Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-13
LOCAL BREFITIES.


hands.
A false alarm Of fire about 400
o'clock this evening sent the depart
ment to the First ward.
Adance will be given tonight at the
grand stand at the st. Asaph track by
Mr.. Cornell. the manager. Fine music
will be in attendance.
The work of blowing up with jovite
the wreck of the cid schooner John
Larkin in Cameron street dock has
been about finished
Senator John w. Daniel, who has
been in Washington for the past day or
two visiting a relative, who is quite i'll,
left for Lynchburg yesterday evening.
The breaking of motor on one of the
electric trains this evening caused some
delay for time in the running of trains
between this city and Washington.
The weather has been blusterous TO-
day and akin to that which prevails in
March. There was a spit of snow
shortly before three o'clock this after
noon.
A tramp who yesterday evening call
ed at the home of Officer Roberts and
asked for food stole milk pitcher
which had been kept in the vestibule of
the house.
VIM. Moore, who was run over by an
electric car near Jackson City on Wed
nesday, and whose leg was amputated
at the Iniirmary, is thought to be in a
critical condition.
A water pipe on King street, near
Columbus, which, it is said, had been
damaged while the sewer pipe was be-
ing laid, broke this morning and the
water had to be turned OF
Potomac Lodge, l. 0. 0. F., will this
evening be visited by Covenant Lodge,
l. o. O. F., OF West Washington, ao-
companied by the Grand Master and
Grand officers OF the District Of Colum
bia.
Fragments OF the steel sheathing OF
an exploded torpedo which were buried
in the skull of Mr. w. c. Hammond, OF
Washington, ten years ago, have been
revealed by the Xray process ut the
Army Medical Museum.
At meeting Of the diree.
tors CT the Mercantile Railway, Bund
ing and Loan Association last night
applications for loans amounting to
amounting to $4,000 were made.
The case OF the Cleveland Iron Ship
building Co. VS.. the Haskin Wood Vul
caDizing Co. OF this city, which was to
have been argued before The U. S. Court
Of Appeals in Richmond Yesterday, was
postponed until January 9TH next.
The new owners OF the steamer How
ard Cassard have put nightcaps on her
two smokestacks and otherwise prepar |
ed her for winters rendezvous along
side the plant of the Baltimore Dredg
ing Company or the flats under Federal |
Hill, Baltimore.
Mr.. ]. E. Spurrier, superintendent OF
R. r., will hereafter have charge OF the
first division, including Brunswick
yard, Curtis Bay Washington, Alex
andria, Metropolitan and Frederick
branches and Washington County Rail-
road.
The remains Of George Travers, WHO
was an inmate of the Western State
Hospital, and who died at that insttu
ton Wednesday, arrived 10 this city !
this morning and were taken to the
home of his sister, Mrs. Frank Lucas. !
The funeral services will be held on
Sunday.
If the skies be clear tonight, and the
prediction OF the French astronomer, |
Flammarion, be verified, there will be
fireworks in the air which will startle !
those who have forgotten about the |
shower OF shooting stars which are due
this evening. TO be exact, the celes'
tial display will occur between mid
night and morning.
Schrader, the "divine healer" who
LETT this city abruptly yesterday morn
ing, is believed to pe in Philadelphia.
Before he left Washington ne voun-
teered to cure the usher at the B. & Z. !
depot Of catarrh, and manipulated him |
and his handkerchief the same as he
did in this city. Schrader announced
while here that he would soon undergo
a forty days fast in seclusion.
Mrs. Booth. Tucker, who. with her
husband, is at the head of the Saliva
ton Army work in the United States.
will conduct special meetings Sunday
morning and evening at Foundry Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Washington,
and Sunday afternoon st Calvary Bap-
fist Church. assisted by Brig. Alice
Lewis, OF New York; Brig. William
Evans, of Philadelphia: Staff Captain
Blanche Cox, of Washington, and other
prominent staff officers of the army.
LIGHTS IL TILE BAY AND RI,FR-Cnnn