Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-27
Hohenstein refused to prefer charges
against Arlington.

Hohenstein refused to prefer charge:
against Arlington.
Henrietta Vinton Davis supported by &
company of colored persons, will appear il
"Othello' at the Opera House on Wednesday
evening. January 18th, for the benefit of the
John Hay Industrial School of this city
This company p1rposes giving series of en-.
tertainments for the benefit of this school
Magnus L. Robirson will be general manager.
The largest and handsomest Christmas tree
seen by any of the Gazette reporters this
year was that in the parlor of Mr.. Chris Gill
on Union street. The tree stood in the centre
of prettily laid off miniature garden, reach.
ed from the floor to the ceiling, and was
loaded down with every imaginable Christ.
mas knick knack.
The residents of that neighborhood were
aroused from their slumbers last night by the
cries of Mrs. George Wood, who resides at
the corner of Fairfax and franklin streets,
who declared that she heard some one in her
house. The premises were searched, but in
the meantime the marauder had disappeared.
The shutting down of the electric light
plant at an early hour on Friday and Satur.
day nights vas by order of those in authority
AID in order to give holiday 10 the linemen
and SOHO others connected with the works.
The darkness thus occasioned caused great
Inconvenience to belated pedestrians.
A party of young men became engaged in 8
row near the corner of King and Pitt streets
on Saturday night and several fights ensued.
They visited many saloons in the neighbor-
hood, when the row was renewed, and in one
of the scrimmages peacemaker was cut on
the cheek.
Complaint having been made that flowers
and wreaths were being stolen from the Va.
rious cemeteries, Lieut. smith and Officer
Wilkinson to day investigated the matter
and recovered some of the wrsaths which had
been stolen by colored woman. Arrests will
follow.
Bessie King the cclored girl who was
charged with infanticido, and who has been
at the Infrmary for tbs past week or 50, was
this morning given q trial by The Mayor, and
was discharged, as there was no evidence that
she EaliciOusly caused the death of her in.
FAINT
Owing to tho inclemency of the weather
yesterday morning the churches were only
slimly attended. Services were conducted
according to Fridays announcements, except
in st. Paul's Church, where Fev. s. A. Wallis,
of the Seminary, preached in the morning.
The stermer Sue has been wthd rawn from
the Baltimore route for the season and the
steamer Harry Randall will on Friday next
To withdrawn from the lower river route for
about two weeks. During that time some re.
pairs will be- made to the Randall.
The children's Christmas celebration at
Emmanuel Lutheran Church lastSnight was
largely attended. Tho exercises vera very
interesting, and tine little ones were all made
happy.
In shooting pistol loaded with blank car
tridges on Saturday evening Mr. James Form
shil shot Mr.. Fred. Schwab in the stomach,
inficting slight but painful wound.
A colored man named John Bryant aoci.
denta:ly. shot himself in the hand while
handling pistol near the Fayette street de.
pot to-day.
Master Randall Elliott was quito badly
cut and burned ON his hand on Saturday even
ing by the explosion of bottle filed with
powder.
A number OF priests and students of
Georgetown college to-day visited St. Mary's
Academy in this city.
an cd oolcred man namsd George King
died last night at his home in the western
part of the city.