Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-25
LOCAL BREVIf!ES.
The National Union meets tonight.

The National Union meets tonight.
The Hydraulion fire engine horse which
had been sick for some time, died this morn
ing.
Complaint has been made to the Mayor O
the running at large of horses in the south
ern part of the city.
The three-m asted schooner Josie 3. Burt
has arrived from the Kennebec Loaded with
ice for Mr.. w. NJ. Reardon.
Yesterday JOG mules, % wagons and
ambuances left st. Asaph on trains for Tam
pa to be skipped to Santiago.
child was Knocked down and run ovtI
by bicyclrt on King street. near Pitt, Oh
Saturday night, hut was not seriously hurt.
4 brown horse, belonging to Mr. William
Downcy, Of Washington, WAS stolen from Hay
field farm, in Fairfax county, on Saturday
night.
@e1,Rebccca Dixon, about 10 years old, had
her head cut this morning by neighbours
child throwing brick from window as she
was passing.
The twenty.frst annual meeting of the
Lnudoun County Prohibition and Evangelistic
Association will be held as Purcellville on
August 2nd 9TH
There have been so many applications for
space at the pigeons and poultry show to take
place at Hamilton, that it is proposed to erect
a building for that purpose.
The ferry steamer Belle Haven did not
mske her trips this morning her boilers hav-
ing gotten out Of orier. She went on the
line this evening, however.
Mr.. S. B. Byrne, who lives on the Tele-
graph !oad about three miles from this city,
reported OIL Saturday evening that horse
had been stolen from his pasture.
Richard B. Washington, small boy from
this city. was found on the streets in Wash
ington about o'clock yesterday morning 10y
policemen. The boy was sent home later in
the day.
young man named Mears employed at
the st. Asaph mule camp, had one OF his arms
broken Saturday evening while at work
handling mule. He was brought to the In
Urinary in this city for treatment
one hundred aud twenty mine employees of
the Government Printing Office were dropped
on Saturday This action WAS taken at this
time as it Is every year, owing TO the dicon-
tinuance of the Congressional record.
The district convention of the Fpworth
League will meet in Front Royal tomorrow
Marion Angelo will represent the M. f.
Church South of this city at the meeting
Margaret White, colored teacher in tho
Eallowel school here. died at her home or
Fayotte street yesterday morning, She had
been sick for some months. and her place in
the public schools had been filled by Il substi-
tute
While riding spirited horse this morning
the little sou of MIR Peter Hall was thrown
to the ground and quito badly hurt. He was
picked up by Mrs. Williams and Mr. Hayes.
near the jail, at which place tho accident oc
currcd, and was afterwards sent home.
Prof. Cogan, the tight-rope walker is in
the city, having returned from the south.
He Will give an exhibition at Reeds wharf
tomorrow evening t 6 o'clock. Prof Cogan
is on his way to Niagara, where. he says, no
will excel the feats performed by Blond;n.
An axle of motor car, No. II, of the cleo
tric railway broke near Arlington junction
about S o'clock yesterday mornin The
train was proceeding north at the time. Mo-
tOrnan Van HON applied the brake and
stopped the cars before any further damage
was done.
Mr. Henry Nicholson, one of the old pas
scnger engineers on the Southern Railway is
reported 10 be dying at Hsrrisonburg, whore
he was recently employed as q yard engineer.
About twenty years ago he was member OF
the Alexandria police force and was at that
time the handsomest man on the force.
George 4. Petty, youngest brother of the
District Auditor of Washington. and for near
ly half century well known resident of
that city, died yesterday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. w. B. Early, at Brandywinc,
Md BE was son of the late Rev. James s.
Petty, of Front Royal, and went to Washing
ton in 1851.
VIM. Pallas of $40 Seventh street. south
west Washington, printer i'll the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing was drowned in the
Potomac river near Glymont, on Saturday
evening. With several companions, he went
down the river in a steam launch Tor a short
trip and when the party reached point near
Glymont they decided to anchor for the
night Several of the men went in for a
swim, and in u short time they heard Pallas
crying out. but before assistance could reach
him he sank for the last time.