Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-17
LOCAL NEWS.

and IN the absence OF the secretary, on MOLlOu,
It. j. Brown Was appointed TO that office pro
TEN. -
The minutes of the March meeting were read
and approved.
The Executive Committee reported the fol
lowing for membership Rev Dr. j. L. Kill
gore, Rev. S. F. Busey, VIM. Wheatley j.
II. Peyton, Henry f. Brown, and Frank E.
Corbett active, and Louis K. Peyton, associate.
The General Secretary reported 500. SO, re-
suit of monthly contribution fluid, subject to
the draft of the Treasurer
The Relief Committee reported thatsinc its
organization they have received il cash 49,. Is,
and disburSed the full amount and had closed
their work for the season.
Favorable reports from the various activities
Of the society were read and accepted.
The President was authorized to procure
four racks for Bibles, tracts and books, for de-
post in the depots and steamers; the Bible
in each to remain in the rack, and the other
volumns for gratuitous distribution. An appro-
priation of ten dollars for the purpose of pur-
chasing a case of English books for the racks,
was authorized.
The proposed amendments 10 the Constitu-
ton, substituting the word Friday tor.
Tuesday was taken up, discussed, and laid
upon the table unanimously.
The Relief Committee were authorized to
draw upon the Treasurer for $500 for amount
of compensationdue to assistant visitor Of the
various wards.
The General Secretary was authorized to
employ some person to distribute the monthly
notices.
The association then, after their usual har.
1nonious session. adjourned after singing the
Doxology.
SUICIDE OF DR.. BRANDT-AIany of the
readers of the Gazette will recollect DR.. Brandt
who officated here, until his real character was
discovered, the pastor OF the Lutheran
Church and OF whose reported suicide since
then they have frequency heard. From the
annexed account it Is reasonable to suppose.
that the cry Of wolf is at last true. A Rome
TIA correspondent writes that about SIX
months ago man calling himself Rev. j. L.
Lawrence, ID. d., Late Of West Maryland COL
lrge, arrived in that town. where he formed
Il partnership, opened school Tor boys. and
Young men giving references to persons in North
Carolina and elsewhere One these being APP
piled tn, replied that he did not know Law
renee, but the descriptionapplied TO one Breudt,
who had left the writer nelghborhoOd In debt.
Lawrenre's partner wrote to West Maryland
College wherever that may be- touching It's
late professor of Hebrew aud Greek literature,
anl received reply again identifying the ad
venturer with Brandt The school went on,
hut the doctor got behind hand in money at
fairs, and on April lst bought pistol, which
he got the salesman to load for him. In the
evening his landlord asked him to pay his
board, aud they had some words. Halt an
hour later the sound Of plstol.shot was heard
from his room, and when an entrance was Ell
iec.ed the body Of the old man was found lying
Il ainst the door, with pistol ball through the
temple Three letters were found on the table,
one addressed to his late associate. complaining
of his treatment ; a second to his landlord and
family. thanking them for kiudnesses the
contents of the third were not reported. On
the following day the remains were buried by
the coroner.
FINDING or AN UNKNOWN DEAD BODY
Yesterday evening one. armed colored man
named Henry Butler, found the dead body of
awhile woman on the opposite shore OF the
river about three hundred yards above the ferry
house, where it had probably been left by the
recediug tide 1t had been upon the shore
probably for two or three days, and in the
water possibly for longer period, had been
eaten by the buzzadS aud dogs, and SO
much disigured as to be unacceptable. 1t
was dressed in high quarlered coarse leather
shoes, ribbed yarn socks, around one OF which
was a garter made OF strip OF calico, coarse
cotton and WOODEN petticoats, worn black and
white calico dress, and a red and white open
worked worsted cape. 1t was OF medium
height aud was apparently that of woman
beyond middle age, as most OF the teeth were
gone and as the hair was turning gray. As 1t was
found in the District of Columbia, policeman
Arnold of Washington was down to look at 1T
this morning aud said coroner's inquest would
be held upon it this afternoon. 1t is under
stood that a woman has been missing from
Washington for some weeks, and 1t may posi-
bly, be her body 1t, to cursory examination,
exhibited no marks of violence. and the hands
we're clasped as though she had met her death
with composure.
KNIGHTS TEMpLAR- Sir Knight
John Robin Mcdaniel Grand Commander of
Knights Templar of Virginia, has granted to
Sir Knight F. 4. Reid, Commander Sir
Knight VIM H. Lambert, Generalisamo and
Sir Knight Geo. r. Shinn, Captain General,
'Dspen<ation' to open a Commandery OF
Knights Templar in this city, to be designated
old Dominion Commandery No, with
full power to confer the valiant and magnani-
nous order of knights Templar' aud ap-
pendent degrees 1t is expected the Comman-
derry will permanently occupy the 81 story of
the handsome new building to be erected on
Cameron street by Alexandria Washington
Lodge No. go, which will be constructed with
view to their wants. There are ii Commau-
deries of Knights Templar in this State: hav
uu membership of 500 Sir Knights. There
are y Sir knights in this city, all of whom
will affiliate with the new Commentary, and
We hope soon to chronicle the complete success
of their efforts to advance the cause OF Chris
ian knighthood.
WHO Is TO BLAME.-A subscriber in New
York city complains of the delay occasioned,
from some cause, in the receipt ofthe Gazette,
and sends us a carefully prepared statement OF
the days on which it reaches there, showing
that three, four and sometimes five days clap
sc between the days of publication and the
receipt of the paper in New York, and asks
who is to blame?' To which we answer that
tb,t of