The national Republican., 1867-05-08
OWEN UOUsE-s, W, Owen
Alexandria Affairs.

TuE Alexandria Gazette Of Monday has
the following:
CosrIRNkrIoS.-Ninst -four persons wsre
confirmed at St. Mary's church yesterday, at 8 |
o'clock, q. IN, by the Right Rev. John McGill,
D. D., Bishop Of Richmond, who prefaced the
administration Of the sacrament with brief ad-
dress TO the candidates, an explanation OF Its
nature and design and Of the ceremonies en-
ployed, remarkable for its clearness and sim
plicity. OF the candidates thirty. y.seyen were
males and ifty-seyen femalesi one OF the former
and twenty OF the latter being persons Of color.
There were twelve adult males and 6iteen adult
females, seven or eight Of them recent converts
to Catholicity, and one was an old gentleman
from Culpeper, who had been baptized on the
day previous. At IL o'clock Solemn Mas was
| oelebrated by the Rev. John d. Emig, assisted
by the Rev. Felix Ciccaterri as deacon, and the
Rev. Bernard Toale as sub-deacOn, and at the
Gospel the Bishop preached an exceedingly able
and interesting discourse Of about an hour and n
quarter In length, from the text, 1--WE have an
altar whereof they have no power to eat who
serve tho tabernacle" (lIebrews, NllI, l0)
His remarks were mainly an argument on the
necessity Of sacrifice, and on the sacrifice Of the
Mass as the great act Of tho new law. AT p.
IN. Vespers were sung by the Rev. John b. Emig'
and the Bishop again preached for about an
hour, his subject being the ceremonies used in
the celebration Of Mass the dress Of the oficiat'
ing priest, 6o. Many persons usually attending
other churches were present at all these services
and appeared to be much interested In them:
Tho renewal of the baptismal vows, which had
been expected to take place In the afternoon,
was postponed on account Of the continued ILL
ness OF the pastor. We learn that Bishop Nc
Gill will return to Richmond in day or two to
prepare for his proposed visit to Rome, at which
city all the bishops Of the Catholic Church
throughout the world are invited to attend on
the 10th Of June next, that being tho eighteen
hundredth anniversary Of the martyrdom Of St.
Peter.
The SnIP SuoorIsG STAR-For tho first time
since the commencement Of tho late war, the
marine list Of the Gazette to-day reports the ar
rival at this port Of sailing ship, cOn.igned to
a business house In this city The ship Shooting
on Saturday night last, having made the trip in
seven days during which she was only hfty.two
hours from Boston Light to Cape Henry. She Ii
to load with one thousand tons Of coal lat the
American Coal Company's depot for San Fran
cisco, and will sail for that port in about twenty
days,
CANAL COMMERCE Though the Alexandra
canal was In operation only few days in th,
latter portion Of the month Of April tWely'
thousand tons of coal were transported over 1t Z
this city during that time which, 1t is believed
a equals the usual average, and Is a very satsiac
tory amount, considering all the oireumstanecs
-. FIsHrowS-Fishtown yesterday evening re
: temblod somewhat the Fishtown OF years before
y the war, and though the arrivals of fish were moi
) as numerous as they formerly would have been
v yet a sufliciency came up from the shores to in
= dicate to the strangers there the purposes FOL
which that "town" was instituted.
The Journal of the same date says:
4 ApJouRSED-A meeting Of tho stockholder
of the Alexandria canal took place at the Coun
: ell Chambers at IL o'clock this morning, in 40
cordance with previous announcement, but ther
: not being quorum of the stock represented. tn
} meeting was adjourned to Thursday, the 10th in
i stant The lack Of quorum was caused by th
2 failure on the part Of the Council to aPpoin
: proxies for the city, at tho last meeting.
T DELEGATES -Msssrs George 7. Whittingtor
a and u. @. White, have been elected as delegate
to represent the fraternity of this city in the M
tional Typographical Convention, which meets |
J Memphis next month.