Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-29
ALEXANDRIA.

THANKSGIVING DAY.-Yesterday was par
tally kept as day of Thanksgiving in this city,
as was indicated in our edition of Wednesday.
There was no meeting OF the Corn Exchange,
and not much business attempted among com
mission merchants The retail stores were gem
orally open, however. The post Office kept Sun
day hours, and the Citizens Bank was decently
closed, aud we don't care whose note suffered
by it. Religious services were conducted in
Christ Church, where the sermon was preached
by Rev. DIR. Wheat, and in the First Presbyte-
Tian Church, where Rev. Mr.. Walter preached.
DEATH OF OLD CITIZENS. - Mr.. Allan
Pearce, one of the members of the last House of
Delegates from Alexandra county, died at his
residence yesterday, ON the Path instant, ia the
CID year of his age.
Mr.. j. S. Knox, whose death has been imrui-
nept for some time, breathed his last on We'd
nesday night Mr.. Knox removed from Faug uier
10 this city some years before the war, and until
the commencement of the war was engaged in
mercantile pursuits. Since the war he has been
fl eble health.
PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT OF CHRIST
CHURCH.-After the regular services were con-
cluded yesterday morning, the pew-holders and
Rev. Mr. Mckim suggested the enlargement of
the church; the proposed enlargement to be
erected by pulling down the east wall and re-
erecting it the required number of feet in al
vance of its present position, and requested
their prayerful considera ton of the proposition
The suggestion was somewhat Of a surprise
and various are the opinions of the congregation
in regard toit.
LAND SALR.-Green & Wise. real estate
agents, nave SOFA tne arm belonging To George
Trimmer, esq, lying three miles sOuth Of
Manassas, containing 2il4 acres, with good
improvements, saw mill, &c, to S. G. Pres
colt, esq, Of Exeter, New Hampshire, for
81, $50.
THE HAHN MURDER-ArTeSt IF Josh H1aeV-
Joshua Haney, cOlOred, was arrested Wednes-
day night and committed to Jail on suspicion of
being implicated in the murder of the late
Frank Hahn, for which Henry Young was hung
to day.-Nentiaei, last ereniHq.
BOLD DEsERTER.-One of the crew of the
schooner Belle Crowell jumped over board while
that vessel was lying in the stream opposite this
city yesterday afternoon, preparatory to start
ing Tor Boston, and struck out boldly for the
shore, and being an excellent swimmer, had
almost reached the wharf when the mate of the
schooner Overhauled him in the yawl boat and
took him back on board prisoner.
WILD MAN.-While Nessrs. James Graham.
Richard Sewell and Joseph Pearson were gun
ming yesterday, they came, late in the after
noon, in the woods near Clouds mill. upon q
naked man with long flowing white hair and
heard, who at their approach darted off with
the rapidity of a frightened deer, and was soon
lost to sight among the trees.
TIE NEW POWDER MAGAZINE.-WOrkO on the
powder magazine to built by the government
just above the terminus of the East Alexandra
railroad, on the opposite side of the river, was
commenced 10 day. a long wharf will be bnilt
there. at which vessels can stop and receive
their ammunition on their way from the navy
yard.-Gd=et'e, last ereRtng.