The times., 1898-02-02
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Husband and Wife Die Within a
Few Hours.
Funerals of Mr.. and Mrs. Afnell
Take Place This Aftcrnoon-City
Gas Clerk Cook Located.

Alexandria Feb. 1.-On Saturday night
last Mrs Emily Arneli. Wife of Mr.. C. Il.
Arneil, died at her home, DIT Alfred and
Pendleton streets, and her funeral was an
nUunced FOR This afternoon at O'Clock.
| Mr.. Arneil 'las been in ill-health for some
| time, and the death OF his wife had Il de
/ pressing effect on the husband. lie grew
rapidly worse, until about A O'Clock this
lnorning, when he died. Mr.. Arnell was al
one time 1ua-,istrate for the second ward,
| and subsequently was a warden at the
city JAIL le WAS seventy years OF age
! The funeral If Mrs. Arneil has i!een post
poned until .onorrow afternoon at 4:3o
| O'Clock, " hen the funeral OF botn Mr., and
| Mrs. ArneIi Till take place.
! In the corDorati ion court today, the Jury
! i'm the case of Julia Wright, aGiiinistratriX,
against the Washington, Alexa nuria and
! Mount Ver1o Railway, rendered Il YER
dict for the plaintiff for S1,S0o. which
was in accordance With an agreement or
counsel on 'uth sides. Sias Wright, the
| husband OF lie plaintiff, WAS killed IN New
! AlcXanuria il 1896, wniie III the employ OF
| the railway company, and the widow
brought suit Tor damages.
According 10 statement prepared by
| City Treasurer NJ B. Harlow at the
request of 4 weli-known colored resident,
the total AMOUNT of taxes for state pur-
poses paid 9y the colored people of Alex
andria is $4,000, while the city pays
for maintaining the colored public schools,
81 600.
Mr.. X. T. Cook, clerk of gas. who dis
appeared from this city on Iuesda Y night
last, has been located by his friends.
He is in Cincinnati, and an effort is be-
ing made % induce him to return to
Alexandria A special meeting of the
city council has been called for tumor-
row night 20 receive q report from Mayor
Simpson on the subject. The safe of
the gas office has been opened and it is
found that there is a deficiency OF S214
in addition 80 the 81 56S already re-
ported.
Messrs. Charles A Cogan, J. ]. Jamie
son and Coi-5 Del hemper, have been added
TO the list uf applicants for the vacancy
IN the gas hJffices tssa
TWO oyster dredgers came here las, night
ami took lodgings at the Braddock House.
One of che "a slept late this morning, and
wien he yoke lie discovered that his
companion had robbed him of 81 and Il
portion of ms clothing. The thief is
thought to -.lave taken a train for Wash
iIr2ton.
Miss Margaret V. Locke and Mr.. Tucker
s. Coles, OF ilbemarle We're married to-
day at the residence of the brides brother.
law, DIR. ID \. Rust, in the county. Rev
Bergman Green, of this city, performed
the ceremony.
Mr.. Frank .;latien, OF Anpantale, had a
valuable horse stolen from him last night
Mr. charles Butts underwent an opera
ton at the fafirmary today for abdominal
abscess The operation was performed
by Drs Mc.i''ire. Smith and Klipstein.
when Turner jackson, Colored, anpIied
at tile police station this evening for n
warrant there was rninfsta kable evidence
about his clothing that some one had
made murderous assault upen him. He
explained that he had a difficulty with
John Green, oolored, during which the
iatter mad made free use OF bis razor
Policemen Davis and Atkinson subsequently
captured Green in a house on Princess
street, and he was locked up at the
police station.
A meeting was held last night at tile
residence or Miss Rebccca c.. Powell, OF