Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-13
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

The infant child of Mr.. Chas Deahl die:
last night.
4 mecting of the West End Fire Compan,
Will be held on Wednesday night.
Nd. CoIse Camp, Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams, Will NEE. to. morrow evening.
Alexandria Council National Union, vii
meet to night at Pythian Hall, north Fit
street.
Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow has sent to Congressman
Rixey copy of the Mount Vernon Avenue
ol'l, which Mr. RiEey will introduce in Con-
gress at once
number of relatives in this city of TIE
late Mrs Maria L Key, who died in Balti.
more on Friday, attended the funeral which
took place in that city to-day.
public temperance meeting will BIO held
at the Baptist Church 10 morrow night under
the auspices of tho W. G. T. T., in memory OF
Rev. John &. Motif, the temperance advocate
of Virginia.
The committee On poor of the City Council
has awarded the contract for furnishing wood
to tia poor to Mr.. T. ]. Fannon at So 43 per
cord. There were five bidders, the highest
being S4.25
Yesterday was bright day and unusually
mild for this season of the year. The churches
were all fairly well attended, but the number
OF strangers in the city was not large. The
day was quiet one.
A colored excursion party from Richmond
came hero Saturday night and returned to-
day. To-day large number of excursionsts
from Lynchburg arrived hero and many OF
them went on to Washington.
a little child was knocked down on st.
Asaph street. near King Saturday night, and
quito painfully injured about the head. He
was cared for by Mr. Will Wood, and when
he recovered sufficiently he departed for his
home
The children of Mr.. Washington Damon
hover, of Washington, we're on Saturday
night given very delightful dance and par.
ty at the residence Of their grandfather, Mr..
j. R. smoot, Gil King street. The young PEG.
pie spent most enjoyable evening.
Policeman Roberts found a little child
wandering about the streets at late hour
Saturday night. Tho child could give no
Information as to who it belonged, but later
it was found that it lived on Patrick street,
and was daughter of Mrs. Payne.
The funeral of the late DR.. E W. Stay
maker, who died in Tennallytown Gil Satur
brother, on Pitt street, in this city, this morn
ing The services were conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Tbs ker. The interment was private.
a meeting of colored people was held yes.
terday afternoon in memory of the late John
NJ. LensstoD. The meeting was held at Shaw
Chapel. Rev. B. B. Robinson presided and
speeches wero made by ]. M. Hopkins Ed
mund Hill, VIC. Payne and Augustus W..
Lumpkins.
The dwelling Of Mr., Charles Herbert on
south Columbus street, near King, was enter
cd at an early hour yesterday morning by a
white robbsr carrying dark lantern. Ho
opened many drawers and stole So from one
OF them. hi S. Herbert, hearing noise, rose
and, seeing the man just leaving the house,
fred at him, but it is not known whether the
shot took effect.
The Chapter of Mercy of st. Pauls Church
will meet every Wednesday morning at the
chapel on Pitt street, where, between the
hcu's of eleven and ono o'clock, they will
be glad to receive donations of money, cloth
ing aud gro cries. These contributions will
be distributed among the sick and aged poor,
and those who, unable to obtain work, are
compelled to ask for assistance.
Some excitement was caused on south Fair
fax street this morning by fight which oc-
Cured between two young men who are
storekeepers. The trouble originated from a
misunderstanding in business transaction,
The bellieerents mad the battle brought to an
abrupt termination by the arrival of two po-
licemen on tho scene who took them into GUS
tody. The Mayor fined them 81 so each.
POLICEMAN Knight yesterday evening ar.
rested Dan Corbin, colored, on charge OF
selling liquor without license. Jnforma-
tion came to the officer that Corbin had been
doing an illegiiimate business for came time.
1t seems that Corbin had several persons ar.
rested day or so ago on charge of destroy
ing his property, and his arrest seems to be a
retaliation. lis morning he was fined $40.
Under orders from Mayor Simpson, in.
structions wero last night issued TO the po-
iicemen by Lieut.. Smith to arrest all strangers
and tramps caught on the streets after Twelve
o'clock at night who csnnot give satisfacto.
ry account of themselves. This is done to
break up the tramp nuisance in this vicinity,
and as result of tho order several were
| brought to the station house last night at a
late hour and locked up. Tramps. are uuu-
sually thick in this section jus. now, and it is
not considered safe for any one TO venture
forth at late hour in the suburbs