Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-25
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,.>,,b er Yesterday, was delightful, and the at
,snlauce at the various churches was larger
L,n t;,r some time past. At Grace Church,
Epi>copal, there We're 40 services, ana Chrlst
10y; :. Paul 5, Episcopal, were only open III
, ,I.' morning. Rev. Mr.. Gibbons oticlated aud
Inv .,.|hrI \, Christ Church, and DR.. Walker at
!! p,ul'S. Rev. j. Ii. y, iSr!cn preached at
-. First Presbyterian Church in the morning,
'nd Rev. DR.. Rutherford, OF ST. Louis, at the
sand Church in the morning and at night.
4. he VI. f. Church Rev. MIR. Stevenson
,,~,,clcd IN the morning and at night, and 10
n. VI. L. Church South Rev. Mr.. Beall
,,r.,,ncd il the morning and Rev. Mr.. Buscy
=, night Mr. Iishtuer preached IN the NJ. +.
i,Eurch morning and night. Rev. Mr.. Handy,
81 EarmvilI, preached in the Baptist Church
y, thr moruiug and Rev. Mr.. Kirk at night
= : Mr. Bus.y preached at the Village Chapel
:, ,h, morning. Rev. Father Cicaterri preach
81 At 81. Mary 5, Catholic Church, in the morn
;n, AZ the German Lutheran Church, room
nf:lhe Y. NJ. G.. A., Rev. j, Fleckenstein, the
,r.w naStor. was installed, the installation ser
r,u hciny preached by Rev X. \. BlSchotf,
u.,w Of Fort Wayne, lad. The following is the
r.nort Of the work done By the Dung Men
Christian Association during the day -
Mission Sabbath School GU 81. Asaph street
,,,.n,d with twenty uine scholars and u full
,r., teachers with unusual interest on the part
., the latter in their work. The session closed
.,;trr most interesting exercises with the usual
address 10 the children The Mission Sabbath
S.h,ol, corner of King ADD West streets, had All
ADDITION Of six new scholars, making sixty nine
;ra,cu,iaucc, and corps eleven OF teachers. The
committee report glorious session, filling their
souls with gladaes, and encouraging them III
me further prosecution Of the work. The Alms
House services we've conducted \. large band
of workers and an increased Congregation as
snmblsd. The services we're OF the most re-
ircshiug and sou-stlrrlng character, the result
cheering the hearts OF the committee. The open
air meeting at the corner Of Cameron and Fa-
yctte streets was resumed alter au INTERRUPTION
OF one Sunday, by the weathe:; large con
prcgation was present and a full wtrklng com
mitlee on hand They report Continued inter
est In the exercises on the part Of the assamo-
laye and the Exercises partook "t the c;ia;;lc-
1rrStc varue>tnc>S pnrvadms these meetings
This meeting will be transferred TO the corner
of Wolfe and Water streets next Sun1oy even
ing. AT the Jail the usual Interesting exercises
we're held by the usual force. Inc t clock
meeting in the FIRST Presbyterian Church was
more uumcrouSly attended than Tor Snlnc sun
lays Previous especially by The youth Of botn
S.ycs the exercises were o. The usual latclrs!
that prevails at these meetings, and again tn.
Sneakers on the occasion We're NEST earnest III
their appeaIS TO the uucoycrtrd. The meeting
,.o>,d with the teuclcsion, pronounced by the
p.>tor of the church, who also led the eXer-
..i,..." This meeting wilt be held next Sun
,i,y in the "a Presbyterian Church.
TIE CANAL MORE AGITATION. y ester
dsy morning, as 5000 as boats were drawn un
der the wharvcs for leading, party OF boat
men (chl, H. New Central mcu) who had agreed
rpou demanding an Increase OF ten cents per
ton in the freight rates (Sl.4J aud 81 oO to
GEORGETOWN and Alexandra, Respectively
>,oppci the loadiug Of several OF the boats.
This they did at each Of the three wharvcs;
aud il locked at one time as If their movement
you'd prevail, 1t >oon received 4nletus, now
ever ia this way: Among the boats kept froui
IoaIng aud tied up tiy the ulcn Was Borden,
at the Potomac wharf The captain promptly
informed Que Of the owners Of the boat ut tic
proc c;ing. and that gentleman at once pro
;.ccdcd TO the wharf, ana IN a determined man.
ner rlpcrintcnicd the loading OF the boat and
started it down the river. When 1t reached
the lock there were about thirty OF the "ad-
vance mcu there, and they declared 1t should
not leave Alter it was III the lock they re-
;ll~nh To permit it to pass ont Collector
Nctrr, however, was equal to the emergency
lie sem for Sheriff Gross, who repaired to the
scene Of difficulty, and ordered the lock keeper
to open the gates and pass the boat. y lew I'll
the men made soiue show Of opposing the sher:
If authority, when he very calmly Informed
them that their opposition would DC useless
and would only get them in trouble, which
they might as well avoid. His manner AMI
words satisfied the ,Dcn, aud they dispersed be-
fore he found il necessary to summon any and,
which could have been obtained near at ian!.
Some of the men stated before leaving that 1t
was their last strike this season; that they
had had enough OF such NOV, ments, CSC.
This virtually ended the advance move
mcnt. though other bodies Ut the men engaged
in it were at the sane time preventing the
loading of boats at the lower wharveS. But
after the Borden boat passed through the lock
AMI cleared, the ''back-bone of. the rebellion
was brokcu--the opposition to loadi'g at the
thereafter the remainder OF the day without
any interruption whatever.
the uumber Of boats clearing (31) has the
nhl-,me busy seaSrn ring TO 1t. Next week. if
the canal has no rev miSiortunes, will be
brisk one Cun,Lerl,md Nrr$ Of the 2%rd.
Police REpoRr There were no cases at
police headquarters this morning. Yesterday
David I.cmax, colorcd, for drunkenness and
A>orlcry conduc., was fined and DISCHARGED;
John Robey who was found drunk aud asleep
in the street. was discharged with an admoul,
lion, and Andrew Jackson, a coiored boy,
char gcd with stealing pigeons, was dismissed
after promise never to do so again; Jas Find
ley, mcmbcr of the chain gang, tor retus'n"
positively to so on duty this morning, was sent
to the station house and locked np, to remain
until he reconsiders his determination and Is
wiling to pay The penalty of his mlsdeeds IN
the manner prescribed by law.
Magistrates Court -One DR.. Cassery, who
occupies shanty IN New Town, northwestern
portion Of the city, complained to Justice Pad
get, that Cornelius Griffin wouid be likely to
shoot him, as he had made many threats to Go
So \ warrant was sent after MIR. Griffin, who
soon appeared in charge Of one of the uiulonS
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