Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-05
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LOCAL ITEMS,
CHURCH SERVICES, &C., To-MoRRo ":


CHURCH SERVICES, &c., TOMORROW,
CHRIST CHURCH at II a. m. and II
D. m by Rev. 4. II. McKim
ST.. PAUL's CHURcH-Service at IL q. m. in
the Lecture Room, by Rev. Dr.. Norton. :"
GRACE CuURCH-Ssrvicea at IL a. III. aud u p.
m. by Rev. D. F. Sprigg.
ST. MARY's CHURcH-Mass at and IL a. m.
Vcspers at 5 p. nj.
FIRST PREsBYTEaIAN CnURCH-No service.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH-Service in
the morning and at night, by Rev. Il. d. Ruth
erford, of Petersburg. .a
METH. Er1s. CnUKoH-Sermon in the morn
ing and at night by Rev. MIR. Hemenway.
METH EpIs. CHURCH SouTH-Sermon in the
morning and At II p. m, by Rev. Mr.. Busey.
METH Prot. CHURCH-Sermon IN the morn
ing and at night by Rev. DR.. killgore. r".
BAPTIST CHURCH-Servce in the morning
and at night by Rev. G. II. Ryland.
GERMAN LUTHERAN-No service.
MEADE CHAPEL-Service at D. m.
WHARF MISSION CHAPEL-Prayer meeting
Y. NJ. G. A.-Prayer meeting in the NJ E.
Church, at four CLOCK p. m Aims House
vices at q p. m; Jail services at p m meeting
for singing ut the room at p. M; open-ar
meeting at the Cansl basin at p M, open air
meeting at D. M. on the corner of King and
Patrick SITS; daily prayer meetlng at p III. IN
the room.
THE ALEXANDRIA PASSENGER RAILWAY
COMPANY was organized this evening by the
election of Andrew Jameson as President and
Lewis Mckenzie, S. f. Beach, Nj. d. Corse,
j. lacey and f. Z. Corbett directors
ARREST OF CRIMINALS Officer Burnett,
who for some time past has been engaged in
endeavors to discover the parties whose late eff.
forts to throw the trains on the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg railroad off the track, have
been mentioned IN the Gazette has, by devot-
ing his whole time aud attention to the lob
worked up the case, and has at last succeeded
IN arresting and securing FIVE Of the six impli-
Gated in the crimes. After lying concealed in
the bushes for two days near Pohick, on the
watch for colored boy named Ben. Jehries,
whose employment it is to drive up COWS, aud
whose continued lounging about Pohick bridge,
the scene OF the efforts, induced the officer to
believe that he muSt know something about
the affair, he pabbed him yesterday, and OBJ
tained from him fell account Of the partcu-
lars of the attempts, the names of the parties
who made them, and the places where the
criminals could be found aud when these last
We're arrested they confessed their guilt, and
said that the only reason that induced them to
perpetratc the crime, was to see the trains with
their loads Of passengers 90 plunging over the
bridge into the rocky creek below The names
of the parties arrested are David aud Ben JEFF
fries, colored, and Albert and James Grimsley
and Bill Williams, all residents of the Pohick
neighborhood. They were put under guard
of armed men detailed from the laborers on the
road, and kept at point short distance this
side of Pohick until the proper warrants for
their arrest and imprisonment could be OBJ
tanned, and those having been procured, "a
special train Was sent from here this afternoon
to bring them to this city.
RECEIPTS BY RAILRoAD.-The following
are among the receipts by the Orange, Alex
andria and Manassas Railroad for this week:
Corn S25 bushels, wheat 6,235, rye lS6. oats
So, ear corn 81, potatoes As, bran TO- onions
10, flax seed bag, seed boxes, sumac zoos
sacks, flour 81 bbls., ounces bbl., pi 6 iron
10000 lbs, butter 40 frkins, &C., eggs Is
boxes and bbls., fowls 81 coops, bark Is cords,
tobacco 406 boxes, wood SO cords, dried fruit
" head, hides 81 bundles, lard l bbl., chest.
nuts bbl., wax As lbs, bacon $50 lbs, wool
ems 3 bales, leather 10 rolls, rags 4,225 lbs,
apples l6 bbls., iron $500 lbs, copper 80 lbs,
sheep skins bale, lumber 81, 900 feet, hickory
plank 4,US4, cattle cars, stock 5 cars, cattle
and hogs car, hogs | car. sheep car, iron !
car slaves car, sand ? cars.
During the week the receipts by the w. 4.
q. r. t. were Wheat 1920 bushels, corn
$50, oats 81, meal 50, butter rs bbs. and kegs,
eggs 30 bbls. aud boxes fruit LOG, cider bbl.,
potatoes bbls, calves %, fowls % coops, sumac
5,709 lbs, rags "a bags, old iron 1870 lbs,
plows =, furniture | car, wood IL, cheese l02
boxes.
GOOD TEMpLARs. The public temperance
meeting held under the auspices of Providence
Lodge, |. o. q. r., at Fairfax Court House,
last night, was was attended by a large mum
Der of the citizens of Fairfax aud by delcga-
ton from Welcome and Belle Haven Lodges
of this city. The meeting was addressed by
l.. d. Harrison and Rev. DR.. Killgore, Of Alex
andria, 10 very able and eloquent speeches.
Jas. R. Cation, also of Alexandria, was called
upon for an address, but because of the late
ness of the hour excused himself, but closed
the speaking with a few appropriate remarks.
The Alexandria delegations were Hospitality en-
tcrtained by Messrs. Hawxhurst and Richard
son, and returned home we'll pleased with their
visit about one o'clock this morning.
At meeting of Belle Haven Lodge, of this
city, last night, one new member was initiated,
and five applications for membership were made.
\ delegation from Excelsior Lodge, of Airing
ton, was present, and appropriate addresses
were delivered by w. G. L. O'Neal, of this
city, and q. W. Z. L. Corbett, of Arlington
TIE MARKET this morning, was very we'll
supplied. The line of market wagons and carts