Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-30

dred feet of the new sheds Of the Washington
Market-housc Company, running OIL Eighth
street, south wing, fell in yesterday rom the
heavy weight of snow lying upon it.
On Saturday evening, at 6 o'clock, the gen
tlcmen representing various newspapers OF the
country in Washington, toccther with i num-
Der Of editors gave a complimentary dinner to
Col. }. W. Foiney late editor and proprietor
of the Chronicle, prior to his departure from
among them.
The Congressional Temperance Society held
its meeting last night The meeting was pre-
sided over by Senator Wilson. Remarks were
made by Senator Bucking ham, Of Connecticut
and Rev. DR.. Chickering, of Boston, Senator
Wilson announced that the society had extended
Invitations to the various towns in the country
where societies existed, and to towns also where
they did not to Immediately form them, and on
the 22d of February, the birthday of Washing
ton, they shor'd all meet and celebrate the
temperance cause.
A movement is on foot here among certain
responsible officials and citizens to enter into 4
cooperative arrangement, with 4 view. to the
purchase Of large tract Of land and improve it
by erecting dwellings, to be conveyed to the
members on ten years credit and small cash pay
mcnts without interest.
The central building of the Columbia Deaf
ndDrmb Institute was dedicated on Saturday.
President Grant presided and dedicated the
building
On Saturday several delegations interviewed
the President, one Of them from Virginia, in
Guiding Senator Lewis, Representative Platt,
Supervisor Presbrey and others.
The trustees Of the Corcoran Art Gallery
have gone to work in earnest at their prcpara-
tons Tor the carnival ball which is to sgnalizc
the opening of that institution to the public.
FAUoUIER CoUNTY.-The rcversion in fee
simple of that valuable property in Upper Eau
quicr known as Somerset was sold on last
Monday.at auction, under a decree Of the Cous,
TO Mr. Gilbert Bastable for $25 per acre !"
A colorcd boy Is years old, named Ferdinand
Nit ;hc'l, was committed to Jail on Wednesday,
charged with burning the barn of Smith Ii.
Tharpe, about o'clock last Saturday week.
The boy said he was snof ny corn stalk in the
loft and that the fire accidentally caught from
that lie had been hired from his grand
father and had been living with Mr. Y. more
than ayear.
w. +. Hodgkins has commenced the manu-
tacture OF broonls on the floor above his wheel
wright shop near Warrenton Depot
\ mad dog was killed at Weh7ersyillc near
Catlett Station last Saturday =
\ bill to incorporate the 'Fauquicr Turnpike
Company has been placed on the calendar of
the House - IIn7entom M.hr.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Public
Schools in Manassas Township are now in tper-
alton on the plan contemplated by the Trustees.
This plan embraces three white schools and
two coloreI e, ,........ ,.,,...
The friends of the Rev. Samuel Ball, who
has abored efficiently OH the Prince William
Circuit during the past year, propose to give
him donatio,l about the middle of February
before be leaves for Conference
During the latter part of the past week We
were visited by quite goodly number of gyp-
sizes, with caravans and other equipages
Al oyster supper and festival will be given
by the ladies of Manassas on the 10th of Feb
rlary, for the purpose of raising funds to build
m Episcopal Church in Manassas. Manassas
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