Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-03
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SCENE 1y A CHURCH On Sunday night, at
,h.. close of the sermon, Rev. John Taylor, of
,In Catharine-S Street African NJ h. Church.
Ncw,rk, announced that he had appointed
Mrs, Francis leader OF the female prayer meet
~ his feet and cxcitcdly OBJECTED to the ap-
continent. He said that it was the duty Of
iristecs, not Of the pastor, to make this ap-
ponlmcnt. 4 d. zen angry voices were heard
in favor of the pastor or against him. Mr.
Taylor attempted to read the law, which gave
hlln the rower to make the appointment but
WAS unable to do so on az count OF the confusion.
While The excitement was at its height, stew
ard of the church. one Carny, threw off his
coat ran up the aisle, jumped the railing. and
mounting the pulpit stairs, attempted to strike
Mr.. Taylor. The latter stood quic1y in his
place. \ woman screamed to him to shoot
t'arny, ard as lie was preparing to defend him
s,lf. three men dragged his assailant away.
The confusion continued several minutes, and
Mr. Taylor was escorted to his home by num-
b.r Of friends. The trouble had its origin In
luminosity to MIR. Taylor.-Ne10 l0rh Sun.
LrccA's BREAKFAST DRESS. One of Luc-
yl,,u lt m
sisted of white cashmere D9lman, superbly
embroidered in white silk, and trimmed with
kDottcd fringe of the same. This was worn at
home ard at breakfast. 1t was accompanied
bva skirt Of a!ebuc cashmere, with bands OF
velvet OF the same shade, and slippers OF vel
vet natchi.r The dress The arms and throat
of the fair singer were decorated with brace
lets ard a necklace Of plain gold bearing
rich lo,kct set with pearls; but her hair was
perfectly simple 10 its arrangements, not even
An ornamental comb being visible.
White is greatly affected by the charming
priua donna, whose youthful face and child
like manncr seem to suit her white vestments
and any one seeing the delicate head with its
sweet facial features and plainly arranged hair,
must have been fascinated by the suitability of
pure simplicity to beauty, and of beauty to
pure simplicity. Lucca--in a white cambria
mnrning wrap over pluk silk, and with hair
loo>c-is as pretty picture as ever an artists,
csc would care to dwell upon.
\ Row-A startling episode, which came
near ending in tragedy, occurred 10 MllTau-
kcc on Thursday, in connection with the mar
rage Of Mr.. j. B. Gregg, worthy business
man. aul Miss Augusta Sherman, daughter OF
Mr.. James p Sherman, wealthy private
]u,, |
laly, demonstrated against the bans, and his
parents refusing to listen to him, he became
violent aud made threats. When the wedding
party arrived at the residence Of the elder
Sherman the young man rushed to his room.
Mr. Shcrnan the elder, and his son-ln- law,
Levi Blossom, followed the young man quickly
and found him armed with loaded shot gun,
which he lcveled at his father As he pulled
'he trigger Mr.. Blossom threw up the barrel
Il the gun, and the murdcrous charge shatter-
ed mirror in the room. Young Sherman
then procured revolver, but before he could
make use of it he was bound hand and foot and
conveyed to the county Jail, where he still re-
mains. The marriage ceremony was then per-
turued without further molestatlon.
The KENSErr ART SALE IN New YORK
was remarkable oDe All the pictures
oithem painted by the late Mr.. kensett-
brought fair prices The bidding was at times
Very spirited, and the bidders represented the
lovrrs of art, not only 10 New York. but from
Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston
The sale continued for six evenings, and the
lowest aggregate sum realized on any one OF
these evenings was, in round numbers, elgh-
teen thousand dollars and the highest thirty
four thousand. The total amount obtained tor
the whole collection was one hundred and thlr-
ty->cyen thousand dollars. This is one OF the
most striking instances of the growing appre-
ciaton of American art that it has been our
pleasure to notice. The high rank Mr.. Ken
>eu held as painter, was, of course, 40 attrac-
ton; and the value of the pictures sold, even
When they were not from his hand, was guaran-
lccd by the known excellence of his taste and
H his ackuowl, dyed sound judgment.
Boy SrICnE.-A young man named George
"a'rcn who's" parents reside at Beolt. WIS,
r'mmltted suicide at the Fulton, Illinois Militia,
y y; School On the evening of the 25th OF March.
NC was IHyears old, but being larger than lads
;">"'''! are at that age, and maDly in his bear
.'s' many persons believed he was reall y niue
te'n oF twenty For some time past he has
'H ''sm eSe'r'l1s young ladies' to parties, taking
'"c'n out hiding, spending considerable money
uSbt>. Ills ldLuSI hSaS luAoi III
ca OF his conduct, which was censurable for
.I'n,ns .'ns but extravaganza, and determined to
.aAe MN home He came here for the purpose
Yesterday afternoon, and in the evening called
AZ az the school for the purpose ofseeing him.
george was IN his room taking to some of his
v'>snatcS, aud when told by his father, 10
a"elF presence, that he had done wrong, drew
.FyY!otyer from his pocket, placed the muzzle
10 Ills forehead and blew out his brains.
' IRGlNIA BIBLE SOCIETY. The report of
inf p5, Board of the Managers of the Virginia
nii I,inie Society, shows a great revival in the
l''O'e cause In no history of the Bible Socie-
.arS OF the world has so much been done in the
way ol printing and circulating the Holy Scrip
,hF'> \ liberal estimate places the work of
i1'r1 itereut societies and private publishing
rToa>eS at 100000 copies, embracing 252 diff
Trent languages and dialects, and reaching in
.e we aggregate 100000 souls. In the field
aMgucd the VIRGINIA Bible Society, the work