The morning times., 1896-01-16
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The National Baseball Club, Of Washing
ton city, was granted new char'er III the
Alexandria corporation court yesters;tay'
The objects of the company rs s'ated IN ,He
charter are to maintain a hasehall cruz
for the purpose of advancing the SCI, nee nee
of the game of baseball, and for the pleas
ure and profit of the stockholders. Ihe
capitaI stock OF the company is placed at
1000, DIVIDED into shares or $500 each
The real estate holdings OF The company are
limited to 500 acres. Mr.. James *. Caton
is named as the local attorney for the
company, and the officers named in the
charter are: George W. Wagner, or Phila-
delphia, president; Edwin Sutherland, of
Washington, vice president j. Earie Wag-
ner, secretary; and treasurer; The Officers,
with A. S. johnson and Z. II. Wagner,
meeting in the office OF James X. Cation,
its attorney, yesterday morning, but adj
Journed until the 30th instant, without
transactiDg any business.
David Hill, white tramp, was ordered
out Of the city about three months ago
by the mayor, but he positively refused
TO leave and was sent to Jail, subject TO
the CHAIN gang, Tor ninety days. When
about half his term had expired, Mr.. Fra nix
Price, the owner of the Plum Tree Gut
fishing shore, paid his fine, for him, and
took him TO the shore TO work at hauling
seine. Yesterday morning he turned up
again. He had walked back here from the
shore, gotten drunk, and fallen through
the doorway of q negro hut on the outskirts
rested him he was lying half in and half
out OF the hut. The mayor has ordered
that he be put on bread and water for five
days. He will then be released to leave
town. He says he will get out of the town
as soon as possible after being released.
Yesterday afternoon a colored man was
seen TO emerge from freight car IN the
Southern yard, into which he had broken,
and an employe named Shackleforl gave
chase for the thief. He followed TIE man
into the negro settlement just north of
the cily, aud was about to arrest him when
q mob of fifteen or twenty negro men
and women came running out OF the
houses, and with sticks AID stones drove
Mir. StaCN eiord away. The matter has
been reported to the police, and they are
Investigating and will arrest the crowd
The deputy sherffs of the city have
been engaged for the last day and a bali
suamoUia- the Witnesses 10 appear before
selling liquor on Sunday. All those liquor
dealers who have been convicted in the
mayors court OF selling on Sunday will
be investigated by the grand jury, and
it is expected humber OF Indictments
will be found ard licenses revoked.
Fire yesterday Y evening about 6:30 O'Clock
totally destroyed two huts in the hollow
at the north cad of Pitt street. The
houses were occupied by Mary Lucas and
Charlotte Washington, both colored, who
lose nearly all their effects.
The 1896 Social Club, a Hebrew organi-
cation, will give a hop in McBTney's Hall
tonight After the dancing supper VIII
follow at the CCDcordia Hotel.
Peyton Dearborn of Amherst county,
but Dow residing in this city, has received
an appointment to the Annapolis academy
from Congressman Tucker.
The Potomac Trust Company of Wash
Ingtor was granted charter OF incorpora-
tion by Judge Norton yesterday. The
capital stock of the concern 10 100000.
and Nathan Chapman of No. 1912 X street,
Washington, is the president of the COM
pany. II. A. Hungerford of Fort Foote.
Md, is vice president.
In the corporation court yesterday the
grand jury found indictments against
Martina Parker for larceny; Abraham Ber-
waDger, selling liquor by sample without a
license; william Geary, larceny from the
person; Peter Kits, burglary; Talcas Tate
peaIy larceny, and Annie Hughes, keeping
house of ill-fame. The wills of Charles
L. Powell, who leaves his property to his
two daughters, was admitted to probate.
Letters of aamniStralio don were granted
on the estate of Robert A. Cline, to his
wife, and on the estate of Roberta Cline
to James K. Cation. William H. Smith.
city, sergeant, was appointed curator of
the estate OF j. w. Shackleford.
Mr.. Harry Hammond of this city. and