Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

An extra steamer was run from Norfolk
last night with a large excursion party fol
Washington.
broken electric light wire last night
caused the electric lamps TO remain unlighted
for some time.
A telephone message was received here to.
day stating that the District of Columbia
militia has been called out.
The Italian training ship Ame,igo Vespucci
passed out of the cspes at 1880 yesterday
morning on her way to Phi adelphia
At the meeting in Richmond yesterday OF
the Grand odge of the Golden Chain Mr.. J.
E. Kidwell, Of this city, was elected Grand
Gu de.
At the meeting last night of Jackson Couu.
ell, Jr. o. o. A. NJ, two members were ini-
tia.ed and one application for membership
was received.
Several members of Old Dominion Com
IN lndery K. T last night attended, in cti-
zens' dress, the Masonic fair now being held
in Washington.
In the baseball game played yesterday
evening at the High School grounds b, tween
the High School nine and the nine from
Kendall Green the latter won by a score of
10 TO 5.
Six carloads of powder and ten of guns
passed through this city to-day via the South
ern Railway on the way to Tampa, Fla.
More troops are expected to pass through here
tonight
The annual meeting of the Trustees of the
Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary
and High School in Virginia will be held st
the Theological Seminary on Wednesday
May 4th, at 1Qa m.
While at work yesterday evening in the
Southern Railway shops in this city Mr.. W.
J. Burroughs was struck in the eye by piece
o. hot iron and painfully hurt. He was at
t,nded by DR.. O'Brien.
Some excitement was clused on Fishtown
to-day by fight between colored man and
a colored woman, during which the man was
knocked into pile Of fish otfa and severely
pummeled by the woman.
The Clerk of the Corporation Court to-day
received from the Clerk of the Court of APP
peals the mandate of the latter court in the
case of Quayle vs.. the W., A. & NJ. V. B. w.
Co.. the decision Of the lower court.
The Alumni Association of the Theological
Seminary has invited Rev. Hartley CaTmich.
ael, rector of St Psul's Church, Richmond, to
read an essay before them on the 22d of June,
and he has accepted. DR.. Carmichael is a so
the alternate preacher at the closing exercises
OF the seminary.
In the Corporation Court to-day tho will of
the late John A. Seaton, colored, was admit
ted to probate, and his widow, Eliza A. Sea.
ton, qualified as executrix The deceased
makes several minor requests, but leaves
most of his estate, valued az $4,000, to his
widow and son.
Rev. ]. E. Irvine will preach tonight at
the evangelistic services in the First Presby-
terrain Church on THE signs of the times and
c only wise course to be taken By Christ
ians and all others in view of coming events"
rho meeting commences at 7:45 p. M Miss
Edith Irvine will sing and play on the violin.
The electric railway officials having COM
planned 10 the authorities of the annoyance
ihey and passengers are subj scted to By news
boys at the intersection of KIM and Royal
streets, officer Davis yesterday arrested L
youth named Booth, who, it WAS alleged, WIS
persistipg in the practice. The case was
brought before the Mayor this morning and
the boy was dismi ssed with reprmand.
Ma risge licenses were issuei in Washing
ton yesterday to Michael P. O'Callahan au6
Florence II. Limstrong, of Manassas Robert
T. Pollard and Nettie B. Hicks both of Rich
mold VIM. s. Spriggns and Lille V. Lacey
both of Richmond Charles Davenport, OF
Craig county, and Maggie NJ. Minnick, of
Culpeper county PhiipP. Padgett, of ana.
costa, and Edith V. Stuart, Of Stafford c0un-
ty, and to Iaha Z, Whsleu and Me-
Thompson, both Of Alexand-'- -''J