The times., 1899-05-16
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria. May l5.-There is an un-
known grave in the Catholic cemetery. The
church authorities are unable to explain
ITS presence. II Is thought that the in
terment was made at night. as there is no
record Of permit having been granted
for the burial. The grave is in one cor
ner of the cemetery. and an effort Is being
made to ascertain by whom it was made
The matter may require police inyestiga-
| ton.
The committee on streets held n meet
! ing tonight, and considered matters per-
tanning to the street and sewer work now
| IN hand. Chairman Smith was directed to
place w. b. Corse, recently appointed act
| ing city engineer, in charge OF the work
now in progress. and was requested to as
sist Mr.. Corse until the council shall elect
city engineer. 1t is understood that an
e1ort VIII be made to have the vacancy
MED at the next meeting of the council.
Mrs. Tereasa Appich is quite i'll at her
home. Burgundy, near this city.
Davis Pest. G. A. r.. has decided to have
no parade or Grafton on Decoration Day.
The occasion will be observed. however.
oy the members Of the post, who will as
| sem0le at the National Cemetery. The
! usual services will be read. the graves of
the dead will be strewn with flowers, and
a small American flag will be placed on
each mound
| Mrs. Lucy Ashby Smith Cook died at
the home Of her husband. Llewellyn Cook,
IN Washington. this morning. Mrs. Cook
was a daughter of the late Robert S. Ash
by of this city
1t has just been announced that S. r.
Mallory Kennedy OF New Orleans, and
Miss Sarah Strother Logan. were married
IN this city on December 81 last, by Rev.
Berryman Green, rector of Christ Church.
Mr. Kennedy is a nephew of Senator NAL
| iory, of Florida. and Miss Logan is the
| daughter Of Col. p. H. Logan, of Saiem
Va. Mr.. Kennedy is a student at Roanoke
| College. He and Miss Logan, with friends,
were visiting in Washington. and the cou-
pie came to this city and were married.
| which fact they concealed from their
| friends until a day or two ago.
The city electoral board met tonight and
reorganized by electing T. Alton Moore
president and William J. B. Duncan Sec
retary. E. f. Lawler was elected a mem
ber of the board to succeed J. NJ White,
resigned. All arrangements were made for
the approaching election and the secretary
announced that the printer was engaged in
preparing the ballots.
Lidia. Davis. a little girl. whose parents
reside at Z12 Queen Street. was seriously
injured tonight at the intersection of Queen
and Fairfax Streets by being struck on the
: head with a baseball bet by young man
! named Wesley Davis. Davis. with several
companions. was returning home after
having indulged in game of bali. He vas
carelessly twirling the bat, and did rot
notice the little girl as she ran from be-
hind the corner. The bat struck her a
heavy blow and the child fell unconscious
to the sidewalk with an ugly cash in hsF
head The little girl was conveyed to her
| home. in an unconscious state, where she
was attended by DR.. Jones. The occur
renee was regarded as purely accidental.
The remains of Bushrod Laws. who died
in Washington on Friday last. were
brought to this city this afternoon and
inferred.
The United States coast survey steamer
Pathfinder arrived at this port today, and
| anchored off this city.
C. W. O'Meara, while at work at the
| Alexandria shoe factory today, had his
hand caught in the machinery. The end
of one finger was cut of and the hand was
painfully lacerated Mr. 0'Meara had one
OF his hands badly mashed while at work
at the Southern Railway shops some years
| ago which necessitated the amputation Of
| his arm.
Thomas H. Morgan. independent candi
date for mayor, will deliver speech at
| the intersection OF King and Pitt Streets
on Saturday night next. Mr. Morgan is q
Republican, but belongs to the anti-Ad
ministration wing of the party in this
city. His subject will be: Sins of the
Quasi Republican Organization Of the City
Laid Bare
Miss Mabel Triplett and Miss Frances
Grinsley. Of Culpeper. are the guests OF
Mrs. George Drewry. in Prince Street.
Judge Nicol, of the Circuit Court. to-
day granted a charter to the Washington
Dental College and Hospital of Oral Sur
gerry. The capital stock is not to exceed
s25,000. w. w. Evans. Of Washington. is
named as president. and J. T. Callahan is
agent in this city.
Clarence Grown, who was on the flagship
Olympia with Admiral Dewey at Manila.
is in the city en- visit to his old home.