Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NEWS OF THE CITY ACROSS THE
= POTOMAC RIVER.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April II. 1898.
A primary is being held today in the
second ward to nominate TWO democratic
councilmen and one alderman. The polls
were opened at noon. IL is expected that
fully 200 hundred votes will nave been
polled by the closing hour o'clock TINS
evening The candidates for the council
i'm the second WARD are Howard w. Smith,
r. d. Brumback and Carroll II. May.
Alderman w. w. Ballenger. incumbent,
is being opposed by Harrie White.
Robert Johnson colored. about thirty
five years o. age. was found at an carry
hour this morning lying beneath the
bridge north of the union passenger rail-
way station. at the Inc ad of King street
The police were notified and shortly be-
fore O. clock this morning johnson was
taken i'm carriage TO police headquar-
ters He was unconscious and was sur
fering from a large cut on the mouth
The police at first thought the man would
die 1t is believed that he fell from a
train passing over the bridge.
when the case of William Posey. az
rested on suspicion of the larceny of
sljS64 from the firm OF Charles King a.
Sons. was called in the police court today
commonwealth Attorney Brent announced
that the defendant waived preliminary
hearing. The case was referred TO the
grand jury.
In the Police Court.
In the police court today Howard Har-
DIV forfeited $50 collateral by failing 10
appear to answer a charge of assaultihs
his wife with a pistol. A fine of SO was
imposed on James Harrison. sixteen years
of age, charged with assaulting a youth
named Benjamin Bland. The assault oc-
Cured Yesterday afternoon on shooter
Hill, west Of this city. Henry Burke ap-
peared as complainant against Arthur
Griesby coored. whom he charged WITH
assaulting him with q brick Burke had
a cut on the top of his head. Inc de-
PENDANT was acquitted. Andrew Dancy.
coIored charged with using abusive lam
guage toward Elmer Simpson. forfeited
& collateral. Alexander Stewart OF
Wa shington was acquitted of d charge OF
disorderly conduct.
At a meeting of the Alumnae Associa-
ton of ST. Mary's Academy AZ O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon plans were made for
q reunion and banquet, at the academy
October II next Several new members
were enrolled. 1t was unanimously de-
cided to admit former pupils as members
OF the association who reached as high
as the graduation class. bat did not re-
main at school for graduation.
The remains of Vernon w. Ashby. who
tdied yesterday at his home. +6 A street
southeast. Washington. will be brought
here tomorrow afternoon at 1:3O O'Clock
and buried i'm Union cemetery. The de-
ceased was a former resident of this city
and a son of the late Robert Ashby. at
one time a prominent merchant in this
city The deceased was a member of r.
f. Lee Camp Confederate Veterans. and
that organization will attend the funeral
in body.
Miss Sadie Richardson. daughter of W.
A. and Mary s. Richardson. died yester
day afternoon at her home. no.: Duke
street The decea sed was twenty-siX wears
OF age. The funeral will take place at 3
o. clock tomorrow afternoon.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs Mary Bender will be held at =
o. clock this evening at the residence of A.
ID. Deeton, AZ North st. Asaph sti eet.