Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-17

ALEXANDRIA AND YICINITy~--The Gasette G
yesterday says: Within the past few days tn
| following transfers of property, within tn
city's limits, have been effected at private sale
through the agency Of w @. Yeatou, attor
| ney: Ten small frame houses, with groun,
attached, Immediately north OF the Noun
Vernon cotton factory, part of what IL kno "
| as +" SCOTS Row." The property of Mrs. Vir
| Einia Scott, to John w. Green. for 3,e00 cash
two-s,ory frame house, OF the west side 0
Water street, near the corner OF Duke, tn,
| property of Willism u. Hall and wife, q
| Michael Gary, for SEQ cash. two story
frame house at the northwest intersection O
Duke and st. Asaph streets, belonging to thu
| estate OF MRS Mary Page, to William Cow
ling. for sl,ls7 so cash. Two adjoining two
unsatisfactory frame houses, on Water
| street, between Wolfe and Wilkes the prop
| erty Of Mrs. DeCosta, a portion of the estate
| OF the late Robert Snyder. have also been sold
| atprivate sale within the last few DAYS, 10
mr: June, formerly OF TINS city, but now OF
Philadelphia, for 81 $50 cash.
Captain George Titcomo, whose disappear.
ance was mentioned In yesterdays Gazette,
has turned up all safe, and in a note to this
Office received this morning from on board
his vesse ell, the brig c. H. Kennedy loading al
Georgetown, requests this notice.
The Journal of this morning says:
The venerable colonial Episcopal Church
Peters, has been rendered wholly unfit for
Divine worship from the dlIap,dating effects
OF time and the ruin and devastation from
which even churches did not escape in the
late war. 1t is a church in which many OF
the leading revolutionary characters wor-
shipped, and which was the scene of the m ar
riage OF George Washington and Martha Gus.
It's. The congregation is too much impover-
lsbed TO put II in order, and efforts are being
made to procure assistance to that end from
Episcopal churches in other parts of the coun-
try, and from all who may be disposed to con-
tribute to the restoration of the venerable and
historic church ed,hce. The surviving mem
bers Of the vestry have authorized DR.. John
Mayo 10 take steps in behalf OF the object, and
he Is now in teresiing parties In the undertaking
DR.. Mayo is universally known in Virginia.
and mas the recommendation of the Episcopal
clergy OF Richmond.
The Tournament at Carin's Spring yester
day by the Pioneer Base Ball Club OF Alexan-
drIa and the Fairfax Socials was decided
and unequivocal success. an unusually large
and gay assemblage OF ladies and gentlemen
being present. not only from Alexandra, but
Washington city, Georgetown, Fairfax and
Fauquier counties. MARYLAND also had her
representatives on the ground. We under
stand that the knight of the Day Before Yes.
terday.' succeeded in getting the ring the
requisite number Of times, ami crowned Miss
Mollie Williams, or Alexandra, 40 ueen OF
Love and Beauty"
The result of Registration for this county,
AS 1t now stands, including the last revision. is
i,4yO whites, 1881 eolored. Ii the Convention
TO be held in this city for the purpose OF nomi-
mating Republican candidate to represent
Alexandra county in the State Convention,
the First Ward will be entitled TO & delegates;
the Second TO 4; the THIRD To 0; the Fourth to
:, and the Fifth District, or county, to g. Total
81.
The military authorities published the fol
lowing additional order relative to the cleo
tons to be held here on the 23d, HIn case il
happen that there may not be registaring
office to conduct the election in any particular
district or ward, as provided in paragraph ,,
Circular No 0, from these headquarters, dated
September II, 1867, the president OF the board
OF registration will designate 70 perform the
suty, one of the persons selected to assist in
the election.
The accidental run off on the Loudoun and
Hampshire railroad Tuesday, near Lees
switch. VIII cost the company six or seven
thousand dollars. The engine which was
pIecipitated down an embankment, by col.
hiding with two bovines and badly smashed
up, can only be got on again by several day s
work.
No registering officer in Virginia can receive
his salary until further appropriation for
this purpole is made. only six thousand dol.
lars remain in the hands Of the dibursing of.
ficers for this purpose.
The meetings of the several Republican
clubs OF this city and county, for the purpose
OF appointing delegates to the Saturday con
vention, will occur to. night.
John Carson, q convict, who escaped from
the Alexandra Jail, has been bagged in Balti-
more, and is to be returned.
Rev. r. II. Mckim. of Portsmouth, Va
has been chosen rector OF Christ Church, Alex
andria.