The morning times., 1896-12-14
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Detectives Have Made No Arrests
in the Train Wreeking Case.
Sensational Charges Made In q Let
ter Found Posted in Public
Place-Notes and Personals.

An interesting meeting of Alexandra
Division o. /, Ancient OIQer of Hihernlans
was held last evening. Eight applicants
were elected to membership and more ap-
plications were received and referred TO
the committee.
The following officers Were elected for
the ensuing year: j. 7. Sweeney, c. P.i
Joseph R. Flanagan, d. T.; William Des-
mond, V p; NJ. X. O'SulHyan, treasurer;
T + Mccarthy, financial secretary; George
T. Bradley, recording secretary; j Kelly,
sergeant-at- arms; NJ, J Mcfarland, dc or
keeper; William Breen, NJ. Creegan, John
Donnelly, 7. j Murphy, and NJ. Downey,
council.
The police have the following prisoners
to present in ma! or's court TINS morning:
George Phillips, disorderly conduct; George
Sullivan, assaultng James Quail; William
jackson and Sarah Cheeks, dis orderly Con
duct and fighting; Connie Payne and Julia
Cheeks, assaulting Milton Harris; JOAN
Reagan and john Sullivan. yagrancy, ard
B. b. Raffow and John Doke, Washing
tonlans, for disorderly conduct.
The two last named visited Alexandria
yesterday for a large evening. They
amused themselves for a while ringing the
door bells along North Fairfax street, and
made themselves otherwise Objectionable
TO the residents OF that locality.
a letter was found posted on telegraph
pole, near the Washington ferry WI a
Yesterday which created considerable COM
ment. 1t is addressed to Mrs. .Lare'' and
is signed Miss Nellie Bushrod.'' The
language used is unfit for publication. The
party to whom it is addressed is charged
by the writer with being an immoral
person, and with alternating the affections
of another woman's husband.
Col. Arthur Herbert will give reading
before r. E. Lee Camp tonight.
a.:
court will begin tomorrow.
Yesterday a number of Washingtonians
took advantage Of the plea SAINT weather and
wheeled to this city.
Miss Sarah Triplett is visiting Mrs.
| Charles z. Jones, near Broad Run.
| The railroad detectives investigating THE
attempted wreck OF Chesapeake and Ohio
| train have as yet made no arrests.
Capt. George A. Mushbach has returned
] from Richmond.
| The special services for men held in the
| MelhouisU PROTESTANT Cnurcn yesterday ant
| ernOon were well attended. Rev. F. T.
| Benson deIiveredian impressive sermon.
The prompt work of Motorman Grigg anC
! Brakeman Mason on Saturday afternoon
| prevented what eaine near proving Ser
| Gus accident on the electric railway, near
| the corner of King and Pitt streets The
| train was running at high rate of speed
| when q double team, driven by colored
man, ran onto the track and was struck by
| the train.
| Both the air and hand brakes were ap
| Piled, and the train was almost instantly
stopped, only slightly damaging the team
| and the motor car.
The executive committee appointed tC
make arrangements for the mass meeting
to be held in this city on December % il
! the interest of Sunday school work, j
| aetiveIy engaged In arranging program
The special event Of the evening will bt
an address by Prof. H. NJ Hammill, of the
Sunday School Association OF the Unitet
| States and Canada.