Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Thornton Lucas, we'll known col
ored barber, lost his watch on the stree
to. day.
The heaviest rainfall in this section
for some time was that of early this
morning.
Aonzo Sims was arrested in Wash.
ington to-day and brought to this city
by Constable Webster, charged with
being implicated in the recent robbery
of Mr.. Geo. Ayers's store, also charged
with robbing his employer, Mr.. Walter
Moore.
The examining chaplains of the do
cese of Virginia hold the semi.annual
examination of candidates for orders at
the Virginia Theological Seminary near
this city this morning, and the exam
lining chaplains of the diocese of South
ern Virginia will hold examinations for
orders at the seminary tomorrow.
Superintendent Kemper has placed
Miss Ficklin in charge of the school
taught by the late Miss Maggie w.
Price, and has placed Miss Ficklin's
school in charge of Miss Bowie, a sub
stitute, till the school board meets.
Already there are several applicants
for the vacacy caused by the death OF
Miss Price.
DR.. O'Brien to day received letter
from the Pasteur Institute in New
York stating that the guinea pigs which
were on the Sth instant inoculated with
the virus of the dog which bit MIR. l..
e Payne, of Fairfax county, died on
the 18th. The letter states that Mr..
Payne, who is still at that institute, is
doing we'll.
Attention is called to the notice of L.
Schwarz & Son elsewhere.
At Jackson City on Saturday night Mary
Johnson, Colored, was shot and badly wound
cd by Joseph Johnson, colored, after they had
quarrcl,d. sho was taken to the Emergency
Hospital in Washington. Drs. Lawrence and
Hooe probed for the bullet, and found it 80
deeply imbeddcd in tie left shoulder that it
could not bo extracted. 1t was apparent that
tho woman had been drinking. The shooting
occurred in Mudd's saloon. The woman's
condition is MOI serious.
A letter from King George county says
lumber is being hauled to rebuild Stiffs
wharf, on the Potomac, which was recently
destroyed by leo and wind. Mr.. Stitl7s plan
is to construct trestle bridgeway, which can
be withdrawn from the water when tho icc-
foes pass down the Potomac This is one of
the most important shipping points on the
Potomac, and Mr.. Stiff has made very large
expenditures of money to keep it in order for
the public convenience.
] he death of Ju 'ge Seymour, of the United
States District Court of Eastern North Caro-.
lima. will necessitate some other judge taking
up the noted case of the tug Katie VS. the
steamer Newport News for damages by col
lision, which was heard by Judge Seymour,
and which he had under advisemcnt at the
tine of his DEATH
The catalogue Of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary of Virginia for 1S96'97 has just
been issucd. There are 80 sudcnts-13
from Virginia, IL from Southern Virginia,
and the remainder from ten other doceses
A meeting of O'Kano Council, Catholic
Benevolent Legion, was held in st. Mary's
Hall yesterday afternoon, when several
names were added to the roll of membership.
The Washington Southern Railway will
not run extra trains between this city and
Washington on March 18th, leaving the local |
travel to the Electric road
While exercising at the Gymnasium on
Saturday night Herman Minturn was struck |
on the bark of the head by one of the rings |
and slightly injured.
Mr.. Edward Shinn lost portion of one of
his fingers at the Hydraulic brick yards Oh |
Saturday by getting it caught in the ma
chinery.
A marriage license was issued in Washing
Ton on Saturday to Egypt Elliott and Esther |
Copeland, both Of Alexandria.
Captain Bob Adams launched his Immense |
seine at Fowkes's shore last week. and is catch |
ing some very fine winter fish.
A ball will DO given by Professor Lucas's
dancing class at Schulers Hall tonight.
he new Corcoran Art Gallery in Washing
ton, was formally opened to-day.