Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Ascension Day services were held to-day il
st. Marys Church.
The Noversweats, under command of Capt
Young, p 'raded last night.
F.shtown is resuming its wcnted quiet, the
season having about closed
Seven dealers in liquor have decided not tt
renew their licenses this year.
Two white men engaged in a fis,icufr on
counter on ono of the wharves in this city
yesterday evening.
Clouds of msyhies arrived in the city last
night They seemed more numerous than OF
former occasions.
4 complete fro extipgushing service is be-.
ing established at the Alexandria Fertilizer
and Chemical Works.
A marriage license was issued in Washing
| ton yesterday to John t. Mitchell and Jessie
7. Wolcott both of King William county.
Stephen Van Wyck has sold to James Mar
shall eight houses and lots on the west side
of Columbus street, between Wythe and Mad
| ison.
Representatives of southern railroads met
in Washington yesterday and agreed upon q
rate of two cents a mile for transporting
troops.
The game of baseball to have been played
yesterday between the Fredericksburg Col
lege and the Episcopal High School mines was
cancelled by the former.
Two trains loaded with troops passed
through this city this evening on the c. & O..
railro ID on their way to Falls Church. Some
Of the men were from Canton, Ohio.
large number of men are st work at the
old st. Asaph track getting that place in Or
der. The grounds arc to be used as wagon
yard and stab ing grounds. Forty carloads Of
mules are expected there this evening.
Mr.. B. B. Smith has on exhibition at his
store on King street a piece of the brass cylin-
der head from the siX-inch recoil cylinder
from gun mount No. 60 Of the battleship
Maine which was blown up at Havana
Mr. Randall, who has been engaged in
street preaching hero for several days, will
speak this evening at o'clock in front of
the Market Building. He will give his ex-
perience of the penitentiary and asylum.
At a meeting last night of Jackson Council,
Jr o. U. A. NJ, three applications for men,
bership were received. Sunday, May 29th,
has been designated as tho day on which to
decorate the graves of the dead members OF
the order.
a cOlOIed WOLuHu lIOtD WdSuluRtOu Clcdteu
some excitement last night at colored church
in the northwestern part of the city, where
festival was being held, claiming that satchel
IN which was some jewelry had been stolen.
Two men were arrested charged with the
theft, but the case was continued.
The House District of Columbia committee
was in session several hours yesterday. The
bill providing for the acquisition By the gov
ernment Of the water rights and privileges at
Great Falls was taken up. aud, after quite
controversy in which Representative King,
of Utah, opposed it, favorable report was
agreed on. The Senate passed the bill Feb
ruary 15 last.
A colored woman while under the influence
of liquor or drugs made her appearance at the
foot of King street about s 80 last night and
announced her intention of drowning herself
She became much excited, and two colored
men took her in charge. One offered to show
her where the water was sufficiently deep fo-
her to accomplish her purpose, when she
changed her mind and said she would drink
laudanum. They took her NJ the street and
turned her ever to two colored woman, who
said they would take her home.