Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-24
LOCAL BREVITEES.
The National Union meets tonight.

Inc National Union meets tonight
A meeting OF the Business Mems
League, will be held tonight.
The Southern Railroad shops closed
down today while the boilers were be-
ing overhauled.
The schooner J. P. Robinson, loaded
with wheat for the Globe Mills, arrived
today from Machodoc.
Mr., Henry Allen, driver of the Hy-
draulion engine, is sick and his place is
being filed by Mr.. Ernest Langley.
MIR. G. E. Churchman sent to this
office today samples OF the finest lettuce
and radishes ever grown in this vicinity.
Alice Meade, colorsd, jumped over
board in Dreifus's dock this evening
with suicidal intent, but was fished out.
A marriage license wss issued in
Washington on Saturday to John II.
Jackson aud Susie Coleman, both Of
Fairfax county.
Mr.. G. l.. Boothe, commissioner, has
sold to Mrs. Clara F. Wade the house
and lot, the Peyton property, on Com
MERGE street, near Peyton, for 81 200
Isaiah Broders, colored, who was
charged with an assault on the daueh.
ter OF VIM. Harrison, also colored, of
near Mt. Vernon, has run oil and so
far eluded arrest.
A cat which had taken up her abode
in the organ of Christ Church gave birth
to kittens yesterday and their cater
warllings during the services somewhat
disturbed the congregation.
The Epworth League of the NJ. E.
Church South held meeting Friday
night when Julian Y. Williams, first
vice president, was chosen as repre-
sentative TO the league union.
Miss Aura S. Miner, daughter of the
late Gilbert S. and Virginia A. Miner,
formerly of this city, died suddenl. s.
her home in Brooklyn, N. Y, on Sun
day, the 23d inst. at o'clock &. m.
Rev. Father Ennis, of Georgetown
College, preached at ST. Mary's Church
yesterday. The services in the other
churches were held according to the
announcements made on Saturday. All
the churches were well attended.
The mayor has determined not 30
wait till summer to look after the sani-
rary condition of the city, but today
instructed the police officers to examine
alleys, back yards aud cellars of houses
and to report to him any case where
the sanitary laws are being violated.
r 0 Hodges, sixty years of age, for
long time ga;ekeeper ct Mount Yer
non, dropped dead in a saloon in
Washington on Saturday night. Hodges
hsd just entered the saloon and had
been banded cigar when be fell over
and expired Immediately. Heart dis
ease is said to have been the cause.
The body OF Henry Brown, colored
man, was found floating in the Potomac
river, near Indian Head, on Saturday
afternoon. Brown was one of the crew
of three men VINO were on the schooner
Three Brothers, of Occoquan, which
Was wrecked near Indian Head on
March IS. Two Of the crew were res
cued. The body was taken from the
river and turned over to friends of the
deceased.
About two hundred employees of the
government printing office in Washing
ton were either furlouGhed or dis
charged on Saturday. Sixty-eight OF
the number are printers and the bal
ance are folders, binders, and hands
employed in other branches of the es'
adjustment. The reasons assigned for
this action are that funds have run
short, and at the same time there is not
enough york to keep the full force con-
stantly at work.
Robert T. Hayes. formerly G stock
brokers' clerk of Boston, committed
suicide in Washington Saturday night
by hanging himself with his necktie in
the Sixth precincs station house
Hayes had been arrested during the
afternoon upon charges of disorderly
conduct and carrying concealed weap-
ons. When locked up he gave the
name of Robert Fatt, which was later
found to he name of an acquaintance
who is clerk OF the Hotel Regent in
Washington.
Thomas Buckner, who has resided at
Riverside Park for some time, was
brought to this city yesterday critically
i'll, and YVES placed in the inirmary for
treatment. Mr.. Buckner has wife
and two children who are entirely de-
pendent upon the residents OF that 10
uslty. The soldiers stationed at Fort
Sheridan have taken an interest IN the
family and yesterday contributed S2l
for their relief. The soldiers brought
the unfortunate man TO this city for
treatment.
James Tuttcr, coiored, who was srrestet
and brought to this city on Saturday charged
with assaultng and cutting Alfred Stanton at
Mr.. Tnec Ea,cngers fishing shofe, was to-
day turned over to sheriff Ieechmsn who
took him to Manassas
This has been like summer day.