Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-18

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iaouttpour!ng Of the Holy Spirit upon the cburch.
Ses, which was responded to with great earn
se ss Inc services were highly Interesting;
Stne singing and remarks We're of the finest
character, and a greater interest seems to he
taken IN this activity" The meeting next SIM
gay will be held in the First Presbyterian
POLICE REPORT. Police officer 11eorge
Jones, suspended some time since. has aup Of pal
nStated in his position. .s clothes. In
James Swami has been ..4ld the pain ca" 40
man on the police foe received was $"
,L3R s Gged to utter cries.
attracted the attenti" ""oru I'D as ready
was wearing OF nee
.u-;.L oo.OFFICE-James Lucas, tor an as
sault upon Martha Madison, was fined and dis
charged.
Edward Lucas colored boy. for stealing S.
for further examination.
Reinhart Brackerstein, for dsorderly conduct.
was fined aud discharged.
John Henry Lawson for threatening to cHt
Mary O'De both colored, was fined and dis
charged.
Frank Warren, colored boy, arrested for
sleeping in the cars'of the A. 4. W. Il. H.,
was discharged with au admonitlon
MAGISTRATES OFFICE.--A warrant was IS
Just served out term in the peuitentiagy, tor
threatening to whip his mother and sister:
4 warrant was issued for the arrest OF VIM.
Baxter, for threatening to kill Gabriel Shep-
herd both colored.
NIGHT REPORT. Might cool AID cloudy
There were no disturbances nos any arrests
after ten clock. Two prisoners aud four lodg-
ers were at the station house.
THE R1vER.-The ice has almost entirely
disappeared from the river and navi cation IS,
of course, unobstructed. The Norfolk, Balti.
more and river boats arrived up, yesterday, aud
lust pight, with good freights and many pas
sengers The steamer Vanderbilt, of the
AQUA creek line started yesterday for Balti-
more, to undergo repairs The Fairy, OF the
Pennington line which has been undergoing
rem,irs here for some time, will, it is under
stood, resume her regular trips to morrow
The tug Atlantic, which left here Saturday
morning with the bark Robert IN tow, returned
yesterday with tow OF brig, schooner and
4 pungy. Several vessels are here from
Northern ports to load with COAL
Y.M.C. A. NIGHT ScHooL.-Repor for
last reeh. THE sessions of the week were very
pleasant and harmonious and believed to be
profitable. The number Of scholars was less than
anv previous week owing to the near approach
of the HOLIDAYS. and many Of the scholars now
required to work during the evening, and con-
senuently it has been deemed best to close the
school until after New Year. After that time
it is hoped that the school may reopen with
fresh interest on the part of both teachers and
scholars.
ExTRAvAGANCE- The extravaganza OF the
present administration is illustrated by the toll
lowing incident: Two gentlemen from this city
were inspecting the foundation OF the new State
Department in Washington the other day when
one remarked to the other, pointing to the
Presidents new stables, which he then saw tor
the first time, what could have induced any
man to build SO fine hotel in such locality
rs that.
ATTRACTION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS.
john II. Caylor, who keeps drinking house
at Hcrndon station, w. 4 0. r. t., was ar,
rested on Saturday, by Deputy U. 5. Marshal
Garwood. and brought to this city, upon , an
examination before Commissioner ChaS. w hit
tlcSey, he was bailed for his appearance at court
TO answer for violation of the Internal ReV'
enuc laws.
AyNIvEasARY.-Ye sterday, the fftieth an
nivcrsarv of the Missionary Society of the
Episcopa Church in this country, was ce!e
bratcd. The meeting held in st. Paul s
church, in this place. was large one. Very
interesting addresses were delivered by the
rectors of the Episcopal churches here-fev
Mr.. McKim. Rev. Mr.. Sprgg, and Rev. DR.
Norton.
SUPPOSED THETA genteel looking mar
hired valuable horse aud buggy at Chatham
livery stable yesterday, to go he said, as tar a
Mr. Bailevs, on the A. 4 +. R. r. Though
he was to return last night he has not y,e
made his appearance, and persons living on tn
road to Mr. Bailev's, say that no team answer
inc to the description of the one alluded t(
passed their houses yesterday.
MErEoR.-Onc of the most brilliant meteor:
ever seen in this latitude, was observed OF
Saturday night last, between the hours o
twelve and one o'clock. 1t traversed the north
east quarter of the heavens IN northwestern.
direction, leaving track that was dlscernaDl
for several seconds, and attracted the attention
of all who were out at the time.
\ PFC CuAsE.--A pig escaped from mar
ket man this morning, and the chase after 1t
in which large number of boys and coore
people participated, created some eXcitemen
On King street. along part OF which, nea
ROYAL street, the flying shoate and his cage
pnrsuers dashed at break neck gait.
\ SECOND LEAR-Among the dodgers at tn
station house last night was an old sick colore
wood sawyer named Moses Beal, who, hav'n
been driven out of his home in petersburg
by his son. had fallen exhausted on the streets
and been taken there by the police for shelter
BApTlsING- Sixteen coored people "er
baptised yesterday morning in the cove ad]olr
ing the lower ship-yard on the North. LIN
ceremony could not be performed at the usu;
place, off Battery Rodgers, in consequence
the ice there.
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