Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-31


use Of the Columbia Company will be received
until Tuesday next Mr.. Purcell will put i tin
roof on the building at once.
PALM SUNDAY AND Holy WEEK-Sunday
next will be Palm Sunday, and the services in
the Catholic and Episcopal churches will be
commemorative Of the entry Of our Blessed
Lord into Jerusalem. The blessing Of palm in
the Catholic church, and distributing it to the
people, is a solemn and impressive ceremony,
and will take place at the morning service. The
week following is Holk Week, and the scrvic cs
on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy
Saturday are characterized by the greatest sol
emnity and the absence of all ornaments from
the altar The pictures and other decorations
in the Catholic church are covered and the or
gan is hushed from Holy Thursday until Satur
day At the services on Holy Thursday the
"Glora in Excelsis, which has been omitted
during Lent, will be sung at which time the
bells will be rung, and then remain silent until
Holy Saturday. The sepulchre i'll the Catho-
lie church ON Good Friday is one of the most
beautiful and impressive ornaments Of that
church. The office ofTenebral will take place
in the Catholic church on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings Of next week. Easter
Sunday closes the solemn season OF Lent with
rejoicing and services commemorative OF the
triumphant resurrection OF our blessed Lord.
TIE MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE o.,
\. T. NJ. r.. R.-Thc following is the bill con-
sodating the mortgage Indebtedness Of the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
Company, ais passed by the Legislature:
Belt enacted, de-, That to enable the Orange,
Alexandria and Manassas Railroad Company to
consolidate and provide for the payment Of the
bonds and funded interest secured blythe Soy
eral mortgages executed by said Company and
BY the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany, it shall be lawful for said Company to is
sue bonds of said Company to IN amount not
exceeding six millions Of dollars, at such rate OF
interest not exceeding that allowed by law, as
NAV be deemed expcdicnt and to secure pay
mcnt of the principal and interest by one or
more deeds of trust or mortgages on the iran
chiscs, tolls, receipts and whole property, real
and personal of said Company; provided that
nothing herein contained shall effect or impair
in auy manner the interest which the State has
in certain preferred stock, guaranteed BY SAID
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company, but
any mortgage or deed Of trust executed under
this act shall be subject to the interest of the
State in said guaranteed stock and to the claim
of the State against said Company on account
of dividends which arc already or may hereafter
become due thereon.
The STATE SENATOR FROM LoUDoUN.-Ihc
following well deserved compliment is paid to
Mr.. Thomas Z. Taylor, the State Senator from
Loudoun, by the Richmond correspondent OF
the Lynchburg News
| "Of the various Senators whose terms expire
at the adjournment of the present Legislature,
there is none think, who takes away with hun
| the regard of the members of the Legislature
and the kind wishes of the citizens OF Richmond
| whom he has met, to 4 greater extent than Mt.
Thomas f. Taylor. of Loudoun. Thorough ly
attentive, with head full of hard sense he has
made his mark here, and doubt not that
his constituents will see fit (as they ought to
return him in the fall. He has been in his
nlacc at all times and has watched the interest;
of his people with spirit Of unflnching yea
and determination He is Il most influential
members of the Committee on Public lnStltl'
tions, and perhaps works as hard as any other
| member of either House Tor the advancement
| of the interests of the State.
COUNTY COURT The April term OF the
County Court for this county, Judge Il. H.
| Cockerillc, to preside, will commence on Mon
dav next. As there is very little business to
be transacted the term will probably not last
longer than one day.
MAYORS OFFICE Henry Carter, coored
for throwing stones on the street, was hncc
and discharged.
John Kelley, for disorderly cond net on the
fish wharf was discharged wit h an admonltloyn
Joseph Rawl, for stealing clothing from the
clothes line in the yard Of Mr.. } o<eph Horse
man, WAS whipped and discharged.
VIM. f. Pruit. fur di<ordcrly conduct 1T tn,
restaurant of Mr. Louis Appich, was fined ant
discharged.
NIGnT REPORT Might cloudy and temper