The morning times., 1896-04-09
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Race Horses Attached as They
Were Being Transported.
Police Station Is Crowded With
Tramps-Meeting of Episcopal
Professors Today.

The court OF appeals at Richmond yester-
day evening decided to postpone the hear
ing of the Lacy habeas corpus, which had
been set for today, and in which the court
on Tuesday refused To allow postpone
ment. The case has been postponed until
| Tuesday, the 4th, at the solicitation OF
| Attorney General Scott, who represents the
| common wealth, and who has urgent bust
ness al Warrenton, Va. taiay. 1t is stated
that the st. Asaph people have retained a
prominent New YORK IawyeT, whoSe name
is withheld.
A string OF three horses belonging 10 Nc
Mann, which he attempted 10 snip from
this city yesterday ON the 2 30 Washing
ton ferry boat, was attacHcu by Deput '
Sheriff William Webster at the wharf. to
satisfy claim of Sle0 of Mr.. J. W GcOds
for groceries. McMann was attempting
To remove his stable from the St Asaph TO
the Elk;on, Md., tracks. Unless the claim
is satisfied before that time, the case VIII
come up in the corporation court ON Mon
day. The hOrSes attached are Devisee,
! SydeS and May Appleton.
For several nights the police station has
| been crowded with tramps, and reports
have been received ut headquarters that
! hundreds of them are qUartered at
different points in the county near this
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two for stealing number OF small articles,
and yesterday afternoon Officers Wilkin-
son and Goods brought in eleven tramps
on suspicion of having stolen a lot of
chic kens i'll the Fourth ward. SeTgt.
Smith chased a lot OF tramps beyond police
jurisdiction yesterIa evening. The tramps
arrested viii probably be sent to the
gang.
Al the April term of the cOrporat tion
court, which begins on Monday next all
liuuor dealers will be obliged 10 rene W
their licenses. Under the new law the
license has been increased from S125 to
5000 The change in the law allows bar
rooms to sell liquor in bottles as well
as by the glass.
Messrs. j. Nj. Light and Charles Strang-
mann, formerly or the Robert p ortner Bre w
ing Company of this city, have purchased
an old-establiShed brewery in Cleveland,
| Ohio, and VIII begin operations about
June 1.
Mr.. William II. Young. son of Clerk
III. II. Young, OF the county court. ran
nail in his foot a few days ago while
engaged in work on his fathers farm.
Since the accident Mr.. Young has been
confined to his bed.
The congregation of the NJ. P. Church
is greatly pleased that Rev. Frank T.
! Benson has been returned to this city.
There will be no grand jury summoned
for the April term of the corporation
court, which begins Monday.
Mr.. John Scrivner is i'll at his home on
West street.
The engagement of Professor Everett,
an alleged hypnotist. after one perform
| ance. has been cancelled by the mana cement
OF the Opera House, and the professor is
| looking for a new field of labor.
The annual meeting of the professors
| of the Episcopal seminar Ties or the United
States will be held at the Theological
seminary, near this city, today and to-
morrow. The object of the conference is
, the improvement or methods of instruction
i'll the seminaries anu consultation about
| other matters of interest relative to
| seminary work.
| The concert last night ut st. Paul s
! Church lecture rooms for the benefit of
| the Minstering Children's League, was 4
! pleasant affair and much enjoyed by those
present.
| Drs. O'Brien, Jones and Miller yesterday
amputated the leg of Chauncey Bright, the
colored tramp who was injured by jumping
from train near this city on Monday ight.
| The leg was removed ut the thigh. The
operation was performed at the lntirmary.
Mrs. Ellen Conner, an old and respected
resident, died at her home on Upper Prince
street Tuesday night.
Mr.. Frank Z. Anderson of this city, has
| accepted an invitation 10 deliveran address
| at Stafford Court House April 10.
The committees of the different Sunday
schools have decided to give an excursion
| to River View between June L . and 20.
| Engineer Charles Kersey, of the steamer
| Harry Randall, who broke his arm while
oiling the machinery of the boat Sunday.
| has returned home. The steamer was
down the river at the time of the accident.
A wagon belonging 10 Mr.. Frederick
Parker was struck by southbOund train
on the Southern Railway, at the inter
| section of Cameron and Henry streets,
| Tuesday evening. There are no gates AT
this crossing and the only Protection af.
! forded is a flagnlan.
Congressman Linton Of Michigan is an
nounced to address a mass meeting at the
Opera House tomorrow night.
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