Evening star., 1897-03-11
ALEXANDRIA AT AIRS
Citizens Will Endeavor to Get Local Trains
Put Back.
4 Man Who Looked Through q Key
hole-Locai Notes of General and
Especial Interest.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. l21 North Washington street.
Tel.nhpna 1lG

1t is said that a number of prominent
Alexandrians will at an early date en-
dsavor to have the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Company put back the local trains on tho
Ire between this city and Washington TO
accommodate the large number of Alex
andrians whose duties compel them %
take daily trips to Washington. Much
complaint is heard On all sides of the great
delays so frequently sustained on the cleo
trio trains. and they are almost daily hung
up somewhere along the line. Yesterday
afternoon the electric train which left
Washington at 5:l5. II is said. did not
reach this city until nearly 4 o'clock. and
such delays are of common occurrence.
The matter of putting on three new and
improved steamers on the river route. TO
make frequent and quick trips between
the two cities. is being quietly discussed
and. ii is thought. will result i'm increased
laciiities by the river route More than
two thousand Alexandrians go to Washing
ton every day to engage in business of on.
kind or another. and they say that they
are entitled to great consideration at the
hands of the transportation companies
VINO al best charge an excessive rate for
the trip. Some attribute the DELAYS TO th,.
heavy travel incident to the inaugural cere-
monies in Washington last week hut others
KNOW that IL is matter of almost dali,
occurrence to he tied up on the line some
where III now takes on an average of
nom twenty-five to thirty-fiye minutes To
make the trip between the two cities when
IL could he easily made i'm fifteen The
outcome is looked forward to with great
interest by those engaged in business in
Washington.
ENidenu! Trumped lp Chnree
william Carter appeared at the station
mouse yesterday afternoon and swore on, a
Warrant for Sefer Blouse charging him
win permitting his bar room TO remain
open on Sunday and selling beer The case
came up for trial in police court this morn
ing carter swore that on Sunday last h.
was standing in front of Blouse'S saloon
on upper KING street. when he heard voices
III lhe bar He put his eye TO the keyhol..
and saw negro man named Robert Simp-
son drink glass of beer He also stated
that he saw him pay for it,
simpson was then put upon the stand
He swore that the charge was utterly falls,
as ne could prove that he had not touched
drink for over three years.
Mr.. Blouse. in his own defense stated
,hat me charge was untrue. Furthermore
that ii would have been impossible for any
enc to have looked through the keyhol.
ana seen man standing at his bar as th..
door was five inches thick and the KEY
hole near the bottom.
The mayor dismissed the case and made
Garter pay the costs.
Ohs to the Penitenttar,
'udih % - BAKER OF the state penIten-
uary arrived here yesterday morning and
IN the evening took back to Richmond with
him Harry Simpson. the young man who
was convicted of grand larceny at the
January term of the corporation court and
sentenced TO enc year. An effort had been
made to have young Simpsons sentence
committed to one year in jail. but Gov
ernor % Ferran declined TO interfere Quite
a number of Simpsons friends were the
a 81 hir,y off
with him j. II. Watson and Lewis Blakely
the two colored men who were last week
convicted of stealing a lot of goods from a
car of the Southern Railway Company.
Gone 10 Attend Virginia Conference
Rev. l.. J. McDougle Of Trinity NJ f.
Churcb left last night for Roanoke where
the Virginia conference will convene.
Bishop W. f. Mallalieu will preside Mr.
McDougle left with the most encouraging
report to the conference relative to the
condition of his charge in this city. both
from a fin1rcial and a spiritual point of
view During The first year OF his ministry
here Nj. McDougle has seen the church
prosper in all of its branches. Notwith-
standing the rast year has been one of
depreis :on in financial circles. the congre-
cation has succeeded in paying OFF great
deal CT its Indebtedness and for the same
period ninety accessions have been made
TO its membership. one new class has
b"ell organized. Whlcn meets on W eineS-
day evening. composed almost exclusively
of Young laCies and gentlemen. The Esp-
worth League, which recently reor-
ganiZod. has been of great benefit TO the
pastor and the church. Mr.. McDougle ii is
more than likely will be returned to this
city.
Death of MIR. w. IL. DeNuuShu.
Mr.. William II. DeNauchn. who was
struck by a cable car in Washington last
week AMI seriously injured died al his
home in this city yesterday from the in
juries which he received The deceased
of the Oldest ana best known resi-
dents of this city. and was kind ana gem
uemaHly in his demeanor, ard WAS gener-
ally esteemed 10y all who knew him. He
was q cthinetmaker by II ade.
4 Painful Accident.
Mr.. William Kelley. a machinist. while at
work in the shop of the Southern Railway
Company IN this city yesterday afternoon
met with painful accident, which may re-
suit in the loss of enc of his eyes TIE
accident was caused by the explosion of a
lubricator glass Mr. Kelley was attended
by Dr. w. w. O'Brien, the company's sur
geon.
Run Over and Hurt.
While Mrs. Taylor Arnold was driving
out yesterday afternoon she accidentally
was flying kite in the street. and injured
him badly. His condition is somewhat i'm
proved this morning.
General and Personal Notes.
In the corporation court yesterday, in the
of James McCuen. jr.. agt. I-avinia
Crosen. a decree was entered confirming
the report of the commissioners sale
The ladies of st. Mary's Church will give
an oyster supper in the Lyceum Hall on
the evening of st. Patrick's day
The condition of Mr.. stephen Henderson.
whose illness was mentioned in yesterdays
Star. is somewhat improved today
Rev. DR.. Clampett of Baltimore will
preach in Christ Church tonight at 1:.o
O'Clock. The service will last only one
hour.
Mr.. Aieck Kaufman of this city has gone
to California. where he will engage in busi-
ness with his brother
Mrs. William II. Marbury is quite i'll at
her home on Prince street
If Won want apythi Il, I'll,