The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-02

splendid musical powers of Miss Henrietta
Berger, whose performance on the bells were
so charmingly graceful
Taco rooms in the basement of st. Pauls
church have been neatly carpeted, papered
and furnished with tablel and chairs and sup.
piled with all the popular periodicals and
papers of the times, both foreign and domestic
for the use of the members of the Home Mis-
sion, the church and such citizens as NAV be
invited thither. These rooms, in charge of
the janitor of the building, are open from to
o'clock in the day, and in the evening from
313 to 0 o'clock at night.
A considerable excitement was created
last Saturday in the Eleventh. Street synagogue
by notification by the officiating Rabbi to the
congregation, very full one that day. to the
effect that he was about to preach sermon in
German, and that all who did not understand
that language had better retire previous to its
commencement than run the risk of disturbing
the preacher during its delivery. A. large
number retired. The intimation conveyed In
the remarks of the Rabbi was relished less by
his Jewish auditors than by the Genties pre-
sent
An attempt was made at ii O'Clock uieht
before last, by two sacrilegious thieves, to
enter and rob the First Baptist church, of
which Rev. j. L. Burrows is pastor. They
first forced open a shutter, and then broke a
pane of glass. By this means, one of the men
was enabled to thrust in his arm and withdraw
the catch holding down the sash. They had
hoisted this latter, and placed their lamp inside
ready for business, when they were scared off
by the passing of several homeward bound
citizens. The thieves left their lamp.
LiUe Stock Report. We are indebted to
Mr.. Lewis Gimmi, weighmaster, for the follow
in q "a tnrka af fhA 1nIo .-lA
live stock in this city for the month of Feb
ruary:
Cattle-547 were sold at 3% to ~ cents,
gross-wsight, 56l, ,175 pounds.
Sheep-540 were sold at 4 "a to cents, gross
weight 32,560 pounds.
Hogs-402 were sold at 1O1z to lO% cents
per pound, nett-weight 42,27o pounds.
Robbery The store of A. S. Lee. on
Thirteenth street, was broken into last night
and robbed of large quantity of iron. The
detectives were notified this morning and one
OF the thieves has been arrested. He says
there we're two others engaged in the robbery.
Detectives Rogers and Wrenn are on the
track of the others.
Ayrested.-James M. Ford, prominent
Conservative politician, and at one time the
Secretary OF the Conservative City Vigilant
committee, was arrested this morning on the
charge of being lunatic. commission was
ordered to investigate his case.
Fre.--The alarm of fire at II o'clock
this forenoon, was caused by the partial burn.
ing OF an aged frame house, occupied by
Elizabeth Cosby, between Lowndes and Bald
win streets, on Seventeenth, which was dam.
aged to the exten'iof $40. No insurance.
The capacious warehouse erected on
Tenth street, between Main and Cary, by Mr..
Paul Bargamin, will soon be occupied as the
sales room of the extensive furniture factory
conducted by Garret F. Watson, Esq, at
Rockets
Services peculiar to the Lenten season
are conducted each morning between 7 and
o'clock in the basement of st. Paul's church.
Despite the unusual hour at which they take
place the room is crowded every morning.
Mr.. Wm. j. anderson, dealer in stoves
and tin ware, burned out during the fire at
the Spotswood Hotel, has bad his old stand.
NO. SD Main street, repaired, and opened with
a new stock.
Isaac Heller was before the United
States Commissioner this morning on the
charge of violating the internal revenue law,
The case dismissed.
ErecutiUe Appointments To-day.-Jobn
d. Morrell, commissioner of deeds for Virginia,
to reside in New York, and Thos N. Welch
as notary public for Caroline county.
In The Hastings court to-day, the case of
John Hill, for stealing NJ. b. HowelTs trunk,
was continued till March 9th.
Nail agents. William Mott and Milo
V. Bailey have been appointed mail agents on
the route from Washington, D. c., to Weldon.
The brick formerly composing the
Spotswood Hotel is being cleaned up by its
owner, Mr. Crenshaw, for use esewh here.
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hnights Of Pythtas-Important Meeiiaq.
The dedication committee of the new
ythian Hall, will meet this evening, at
o'eleck, in the rooms over the Piedmont and Ar
lington Life Insurance Co., for the transaction
OF important business. full attendance is
most earnestly requested.
Sol Smith RusselPs Songsters may be had
OF John Perry, Jr., s05 Broad street.
J0UvEN's INoDoRoUs KID GLOVE CLEAN
ER.--By its aid gloves be quickly and repeated
ly cleaned aud made equal to new; even when badly
soied they be readily restored. 1t easy of ap-
plioation and is perfectly free from any odor. For
sale by druggists and fancy goods dealers Price, 2s
cents a bottle.
THoMPsoN's PoMADE oPTIuE as a dressing
for the Hair is all that is requlred purely vegetable
and highly perfumed, it softens, improves and beau
ties the Hair, Strengthens the roots and gives II
roh, glossy appearance. or sale by ell druggists
Price, sb and rs cents per bottle.