Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-08
LOCAL BREVITLES.

The Presid arts zach! sylph passed up tn
river to day.
a case Of diphtheris is reported at No. %
north Royal street.
| The street corner letter boxes have beef
psint silver color.
Rev. Mr.. Revelle will conduct the service
at the Railroad Reading Rooms tonight.
colored boy named VIM. Simms was ar
rested to-day on an old warrant charging hin
with crap playing.
The election returns will be received ant
bulletined by stereopticon at the store o
MIR 3. E. Knight tonight.
Travel on the electric railway was some
what delayed this evening by a car gettinf
off the track at Four Mile run.
Mrs. Eph. Cheshire was slightly burned
while lighting fire with gasoline at hel
home on Prince street on Sunday.
Mr.. J. r. schooley reported to the police
yes erday that his pocketbook, containing
about $50, had been stolen or been lost.
The Washington banks will shortly make
a test case to determine the legality of the
bank tax of p per cent. upon the capital oil
each bank.
MIR Steel, living near Fairfax station, yes.
terdsy killed bald eagle which measured
eight feet from tip to tip. he took it to
Washing ton to have it stuffed.
Tonight is the time for the semi.month-
ly NEE ing of the City Council but, as here.
totore stated, it being election night, the
meeting will probably adjourn over till to-
morrow night.
&. A. Nestorowitsch of Washington. was
nd ha IN
look out f II Alexis Nestorowitsch, who had
run away from i home on Four.and-a. half
street on Friday last
Nearly all the Alexandria members of Com.
pany F, Third Virginia regiment, and the
Begimental Field Band have returned from
Richmond to their homes Most of them
have had enough of soldier life, and say they
are dang sorry they went there"
The second quarterly conference of the NJ.
P. Church was held last night, when it was
decided to admit several members to the
church. The accounts of the financial stew
ards were audited, which showed the receipts
to be larger than for twelve years past.
Elmer lnscol, Sgd II year,, who with his
sister recently entered the Infrmary, died
there ldsu Eight OF hemorrhage of the lungs,
he having been sufferer from consumption
for some time His sister is thought to be
improving. There are now six typhoid fever
cases at the Infrmary.
Some excitement was caused on the last
train from Washington to this city last night,
growing out of Il political discussion, in which
colored man joined aud expressed his senti-
ments so freely that threats were made to
throw him Off the train The colored man
later got into difficulty with white boy,
when WI ito man interfered and knocked
the colo;ed man down.
AS the heating apparatus for the new court
house in the county cannot be gotten in order
in time the November term OF the Circuit
Court for the county will be held in the old
court house in this city on the 14th instant
on which day and place the County Super
visors will also meet. The dedication OF the
new court house will take Place on the 10th,
as heretofore announced.
The committee appointed TO consider tie
advisability of having the next State conven
ton Of the brotherhood of st Andrew held
in this city met the members of the Brother
hood at the Parish Hall of st. Paul's Church
last night and decided that as Richmond and
other cities had extended invitations to the
State Council. it would be best for the Alex-
sndria Council to defer extending al invita-
tion till future meeting of the State Con.
vention.
Some little excitement was caused near the
corner of King and Washington streets yes.
terdsy evening By the motormsn of an cleo
trio car taking hold of horse attached to an
Adams Express wagon and driving tho team
scross the street, so that the train could pass
The driver OF the wagon objected and threat.
ened TO knock the head of the trolleymsn off
The express company claims that it has as
much right to obstruct the street with its
wagons rs the railway company has 10 use
the siding and go the matter rests.