The times., 1897-04-27
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
No Fears Of Any Further Trouble
From the Negroes.
LIQUOR Licenses Granted-Brig. :. [
Confesses-TheO Odd Fellows
Celebrate.

Alexandria, April 26.-AleXandria has
| assumed it's normal condition, and no
fears are entertained OF any further
trouble. There is every reason TO believe
that the reports which reached here IN
Saturday night, in reard To the assembling
OF large gangs OF negroes in the country,
for The purpose OF marching on this city.
were correct. The police have secured
the name OF negro who went from this
city and notified the gang OF the prep
arations which were being made here 10
receive them. This negro attempted to get
through the lines on Saturday night, and
was stopped by Lieut.. Smith, but it was
not suspected at that time what his pur
pose was. He evidently left the city at
point which had been left unguarde.i
While the citizens or Alexandria do not
apprehend any further trouble, it would
require but few minutes to have the
entire population OF the city under arms.
Col. q. Percy Hawes, or Gov. 0Ferrall's
staff, arrived in this city at 10:52 to-
night and is holding an Investigation at
police headquarters of the lyBcbing OF
Mccoy
The testimony OF the policemen wasprac-
tically the same as was brought out at
the coroner's inquest
The excise board of Alexandria county
met in this city today and granted liquor
licenses 10 the following persons, who gave
bond in the sum of $3.50 each: John w
Clark, Daniel Crumbaugh. Michael LawIer,
George Myers, Michael Higgins. j. g NJ.
WOLF, and Potter & Sanford.
An interesting address was delivered at
Trinity NJ. + Church yesterday evening by
Mrs. NJ Is. Platt, of Was hingtDn.
William Blight, who was arrestedin this
city on suspicion Of having robbed South
ern Railway cars at Culpeper,h has acknowl-
edged that he is guilty Of the charge. He
will be TUNED over TO the Culpeper authou
ties
Jerry Frazier, the wel-known colored
sexton Of the Presbyterian cemetery, died
at mis- home in this city last night
The seventy-eig hth ami versary of
the establish of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows in the United
States, was observed in this city by the
members Of the two lodges attending di-
vine service at the Baptist Church An
excellent sermon was preached by the
pastor, Rev. J. H. Butter, his subject
being the three links Friendship. Love
and Truth.
In the police court today, Henry Mason,
colored, was fined So for assaulting his
wife and Andrew Williams, colofed, for
inSolence toward officers yesterday morn
lug while in discharge of their duty, was
fined So.
The remains Of the late John J. Morrison,
who died at the residence of Or. George
T Klipstein, were taken to Barton, Nd,
today for interment. The deceased had
been visiting relatives in this city. and
was found dead in bed yesterday evening.
The April term Of the unity court will
not be held on accountof the death of Judge
Chichester. Judge Tebbs, of Loudoun, who
had been requested TO hold this term, of
court by Judge Chichester, came here this
morning, but upon learning Of his death
decided not TO open the court.
Mr.. Charles Fones had the end of one of
his fingers shot off yesterday by the acci-
dental discharge of pistol which he was
cleaning.
Charles Lloyd, little white boy, fen
into Reed s dock this evening and came near
being drowned He was rescued by a com-
panlon.
A colored military company from Rich
mnnd, which passed through this city last
night on the Pennsylvania road en- route to
New York, acted in a very dIsolderly man
ner. When the train stopped in this city
several of them discharged their pistols.
The marriage of Miss Lucy Lloyd Lee TO
Mr.. william J. Booth will take place on
Wednesday evening at Christ Church. IL
will be a brilliant affair.
Mr.. Charles Goodrich, mcasurcr of wood
hn iS III 81 has in ntnl
Mr.. Louis Brill TO act as his deputy.