Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-09
LOCAL NEWS.

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YEsTERDAY.-Th weather yesterday was
delightful, the air soft and balmy and nature
wore her most bewitching smiles The congre-
cations at the various churches and places
Of worship were large, and in the afternoon the
streets were thronged with promenaders. The
cemeteries were visited by large numbers, and
the graves Of the dear, departed ones" strcwn
with flowers-sparel by the frosts and winds
Of autumn-and so touchingly emblematic Of
mans frailty. Rev. Dr. Andrews Of Shep-
herdstown, preached at st. Paul's Episcopal,
Christ Church at night; with this exception
the pulpits Of the churches were filled by the
resident clergy. There was a large concourse of
persons at the usual place, near Battery Rod
gers, to witness the baptism of ten colored per-
sons, mostly females. Rev. Mr.. Parker, a colored
minister from South Carolina preached in the
basement of the NJ +. Church South, to
very attentive congregation composed of
about an equal number of white and colored
persons, from the 18th verse Of the 10th chap
ter Of st. john. An open air meeting of col
ored persons was held on the corner OF Gibbon
and St. Asaph streets, near the Bridge
Pump which was largely attended and kept
up until dark, the services being conducted by
1. ". ~ Veal, duu uluCll IutclCSl uldHilcSlCu.
The following is the report Of the work Of the
Young Mems Christian Association during the
day:
The Aims House services were more largely
attended than ever before, there being fifty
three in the congregation. Tho exercises were
conducted with spirit, and the result OF the
work was the conversion of three OF the parties
present.
THE services at the Jail We're of the usual
interesting character, a full committee on hand,
and their hearts much encouraged in seeing the
interest taken by the inmates in the work for
their moral and spiritual benefit.
THE Sunday Prayer Meeting at the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, was fully attend
ed and deep feeling of interest was manifest,
ed by the congregation. The prayers. and
understanding Two speeches were made, FULL
OF earnestness and in excellent style, manner
and matter, and productive, 1t Is hoped, OF
good.
BRIEr.-An article in the Liberal Citizen
Radical organ in this CITY, commenting on
the result of the late Senatorial Convention, and
congratuating itself and its political: friends,
thereupon, as good omen for Republicans, Nc,
about which we have here and now not word
to say speaks of the 'antediluvian hide bound,
anti-progrcssive, proscriptlvc type OF Dcmoc-
rary which has heretofore presided over the
Alexandria Gazette and ''pf the gratutous.
extreme and causeless persecution with which
the Gazette has followed Republicans, and cs-
}ecially those born without Virginia. There
is but one man, and his name is daily publish
ed in its columns. who has and does preside
over the Alexandria Gazette, and to the above,
we briefly reply thus:-That the allegation
made is false in conception and in words and
that no one but most illiberal malignant, hide
bound Radical would make such a charge If
there is Conservative newspaper in the Com
monwealth less liable to such charge it is this.
We support our own party without being ultra.
''proscriptive or prosecuting and every hon.
est man knows it, and every truthful man will
say So The latter sentence in the quotation is
especially and villainously untrue.
CORPORATION CoURT-The October term
Of the Corporation Court, Judge E. NJ. Lowe
presiding, commenced to-day:
4 grand jury was empanelled and charged
by the Judge, and after retiring found true
bill against VIM Pinkney, for larceny, and
were then discharged.
The will of the late DR.. R. f. Fleming was
admitted to probate. the widow OF deceased
qualifying as administrators, and W. &. Yea
ton, Nj. D. Corse, ". w. Ashby and +. ).
Lloyd were appointed as appraisers OF the
estate.
A certificate to keep and ordinary was grant
Cd to Fritz Schneider
The case OF the Com. vs.. Smith; for larceny;
WAS continued.
After the civil and criminal lockcts had been
called through and the cases set for hearing,
the case OF the Com. vs. VIM. Plnkncy was
taken up and was in progress when this report
closed
SCHOOL AppoRrIoNMENTs.- Office Of the
Superintendent of Public Schools, Alexandria,
w., Oct 9, 7l-Eaitor -1lecandria Ge,.ette.
| furnish for publication, as required bylaw, my
Scheme for apportloning the State and county
the county of Alexandria, as follows II pro-
bose giving Jefferson District 369.922 to Ar
iington District, 377-922 and to Washington
District, 1922, of all State and county funds
during this year, This apportionment, being
based on school popG]ation, may" under Cir-
cuar No. SO of the Superintendent OF Public
Instruction, "be considered approved. Yours
respectfully, RICHARD i. CARNE,
County Superintendent: Of Public Schools,
Alexandria County.
Police REpoRT-MAYoR's OrFlcE.-1larris
Stanton, Willis Washington and William Peck,
all colored, for disorderly conduct, were fined
and discharged.
Geo. Weast, white boy, for striking anoth-
or white boy, WAS discharged with an admonl-
ton.
a young AexaudEian, observing two police
men with their heads close together, thought
he would have little fun by producing Il con-
cussion, the result of which was his arrest, but
discharged with an admonition.
NIGIIT REPoRT.-Night clear and atmos-
pberc temperate. No disturbances in any quar-;
ter of the city. There were two prisoners and