Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The residence of Mr.. ]. II. Troth. at
Fairfax Courthouse, was burglari2ed
last night and a pocketbook, contain:
ing about s., 800, stolen therefrom.
The two companies of the 9th U. s.
Cavalry, camped near Leesburg for the
past month. will leave on Tuesday next
for their quarters at Fort Niger.
The Lincolnia Christian Endeavor
Society will pay q fraternal visit to the
Christian Endeavorers of the M. P.
Church tomorrow evening at Z o'clock.
The city market to-day was again
well supplied with everything in season,
and prices, except eggs, which we're
higher and sold at from 16 to IS cents a
dozen. were about the same as those re-
ported last Saturday.
Mrs. Zsisse, mother of Mr.. VIM.
Zeisse, formerly of the Exchange Hotel,
of this city, died in Philadelphia yes
terday. MIR. w. 81. Steuernagel left
here this evening to attend the funeral.
AS will be seen by an advertisement
elsewhere Mount Vernon Institute will
reopen on September Sth. Miss M. A.
Roach, principal, is considered one of
the most. successful instructors in the
city.
Soon after the town clock is lighted
every night what appears to be the
shadow of a woman is seen in the south
east corner of the steeple. The phe-
nomena attracts considerable attention.
1t is reported that Billie Dixon, the
colored pugilist, who is training at
Riverside, near Mount Vernon, for bis
fight with Toady Banks, rescued q
white man from drowning yesterday
Afternoon.
The attachment case of several la
borers against the Eastern Electric Con-
struction Company, to have come up
before Justice Sipple to-day, was post
attorney for the company.
Some excitement was caused at the
Opera House corner last night by diff
6culty between young man and a
youth, during which several blows
were passed. Both were arrested and
this morning the young man was fined
$3.50.
The store of Mr.. Chilly on the Strand
was found open by the police about 9
o'clock last night, but on search being
made nothing was found to be missing
and it is thought that Mr.. Crilly forgot
to lock up the store when he left in the
evening.
A very interesting meeting of Mount
Vernon Council, Daughters of America,
was held in Jr. o. q. A. M. Hall last
night. The council will give another
of its bus rides on September 8. Several
members of the order from Washington
we're present and made addresses.
William Rousley, colored, employed on the
steamer Sue, fell from the hurricane deck to
the lower deck yesterday morning at the
Washington dock, receiving severe injuries to
his head and shoulders. He was removed to
Providence Hospital in the Fourth precinct
patrol wagon.
The Southern Railway Company has in use
| 700 locomotives valued at 81 100000. Five
thousand men are employed in the company
| shops. The Southern has 10000 freight
cars, which. if coupled together would ex-
| tend Us miles, ana also ooo passenger
| coaches.
A colored boy named Simon Thomas was
arrested this evening for breaking into the
store of Ike Wood, also colored, on Oronoco
street, and stealing bicycle and some other
articles therefrom. Another boy is impli-
dated.
Sergeant Smith and Policemen Knight,
Belts and Beach returned yesterday from
their vacation. which WAS spent on the lower
Potomsc, Officers Roberts, Young and Lyles
went off to-day on their ten days leave.
II is rumored in Washington that Mgr.
Schroeder, now in Rome, will protest against
the new Trinity College which the Sisters of
Notre Dame propose to erect near the Catho-
| lie University in Washington.
Owners of property near the Providence
Hospital, in Washington, have protested to