Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-07

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CHRIST CHURCH.-The Southern Church.
man in its notice of the confirmation at Christ
Church, last Sunday, says:
''In two cases two sisters kneeed together
to receive the laying on of hands. In another
sister and brother came forward together.
mother end an adopted daughter, two hus.
bands and their wives, two mothers and their
daughters, venerable mother Of three score
years and ten. with her son and her grand.
daughter, together confessed their iaith in
the Redeemer. Eight of the class, were from
the Sunday school. The ages of the members
of the class yavied between early youth and
extreme old age. There were children of 13
and IA consecratiDg themselves to God with
the dew OF youth yet upon them; and side by
side with them the aged pilgrim of tn rec score
and ten coming at the eleventh hour to enter
into the vineyard of the Lord.
Our new Chapel is completed capacity
l70-cost a little over thousand dollars and
paid for.
| serd you q line about the Annual Easter
Festival OF the Sunday school Of Old Christ
Church, Alexandria. The Report OF the Rec.
tor showed an encouraging state of things in
the school. The sum total, teachers and
children, on the roll is 224 of which 90 are
10 the infant school. The largest number
p!esent on any Sunday was 1877. The con.
tributions OF the school (60 or 70 of the CHI
dren Of which are Parish school chidren)
amounted dullog the year to $lj4 of which
$s9 had been given since Christmas. 1t was
appropriated SO follows: Japan Mission,
$G5.4e Support of Chinese boy in Miss Fay 8
school, Shaue hal. $40. Our pew Mission
Chapel S4S.5l.
Seven or eight otthe members OF the school
are candidates for Confirmation. A number
OF books were given TO those who had been
puncual A. Sundays or more during the year.
The singing OF the children was inspiring
their whole souls seemed to be in it.
On the whole 1t was very pleasant and
trust profitable OCCASION. -
A MEETING of some of the Radicals, (mosty
colored persons) was held at Freedmen's Vii
lage in Alexandria county on Thursday even
ing, the 9Th inst, Austin Syfax in the chair,
aud H. D. Smith Secretary. On motion OF s.
B. Corbett, committee OF three was appoint
ed for each of the townships OF Arlington,
Jefferson and Washington, whose duty 1t t, would
be to see that all the members OF the Radical
party registered. The following were appoint
ed tor Arlington: S. B. Corbett, Geo. Jack
son and A. Wormley-for Jefferson: VIM. a.
Roe, r. Laws aud Richard Miles-fo Wash.
inpton: A. Syfax, H. Thompson and VIM. ID.
Kinney. Addresses were delivered by Il. Laws,
Richard Miles, S. B. Corbett aad others Ad-
journed to meet again on Saturday evening.
GIN AND MILK CAsE.-In the case Of the
Rev. Charles B. Smyth, on trial before the
Presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church
of New York city, for drinking gin and milk IN
public restaurant, in company OF three Fe-
porters, ION Sunday, after preaching, COM
mittee appointed to confer upon the case re-
ported that there was 40 evidence that the &C
cused was intoxicated, aud that the newspaper
statement was erossl y untrue however, he act
ed in an unbecomiDg manner in publicly calling
Tor gin, which was violation of the excise law,
and cooduct incompatible with that ota clergy
man. In conclusion, they recommended
rebukc, which was administered by Rev. Or.
Harper.
PRODUCE RECEIPTS. the receipts
of produce at this cty,by the O., q MR.,
last week were of corn5779 bush, of wheatl3SS,
rye 4s2, oats 924, mill ofal l02, potatoes 25S,
dried fruit 40, -four 1865 barrels, butter 36 bbs.,
eggs IS bbs., tobacco 4G Eoxes, bacon II IS lbs.,
and 90 car loads of cattle, sheep and hogs.
p r
ceipts we're included the following Of wheaI
1856 bushels, corr 920, oats 676, rye 68, meal
SO, potatoes l52 bags, flour lSS bbls., butter
II bbs., Cd calves, and one car load OF catti,,.
LAND SALES -Messrs Barbour 4 THOMPSON,
Real Estate agents at Culpoper Q H., sold on
the 9Th inst, 100 acres Il e. &. Beckham' 8
ashland farm IN Cuipe5er county, to Thomas
Harsnea' OF Utica, MY. for $4,000.
.reen l. Wise Real Estate agents and aue-
tiopecrs sold on yesterday the farm Of Jas. i.
Clark, near Balls Cross roads, 10 Alexanotla
county, containing 100 acres, no improvements
to !. RI. Strain Esq, of Mont gomcry county
Nd, for &23 per acre.
AMONG the many Testimonials OF respect u
70 the memory of the late MIR. Brewls, IS ont
from the Vestry of St. Pauls church, OF Whlcl
ch,reb he was an esteemed member and yes
tTyman.
A letter received this morning from hlch
mond says the wounded In Richmond, are al
reported as improving in health, except MaJo
Ca vert.
STATE OF THE THERMOMETER for April 1870
c a. III. .. N. p. III
Av' &C. ior tie month, 50, $3.50 5s
Coolest day ;'th, 81 lt ~
Wa1mest 18th, o. So ',a .S
days, 18th. TT s. :"
ALEXANDRIA, May /, 1870.