The morning times., 1896-05-28
TO ELECT STATE OFFICERS
Candidates for Alexandria Offices
to Be Balloted for Today.
Site for HydrauliOn Engine Company
Purchased-News of the
Courts.

The three-mast schooner Henry A. Lip
petit. with cargo OF l 200 tons OF phos-
phate, from Charleston. s c., arrived yes
terday for the Alexandria Fertilizer and
Chemical Company.
The committee on public property yes
| terday purchased the plot of ground on
| the east side OF Patrick street, on which
| TO erect an engine house for the Hy-
| draulion Fire Company. The price paid
| was 1850. The plan for the proposed
building will be drawn at once and the
work of construction begun in a short
| time.
| The general election of State Officers
| for this city will take place today. TIE
| principal candidates to be voted for are
William II. Smith and Edwin Scott. for
the office OF city sergeant; and Leonard
| Marbury and William E. Fendall for the
office of commonwealth attorney. Magis-
| trates and cOnstablcs Will also be voted
| for in the different wards.
| Mt. and Mrs. j. r. Zimmerman have
! removed to their country home near the
| Theological Seminary for the summer.
The question OF the removal Of the county
| courthouse from this city to some point
| in the county will be baIloted for by the
| NOlCC5 Vi AICAdDUI4d Guilty
In the police court yesterday Andrew
Lomax, william Dudley, and Samuel
| Napper, all colored, were fined S5 each
for disorderIy conduct. Five trampS for
| trespa ssing on Southern Railway cars we're
| seat to the gang.
Under the terms Of settlement between
| the trustees of the diocese Of Virginia and
| Mr.. l. II. Blackford, for mere thau twenty
| five years the hOnored principal Of the
| Episcopal High School, but little change
has been made in the former position Of
| Mr.. BIackford. A rector to be appointed
wiIlhave charge OF the building and grounds.
but MIR. Blackford will continue the head
of everything as heretofore.
Judge Norton, in the corporation court
yesterday granted a charter TO the United
| States Long Distance Telephone and TeIe-
graph Company, the objects Of which are
TO establish aud maintain telegraph and
telephone lines. Gardiner L. Boothe is named
as agent in this city The officers are. F
B. Hubbel, preside ut; James Russell, treas
urer; W. J. Atkinson. secretary and genera
manager. The officers are all or Bdlt
more, Md
All the property offered FOR sale al
New Alexandria yesterday was purchased
by the Land and River Improvement Con
pany, for s25.O5O.
The public school az West End was
closed last night. The exercises were yer!
pretty.
On account of the absence Of the seCre
tary from the city. the meeting OF tht
board OF police commissioners TO examine
into the case OF Officer ames Hal
who shot VIII Bright some weeks ago
was not held last night
l The remains OF Mr.. gene H McAlichae
: who, as stated in The Times, died al III
st. Asaph race track, Tuesday evening
were brought 10 this city, and after beini
< prepared for burial by Undertaken Wheat
leg, were sent to his home in Washington
The next general meeting Of the Christia
2 Endeavor CniOn of Northern Virginia vi
l be held in this city % November.
|! Mr.. B. B. Smith is confined 10 his HON
by sickness, and Mr.. william a. Pre-
e is critically Ill at his home, on FaiFia
q street.
d Burtman Harris, an umbrella mende
was fined So by Mayor Thompson Ia:
:. night for disorderly conduct. The prisone
L became insoIent TO the mayor, for whic
I offense fire of $50 was added
5 Edward Nowland was arrested by o
T ncer Hawsou last night for asSaultiE
Edward GraysOn.