Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-09
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
pr1crors OBsERVANCEs. -The present
week is devoted by the Catholic Church to the
.,Icmn coulmemoration of the suferings and
I.,,h Of our Blessed tcdeemer, and Is, on that
'...,nut, called in the ritual OF that church.
"N,i,r lIcbdomas," or the greater week,
,l.ush it is more usually, dcnoninated Holy
W,,L" in accordance with English usage. The
,hrcc last days are devoted, IN special manner
consideration OF the trial, death and burial
~ ,ur Saviour. Tomorrow, usually called
,I,v Thursday. though denomnated 10 the
r r'v,l 'Eeria Ouiuta in Cena Douini ''or the
i% of the Lords Supper, is, to some ex-
,..,t = dav of 10y, because OF the institution up
!, n the Holy Eucharist. and Mass is, ac
WILLINGLY celebrated in white vesments but
.t,or ,hr 'Gl ria in Excclsis,' during which
"n 80. bells are rng both bells and organs are
H.n, until the same time on Saturday, In sign
- n,mrninr. and after Mass the Sacred Host
r,mavrl in solemn procession from the
l,;,h Al,ar 10 another altar, richly decorated
'','i Warmed with flowers and lights while the
iI;',h Altar j, stripped of its ornaments and
'r,'r;,,ys to commemorate the stripping Of
,hr;.t whrn he was scourgcd. During the
,l,,. and evening hundreds of people visit his
Intermediary" Is the altar where the Host Is
,ros,,vrl is called, to ctfcr up their prayers,
,nlj nnuicrS of persons from this city usually
,,sir Washington where there are twelve or
mare Repositories, and the streets arc
crowded with people passing from one to anoth-
rr The services at St. Mary's Church to-
morrow and on Friday, will commence at
a. NJ
ALEXANDRIA AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
At meeting Of the corrorators Of the Agrlcul-
,ural and Industrial Association of Alexandria,
held Yesterday afternoon at the Farmers and
Mechanics Savings Bank, there were present,
Arthur Herbert, Andrew Jameson, James /.
Brckham, John w. Green. w. Ii. Fowle aud
t. }. Weddcrburn On motion Ut Mr.. Jame-
son. Col. Herbert was called to the chair, and
A. j. Wcddcrburn appointed secretary. 1t
was ordered that books of subscription DC
Opened at once at the following places: Offices
o Burke & Herbert, w. ID. C"rSc Co.,
farmers Il Mechanics Savings Bank, and the
Mansi House, aud that each of the corpora
t,rs b. authorized to solicit subscriptions to the
capital stock
\ free aud general interchange of views then
tnuk place among those present, from which 1t
wa, understood that provided the land can De
bought upon reasonable terms, Il tract VI thirty
acres, living upon railroad, and as near the
r,tv a. convenient, and if possible between here
and Washington, be purchased Tor the uSr OF
The aS>rci,tun; that rac; track "l one nile
IN Irnr,h NE lal out upon it. and that large
mrcmiums be offered ior prize stock. These
conditions being fulfilled it Is thought good
and attractive exhibitions can be secured here
every a.
JouRNEYMEN CARPENTERS. A meeting OF
the iourncym"n carpenters OF the city was held
last night in Nluirs building, for the purpose
Of L,vl,ng ways by which the daily wages of
that class ui mecllaucS 81 80, can be Increased.
Nfuvt.rn were present, Of whom Is. IL. jenkins
VI, called to the chair and g. W. Henry APP
tainted secretary A committee vi three, COLI
ssrng Of Mcs<rs kcindcust, klllee aud
rhnrch, Was appointed to urge upon abscntccs
the necessity of being present at the meeting,
~ be held next Friday night, aud another com.
nlttcr. also Of three, consisting OF Mcssrs. Lu-
,..>, Iichuc aud krlcc, was appointed to draft
r.,nurl"tl, to be presented Ut that meeting.
All present expressed themselves IN favor OF
the proposed movement The meeting then
rluurnrd to rrussrlnbe at the same place next
Friday night.
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Cumberland are arriving rapidly enough Tor
the convenience of those engaged in the trade,
bat still not in such numbers as anticipated i
week ago. The WilliamSport Pilot says
line canal Hly he in good repair we cannot
doubt that it is, because MIR. German says SO
hn' We do know that this end of the Williams
ilt alrlcduct on the BERN side louks very
much as il i; was trying to fall down. The
ground on the inside Of the stone wing Is sink
ing, and the wing bullying out toward to tho;
creek. Nevertheless it Is all IN good order, and
80 is the humc at the WilliamSport lock. That
,,ccc of work is in splendid condition, and may
h id out through the season, though there are
many persons who are skeptica!.
THE FISHERY The receipts Of fish 1T Fish
town continue to increase, and the market is a
!itile more brisk in consequence OF the com
lnrnccmcnt Of the country trade, several buy
rrs from Frederick, Maryland, being IN compc-
,ltion with the huckscrS this morning. ii 900
herring, 10000 shad, and Il fair supply Of rock
and perch have reached here since yesterday $
report, the shad selling at from 81 Il to ST.
per hundred, and the herring at from 81 to IS
pr thousand. The price of rock and perch
has experienced slight advance. Of the shad
200 came here in Capt. George Jones' boat
from the Alexandria OILERS fishing near Mary
land Point, of which number $50 were caught
hr Capt George Laycock and 462 by Captain
n.ck McI\cnncy on one drift OF their nets.
EASTER HOLIDAY. -Iu accordance with the
usual custom, the Superintendent of Public
Schools has directed them to be closed on Fri
LAY and Monday next He has, also granted
lerlniS>lun to such teachers as wish to improve
themselves by seeing how schools arc conduct
"i, elsewhere. 20 close their schools Tomorrow,
anu Visit Jefferson aud Sumner Schools IN
Washington, those schools keeping the same
Faster holiday as he has given.
''NE-Thc alarm of fire about nine o'clock
'"'s morning Was caused by the burning OF the
'"'i u 'nc sn''kc house of Mrs Catharine No
',Iu "i !llItc street n1inlninr the LIST Nation