Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-25
LOCAL NEWS.
cHURcH SERVICES TO-.noRR0H:.

LOCAL n b VS..
CHURCH SERVICES T0-!noRK0H.
CHRIST CHURcH-S Service at II II. m, and
u p M by Rev. Mr.. Mekim :, ~
ST PAULs CHURCH-Service At ii II. ILL.,
and A. D. NJ, by Rev DR.. Norton. :,
GRACE CHURcH-Seryice at II /" III. an" -
D. nl by Rev Mr. Sprgg
ST MARY's CHURCH-MasS III I'M" u IT, ILL.,
and NesperS at 4 ~ M >,,
the morning and ut night, by Rev. Nc Aztec.
SECoyp PREsBYTEKIAN CHURCH-Sermnn in
the morning and vt night, by Rev: d. Bullock.
METH. EPIs. CHURCH-Sermon IN the morn
lug and at night, by Rev. w. +. Hemmenway.
METH EPISCOPAL CHURCH SouTH-Sernon IN
the morning and ut night, by Rev DR.. Hough.
METH. Prot. CAuRCu-Scrmon in the MORN
ing and at night, by Rev Dir. Sweet
BAPTIST CuURCn-Service i'll the morning
aud at night py Rev. Mr. Rylapd.
VILLAGE CHAPEL-Service in the morning and
ut night, by Rev. Mr.. Mills
ALEX A. CHRISTIAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
meeting in the Meth Prot. Church at four =, m
Daily prayer meeting III the roolnS OF the Ass"-
citation, 95 King street, ut p. III.
GERMAN LUTH ERAN-Service at II Il. III. and
5 D. M, Mt the rooms of the Christian Ass"cia-
tiou, by tho pastor, Rev. K. A. BiSrhoii.
ExclrEMENr-Th younger portion Of the
community were considerably excited this morl-
ing by the sudden and unheraded appearance
on King street of the music chariot of Fore
paugh's Menageric drawn by four white horses
with red plrmeS OH their heads. For time II
was supposed that show WAS TO be had tins
evening and many without further inquiry re
paired at once to their homes and went tor
the cats that use about their ncighborhoods,
but those who followed the gorgcously painted
wagon soon found out that it had only come
here to allow its occupants to POST bills Tor an
exhibition to be given in Washington.
Fatal. ACCIDENT melancholy and fatal
accident occurred near the village vi Accotlnk,
short distance below this city, on Thursday
evening last Mrs T. +. Mason, accompanied
by her adopted daughter, bright, cheerful
and intelligent little girl nine years old, and
another lady, was visiting the sick OF the neigh
borhood when the rockaway in which they
were riding ran over a stamp Ill the road, Was
upset, its occupants thrown out, the little girl
Instantly killed, and the two ladies considerably
bruised, though fortunately not seriously III
jured
LYNcHBURa AND DANNlLLE RAlLRoAp.-A
corps of engineers from Alexandria, under the
command of Capt McIlhany arrived at Chat
ham last Thursday week, and Immediately com
menced the work Of locating the route Of the
Lynchburg and Danvie railroad. from that
place south Auothercorps under Capt Ward,
commencing at Danville, will meet Capt, Nc
Ilhany's corps between that place and Chat
ham There are now six corps busily engaged
On the line, with the view of rapidly complet-
ing the work, so as to put thet entire line UNI
der contract by the lst of April.
BOOSTERS The '.roostcrs" have been al
most entirely abolished. The police captured
and con6scated few, and the owners Of the
others, for fear of an arrest, threw them away,
and 80, except on the outskirts Of the city: where
al occasional crow is still heard, the abominabe
toy has ceased to alarm the streets by its hor-
rible noise The boys drown their sorrow at
the loss Of their pet playthng by rcsorting to
egg picking.
REDIsTRICTING THE CITY The special COM
mittee of the City Council to whom was referred
the resolution of Mr. Shinn cnquiriug into the eH-
pediency Of altering the ward limits, held meet
ing yesterday evening, at which, it Is under
stood, it was determined to SO change the
existing division lines as to make the popula-
ton Of the different wards more equal IN point
of numbers than at present.
MATCH AGAINST TINE The match against
time, for 81, 900, ten miles in thirty minutes,
was run ever the Richmond race course to-day
by the trotting horse Robert +. Ice, belong
ing to Mr.. George W. Harrison, Of this city
4 telegram dated just before the race common
ced stated the track was in fine condition and
that that horses hackers We're confident he
would win the race.
OvERBoARD.-An old one legged colorcd
man named George Edelin,, who comes here IN
row boat from down the river, while climbing
up from his boat to the King street wharf,
this morning, fell into the dock, and would
certainly have drowned had he not been res
cued by some colorel men who witnessed the
accident and ran to his assistance.
n MASONIC APRON made by madame La
Fayette, aud sent over to this country as pres
eut to Cen Washington is now in Masonic
Hall, Philadelphia Gen. Washington $, own
Masonic Regalia which he wore belongs to
Washington Lodge in this place, and is pre-
served as Il precious relic i'll that Lodge.