Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-03
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER DENIR 1885,
L &C AL Ely L. n :, 4.

LECTURES --kev T.. ltcs Reese, ID. D., o.!
BiiIimore, nas kindly Consented to deliver
four lectures during this and the neat month
before the Alexandria Library Company, at
the Lyceum Hall. The subjects are to be as
! follows:
Tuesday, December l4,h, The Laureate
OF England"
Tuesday, December 2oth, An evening
with the female Poets"
! Tuesday, January llth, The Poets Of the
Sanctuary"
Tuesday, January 25th, "Rsaliug as a
FlTeside AccCmp lishmelt." D.. Reese has
! too high reputation 10 Alexandria, as Il
lecturer, to require commentator ut our
hands and we are sure that the public spiri-
ted association which has secured his serVi-
ces, will find them Instrumental, not only 10
contri buting to the instruction, and enter
tainment of our people, but also in furnish
/ iog the means for a successful prosecution
| of its excellent work.
CHILD's IEARsE AT the suggestion Of!
several citizens, Messrs Chatham y Bro,
have hal built, by MIR. John Summers, q
very handsome hearse Tor children, the
| object Ui using which, is TO avoid, III cases OF
/ death by infectious diseases, the risk hereto.
| fore run by clergymen, who have been place
10 the same carriage With the corpse. Hear
ses of this description are in very general
use in the larger cities, and have met with
| favor.
New PREsBYTERY - The churches conncc-
ted with the Old S;noJi Pfesby terrain deuom-
nation il Maryland a"u the District OF Co.
! lumbia, have formed themselves into new
body, called the Pre-oytery q! Potomac,
street Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday
evening.
LONG BRIDGE Tho resolutions relative to
the Long Bridge, introduced recently 10 the
Com on Council Of Washington, and which
We have already published, have passed that
body.
Grca, complaint is made 10 the Washing
ton papers vi ,he conduct Oh the hackmen Ill
that city, III Annoying persons on the Ave
nue., opposite their stands.
Yesterday was an extremely Indictment
day-raipy and cold. Very little out ot dool
business could be transacted.
WASHINGTON 1TEMs.--CIRCUIT COURT
The suit OF r. c. Weishtman VS.. the Corpo
ration of W Washington, for damages TO plain
TIFF GA account of injuries received by hin
whilst passing in an omn'bus over the low
est Rock Creek bridge, 10 Mag, 1904. by th'
breaking u the said ''ii-G, was Terminated
Yesterday ~ this CJur:, alter nearly week,;
| trial Tac Court. h4,ILa. heard counsel Oh
beth sid's at great length, Yesterday decided
(Judge Morseil dlsseuliug,) that the Corpora
ton is not responsible Tor he failure oi Tue
bridge, or for the failure to keep 1t III repair
This concludes the suit in favor Of the deien'
dants. The case will be taken up to tue Su
preme Court The next case that IL ordered
to be tried is that of kibbey vs. Sseeny
Rittenhouse & Co.; ard on Saturday the III
teres.ing case Of the UnIted States against
the Seventh Street Piank Road Company, on
quo ra,ranto, viii come UP.
The ST ASpREw'S 5, CIElY's Actual Gel.
etration took place on Toe'day evening al
Gautier'r, and was kept up till the "wce
sua' hOuIs" About seventy gentlemen sal
d ,wn t. sumptugus dinner, after which
numerous toasts were proposed and drunk
bringing out speeches and songs from MessrS
j Nj. Carlisle, DR.. John B. Blake, WI a
Maury, Charles HaskiDs, Donald Mcleod
William ii. Ward, Ben. Percy Pore, John
Smith, and several others.-Nat. Int.
MELANcuoLy.--OnW "Wednesday last, as Mr.
Edwards and his wife were walking 10 their
elden, near the Northern Market House.
Mr.. T. was 50 much frightened by rer"ci'
Gus dos springibg against the teuce IL the
attempt t. sez3 her, tGat she died On FRIDAY
frotn the effects o! the shock TO her nervous