Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-31
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The bird and oyster seasons open tc

The bird and oyster seasons open to-
morrow.
Pot hunters were violating the game
laws this morning by shooting reed
birds in the marshes near this city.
Rev. DIR. McCorkle delivered an in
terestinp address on Palestine in the
| Second Presbyterian Church last night.
The steamer Florence was to-day
laur ched from the ways at the ship
yard where she had undergone some
repairs.
Some one entered the little store of
Mr.. Peter Francis, at the corner of Al
fred and Cameron streets, this morning
and stole box of cigars.
A. J. Morris, known as "Happy
Jack" was sent to the aims house this
morning, he having been found in the
streets sick and homeless.
Yesterday was quiet Sunday. The
churches were fairly we'll attended, the
services being conducted according to
Saturdays announcements.
During the month the Clerk of the
Corporation Court recorded 90 deeds
and issued Is marriage licenses, II to
white and 8 to colored people.
The annual inspection of the Alex
andria Light Infantry will be held some
time during the latter part of the
month, but the date has not yet been
fixed.
A lawn party will be held at Brad
dock Heights this evening by the Cath
olics of Del Ray and St. Elmo for the
benefit of the Sunday school of those
towns.
Mr.. George Wells on Saturday night
reported to the police that be had been
robbed of his money while in saloon
on Royal street. There is no clue to
the thief
Mr.. J. G. Van Smith has retained
Capt. G. A. Mushbach to represent him
in the suit brought by Mrs. Horseman
to set aside the sale of her farm in Fair
fax county.
A game of baseball was played Satur-
day evening between two mines COM
posed of the employees of Smott & Co.
and ]. 81. D. Smoot, planning mills.
The score was Is to II in favor of the
former nine.
Prince Iturbide, who is well-known
in this city, assaulted his former valet
in Washington on Saturday because
the latter called on him and insisted on
being paid his wages. A warrant was
issued for the arrest of the prince.
1t is again reported that the South
ern Railway Company is about to pur-
chase the Norfolk and Western Rail
road, in which event, it is said, the
main line will be tapped at Front Roy.
al and the road extended to Washing
ton via Vienna and Falls Church.
John Thomas, colored, severely cut
Irene Hunter about her head and breast
on Saturday in Washington and is now
locked up in that city. They lived to-
gether in Falls Church and the cutting
was because the woman refused to re-
turn to that place with Thomas.
The withdrawal recently by the
Pennsylvania Railway Company of all
its local trains between Washington
and this city has resulted in throwing
quite a number of crews out of EN-.
ployment, or, more properly speaking,
placing them in position where their
support is of the most precarious char
acteF.
The Christian Endeavor services at
the NJ. P. Church last night were large
ly attended. The subject for the even
ing was "The Happiness of Heaven"
Rev. F. T. Benson made very elo-
quent and interesting address and sew
eral others indulged in short talks.
The convention songs were used and
everybody was pleased with the SER
vice.
Work on the Consumers Brewery at
Rosslyn is progressing rapidly, and the
Chicago contractors expect to have the
buildings under roof in a few weeks
and the whole plant ready for occu
pancy by January l. The brewery will
have a capacy of 100000 barrels an
nually, and it will be arranged and
equipped in accordance with the most
modern plan.
There was free fight among negroes at the
camp meeting at Francona yesterday even.
ing, during which raZors and guns were
brought out, and would have been used had
not some of the older brethren prayed for
peace A negro named Newton, of this city,
was badly used up with club.
For Over Fifty Years
AN OLD AND WELL-TR1ED REMEDY-Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for
over fifty years ~ millions of mothers for
their children while teething, with perfect
snccnss Ii sonthes thu child snftnns the gums