Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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The meeting of the committees on
streets and public property to have
been held last night was postponed on
account of the weather.
Sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows will
tonight pay 1raternal visit to Central
Lodge of Washington, leaving here on
the z o'clock train.
The ladies of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church gave an oyster supper at
Schuler's Hall last night which was
largely attended, Notwithstanding the
bad weather.
William Coleman, colored, who
stumped the city for the Legislature
last fall, has shed his republican garb
and has announced himself as full
fledged democrat.
Benjamin Waters was before the
Mayor last night charged with assault
ing Henry Washington, colored. The
case was continued in the absence OF
material witnesses.
TIE young Alexandrians who left
here on Wednesday for the South have
returned. They got no further than
Baltimore, where they expected to
take steamer, and are now better sat-
isfed with their homes.
The party to have been given at the.
residence of Miss Miller, on Franklin
street, last night, by Messr5. Peter
Bremen and John Kelly, was post
poned until Monday night next on &C.
count of the inclemency of the weather.
The subcommittee of the joint COM
mittee appointed by the business men,
fremen and Junior Order of MECHANICS
to make arrangements for celebrating
the 22d of February did not meet last
night, as was intended, on account of
the weather.
Alexandria Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
last night conferred the degrees of the
order upon two candidates and read
several initiation papers. The prepa-
rations for the flag raising over the
Peabody and Lee school buildings are
nearly completed.
The general quarterly meeting of the
Free Methodist congregation began in
the church on south Lee street last
night, and will continue over Sunday.
Rev. A. G. Miller. the district elder,
conducted the services, which were of
an unusually interesting nature.
Mr.. Coffin introduced bill in I'll 9
House of Representatives yesterday
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to make an estimate of the cost of re-
moving the Washington navy yard
from its present location upon the East
ern Branch of the Potomac to deep
water at the arsenal grounds and also
the cost of peclaiming the Eastern
Branch flats upon both sides of the
river.
In Washington yesterday Mary A.
Cliff was granted divorce from her
husband, Jas. B. Cliff, of this city. The
suit was brought August IA, 1890. Mrs.
Cliff veg alleged to have been deserted
July 1. 1855. after having been married
since March Z, 1882. In her bill she says
she found out to her bitter experience
that James was a habitual drunkard,
and that he soon began to treat her
cruelty.
Magnus l.. Robinson, the colored ed.
tor, of the Sth Virginia district, launch.
ed bis boom as a candidate for the st.
Louis republican national convention
last night in the presence of his friends
from various counties who had gather
ed together to do honor to the occasion.
Robinson will have the support of we'll
organized friends and the moral en-
couragement of many leading white
republicans. He insists that the negro
republicans are entitled to one delegate
out of the two to be elected from the
Sth district.
Attention is directed to the advertisement
of ]. B. Watkins & Bro, cultivators of fruit.
ornamental trees, vines, plants, &c.