Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Eleven dodgers were at the station house
last night.
whale was seen in Chesapeake bay OIL
Point Lookout on Monday.
Thomas Nelson, cOlored, was today arrest
ed and locked up on the charge of lunacy.
A large safe was today placed in the office
of the Virginia Title Company on Fairfax
street
Under law passed at the last session Of
the Legislature ground rents are now taxed
for both State and city purposes.
John Murphy has sold to Ellen and Mary
Murphy a house and lot on the southwest
corner of Washington and Franklin streets.
A meeting of the Board of Police Commits
sioners has been called for tonight, when 1t is
expected that Officer Spinks's case will be
acted upon.
Among those who are applicants for the
uosition of City Engineer are Messrs. 9. +.
Conrad of Winchester, q. F. Smith of Wash
ington. and Gales Holcomb, formerly OF this
city.
Tomorrow the new steamer Northumber'
land. built BY Neafe & Levy, Philadelphia,
| for the Weems Transpor tstion Company, for
| the Potomac river route. will have builders
trial of engines in the Delaware.
A congregational meeting will be held in
the BAPTIST Church tonight, when the com.
| mittee appointed to nominate pastor VIII
present their report unanimously recon-.
,pending the calling of Rev. g. l.. Hunt, OF
| New York.
| The southeast wind and cloudy weather oil
vesterday brought light showers during last
night. and today has been cloudy and rainy.
The indications are that westerly winds
clearing weather and lower temperature Will
follow tonight or tomorrow.
The only case for trial in the Police Ccur'
this morning was that Of seven tramps whc
were charged with trespsssng upon and de-
facing property of the Washington Southern
Railway Company. One had mis- case con
tinued, and the others were fined Sd escf
and in default OF payment sent to the chaiI
gang for 20 days.
Constable Lipscomb of the county went Il
Washington last night with warrant for {
negro named Slaughter, who is wanted on
charge of shooting John Wall, slso cOlored
last Saturday afternoon during a row. Wal
, was wounded In the thigh. The shooting
10 alleged to have been done by Slaughte
through q mistake in Wallis identity.
The will OF the late Ebenexer b. Ball wa
filed for probate yesterday in WASHINGTON
The instrument provinces ior gntoi Wv
I, his nephew, Fsyette Bail, and of 81 to Emm
!. Rail. The 10 ,tator's in crest in the cigar ant
0 novelty stand which he maintained in tn
Pen,ion Building is left to T. Q. Earr. pro
:. yided he psy the teststor's estate the sum Q
500 for it. Mr.. Barr is named as executor
Mr. DE- Buckley. formerly Of this city
y sunerintspdont OF the Madison avenue an
i parnsvlysnia avenue street railwsy lines q
o baltimore, who was operated on April 10 b
y PRO; Finney and DR.. Psncost Of the Unto
d Protestant Infrmsry in that city Tor canoe
!. v;l, bs able to attend to business in q fe'
Sans Mr.. Buckley for long time was bsl
Sssn.r at Sanford Browns Eldorado Hous
Cameron street, and was promiper
9 =" Of the Hydrsulion Fire Company.
j Messrs. George E Price s. Co. will hsv
,o- sa,a At their bench In market tomorro
sSad roe, fine rockfsb, white perch and It
ahad