The morning times., 1896-01-29
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The Alexandria city council last night
held its semi-m0nthly meeting and trans
acted some business of public interest. In
the common ccuGcii the resolution authoriz-
ing an increase of four members in the
police force, which has been before the
council at every meeting for the past three
months was finally agreed to.
A hard rdeffort to defeat tine bin was made.
1t, however, was passed Before il gees
into effect an ordinance to that effect viii
have to be introduced, and ever this an
other big tight viii be made. Twelve votes
in the lower branch will be necessary to
pass ii, as the bill will carry with 1t an
appropriation.
The Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
TO Animals was granted permission to put
up iron water irOughs under the public
pumps as memorial TO Miss Lucy Faw-
cetl. d.ceasFt nember of the society
and one OF its organizers.
resolution directing the engineer to
prepare plans for the construction OF 4
sewer from Princess street along Pitt
to King. and eastward along King to AL
fred. ard another resolution giving the
Southern railway the privilege of using
certain streets in the mort heastern section
of the city for a siding into Formers
brewery was referred To- The committee on
streets. After ranSacting some other
minor business the council adjourned.
The grand jury in the Alexandria county
court created a sensation yesterday. when
III It's report IL ftttIlllttItlttl the
of eX-Justicc of the Peace Charles 4.
Trout rrs,n' ti'.' .xsJ>e hs..f.t 81 tn. county,
and 81 wing thatfrom evidence before the jury
II was proven that he not on.y received
money from liCuor dealers to get them
a license. but in several Instances prevented
the issuing OF licenses to parties until he
had been paid. The grand jury further
r,s,nn';gliqirFti TIE removal OF Million John
ston from he board OF eYCise. on the ground
that he was liquor dealer, and stated that
no one engaged IN the sic 81 iIut.,,r shuuid
have place on the board. The accounts of
Justice Randolph RIrch were examined and
found correct. The cases or Lewis Jackson,
Green Moss, John and Henry Ward rur selling
liquor without a license were indurscd not
true bills. True bills We're found against
benjamin $. i,Itier for selin- liquor without
Il license. Charles A. Trout ana Wiiium II.
Harris, eX-tustices OF the peace, for en-
bezzling public funds in not lurring ntn the
county treasury money collected by them
for fines. and against Thomas Wise for
managing and conducting Il lottery. These
cases viii all be tried at the February term
OF the county court
John Petty ha da day of adventures yes
terday. While assisting in the removal
OF an old pump from well forty feet deep
at the corner OF Wythe and Patrick streets.
he fell into the well in six feet OF water.
and as his fellow workmen were lowering
ropes To him two bricks fell from the coping
OF the well and struck him on the head,
knocking him senselesS. He was finally
gotten from the well after one OF the work
him and he was restored with liberal doses
OF whisky. While he was ON the way home.
after the accident, OFFICER Ticer came up
and arrested him on a charge of stealing
carpenters tools and he is now locked up.
The charg against him WILDE withdra wn, it
is understood.
The clyde Line steamer Defiance. which
has Just resumed trips since the freeze,
yesterday evening with full cargo of
pig iron from the South. The iron Is
brought TO this city by rail and is shipped
from here to Philadelphia in order 10 save
excessive freight charges.
Judge ]. B. McCaEe, of Leesburg, who
is sacandidatc for the Democratic nomination
for Hon. E. E. Meredith's seat in Congress,
is in the city looking after his political
interests. Judge McCabe is very popular
in Alexandria and a strong fight VIII be
made by his friends TO give him portion
OF the delegation from Alexandria i'll the
nominating convention.
The birthday party given In Schulers
Hall, on Upper King street last night, by
the Church Furnishing Society of the
Me. Church South, was attended by large
number OF persons, each OF wbom gave as
many pennies as they were years old as an
entrance fee. An Interesting program or
music was well rendered and the evening
proved most enjoyable one. A large
sum of money was raised by the enter
tainme mt.
Mr.. ii. F. Kcnney, general superintendent
of the Pennsylvania railway, and Mr. Ban
nard, superintendent of the Washington
Southern division, were in the city yes
terday looking over the railway property
here with view to erecting n new pas
senger station, as asked for by the B1si-
ness Mems League.
A libel was yesterday placed upon the
steamer Howard Cassar rd to satisfy
claim for wages due Frank Phillips. The
Cassard has already been advertised for
sale to secure n debt.
Mr. William Buckingham, who Tor
number of years past has been chief book
keeper for Barber K Hamilton in Wash
Ipgton, has been appointed paying teller
of the Citizens National Bank or this city.
United states Deputy Marshal Joseph
Glover yesterday sold at the wharf. foot
of Prince street, the tug Hattie, to Mr..
lanes McKenuey OF Washington for $215.
The sale was made to satisfy debt