Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The pay roll for the street gang thii
week amounted to 1892.
A large number OF excursionists from
the north went to Mt. Vernon to-day
over the electric railway.
The April term of the Corporation
Court will begin on Monday. No grand
jury has been summoned for the term
Four candidates were initiated and
one application for membership was re-
ceiyed at the meeting of Mount Vernon
Council, Daughters OF America, last
night.
Pearl Sisson, wills ct work at Messrs.
Aitcheson {; Bros.'s planning mills this
morning, got his hand caught in a
rabiting machine and had three of his
fingers badly cut.
While blowing on the old Belvoir
estate, near the White House. below
this city, recently, Mr.. w. T. Talbert
turned up u 2S-pound ball which was
fired by an English man of-war during
the war of 1872.
Justice Sellers, of the county, yester-
day disposed ofths gambling case which
had been pending in his court for some
time by fiuing the two men charged $40
each and sending them to jail to serve
twenty-iour hours.
At the called meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary at Lee Camp Hall this morn
! ing it was decided to send a box con-
tanning fancy work, &C., to the Con-
federate Fair in Baltimore, which COM
mences next week. The members will
meet in the Camp Hall Tuesday after
noon at four o'clock.
This morning q colored man attempt
ed to jump from the sloop B. II. Lam
bert to the tugboat George W. Pride
and missing his calculation fell in the
river. The tngboat barely escaped
running him down. He was rescued
by the crew of the Pride and taken to
one of the coal wharves, where he is
employed.
Rev. ]. E. Irvine will preach an Easter
| sermcn at the First Presbyterian Church to-
morrow night at $50 o'clock, preceded by
prayer and song service, commencing at 7:3O
o'clock. Miss Edith Irvine will conduct the
young peoples meeting at p. M. The ser.
vices will continue every night next week
at 7:3o O'Clock
The remains of Ed. Washington, colored;
who was found dead at MS home near Ziou
Church, on south Lee street, yesterday even
ing, were viewed by Coroner Purvis who
gave certificate of death from natural causes.
The deceased had been sick few days and
died alone.
Two men, charged with disorderderly con.
duct and fighting were before the Mayor this
morning. The case was continued until the
18th instant. A man who was charged with
obstructing street crossing with yailroad
cars was dismissed with reprimand.
Mr.. Frank F.. Anderson, of this city, last
night delivered an address before the Sayepta
MUSICAL Association Bazar in Sarepta Hall on
the subject of Scuba" The speaker was
greeted by large audience, and was repeat
eddy interrupted by applause.
Two little boys. Harry Lunsford, white,
and Willie Jackson, colorsd, left hers yaster.
day for Wash lngton in search of wal adYen.
lures. They became hungry and homesici,
and were taken in charge by the police and
sent back to this city.
Rev. J. Ernest Thacker expects to preach
in the Second Presbyterian Church tO-mor.
row at The IL a. m. service on THE Sevenfold
Easter Joy, +" and at the 1870 p. N. service On
The last inv .atiau of the lsen and glori6od
Lord
The steam yacht Cecil, wrecked at tie Vul.
canizlng Works duling thestorm Of september
~, 1886, had her engine and boiler removed
yesterday by Messis. Rogers &, Bro, who
shipped them 10 New York,
The Epworth League held an interesting
meeting in the NJ. E Church South last night.