The morning times., 1896-07-13
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

The Masassas bran ch train on the
Southern Railway which reaches Sais
city about O'Clock. struck and badly
III jured five-year-old Randolph Scott Sat
urday evening. The child was playing
ON the Henry street railway track, between
Queen and Princess, and did not notice
the approaching train. Tie boy, when
struci: by the locomotive, was thrown
several feet from ,Ie track. 1t Is feared
he is injured internally.
y vainauie horse belonging to Mr.. Rich
ard Grover walked overheard from the
Pioneer Mills W barf on Saturday and
was drowned.
Tne horses attached to one OF Reeds
ice wagons ran away Saturday and threw
saaC Hockey, the driver, under the
vehicle. The wagon passed over and
badly in iured the mans legs.
Tie alarm of fire shortly after O'Clock
yesterday morning was caused by the
partial burning of the row of six frame
buildings at the northeast corner of Duke
and Payne streets.
The buildings were dila pidated and only
one Of the houses was occupied. The loss is
about $500. The fire was the work Of
an incendiary, and the frequency of these
occurrences is alarming. The fiend who
fired the buildings was evidently we'll
posted, as lie waited until Officer Beach.
who was ON the beat in which the fire
occurred, was absent ON his way 10 the
police Station with prisoner. A large
hole was cut into the front OF one OF the
unOccupied houses, and the building was
saturated with kerosene he fore being lighted.
The police are exertiug every energy to
land the guilty parties. The buildings
were owned by Mr.. George Phillips.
The remains of the late Major George
n
yesterday afternoon in the presence Of an
immense gathering OF the friends Of the
deceased. The services at St. Paul's
Church were conducted by Rev. P. P.
Phillips. The pall-bearers were Capt.
William H. Smith, Col. William A. smoot,
and Messrs. W. F. Creighton. John s.
Beach, j. T. Devaughn, ard P. F. German.
The funeral was attended By Andrew
Jackson Lodge OF Masons. R. E. Lee
Camp OF Confederate Veterans. and Or
entail Lodge of Knights OF p ythias.
SALE X
Six immense new loco motives have been
received here by the Southern Railway
Company. They are of the Brook type and
were built in Dunkirk. n. Y. 1t is
expected to get the new locomotives in
service this week.
There was noticeable diminution in
the number of Endeayorers visiting this
city yesterday. During the last week
thousands have come over to Alexandria
to visit the many historic points of inter-
est in the city, and the electric cars have
been taxed to handle the large GRO wds
Last night special Christian Endeavor
service was held in the Methodist Pro-
testant Church, while a number Of the
EnGeavorers of this city went to WASH
ingtun to attend the meeting of the
Virginia division Of the order at the Rap-
tst Church, corner Sixteenth and
streets.
Eliza Penn, after an illness of a few days.
died at the Alexandria Infirmary Saturday
evening. Her funeral took place yester-
day afternoon.
Malinda LEVEL, colored. was arrested
by Officer Young yesterday charged with
indecent exposure.
James Cliff, George Brown and Remus
Beach, the men under arrest on the charge
or being implicated in the murder of
Richard Bayliss. whose body was found
In the docks June 30, will be given another
hearing in the police court tonight. Sew
eral additional witnesses have been Sc
cured.