The morning times., 1896-02-25

ue DuSiHCsS Men ; League, AZ It's meeting
last night, appointed its president, n T.
Harlow, as its delegate to Richmond to aid
in the passage Of Il bin amending the city
charter, SO as 10 give the city council the
power to levy special taxes for street i'm
provement purposes. Eugene b. TAYLOR
and Capt. Thomas Perry were unanimously
elected members Of the League. As many
OF the members OF the League wished 10 at
tend the lecture Of General Fitzhugh Lee.
the meeting soon adjourned.
The camp fire ana bean roast Of Thomas
+. Davis Post. OF the Grand Army. i'm Odd
Fellows Hall, last night. was attended by
an audience that filled every inch or the
hail. The program, consisting of music
reaulngS and TecIiatlOns, was well rem
dered. The West End Band and th,.
Golden Light Lodge Band gave Instrumental
selections. Mr Carr Miss Effie Tyler Miss
Made Wells, Miss Lucy Graves and Miss
Rotchford gave vocal solos, and Miss
Alemeta Graves, Capt. J Y. Davis. Mr.
Charles Herbert. Mr. Willard p Graves
Miss Ludwig. Rev. Mr.. McAiIiSter. Miss
Carney, and Masters Earle and Walter
Trimyer gave readings and recitations
During the evening beans and hard tack
regular camp fire fare, was served. and
was pariaken OF By all present Conrlde
William Z. Emerson made an interesting
address.
The special grand jury in the Alexandra
county court, after being sworn Yesterday
morning, with William Ball Is foreman.
was adjourned until Thursday. when the
examination into the charge Of murder
against the negro. Smith, VIII bc made
The common wealth entered a noile pros IN
the case of William Taylor. indicted for
HOUSEKEEPING in the county.
The case of the Washington. Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Electric Railway a "a INST
III. s. Johnson's heirs was called. and Special
commissioner Young was appointed 10
ascertain TO whom the money from tile
land condemned should he given. In the
condemnation of land case OF the Wash
ington- Alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail-
way VS.. John Miller, $3.50 was paid into
court for land taken. In the attachmeut
suit of c. r. TOlbeTt vs.. A b. Stansbury.
the sale of the horse Bully Boy was ordered.
The case of Harry Gambler FOR selling liquor
without license VIII be heard Thursday.
Marshal Jacob Frye, of the Baltimore
police force, has written the Alexandria
police officials, giving a description OF a
number of valua BILE diamond rings. watches
and other jewelry that were stolen from
residences in that city within the past few
days by man VINO got into the houses
through trapdoors in the roofs, and went
through d whole row.
The Falls Church merchants who We're
found by Capt. 5. L. Monroe and other
revenue officers selling buttcrine and ether
compounds for good butter, YESTERDAY paid
TO Capt. Monroe S162, the amount OF the
fine assessed against them by the revenue
office fer cir violation OF the law. What
will become Of the cases against the Alex
andria merchants cannot be learned.
The funeral OF Mrs. Phoebe Griffith took
place yesterday afternoon from her home on
Duke and Fairfax streets. Rev. Berryman
Greene, rector of Christ Episcopal Church.
conducted the services, which was attended
by large number of the friends of the
deceased. The intermeut was in Bethel
Cemetery.
There has been a general strike on the
chain gang. Yesterday james Gift and
AlonZO Simms. white; Horace Johnson ana
William Saunders. cOIOred refused 10 work
when ordered and were escorted to the
police station, where they will be kept on
bread and water until they conclude to go
to work again.
The funeral of the colored constable,
Hines, who was killed by John Nelson on
Thursday night, took place from his home
near Arlington, yesterday evening.
The funeral of young Hartbower, who
died suddenly at his home in Fairfax county,
yesterday, viii take place this evening at
O'Clock. The inteTment viii be in the
Union Cemetery.
Charles McGill, colOFed boy about ten
years of age. who said he had no home, was
found wandering about the streets by OF
ficer Young who arrested him and locked
him up in the police station This morn
ing col0red woman named Johnson
adopted him and he was turned over 10 her