Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-13
LOCAL NEWS.

LENT.-To-morrow will be Ash W ednesday,
the first day Of the Fast OF Lent, the ancien,
pententia season of the Christian Church
tival of Easter, which this year comes very
early. falling on the 3lst day of March There
are six Sundays. in Lent, which, however, are
not counted as fast days, all Sundays in the
Christian year being from the earliest ages of
the Church regarded as festival days in honor
of the great fact of the Resurrection, which
is thereby weekly commemorated. The omis-
sion of Sundays in Lent from the days of Lent
makes this season of humiliation just forty
days-the precise number Of the days Of absti-
hence observed by the Saviour prior to His
temptation in the wilderness as recorded in the
Gospels This season of Lent is devoted by
deyout people to meditation and special acts OF
devotion. and by selt-denial to the cultivation
of those religious graces which are best calcula-
ted to enable men to overcome and subdue
their evil habits and propensities. Lent is OBJ
served with varying degrees Of strictness by all
the various branches of the Church Catholic
throughout the world, such as the Greek
Church, the Anglican Church, the Roman
Church, the American Episcopal Church, and
also by the various branches of the Lutheran
faith To day is Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday
following Quinquagesina Sunday, and proceed
ing Ash Wednesday. 1t was formerly the Gus
tom in England for the people to confess their
sins. one by one on this day, after which they
dned on pan. cakes or frllters--hence this day
is called pancake day, and in the last particular
is observed even in this generation by those
who havu't dyspepsia The services in the
Episcopal Churches in this city during Lent
will be as follows:
Christ Chmch-Seryice on Tuesday, Thurs
law ot m NnuDaSIaV
ings at a.
ST. RtWs Chmch-Seryice on Monday.
Wednesday and Friday, at s a. m;
Grace Church-Service on Monday and
Wednesday and Friday evenings, at =.
MAYORS OFFICE. Thomas Milton, colored,
one of the crew of Captain Shirley King YES
sci, locked up on the charge of attempted de-
sertion. was turned over to his captain this
morning
Kate Davis, colored, for disorderly conduct,
was fined and discharged
Julia Brown, colored, for disorderiy conduct.
was fined and discharged
Mollie Lennon for annoying young man
by following him, was discharged with au ad-
noniton.
MAGISTRATES OFFICE -Surles Mcknight.
colored. committed last Saturday GU the charge
Of assaulting Mr.. KerstiDg on the highway,
was examined and fully committed until the
next term OF the court.
NIGHT REPORT. Night mild and cloudy.
More persons were out on the streets than usu.
al in consequence of the many balls, parties and
other entertainments in progress. Three prlS-
oners and three dodgers we're at the station
house.
THE MARKET HOUSE STEEPLE.-Pursuant
to notice, the Committee appointed to solicit
contributions to the Market House Fund, met
at the Gazette Office this morning, at halfpast
ten o'clock; present Messrs Miller, Bryan,
Corse, Cogan, Robinson, Ball and. Snowden.
The Secretary presented the alphabetical list
of subscribers which being read over 1t
was discovered that many OF our we'll
known citizens. who would doubtless have
liked to contribute, had not been called on. \
list of all those who have not thus subscribed
was made off, as far as known, and sub-com-
mittee appointed to call upon them and solicit
subscriptions sufficient to make up the deficit.
The sum of 81, CT 80 was found to have been
subscribed. on the condition that the sum Of S.
OOU,is made up and it is not doubted that the sum
will be promptly raised All feel more or less the
want of town clock, and there is generally
expressed desire that steeple, with clock,
should be erected on the new market house
building.
CELEBRATION OF THE ODD The Fireuen of
Alexandria having determined upon celebrating
the anniversary of the Birth Day Of Washing
ton we hope the procession will be we'll attend
cd, and the parade credtable to the depart
ment and the city. We are pleased to see the
old custom of having 10 this city Birth Day
Celebration revived. In former times the
I'D OF February was our great day. Military
parades, civic professions, national salutes,
public dinners balls, &C., &C., marked the oc-
cason. Let it be so, for the future. lime
honorcd customs deserve to be kept up. The
orator elected for the approaching anniversary
is DR.. j. B. johnson Of the Friendship, and
the reader of the Farewell Address, Maj I. II.
Fckliu Of the Hydraulion. The Chief Mar
shall will be D. A. Windsor assisted by j. W.
Nails of the Friendship James Smith of the
Sun, Harrison Kell of the Hydraulion, r. NJ.
Latham of the Relief Hook and Ladder Co.,
and Henry Daingerield of the Columbia.
MEETING OF THE FIRE WARpESs.-At
meeting of the Fire Wardens, held last night,
a communication from the Chief Engineer Of
the Fire Department was read, containing many
suggestions respecting the more efficient man
agement Of the fire organization OF the city,
some of which we're adopted. and others laid
over for further consideration. Among those
adopted was the ordering of a new ladder for
the Relief Hook and Ladder Company, and
among those deferred was the issuing of an or
der preventing but one steamer from. coming
out upon the sounding of an alarm unless 1t be
positively known that fire is really burning;
and that it be au infraction of rules for one en-
zine to overtake and pass another; nor was any
action taken upon the question of recognizing
the Friendship and Sun Companies as belong
ing to the Fire Department and entitled to
receive appropriations from it.
THEATRICAL REPRESENTATIONS theatre
cal representation at Liberty Hall last night by
the Alexandria Dramatic Association for the
benefit of the Columbia Fire Engine Company
was great snecess The pieces produced were