Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT ST. MARY
! CHURCH. The Christmas services at ST. Mary 5
Church will take place as follows: Solcmn Mass
at 80 a. H. followed by other Masses accord
ing to the number of priests III attendance,
each saving three, as is prescribed by the ru'
brics for this day only of all the year Solemn
Mass at L a. III. VcSpcrs at $50 p N.
Tickets will be required for admission to the
church until daylight, i'll consequence ri tsic
unseemly behavior of many who have been III
the habit of attending on former OCCASIONS,
particularly of the co!orcd people who conduc-
| ted themselves in Il very unh@comlng manner
last year; the arrangements beng uEd I the
charge of committee OF the Sacl1tl 81 81
Vincent of Paul, of which Mr. Richard L.
Carne is chairman. Envelopes containing Il
number of tickets equal to the seats rcntcd by
them, were handed to the pew holders as they
left the church yesterday, with the request
that they would give away to respectable EGo
| pie such as they might not wish to use ne
| white members Of the congregation not hoid-
| ing pews were notified, Ivy Il placard on the
! front door, that they would be furnished with
tickets to the south gallery to-day, on appllca
| ton to Messrs. Victor Becker, Richard VI
4 Latham, Michael Smith, john /. H or
Owen Nugeut, and the colorcd mcnlocrS on
application to John t. Parker, lliury Dorsey,
| Anthony Bowman Patrick Wood, or " llE,m
Davis, who will, also, give tickets 10 such other
respectable coored people aS may wish to at
| tend to the eXtc It of the seating III the north
gallery Messrs Victor Becker, Jno. ). Grccuc.
| aud Henry }, Nevctt will give tickets ior seats
! in the vacant pews &C., to ladies and gentle
| men not members OF the congregation, on ap
! plication, TO MORROW The church viii not he
opened until clock a. lu.. when the bel VIII
be rung. Tickets will be shown at the door,
! and handed, on the inside OF the church, TO
ushers, who will conduct the holders to Inc
1 seats named on them. Each ticket contalns a
1 warning that talking or whispering Is not al
| lowed in the church, aud that those who violate
| the rule will be personally reminded OF It. Inc
church is being trimmed with evcrgreens as
! usual, and some fine, new decorations, gas Jets
&C., are being placed around the altar.
THE ALEXANDER Property. The real es-
tate sold on Saturday last, as mentioned IN the
! Gazette of that day, was the last of the old
(, Alexander property within the c'y limits
The Alexandria correspondent OF the Baltimore
| Sun, of this morning, IN noticing the SAFE,
| says The Alexander family came into the
possession of the ground on which Alexandria
county or city is now located in 1865. The whole
| being purchased for two thousand pnuha: OF
tobacco by John Alexander FROM one Captain
Howsen, who had u patent tor the land. por-
ton after portion Of the possessions OF the
family within the city limits have been alcna-
| ted, and on Saturday the last OF il was dis
| posed Of
FIRE The alarm of fire between eleven and
twelve o clock yesterday was caused by the par
tal burning of the steam tug Hudson, that had
arrived from Philadelphia with some barees III
tow, and was lying at Reed wharf. The Fire
Department was speedily out, aud the Cl!y OF
Alexandria steamed around to assist the burn
ing tug, but the hands on board the latter Soou
got the donkey engine to work, and cxtlnGuiSh,
ed the flames, which al one time cnVetopcd
all the wood work around the boiler, without
the assistance Of those who 50 rapidly came
to their relief. The damage done was small
and the tug has gone on to Washington, where
she was bound
CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL SoclETi.-At a re-
gular meeting Of the Cathc Beneficial Society,
held at St. Mary 5 Hall, last night, the follow
ing nominations for officers for the ensuing
year were made: For President, John ;.
Greene, and John T. Hill, for Secretary, Frank
Lovejoy, for Treasurer, u. Ii. Harlow, Tor
Book keeper, r. NJ. Latham and Cornelius
O'Leary. The election will take place next
Sunday plight, when nominations will DC made
for Vice President
THE ICE.-The Potomac was ir,z2n over
this morning from shore to shore, AMI the ice
| on Hunting Greek. the canal and The covcs OF
the river, is three or four inches thick, and
hourly increasing. Mcssrs. richards, Price,
| Brannon and Beach have made arrangements
for commencing to cut and put away ice from
the canal basin tomorrow, and Ice was put III
the City Hotel ice house to-day.
CHRISTMAS TINES. The present bids fair to
be quite lively Christmas in this place. Il Tiles
for Christmas Cakes have been going Oh III the
confectionery stores for scvcra! days iast week.
| Purchases too, have been LIBERAL in the fancy
stores, and the young folks will, prohably, have
an interesting visit from Santa Clans.
THE " GATHER. The weather on Saturday
night last turned suddenly very cold, and has
so continued until to- day. SO far this has been
quite severe winter. Last year, 1t Will be
recollected, the Potomac troze across before
| Christmas. The same this year.
OFFICE ADAMS ENrRE : COMPANY Al,
This Office will be open tonight and .o-mor-
row night until II O'Clock, and our wagons VIII
call for freight up to that hour.
All packages for the O., ~ u NJ. K. H. must
be in the office before 630a. M, or they will lie
over until next day.
dec 23-2t II. w. FALLS, Agent.
/ |,TTlZENS' NATIONAL BANK,
u Acxanlru Dee. %, 1872.
This Rank will be closed on w EDN ESDAI,
the 18th instant Christmas Day. Notes natur-
ing on that day are requested to be paid on
| doc 23,1t VIM Fl. LAMBERT, Cashier.