Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-04
LOCAL NEWS.
cHURcn SERVICES To-.n0RR"H:

hy Rev DR.. Norton.
GEAcE CHuRcu-Service at IL a. H. anu =
w. m by Row. Mr. Sprigg
ST. MARY's CHUCH-MasS at : and IL a. H.
and Eespers Mt p. m.
FIRST PRES CHuRcH-Sermon in
the morning, by Rev. Mr.. McAtee. Missionary
service at night.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHuRcH-Sermon in
the morning and at night, by Rev: DR.; Bullock.
METH. EPIs CHURCH-Sermop in the morn
ing and at night, by Rev. Mr.. Haynes.
METH. EPIs CHURCH SoUTH-Sermon in the
morning by Rev. Mr.. Mills, and at night, by
METH. PkoT. CHURcH-Sermon ut II " N.
and u p. m. by Rev. Mr.. Benson.
B.prlsr CHuRcH-Service in the mornngand
ut night, by Rev. Mr.. Ryland.
VILLAGE CHAPEL-Servace III the morning ana
vt night, by Rev Mr.. Lightner.
ALEx'A CHRISTIAN AssoClATIoS-Praye
meeting in the lst Presb. Church, at four p IN.
Daily prayer meeting in the rooms Of the Asso-
eistion, % King street. at A. p. M.
GERMAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at ii d. III. and
Jp H. at the rooms of the Christian AESocia
lion by the pastor, Rev. K. A Bschoh
CABINET MANUFACTURERS The manutac
ture of furniture is 4 business carried Oh here
extensively We hope those engaged IN 1t
will receive the profits and rewards which they
merit. for their perseverance and industry. In
addition to the factory Of the Messrs. Green,
IN incident connected with which was pub
lished Yesterday, there are the large and flourish
ing establishments OF Mr.. &C. Bradley, MIR. VIM.
II. Muir. Mr. James H. Devaug m, and VIM. II.
DeVaughan, &c, from which the finest and
hest work is turned out and sales made of fur
uiture Of all descriptions to town and country
No one need ever go from Alexandria TO pur-
case furniture elsewhere. The prices OF turnl
ture here are as low is prices At any place at
the North.
CONCERT. The amateur concert 1t the AS
.embly Rooms for the benefit Of the Al
cxandria Library was an entire success i'll
every particular. The programme Was appro-
priately selected and was executed with taste
and artistic skill, and the audience was large
and fashionable aud though critical WAS charm
ed with the evening entertainment-indeed it
i. an exceedingly rare occurrence for so large
number Of ladies' and gentlemen to he attracted
t. public hall in Alexandria As the Assembly
Rooms contained last night, and 4 rarer thing
for them to be as we'll pleased as were those
The RIVER Affairs on the river were very
ouiet to-day. The steamer Fairy Of the Farm
ington line has resumed her trips All the
steamboat lines from this port are new running
regularly except those between here and Bati-
more, and the Cone River line. The fears en-
tertained some some days ago OF a treshet here
4 oh 4co,n lv
Hook yesterday says Rise at junction of
the rivers 80 inches in "A hours. Water level
same in each Rate of increase less than ut
last report.
LAND SALEs-Grecu l. Wise, Real Estate
Agents. sold on the 2nd inst, tract No. of
the Mount Vernon estate, lying on Little Hunt
ing Greek, near the Cum Spring, containing -!
acres of land, to Mr.. Chas. y. Cole, of New
York, for $40 per acre.
Twenty six and half acres of land, on the
Little River Turnpike ,fourmiles west ofthisclty,
belonging to Edwin &. Fitzhugh, esq, have
been sold to Mr. John X. Brown OF Philadcl-
phia, for $G5 per acre.
CHURCH DEDIcATloS.--As heretofore AL
uounced, the new Meth. EpiS. Church South
lust erected ON llatton' Hill, in Piscataway
District, will be dedicated tomorrow. services
beginning at / o'clock \. NJ, and continuing
ut O clock, =. NJ Rev Pentied Doll and other
divines are expected to preach. The new
church is in the charge OF Rev. DIR. T.. q. Lin
thicum.
BACON THErTs. meat house of Mr.. b.
H. Lambert, jr, was invaded between seven
and nine o clock last night and robbed of large
quantity of bacon, including some especially
nice old hams Thieves also visited MIR. VIM.
Z cleveland $ meat house, hear the Theological
Seminary, last highland robbed it Of nearly all
s its contents.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The Patrick Hen
( ~ Society of ST. Johns Academy, elected, last
I evening, the following officers for the ensuing
/ quarter viz: Richard }. Collins, President ;
! Maynard n Niillar and George #. Klpstein,
! Vice Presidents Glenn Brown, Secretary !;
George H. Bossart, Assistant Secretary VIM
/ VI. Baggett, Treasurer.
/ CANAL. NAVIGATION. 1t is said by the Off
GERS of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal thatthe
winter repairs to that important line of internal
improvement will re completed by the 10th
proximo, and the canal be ready for navigation
by that time, but shippers here don't expect to
resume operations before the first of April.
FlREMENs Elsrr-George W. Holmes, the
Chief Engineer of the Washington Fire De-
partment, accompanied by some OF his subordi-
nate officers, paid visit to this city yesterday,
and called at the Hydrauiion steam lire engine
house and ut the truck house of the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company.
SCHOOL ENHIBlrIo&- 1t is understood that
the nunils Of the School Of the Sister3 OF the