesday, and directing
him, as ssrior captain, to take command
Of the regiment. eight companies. on that
occasion. This Captain Mushback will do.
Col. Nalle also notified Captain Mushback
that he had requested the various com
panies to make an assessment to pay the
expenses Of the Third Regiment Drum
Corps
DR.. William ~ Smith of this city has
been appointed surgeon Of the Sd Virginia
Regiment.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson for the past week has
had very few cases to dispose of. The fol-
lowing cases were disposed of this morn
ing: John Schafe. arrested by Officer Beach;
charge, selling liquor without license and
on Sunday: fined S6S. Frank Grimes. ar
rested by Officer Hcwson; charge. riding a
bicycle on the sidewalk: fined s.. Abe
Brown, colored. arrested by Officer Knight;
charge. assault on Eliza Penn; dismissed
for want of evidence
Death of an Old Resident.
Mr.. Michael Fannon, an old and respected
resident of this city. died yesterday after
noon at the residence of his son, 7. ]. Fan
non, corner of Duke and Henry streets.
Quoted a grocery and feed business on the
north side of the canal basin.
Wins the Sewer Case.
Judge Norton, in the corporation court.
in the suit of E. s. Leadbeater against the
L..
yesterday entered an order dissolving the
injunction restraining the city from cut
ting off the connection between Mr.. Lead
beater's place and the Fayette alley sewer.
This is a victory for the city. and means
that those who have tapped public sewers
will have to pay the tax of so fixed by coun-
Gil or have their sewer connection broken
off.
Will Order a Special Election.
The vacancy IN the representation of the
third ward in the common council. caused
by the resignation of Captain George A.
Mushback will. under the law, have to be
filled at a special election ordered by the
board, in which the vacancy exists.
The order for an election will, it is thought
be given at the called meeting of council
to be held next month. Who will be the
successor of Capt MuShback is not known,
and as yet no one has announced his can
didacy.
Theological Graduates.
The commencement exercises of the Vir-
ginia Theological Seminary near this city
were continued yesterday. when the men,
bers of the senior class read their essays.
At o'clock a collation. was served. and
later the diplomas were delivered to the
graduating class-Messrs. j. S. Alfriend,
w. d. Buckner. Edgar Carpenter, ]. II.
Gibson, Il. p. Lee. F. l.. LIE Messy, w. II. X.
for the day were concluded with an ad-
dress by Rev. DIR. Kinks of Lexington.
An electric wire fell on a COW belonging
to Mr.. Anderson, at New Alexandria, yes
terday, and one of the animals legs was
almost burned off.
large force Of men are now at work on
the Pitt street sewer, and rapid progress is
being made.
message received from Fairfax c. H.
states that Harry Poss, the young man
from this city who is under sentence of
nine years in the penitentiary for highway
robbery, was badly beaten by fellow
prisoner ia the Jail there a few days ago
and that the services of a physician had
to be secured.
Miss LOWE Randall. daughter of Capt E.
S. Randall of Washington, is the guest of
Miss Mary Harloh I'm this city.