Evening star., 1897-02-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Marriages Result From the Crusade Against
immortality.
Local Notes Of Interest From Down
Rfver-Republtcan City Conn
mfttee Chosen.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. l21 North Washington street.
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| Alexandria. Va. February Is 1897.
AS result of the crusade against i'm
moral characters, five more couples were
1 married at police headquarters today. I'm
| order to escape the punishment assessed by
Mayor Thompson, who allowed them this
| alternative. This makes ten couples that
have been we'd during the crusade. The
| excitement incident to the raids has
| abated somewhat. though there is still an
! air OF expectancy, as though something out
| OF tie ordinary might happen So far.
however, no one of any prominence has
| been brought in. though il was predicted
| 'hat there would not he cell room enough
| Tor this class of people The police have
| oroers 10 arrest all on whom they can
prove me charge Of living immorally, and
any OF those punished this time are
| caugnt again they will be given the fun
| prnans OF the law. says Mayor Thompson
Mhat TO do with those OF the prisoners
VINO are unable to pay the fine assessed
| against them is question that is now aYt
taung the authorities. as they will have 10
20 70 laii, and the Jail is already full TO
| oNerHowlng- Ii is said that a shed will he
| built I'm the Jail yard today with hunks
| enough to accommodate the oyerfioM
| rhere VIII be room I'm the Jail proper after
| friuay, as on that day, IL they nav the fine
oL So assessed against them. the ten or
! tweive policy players will be released from
| ourance vile, having served thirty .day.
| each In jail.
| Hcpubstcan Committee.
| The republicans of the city met Satur-
DAY night at Serepta Hall and after trans
| acting some ROUTINE business appointed The
lolowlng city committee: First ward.
| Charles Dearborn and Thomas H. Bayn..
| second ward. James F.. Johnston and los
| u Lasn: third ward tcourt house p2eci,,ct,.
| James T. Lash and Thomas J. Edelin,:
third ward Friendship precinct). Henry a.
| Nais ana Charles &. Smith. and fourth
L IN
| Kelly. NJ
| II Is said that the republicans will p,t
| iuii ticket in the field at the spriuV cleo
| lions. They have not done so l,efore Tor
| some time, as Ii has always been conceded
| that the nominees of the democratic prim-
| aries nave been as good as elected there
| jority.
A Serious Accident.
A youi white man, giving his name as
Joseph A Hutton and his residence as No
| ""' street, Southwest Washington met
| win quite serious accident i'm this city
saturday night last, which cost him his
ieit arm He was in the act OF boarding a
lre,ght train on the Washington Southern
f.y pound south, when ne missed his
footlng and fell under the wheels a.
stated. his left arm was terribly maup;sJ
ana ne was otherwise injured ahour th.
poas- ne was taken to Washington on the
| ilaH O'Clock train and .aken 10 Tho Erer
| gency Hospital. " here the operat,,n NO.
performed. was
Church Services Yesterday,
The beautiful spring weather of ,.S,
day brought number of strangers to ,,a
| CITY, and all during the day the streets
were hhed with people. The church SER
HIees were well attended. At Christ
Shurch' IN the morning, Rev. S. A. Wallis
or the Virginia Theological Seminarv
peacned, pf an.., aud AT night. Rev. Mr.. Ciampett
| ciated. oiii-
T"ent.-Second Of February
| Inc I'd of February, Washington's birth
day' VIII not he publicly celebrated ia this
| ety, ana II is generally regretted. The
foung Mems Sodality Lyceum will ceIe-
brate the day by a banquet at Lyceum
| Hall.
, me Junior Order United American Me-
chahlcs VIII also have banauet~
Charity Committee weettr~-
The ladies of the cooperative charities
committee held meeting at 3 o clock this
afternoon in the rooms OF the Brotherhood
OF St Andrew. to devise ways and means
Tor relieving the suffering among the Door
and destitute of the city. These ladies will
pe giaa 10 receive money and provisions OF
any klrd, which they can use to advan-
.ase, as there are still a number of worthy
cases tnat need assistance.
A Small Fire.
The alarm of fire at 10 O'Clock yesterdav
| morning was caused by the explosion of a
gasoline stove at the residence OF Mr. Chas
Herbert on Queen street. The entire fire
department responded. and in a few min
utes succeeded in extinguishing the flames
The damage was very slight as the fire
was confined to a small space In the
kitchen.
Police Court
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
of the following cases:
Benz. Henderson, colored. charged. with
being drunk and disorderly. fined %.
Aaron Jackson colored; charge drunk
| and disorderly fined S. In default OF which
he went to jail for twenty days.
Edward Triplett. colored; charge inde-
cent conduct: fined s..
Grant Riley, assault on Harry Tuir. dis
missed with roprimand.
Mary Harris and Maria Knight colored:
charge. indecent conduct; fined 50 each or
twenty days in jail
General and Personal Notes.
There was a largely attended meeting of
the Women's Christian Temperance Union
today in the NJ E. Church South at 2:U
o'clock
Messrs. A. w. Melchoir and c. W. Arma-
cost will leave tomorrow for Richmond to
attend the session Of the Grand Lodge,
knights of Pythias.
MIS- fuSET SnOW0en. the aged mother of
Messrs. Harvie and Hubert Snowden of the
Alexandria Gazette, is extremely i'll at her
home
Among the ladies who will appear at the
Opera House Wednesday night next will be
Miss Marion Barnwell Harrison a daueh-
ter of the late George Harrison of this city.
Policemen Goods. Roberts and Howson
whose sickness was mentioned i'm The Star
are still confined to their homes with the
grip.
Rev. Bergman Green of Christ Church,
this city, preached yesterday evening at St.
Peters Church, Baltimore.
The Business Weman's Club.
The members of the Business Woman's
Club and their guests were recently agree
ably entertained at the studio of Miss
Leavitt. the president of the club An in
teresting paper was read by Mr.. Frank
Claudy on Wagner and Hts Music" Miss
Blanche Rueckert sang delightfully."- two
numbers, "Elizabeth's Prayer from
'"rannhauser." and "Elsa's Dream" from
. ohcp rim foA