Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-29
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Yesterdays Election Returned Attorney
Harbury and Sergeant Smith.
The Storm Did Damage to Trees in
the Vicinity-Receptfon to DR..
Rice-Police Court Cases.

The election for commonwealth attorney,
city sergeant magistrates and constables
In Alexandria yesterday passed off quietly.
Only about 100 votes were cast, which is
an unusually small vote. Leonard Marbury
was reelected commonwealth attorney by
a majority of 791, his opponent being Mr..
William E. Fendall. Capt. VIM. H. Smith,
who has held the position Of city sergeant
for the past twelve years. was also re-
elected by a majority of 9C2. his opponent
being Mr.. Edwin Scott, an independent cam
d'date.
The vote by wards was as follows:
First d-Commonwealths attorney
Leonard Marbury. 215; William E. Fendan.
100 City sheriff, William Smith. 22l; Edw
Scott, -. Magistrate, William Dobie, 80;
Charles Dearborn, IS.
Second ard-Commonwealth's attorney,
Leonard arbury, 23S; William E. Fendall,
a. City riff, William Smith, 249; Edward
Scott Al agistrate, r. A. Sinclair, 29l
Constable, hn Hammersley, go.
ihlrd wa court house precincD-Mar-
bury, 2s7: ndall, 1877; Smith, 800; Scott,
l3S Magist e, Frank Lovejoy, 307.
Friendship recinct-Marbury, 207; Fen
dali, II; Smith 222; Scott Sc
Fourth ward-Marbury, 345; Fendall, 1879;
Smith, 36s; Scott, 129. Magistrate, c. O.
Sipple. 800; Richard Roland, 233; Magnus
l.. robinson (coloreD, 81. Constable Jas.
Hammersley, 80; Frank Wood, l25.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson had no cases in the po-
lice court to dispose of this morning. At a
special session of the court held last night
the following cases were disposed Of: John
Robinson, arrested by Officer Ferguson;
charge, drunk in the street; fined s1.5o.
Louisa Gathright, colored. arrested by OIL
Ger knight; charge, drunk and disorderly;
lined -, in default of which she went 10
the workhouse for thirty days Leonard
White, arrested by Officer Arlington:
charge, stealing So from the cash drawer of
Mrs. William H. Smith; dismissed, Mrs
Smith having withdrawn the warrant
Yesterdny's Storm.
The storm which burst over this city
about $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
caused the greatest CONSERVATION among
a great many people in various sections of
the city. Coming. as 1t did, upon the heels
of the st. Louis disaster, many thong ht
Alexandria was going to have repetition
OF w edneSdays occurrence In Missouri.
NO material damage, however, was done
beyond the destruction Of numerous trees
In different sections of the city. The storm
badly tangled the telegraph and telephone
wires. Linemen were, however, soon at
work untangling the snarl, and this morn
ing they all in order again
Reception to Rev. DIR. Rice.
Rev. DIR. Theron Fl. Rice, the pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian Church, will re-
turn to this city from the south the first
of next week, and Will remain here a few
days before proceeding to New York to
embark for Europe. On Tuesday night the
members of the church will tender him
farewell reception in the lecture room of
the church. DIR. Rice will remain abroad
several months.
miscellaneous Notes.
1t is stated that at the next meeting of
city council an effort to get a street sprink-
Ter will be made.
The contract for constructing the King
and Pitt streets sewers has been signed
by Messrs. d. J. Howell & Co, and the
work Will be commenced on Monday next
Hon. w. 5. Linton, past grand comman-
der or the knights OF the Maccabees will
denver public address at the Opera
House tonight, setting forth the adyan-
tases of membership in that order
Mr Gilbert Simpson of this city has
been appointed special policeman at MI.
Vernon Park, On the electric railway.