Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-06

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The aggregate balance 10 the
Treasury, Oct. /, 1872, was ,O9S, 499 o.
Amount received from that date
to Sept. 80. 1873, 4,l29, LIS ~
Making total of, $5,227,617 SO
The balance on hand on the lst
Of Oct, 1873, after deduct
ing disbursements, was 5 S2S,S2l Sc
Of that amount there was to the
credit Of the Common
wealth, 1855 fl
To credit of literary fund, $3.50 %
To credit OF interest On public
debt, 37,2SS Al
To credit sinking fund, 6,727 "A
The whole amount of bonds deposited with
the Treasurer by foreign insurance companies,
under the act Of February Sd, 1866, 81, OlO, $50.
DON'T BE INQUIsITIvE. Here's yer nice
roast chicken" cried an aged colored man as
the cars stopped at North Carolina railway sta
ton.
Heres yer nice roast chick'n'u taters, all
nice and not" holding up his plate and walking
the platform: ,,:, , o.,
asks passenger.
Uncle looks at the intruder sharply, and then
turns away, crying:
Here's yer nice roast chick n gcn-tl' N q,
all hot; needn't go in the house for dat.
''Where did you get that chlcken?' repeated
the inquisitive passenger.
"Look aver" says uncle, speaking privately
lis you from de Norf?'
Yes"
SIS you friend of the cul'ud man %
Il hope am
Den don't you ucbber ask me whar got
dat chick agln. Here yer nice roast chick u,
all hot
The train started
FAIRFAX COUNTY. = From the Fairfax
News. AT meeting Of the Board of Super
viSors-James p. Machep, president, D. NJ.
Chichester presented a resolution of the County
school board, asking levy for school purposes
as follows: Providence 10 cents on the 500.
Ceutrevile 10, Drauesvle y! Mt. Vernon 10,
Lee 10, Falls Church 10. The resolution was
referred to committee consisting of Messrs.
Fitzhugh and Gray.
A protracted meeting has been going on dur
ing the week at the Methodist church 10 this
place, under the supervision Of Rev. +. H.
Henry assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Burgess and
the Rev. 6. II. Williams and Professor Bca-
mer
Mr. Walter Powell has resigned his Office as
commissioner of public buildings, and Mr..
Thomas Moore, has been appointed in his
place.
Mr. David Lane residing near Pleasant Val,
ley, 10 this county, we regret to hear, is suffer
ing from stroke of paralysis.
DREssING- Rooms FOR CHURCH WEDDINGS.
The latest novelty in the way of church Wed
ings is the fitting up of the vcstlbule of the
sacred edifce as dressiDg-room for the bride
and her attendants. According to the report
of wedding ceremony which recently took
place in New York, the vestibule was furnished
for the occasion with mirrors, tables, chairs,
brushes, powder, and hair-pin This is a
step 10 the right direction, but like many
similar step it only serves to show how far short
we really fail of completeness in these matters
To have really elegant aud thoroughly uDex-
ceptionable wedding 10 church, there should be
in addition to the dressing room for the ladies'
similar room for the groom and his supporters,
with tonsorial artist in attendance. This
might appropriately be located 10 the basement;
and if small space in the organ loft could be
allotted to the sale of neckties and other lighter
articles ofgentlemen's wear there would be
nothing left for the most fastidious to desire.