Evening star., 1896-07-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Bryan and Sewall Club Formed at the Opera
House.
Wreck .he Southern Road The
Prince Street Sewer and other
Interesting Local Notes,
hern ROnd The

Inc new opera House was pretty well
hiled last night by democrats, who had
come to assist in the organization of a
Bryan and Sewall club, and to listen to
silver speeches by several prominent free
silver men. Mr.. Jack Sweeney. the chair
man of the city democratic committee. not
being present, the meeting was called to
order by Mr. NJ. B. Harlow city treasurer
oh the platform with Mr.. Harlow were Mr.
II. =. Bell, deputy commissioner of pen
siohs' congressman E. f. Meredith, ex-
Juoge j. Il. McCabe of Loudoun county
and Frank f. Anderson of this CITY. both
candidates for Mr.. Meredith's seat i'm Com
sress Mr. Andrew A Lipscomb of Wash
hgton, John A. Marshall and Crawford
Srook OF this city. Mr.. Harlow was nomi-
mated lor the presidency of the club. and.
a'ihs no opposition, was unanimously de-
ciafed elected The other offices were also
elected without opposition as fo,nu's. 80 81
rLahcis l.. smith, first vice president. ex-
Mayor Henry Strauss second vice nrss,
W 1oilh "A. Strlder. third vice president.
!" m. r. tarne jr., secretary; Row ID Hass
ier, assistant secretary; Samuel IA In,
treasurer. - iuii''
Mr. Harlow introduced Representative p
e. Meredith VINO made a short speecb
and he was followed by Mr. an ii, P.ciI,
Soiliinissioner of pensions who i'm o,,it. q
iehsthy address, explained the siI,er si5a
- % .iie money question In clear and con-
satisfaction of the silver mon a. pii
ashed e IL There were any gold men i'm the
nouse who would like to ask bir, aT,, -,
er;as,,9 e,vis, out there were none. Mr.. EelI has
u1hiy given the money question consid
eiable thought and study and RI -
was heartily applauded p'eei
EX-J Judge McCabe followed with n sbor.
sptech, which WAS frequently annl,,dad
after which Mr. Lipscomh srou. -, -ueu, .''
elocuent terms Of Mr.. Bryan and referrsS
satcas.ically TO the boiling millionairas
Mr, anderson made the closing :peacb .,
MhiSh ne hdorsed the nominee ami nledy "a
ms hearty support to the tick, ,rtp -. u
hs then adjourned.
wreck ON the Southern
Traffic was delayed on the Southern rail-
way several hours last night by a xrack
near this city. The accident is said TO have
been due to carelessness on the part of tho
employees of the Baltimore and Ohio freight
yard, who left two freigh, cars standing
directly on the crossing of the two roads
"A lrelSht train on the Southern ran into
the obstruction, demolishing the freight
cans' badiy damaging the engine. bur for
tuhately inJuring no one, though Engineer
Bruce was badly shaken up.
The Prince Street Sewer.
Ihe committee on streets have rejected
all OF the bids for the new sewer on Prince
street, and will recommend to council that
v, IL
perVision of the city engineer The lowest
bid for the work was s. art. and rba COM
nli'tee believe that the work can b,- done
Tor several hundred dollars less.
Mayors Court.
Mayor Thompson disposed of the follow
ing cases last night: Charles Curtis. charg-
ed with being drunk dismissed; Aaron
blackwell. assault on Chas. A Ross plac-
ed under Sluo bond to keep the peace:
feter Francis, charged with having a nui-
sahce on his premises, was ordered to
abate same.
Mrs. Walter Whittlesay and dauphter
are visiting in Purcellville
Mr.. w. l.. Trscy, formerly Of this CITY
put now of Birmingham, Ala, is visiting
friends here
Judge j. X. NJ. Norton, Mr.. and Mrs c
IL Brent and Messrs. Gardner l., Rootbs
ana Eugene b. Taylor returned from Ola
Point this morning
Miss zaidee Saunders of warrenton. who
mas been visiting relatives in this civ has
Returned to her home
KEY j: H. Butter, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, has returned from A visit
10 friends and relatives in Kentucky
Messrs. j j. Jameson and r. " Ar-old
nave returned from Virginia Beach. where
ti.es nav. been attending meeting of the
of1lcers OF the Royal Arcanum
1t is said that the father of lanes Clif,
.he man VINO was killed by a Southern rail
way traln IN the Wilkes street tunnel "a
lew days ago, will sue the railway com
pany. Noih-
"A tournament at New Alexandria vester-
uay AFTERNOON was quite largely attended
by an order of the mayor crab dealers
ale now required to cook their crabs either
dt the wharves or outside the city limits.
number Of liquor dealers have heen
s.iniiiiohed TO appear at the next term of
the corporation court to answer charges
OF selling on Sunday and other Violations
Of the liquor law