Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

There were no cases for trial In the
Police Court this morning.
Chief Engineer a. Herwig, q. S. n.
and family have gone to Warrenton te
spend the summer.
The steam yacht Americas will to-
morrow carry pleasure party down
the river as far as Indian Head.
Arthur Herbert Camp, Children Of
the Confederscy, will meet at Lee
Camp Hall on Monday at S p. m.
At st. Mary's Church tomorrow the
children who have been under instruc.
ton at St. Mary's Hall for some time
past will make their first communion.
So far as known the delegates to the
State convention chosen in this city
stand about equally divided between
Messrs. Tyler and Ellyson for Governor.
One candidate was initiated and
three applications for membership re-
ceived at the meeting of Mount Vernon
Council, Daughters of America, last
night.
On Friday, the 25th instant, occurs
the feast of the Sacred Heart, movable
feast of great devotion, that will be
celebrated by special devotions in all
the Catholic churches.
Three lodgers-sailors who alleged
they came here in vessel from Next
CO and had been put ashore by the cap
tain without their wages-were at the
station house last night.
The closing exercises of Miss Mar
kells school were held yesterday even.
Ing. Prizes were awarded to Minnie
Zimmerman, Victoria Laupheim and
Theodc STA and Bertha Keen.
A meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held on
Monday next at p. m. in the NJ. E.
Church South. The unfaithful are es-
pecially invited to be on hand
The insurance company for which
Messrs. r. F. Knox & Co. are agents
in this city to-day settled in full with
the Virginia Beef Extract Company for
the loss they sustained by the recent
big fire in this city.
A woman named Mary Robinson,
who had been the proprietress Of
house on north Lee street, left the city
suddenly yesterday. A number of
storekeepers who had credited her are
endeavoring to ascertain her where
abouts.
MIR. Harry Hough, former Alexan-
drian, has been been bequeathed $1,000
by the will of the late B. F. Deford, of
Baltimore, the millionaire leather
manufacturer, in whose establishment
Mr.. Hough has been employed for
many years.
DR.. Brown, by request, has consented
to repeat his lecture on his tour
through Mexico st s o'clock on Mon
day night at the hall of R. E. Camp,
corner of Fairfax and Prince streets.
Ladies and gentlemen are cordially in
vited to attend.
The schooner Warren Adams, Capt.
]. D. Gibbons, against whom writ
was issued yesterday for having refused
to pay the claims of some of his crew,
was to day libeled by Deputy U. S.
Marshal Glover. Tue case came up be-
fore Commissioner Fowler this even
ing who gave judgment against the
schooner.
Rabbi Louis Stern, for twenty five
years past the pastor of the Washington
Hebrew Synagogue, at the close of the
regular evening services of the congre.
CATION last night was the recipient of
very fattering testimonial from his
flock in the form Of q set of resolu.
lions and also of more substantial
remembrance, check for 1850.
Some excitement was created near the
corner Of Prince and Columbus streets
last night by negro named Ed. (alias
Snake'D Grayson, who had assaulted
a man OF his own color. Officer Lyles
attempted to arrest him, but the assail-
ant ran and the officer discharged his
pistol at him. When the officer fred
the shot number of persons were seat.
ed on the front door steps and general
stampede indoors followed. The police
are on the lookout for the fugitive.
He is always in trouble on one charge
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