Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-06
LOCAL BkEVITiEN

free crab feast will be given at tho Con
cordis Hotel tonight.
A horse belonging to ]. e. Dabney, q COL
ored undertaken of this city, died last night.
James ". Jackson Council, Jr o q. \. NJ i,
met last night and installed the recently
elected officers.
At the meeting last night OF the directors
of the Perpetual Building association IS
loans, amounting to $500, were made at
par.
James Harvell and Miss Katie Seippel, both
of Washington, were married in this city yes
terday by Rev. n. B.. Masters, CT Trinity
Church.
John Starr, former resident of Wsshir g.
ton, is under arrest in Baltimore charged wnh
shooting and dangerously woundng his wife
yesterday
Soldiers from Fort Myer were in this city
yesterday evening looking for a number of
horses which had strsyed away from the foIt
on Tuesday night.
In the State tennis tournament at Lyncl y
burg yesterday Mr.. Blackwell. of this tity
won the third prize-a pair Of shoes. This
meeting was success,
Augustn Chester, one Of the oldest sttor-
ueys of Washington, was adjudged insane
yesterday and was committed to ST. Eliza
beih's Asylum for treatment.
Hubert Donnelly, the little son of Mr. John
Donnelly whose foot was partially mashed
by train near this city, is able to be out
again, although on crutches.
Company d, $50 strong, OF the United
States Engineering Corps, from New York
passed through here last night. over the
Southern Railway, on their way TO the Phil
ippine Islands.
The Court in General Term, in Washing.
tou yesterday issued decree in regard TO
the award of damages to the heirs of William
Easily. This is the first of the Potomac Flats
cases to be decided.
Lewis J. Yeager, an attorney, who once
lived in this city for short time, and who is
charged with seduction in Washington, waS
committed to jail in default OF So, OG0 bail in
that city yesterday.
The master BARRIERS Of the District OF Co.
lumbia are discussing the passage of law
making il compulsory for one 10 pass an OK
animation before he Gnu practice mis- art on
the unthinking public.
The union Sunday school excursion IA
River View today WIS we'll attended. ard
| many more are expected to go on the vsnin {:
boat. The rain and cloudy weather, how.
ever, kept many people at bone,
Friends of Mr.. VIM. Brawner who lost
nearly everything Re owned by the burning
OF his house in Alexandra county on Tues
day evening, are contemplating making up Il
purse for his benefit to help him to start over
again.
The following books have been presented
to the Acxaudra Library; 1000 tn GO
Vanity Fair tv Vim NJ Tharkerav 1910
Sc So Valuable Life, by Ad&lne Sergeant ;
1000 bu 70. DR.. Latimer by Clara Louise
Burnham 1850 co 5, Carols Little Daugh.
ter, by Madam COlomb.
The latest candidate for the position va
Gated by Walter S. Cox as an associate justice
on the bench of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. is james f. Garfield,
son of the late President Mr. Garfield is at
present State Senator in Ohio Representa-
| lives Of the District Bar Association called on
| the President today and presented the name
| OF w. F. Msttngly to succeed Judge Cox.
Marrsge licenses were issued is Washing.
! ton yesterday to Ambrose B. Mstthewg. of
| Orange county, and Minnie E. Brockman, of
| Gordonsville Hugh p. Carton and Matte L..
Richards, both of Dawson vile; John Henry
Rice and Arms NJ. Hutchinson, both of Rich
mond John w. Freeman and Rosa Shuman,
both of Caroline county; Horace A. Minor
and Mamie B. Walker, both of King George
county Frank J. Hesser, jr, and Ellen NJ.
and Lueen Powell, both of Spotsylvanis
county.
Mr.. G. E. Price will have for SHE in haar-
| ket tomorrow some fiue salt water tailoTs,
trout, mackerel and sturgeon.