Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-21

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uaS "n''. o,'r IF hn ,r,cE Tha wheels n,s-
- ~ 'c.,u Is ha,I ANY crushed his bruins out
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One 0! inc cFs" ol 'lic Nu" lplA ''c''n''
Richmond, in throwing line ashore as tho
steamer was cffrctiag landing at Portsmouth,
ON Saturday. l,st his balance, and fell over the
rail Of the Shin and on the docks, breaking his
left t|irh and fracturilg his sku.i
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mcu who were nominated " MN and cohu'"-
cd by the Senate several weeks ago as mem
bcrs OF the Board Of Visitors 1T the Agrlcultu-
raj and Mechanical College al Bllck&burg.
The Secretary of The Southwestern Virginia
,,,,crlur.I S,c;.,v onno,nc,s that tb,. next
annn.I FIR will h.. had n Wvth.yi:;c, on the
In,h 1I,h and l1,h Of Seotcu,bcr
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kS1,,,rrs OF pYrillAs. In the Supreme
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RICHMOND Oh III ''y f'S'' ''la' p'i'''n u 'iic
Supreme Chancellor report having Reference to
the status of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
lo;,,, ,lo, c,.,,clor,.;,,, the tn,,ov;no r.s,.
unions were auoi'.e":
HcSmtl3, That the actions OF the supreme
Chancellor III regard 10 he Grand Ledge OF
Pennsylvania h., AID are hereby, confirmed,
Rcs0kod. That Immediately upon the Grand
Lodge of PennSylva"ia SlgnliylHg then wiling
ness to comply with all The requirements; Of tha
Supreme Lodge they be, ana are hereby, re-
Grand Jurisdiction.
Ii Is understood! that the recusancy OF the
Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania consisted pri-
ulary III their refusal 10 adopt the new ritual
Of the order, although other questions grow
out OF that i'll ubnrdinetlon.
GA Saturday. fittsburg, Pa, was selected as
the pace Of the next annual meeting on the
81 of April, 18Th.
The Supreme Lodge having received assur-
ances THAI the difficulties in the case Of SUI
premc Recording and CORRESPONDING Scribe Z.
NJ. Barton, OF Washington, ID. e.. would be re-
moved, his resignation WAS refused and he
was retained in the Office.
A new banner Tor the Order. was adopted
The question relative to subordinate dyes
demanding the ampi;iictl ritual coming up, the
Supreme Chancellor decided hat they had the
unqualified right to select for themselves ac
cording to the direct legislation of the Supreme
body aud it Was ordered that Pcnn>y wanna be
furnished with new rituals, and that her rep
rescptaiycs be restored 10 seats OH the floor Of
the Supreme Ledge.
BY unanimous vote Of the body the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania was then restored to its
proper standing.
at late hour Saturday night the Lodge
flushed its business and adjourned.
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FAIRFAX COUNTY ITEMS From tie fair
fax News We understand that the engineers
will very soon comnence the survey 90 the
eastern end OF the Pledmont ana I9tomac
railroad, beginning Dear A'ule' 10 houuouh
county. 1t has also been lntlmate1 that a route
lying considerably, south OF that point IS
now being favored by the cfhcers OF TINS enteT-
Prise AMI 1t Is believed inc ny talr1aX court
House will probably, be ultimately adopted;
We doubt not the Ola road bed can De had
lor thc ASKING C''' IL not theI ue" lisnt VI
the line. 50 far as we have heard. without any
execution. 1t has also been suggested that a
meeting be called at an early day. to take into
consideration, ana adopt such measures as may
lest nromotc the attainment of the objects in
view,
The following rentlcmcn have been elected
Vcstrvmcn far ZION EnjsconaN Church for the
cnsn;no year. " n hun.ev ,Judrc Fl W
Thomas .Joscnh Cooncr Thomas Moore, DR..
". d. McWhorter Richard r, Farr, D. Nc.
Chichester. O. w, Huutt and H. G. Fairfax
Maggy Turlcy the nursery maid employed
in the family Of Thos. Moore. esq, was attacked
Friday night with spasmodic conyusions and
is now seriously ILL., On Tuesday niehtshc was
at an Easter festival, given by the colored pco-
ple, and it is thought that that had something
to do with it.
Among the duties to be discharged by the
County Court that meets to-day, is the one of
appointing. under the act Of March l3, 1873,
assessors in a general assessment ofall the lands
of the county,
The Spring season seems to have fully set in.
and the fields arc rapidly taking on thicr won't
ed verdure. The fruit trees are in bloom, and
4 heavy harvest.
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