Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-08-23
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for this gratuuiity the Faculty Ihls action
was taken with the expectation that many
Youth of promise Ii made orphans By the war,
especially in the Southern States, might be
q prevented, By want Of the requisite means,
from obtaining, at the crisis y hen i is most
important to. them. such an education as may
prepare them tobe a support to needy families,
ana 8 future blessing toatheir country. The
crowded condition Of the building devoted to
the Preparatory Department, numbering the
past 5st year Yer one hundred pupils, had already
!, made the erection Of a new and enlarged school
room necessary :st....s
- 8 Mr.. t. Huyck, connected with the Mer-
/ chants National Bank in w ashington, started
sto Baltimore, yesterday, having in his posses
sion so bonds to- the amount Of $50, 000 also
$l0,0OOin compound interest Treasury notes,
and af large amount Of shares in bank and
railroad stock. While on hisway to Baltimore,
IN the cars, he missed 5000, which he had
in his pocket, and which he thinks be lost at
I the Washington Depot. Part Of the fluids he
had with him was his own property and part
belonged to the bank. .s. 81.
We noticed, yesterday, the death Of Mr..
John Muir, one of our most respected citizens.
He. had been, from his early manhood, an
active and useful citizen took great interest=in
the Fire Department Of the city, and was
formerly Mayor. He was an upright man,
in all his intercourse with his fellow citizens,
and his death will be long regretted, not only
By his family, but by his friends and acquain-
tances generally.
The steamer Express, on line between this
city and Baltimore, which has heretofore left
here every Wednesday morning, from some
cause did not 60 down the river this mornng,s
and the passengers, who had collected on her
wharf availed themselves of the accom,noda
tons Of the Steamer Columbia, which left,
crowded with freight and passengers.
A negro man, dressed in uniform, who was
charged with Insulting soldier, yesterday
evening, was attacked on King Street, near
the corner of Royal, and beaten by the alleged
insulted party and some of his friends. In:
! jury would have been done him had not some
officers interfered, and stopped the disturbance.
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The President has requested the Attorney
General to suspend the issue of warrants for
pardon until further orders. This action has
been taken in order to facilitate a general
clearing up of the numerous petitions now
before the President, to give him the Aoppor
tunity to adopt some plan which will prevent
Intervention by the pardon brokers,
The following orders have been issued from
the Postmaster Generals office
Virginia Reopen the Office at Aide, Lou
doun county, and appoint } osiah Hood post.
master vice Elizabeth Slower. Route NO.
4,32l, Virginia, Falls Church to Washington,
DC Accept offer of Hiram Smith to COZ.
Veymails from Falls Church by Vienna, Anna,
and Langley to Washington, D. c., and back
three tines a week, at the rate Of 5000 per
annum
Last night about TO oc ock, fire was dis
covered III a frame building in. the rear of Mr..
N. Price 5 house, at the foot of King street.
u The engines were. promptly on the ground, but
The fire was extinguished before their services.
d were needed It was accidentally caused by
putting ashes IN a barrel in the building Loss
small. e
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