Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-20
CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT GRACE CHURCH.

CHhlSl MAS SERpl CES Al OhaCE CdUhe1-
Christmas services at Grace Church will be
held as usual The choir. under the director
ship of the accomplished Miss E. Virginia
Evans, composed of Miss Evans, alto and or
ganist, Miss Boakin, soprano, Messrs. Edward
Evans bass and George McBurney tenor, is In
full practice preparatory to the Christmas SER
vices. The selections are entirely new, en-
braclng some of the choicest sacred productions
of the very best composers and specially adapt
ed to the Christian anniversary. One has
scarcely felt to It's full extent the solemn power
of sacred symphonies who has not heard good
rendition of 6 H. Warren's Christmas an,
them, ''Messiah is King. ''Shout the glad
tidipgs' is the ideal of musical Inspiration and
religious exa!taion This will be the opening
piece sung hy the choir, TO be succeeded by
'Venite," by j. R. Thomas, ko'z,chmar's
'Te Deum," Gloria patri," by H. ?. Dauks,
and "Jublate" 'fhe church decorations will
consist Of sacred mottoS 10 evergreen.
LADIES UNION RELIEF Special attention
is directed to the card from the Indies Unicn
Relief Society, in to-day's Gazette, and it is
hoped that the appeal therein made may meet
with hearty response. That the society will
be of great benefit aud prevent much suffering
during the WATER, there eau be no doubt, and
few there are who eau not, by giving IN their
mite, aid iu the good work. The suggestion
relative to street beggars should be needed,
and thus Imposition prevented.
For the vote Of thanks rendered us for the
humble assistance rendered by the Gazette, 10
promoting the work OF the society, We return
TO the ladies our thanks.
ALEXANDRIA MECHANICS We have fire.
ouenly had occasion to allude to the fact that
our mechanics 10 the execution of work are as
skilEful 10 their several branches of trade, and
as Industrious aud reliable as can be found any
where, and have often attempted to show the
toy of going abroad to have our work done.
The iron railing around the bar in the new
court room, executed by Mr.. james Harris,
our we'll known blacksmith, ref cts great skill
in workmanship, and as a scleuti6c job, com.
mends itself at once to the eye OF The practlced
mechanic.
THE MARKET, this morning, Was tolerably
well supplied. Beef from Is to 20 cls per h.:
veal l21 TO Is cts; mutton Is to 20; young pork
~ cts; turkeys 1920 CTS. per To-; geese 10 cts.
a piece; chickens 5 per fair; rabbits ID 23 cts.
apiece; butter 25a4O cts, per To-; eggs 35a40 cts.
per dcz turnipS 20 cts. per peck; parsnlps ~
cts do; celery Sal0 cts. per bunch; satisfy
cts per bunch; sweet potatoes Is cts. per peck.
There was some venison for sale at l5a2O Cts.
per ID. Some fresh FISH were for sale at the
usual prices.
Police REPORT. The only cases reported at
police headquarters since yesterdays issue of
the Gazette were those OFF Ohm Smith, profess
ed machiust halliug from Pittsburg, who, tor
j. q
promise to quit the city forthwith, and Frank
Dorsey, colored, who for assaulting boy OF
Mr. Wymau, and Patrick Shay, for vagraocy,
we're locked up for ex animation.
Five dodgers were accommodated at the sta
ton house last night
Coal TRADE.-The Cumberland coal trade
for the season may be said to have closed with
this week, though one or two vessels are still
on their way here for cargoes. During the week
40 tons were received by j. p. Aguew, and
GOO tons shipped by him, and 81 tons we're
shipped by the American Coal Company, aud
325 tons by the Hampshire and Baltimore 20.
CHARGED WITH POISONING L. R, Mo-
lair formerly of this city, but of late years a
citizen of Manchester, Va, has been arrested
and partially examined on the charge of hay
ing poisoned his mother-ln-law and 4. Cogohl
by spriukug strychnine over celery. Both were
made very sick. A Coroner analysed the cee
ry aud the water it was in and found strych-
nine.
THE BRADDocK HoUsE.-App|eton's Jour
nal for December 10Th contains handsome en-
craving of the Braddock House, in this place
on Fairfax street, over WHICH the Mansion
House is built, from 6ue picture painted by
Mr.. Ross Turoer, of this place. 1t is very
accurate representation of the old building.
m-We hope the citizens of the 4th Ward
vii! elect J. B. SHOOT to the Board Of Alder
men on Monday next. He has served the city
before as one Of our representatives IN Coun-
Gil with credit to himself and advantage to
the city Indeed he is worthy of any po-
sition in the gift of his fellow citizens, and
we hope there will be no opposition or no
party lines dr. .wn on Monday, as 1t will certain
ly be putting the right man in the right place.
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ANY LADY SEEKING A CHRISTMAS
n PRESENT. for Lover, Husband, Broth
er or any other man, can find at JOHN A.
FIELDS, II King street. the very, things that
will give the most satisfaction, in the shape OF
MEERSCHAUM PIPES, TU Rk1SH WA
TER PIPES, for the stand or desk, "a new thing)
CIGAR SMOKERS, and cases full OF good
Cigars, NEAT SMOKING TOBACCO BAGS,
and BOXE Sc, pound of genuine GRAY E.