Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08
AT AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Speculation as to Outcome Of Contest Over
the Judgeship.
Joseph Lash Attempts to Commit
Le~'s Birthday-GeneraI News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. Sd King street.
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| Del iciepnone NO. 100
4 ALEXANDRIA, Va. December s 1897
There is still much speculation here as to
! the outcome Of the contest for the Judge
| ship of Alexandria and Fairfax counties.
which is to be decided by the legislature,
| probably within the next few days
Friends of both the candidates-the incum-
oent. Judge James NJ. Love of Fairfax
| county, and Mr.. Louis c. Barley formerly
! OF TINS city. but who, IL is now stated
claims Alexandria county as his legal resi-
oence-are in Richmond fighting for their
| favorites.
1t Is stated by parties who have been In
Richmond that the situation is apparently
favorable TO the election OF Judge Love.
IL Is said that much depends upon the
| way in which State Senator George A.
Mushbach, who represents this district
VIII cast his vote Ex-State Senator r.
w alton Moore who is in Richmond in be-
nan OF Judge Love, has stated openly that
Saptaln Mushbach will vote for Judge
Love. on the grounds that the senator has
| promised to cast his vote for the candidate
| having the Endorsement of a ma iority of
| the residents Of the judicial district over
| which he is to preside. IL is claimed that
| Judge Love has such Endorsement nv n
| large majority.
Attempted Suicide.
Joseph Lash. who has for some time past
| been In bad health. is said TO have this
| morning attempted to take his own life
Shcrtiy after o'clock Mr. Lash proceeded
| 10 the wharf at the foot of King street
ana purchased single trip ticket 10 Wash
| lhgton He went aboard the ferry,
| Were his strange actions aroused the s,,s-
p i OF the employees. and they kept
Iere time for the boat to leave Mr. Lash
was seen TO go to the port side of the
poat ana attempt to climb over the rail,
mot
| OF Mr.. Jack Phillips he would have sue
| 121 Prince street '' 'o'
1t is said that Mr.. Lash has upon more
thsn one occasion stated his intention of
| self-destruction.
Father StnGord's Lecture.
There was business meeting OF the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum last night.
at which there was a large attendance
| lie principal business transacted was the
| completion of the final arrangements for
the lecture of Rev. Father ID. J. Stafford
tomorrow night. Father Stafford will take
| as his subject Macbeth or the Punish
ment of Crime
Gen. Lees Birthday.
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans,
| has appointed Thomas Perry. John M.
Johnson, Edgar Warfield. A. c. wycofr, ],
w. Hammond and f. C. Graham a COM
of Gen r. f. Lees birthday. January H.
| 1898.
knights of Honor.
Belle Haven Council. knights of Honor.
| held largely attended meeting last night
ard elected officers for the ensuing term.
| The officers will be installed at the next
meeting.
Children Of the Confederacy.
The Children Of the Confederacy held an
adjourned meeting last night at the resi-
dence of Mrs. ID. II. Appich. on King street.
| 1t is the purpose of the Children TO give
an entertainment during the Christmas
holidays. and some of the arrangements
were made last night
Funeral of W. y. Devaughn.
| The funeral of the late William r. De-
| vaughn. former Alexandrian. who COM
| nitted suicide ii. .:altimore. took place yes-
| terday afternoon. The remains We're in
| TERED in the Methodist Protestant GENE
| terry. Members of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics. acted as pallbearers.
BrevitIes.
! Mr.. J. f. Alexander is in Petersburg at
| tending the session of the Grand Lodge OF
| Masons of Virginia.
The annual meeting of the Business Mems
League will be held the second Monday in
January.
| Grand Lodge of Masons viii leave here
Monday for Richmond. The delegates are:
Magnus l.. Robinson, Jno. ii. Smith, How
ard Bates. Rev. Il. Il. Robinson. Shadrack
Jackson.
A meeting will be held next Sunday af-
| ternoon at 3 o'clock in memory of the late
John NJ. Langston, in the Shaw Chapel
Montgomery street.
Magnus l.. Robinson has informed his
| friends that ne has abandoned the contest
for collector of port of Alexandria He ap-
preciates the high Endorsements he received
from distinguished white and colored men
from all parts of the county.
Mr.. Robert S. Barrett left this morning
for the City Of Mexico. where he has ac-
cepted a position with the Mexican Ma
tional Railroad Company.
Mayor Simpson this morning had only
one case to dispose of in police court, that
of James Williams, a colored barber,
charged with being drunk in the street. He
was dismissed.