Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-08
LOCAL BREVITIEs.


Twenty eight dodgers were at the station
b"use last night.
r. l.. Attwell has sold TO a. a. Wallace &
iot at the southeast corner OF Lee street and
Waless alley.
A Home telephone, No. ITO. has been
placed In the commission house of J. T. &
j. G Beckham.
The chairman of the committee on light
SAYS hat the gas works will this year pay
$lo,OOO into the city treasury
A regular business meeting of the Young
Mems sodality Lyceum was held last night
only routine business was transacted.
Magnus L. Robinson has decided to aban
don the political fed as candidate for Col.
lector Of the Port of Alexandria, as he gees
ultimate defeat, ard he retires now in good
order.
Tbs District of Columbia Court of Appeals
decided yesterday that the Washington Trad
ing Stamp Company is gift enterprise and
therefore unlawful.
In moving some old rubbish in the yard of
the Old Dominion cigar company yesterday
evening gentleman found $190-but it was
Confederate money.
There was but one case before the Mayor
this morning. that of James Williams. colored,
arrested by Officer Sherwood, charged with
disordcrly conduct. BE was dismissed.
Mr.. Roger Jacobs, whose Hines, was noted
on Monday, died at an early hour yesterday
morning at his home in Richmond He was
native of this city and for number OF years
an employee of the Southern Railway Com.
pany.
A memorial meeting will be held in honor
OF the late John M. Langston next Sunday
afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at Shaw Chapel. An
interesting programme has been arranged.
Among the eulogsts will be DR.. J. Wilbert
Hopkins.
The colored Grand Lodge of Masons wi l
meet at Richmond next Tuesday, the 18th
instant The following delegation will repre-
sent alexandria Lodges: Shadrach jackson,
John H. Smith, Rev. B. B. Robinson, Howard
Bates and Maenus L. Robinson.
Captain B. F. Knox yesterday evening sold
for the trustees u acres of land near Wun.
der's cross roads, in the county. TO Lewis
Goodrich for $S1 per acre 4 acres TO the
same for $176.6O per aero, and d acres to
W. w. Douglas for $120 per acre.
The case of Cliff VS.. the Southern Railway
Company for $4,000 damages occupied
most of the session of the Circuit Court for
the city to-day. The case originated in the
killing Of James Gift by one of the COM
pany's trains in the Wilkes street tunnel on
July ] 5, 1896. The plaintiff was represe t.
ed by Messrs. G. D. Johnston and j. &. Cation
and the railway company by Messrs. Eppa
Hunton, jr and Leonard Marbury.
a we'll known resident of the eastern Sec
tion of the city, who has been in i'll health
for some time, which has caused him to be.
como greatly depressed at intervals, this
morning left here on tho 6 o'clock boat for
Washington. His actions on the steamer
aroused suspicion and some of his friends
look him in charge TO prevent what they
thought was an attempt to jump overheard.
He was returned to his home in this city.
a conference between thu Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia and representa-
tiyes OF the various lines of railroads entering
the sixth street station in Washington was
held yeste day in regard to tue adjustment
Of grade crossncs and plans for new terminal
facilities The conference was held behind
closed doors, but it is said there is fair pros
pect of the city having in tho near future
magnificent passenger station and freight IA
cilitios which will accommodate the fas:
growing bueiness of Washington
Mrs. Charles L Morse, who formerly rs.
sided on south St. Asaph street, in this city,
but Tho now lives in Washington, sent
letter to Mrs. Francis in this city day or
two ago requesting her to go to the writer's
house aud secure some articles left in it when
she left COR Washington. Mrs Frsncis COM
Piled with the request, aud while in the
house nnintentionally left letter addressed
to friend lying on the table. Later the
house was entered by thieves and robbed.
The police in endeavoring to fix the otlense
upon the guilty one found the letter and pro-
Cured search warrant and was about to
execute it when Mrs Francis made satstac'
tory explanation and the matter was dropped
The incident was the basis of the sensational
items in the Washington papelg this morning.