Evening star., 1898-03-24
The Mysterious Disappearance of
Capt. James Treakle.
FEAR BE HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE
FiremenAII Favor an Improved Fire
Alarm System.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
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52D King Street,
Bell Telephone 106,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March "A, 1898.
Captain James Treakle, a well-known
oyster man, disappeared from his home at
an early hour this morning and his friends
fear he has committed suicide by jumping
into the river.
Captain Treakle arose about 3 o'clock this
morning, put on an old suit Of clothes and
placed the key of his oyster house, which
is located on Commerce street, In his
pocket, left his home and has not been seen
since, though his friends made diligent
search for him.
Captain Treakle returned from Provi-
weeks ago, after having been operated
upon for two cancers in his head. Ever
since his return he has been very despond-
ent, and it is said he has on more than one
occasion talked of drowning himself.
Change of Pastors.
Rev. L. I. McDougle, formerly pastor of
Trinity M. E. Church, has gone to Chesa-
peake, near Norfolk, where he was recently
assigned by the Virginia annual confer
ence. Bishop Goodsell, presiding at the
Philadelphia conference, has assigned Rev.
N. B. Masters of that conference to take
family are expected here shortly.
Circuit Court.
In the circuit court for the city yester-
day the following business was transacted:
Elizabeth NJ. Janney agt. Warren NJ
Peake; removed to corporation court Nora
Counsil, colored, was granted an absolute
divorce from her husband, Harrison Coun-
sill, on a charge of bigamy. J. T. Mason
was appointed trustee Of the estate of Au-
gustus E. Addison, deceased, in place of
w. d. Addison, deceased, and also guardian
of Sallie r. Addison.
The Fire Alarm System.
The fact that the matter of putting in an
improved electric fire alarm system was
Tot brought up at the meeting of the city
council Tuesday night is thought by many
to be favorable to the plan. There is not a
dissenting voice among the active firemen
of the city, and, as matter of fact, they
all favor it most heartily. There was a
false alarm of fire yesterday, and it was
really distressing to see the engines chas-
ing each other all over town, looking for
the cause
The fire wardens, it is said, suggested
that the money can be used to better ad-
vantage in other parts of the department.
Hamilton Released From Custody.
Robert ]. Hamilton, who has been on
trial at Fairfax Court House for the past
several days, was released from custody
yesterday afternoon. Hamilton is the man
who was arrested in this city in December
last, charged with attempting to wreck a
train of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company at Ravensworth last December.
The jury yesterday could not agree, and
Judge Love discharged them. The conf
mcnwealths attorney then decided to enter
a nolle Irosequi in the case.
Charter Granted.
Judge ]. K. NJ. Norton, in the corporation
court, has granted a charter to the Dime
Capital System, with P. F. NorvelI of WASH
ir gton president and E. Allen Sauerwein of
Baltimore general manager. The new cor
poration is building and loan association
upon a novel plan. The papers were exc
cuted in Baltimore, but the principal office
is fixed in Alexandria, with Mr.. E. B. Tay-
lor agent.
The Old Cotton Factory.
For number Ct years past there has
been standing at the head of Washington
street an old brick building which has
been an eyesore not alone to the home
people but to strangers. 1t is the old Mount