Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-14
LOCAL BREVITEES.

case of scarlet fever is reported at No.
us King street.
No business of Importance was transacted
in the Corporation Court to-day.
There will be a meeting of Alexandria
| Council National Union, tonight.
Kate Garnett, well known colored woman
of this city, died last night
Mr. ]. Il. Costello, aged 40 years, a we'll
known Washington restaurateur, died in that
city last night.
Policeman ]. T. Roberts, who has been con.
lined to his home for the past week, is now
able to resume his duties.
The barge Col. R. s. Andrews, loaded with
700 tons of coal for Mr. Dew. Aitcheson, ar
rived to-day from Havre de Grace
In test trial at Indian Head on Saturday
the Krupp amor again demonstrated its su-
periority to the Harvey armor.
In fight near the Stone Bridge yesterday
Leroy Dodson was cut about the head by
,, colored man. No arrests were made.
csr loaded with several hundred cofins
arrived at ST. Asaph on Saturday and were
stored in the government storage rooms.
A marriage license wss issued in Washing
ton on Saturday to Thomas Reeves and Vir-
ginia Anderson, both of Fairfax county,
The attention OF delinquent State tax-pay-
ers for the year 1897 is called to the notice
of City Treasurer Harlow, published else
where.
The barn of Mrs. J. Birch, of Falls Church,
was destroyed by fire saturday night. 1t
was stored with hay, but the damage was not
very large.
No meteoric showers were observed last
night. The conditions were unfavorable.
Thick clouds hung low and rain fell in an in
termittant way.
Captain e. w. Gaillard, of Fairfax county,
who was quite badly hurt few days since
in runaway accident while on his wsy to
this city, is improving
The register dial on the turnstle at Christ
Church gate was taken off one night last
| week by persons who supposed there was
money i'll the apparatus.
An effort is being made by colored people
| in Washington to have Capt. Chas. G. Ayres
of the Tenth o. S. Cavalry, colored, appoint
ed brigadier general.
a meeting of the Business Mems League
will re held to-night and if a sufficient mum.
her of members are present reorgan cation
of the league may be effected.
In Washington, in the case of Bryant vs.
Mcnogue, Judge Cox has decided in favor of
the plaintiff, Captain Norbert Bryant, of this
city, perpetuating the INJUNCTION.
! Several gentlemen of this city who went
down the river yesterday OH the steam yacht
| mericus on dpcking trip played havoc
with lot of decoys they found near Indian
! Head.
The Mayor has decided not 70 make the BIZ
monthly changes in the police beats to.mor
row, as everything seems to be working
| satisfactory, but slight change will be made
amcug the men in the squeds
The serving of the notices of the land grab.
| hers who have made application to purchase
delinquent lands in this city, is causing some
stir here, and it is said that in some instances
the claimed delinquencies do not exist.
The meeting of members of Company F.,
| Third Virginia regiment, to organize mill
I tary club, so as to be in position to reorgan-
ize the company when the Stat, militia is re-
organized, will be held at the armory to night.
& man committed suicide this morning by
| jumping into the river from the Bqoedu'
| Bridge 1t is supposed from letters found on
his person that his nane is A. Frost and tina.
he had been stopping at hotel In Wishing
ton.
Mr.. Fenry T. Earnest, formerly of Orange
county, vino was recently hurt by an explo'
sion while experimenting with high explos'
ives at Ditchley, in Fairfax county, died at
his home in Washington yesterday, aged Al
years.
Among the war relics on the U. 8 trans
port Lconidas, which passed up the river on
Saturday, were twenty-three guns taken from
spanish war ships, but they were too badly
damaged to be of use. Hobson's raft used at
the sinking of the Merrimac was left at Nor.
folk.
In some of the colored churches here yes
terday reference was made by the preachers
to the recent scenes in North Carolina. The
speakers generally regarded the occurrences as
outTsges on the negro race, whom they re.
galded as martyrs. They also condemned
the action of the white republicans in confed,
Grating themselves with white democrats
against the colored race.
Complaint has been made of tho damage
by grown people and children to the United
States letter and package boxes which are
now being repainted. This is to warn all
persons that watch has been placed over
said boxes and any person or persons found
scratching or in any way interfering with
said boxes will be dealt with according to the
laws of the United States. Parents will be
held accountable for the acts of their chill
dren in the premises.
The funeral of Mary Lillian, the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. O. Payne, TOOK
place yesterday evening from the homo of it:
parents, on Cameron street. Rev. Mr.. Be-
yelle. of the n P Church, conducted the ser
vices. The pallbesrers were her little
cousins. Masters Willie and Clinton Lindsay
snd Charlie and Willis Henderson. The
flowers were the loveliest ever seen at 8
baby's funeral in this city. The interment
was in the cemetery of that church.