Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-22
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nearly sixteen teet anu III hiSh ""tEi VI sc'
enteen and half to nineteen feet. The
barkantine Ephriam Williams comes up at
low water without touching, a thing she never
did before the dredging of the channel
The New York steamers come and 60 at all
times of the tide.
RoEeERy PREyENTED.-Ou Tuesday even
ing family residing in the FIRST Ward was
greatly alarmed by the attempt OF some one
TO scrrets himself IN the house. The lady OF
the family happening to walk into the front
rarlor &c about dusk. with no light burning,
observed i strau.c man there. lie beckoned
to her to approach, but instead OF that she
rave the alarm, and was soon Surrounde1 by
other members Of the family, who advanced
on the intruder Finding matters getting
dcsparate, the rascal leapcd from the front
window into the street and got oil without
detection lie WAS IL tall, athletic man, and
had evidently designed a robbery OF the pre-
miscs.-.NUt. Int.
TuroLoGlcAl SEMINARY OF VIRGINIA.
The Sermon before the Alumni OF the
Tbeolog;cal Seminary OF Virginia, Will be
preached in the Chapel on Thursday morn
inc, June %. AS we mentioned before, the
Rev. Mr.. Wiley. Of New \ ork, is to preach
the Sermon.
On Sunday last, Ri. Rev. Bishop Johns
confirmed thirteen persons in the Chapcl OF
the Theological Seminary.
During the past two months SIX adults
have been baptized in the chapel, the fruit OF
faithful labor on the part OF the students OF
the Seminary, in their respective stations,
which they visit from Sunday 10 Sunday.
\ meeting OF the Standing Committee OF
the Diocese took place June 18th, at which
all the members were present. On motion,
Rev. G. j. Dana was elected fresioent ana
c. +. Lee esq, Secretary. MessrS: Da'id
A. Paunill. David q. Lee, Peter linsiey,
and James B. Herrick, were recommended
to the bishop for Deacons Orders; and
Messrs, J. 3. T. Reed, John BLAIR Dabney,
| WIN. II. Meade and Julian +. lngle were
recommended to the Bishop as candidates
| for Deacons Orders. --S0uthern Cht"chmdl.
SEVERE HAIL STORM IN PRINCE WILLIAM.
The hail storm of Tuesday last passed over
| that part of Prince William county between
| Bacon Race and Dumfries, doing great dam
age to the growing crops. The hail stones
| are said to have been as large as partridge
eggs; and the storm lasted about an hour
and q half. Among the principal sufferers
are r. 3. Merchant, whose loss Is estimated
st from $500 TO $1,000. A building occu-
MED bv the servants of W. IL. 4. Merchant
was blown over By the wind, which was very
| high. Warren Davis,s crop OF wheat ana
corn is very much damaged-his loss is estl-
mated at $500. Richard StonnelPs loss to
his crop is about $500. i. kankey had
nearly his entire corn crop destroyed and
loses about $1,000. The gardens III the
VILLAGE of Dumfries were completely destroy
ed and all the inhabitants OF the village sui
fer more or less loss. The crops all along
the path of the storm were very much injured.
In the Washington Criminal Court GU
Wednesday Marion Ward, 4 young man oi
prepossessng appearance, was found gui!tJ
| Of stealing u boat from Mr.. John benJamln'
Of Georgetown. who recovered 1t at Fort
| Washington. Ward was recommended to
mercy on account of his youth. He was ar
rested at Leeshurg, Va, by officer narrower,
of the Auxiliary Guard.
Yesterday Bishop Johns, assisted by other
| clergvmen, was to have consecrated 4 new
and neat church near Mitchell's Station,
| Culpeper county. To-day the bishop Will
| visit Orange Court House. On the 9th The
closing exercises oi the Female Institute, ut
Stanton, will take p lace.
THE EXcrRsGoN Of the Methodist ProteS-
tant Sunday School, yesterday. TO "iymont,
was very agreeable one, notwithstanding
! a., ,lo,,c,.,y Of tb,. ypa her \ very large