Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-05
LOCAL NEWS.

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Society OF OLD STUDENTS OF ST.. JOHN S
ACADEMY. An adjourned meeting Of this So
>ciety was held last night, the President 5.
Chapman Neaie, esq, in the chair, and Mr..
James Il. eaton acting as secretary, IN the alb
sence OF MIR. II. j. Ncyett, who was too unwcl
TO attend. s...4
| The committee had issued sensational call
| and sent it to all the members, and the result
was an attendance which filled the house.
The President, on taking the chair, made
brief but appropriate address, In which he re
marked that il was the universal custom Of the
alumni of all institutions to celebrate some day
IN the year by reunion, and that In accord
| ance with the action Of the last annual meeting
ot the association, the committee appointed to
arrange Tor a supper during the Christmas
holidays would now report.
| Mr.. Ernest }. Simpson, from that commit
tee, then reported that u supper would be fur
nished by Coouey & Brother on the evening of
| the 3lSt of December at Que dollar aud half
a head.
The report was accepted, aud at the sugges
| ton of the chair, those desiring to purchase
tickets gave in their names; the President an
nouucing that the tickets would be 10 the hands
of MIR. Henry }. Nevett, the chairman Of the
| committee of arrangements. by the 18th inst.
On motion of MIR. James 1. Muir, it was or
dered that tickets be sold to no one but former
or present students If the Academy, unless by
special order of the President
On motion of Mr. John T. Hill, it was agreed
that the members Of the society meet at the
school house on the hight Of the 3lst, and pro-
ceeed in body to the supper.
Mr.. Ii. Paul S. Williams, Of 1oukers, New
York, student OF 1859 60 was unanimously
| elected to membership, as were all those pres
ent who had not previously signed the cousu-
| tntlon.
Mr.. E. J. Simpson then briefly addressed
George Nj. German, who gave an auluslng ac-
| count of his adventures as THE Chicago Trav-
eller"
Messrs john T. Hill, Richard L.. Carne.
Arthur G. kell. Thomas a. Broadus Michael
a. Ahern, Benjamin H. Lambert and Wm
| w. Adam, jr., were then called upon for school
"reminiscences, and most of them responded,
after which the meeting adjourned.
INuUMAN FATHER. Mention was made 10
yesterdays Gazette of the reported unnatural
treatment of child by its father at Falls
| Church. The Washington Star OF yesterday
says "A gentleman from Fails Church, Vlr-
GINA, relates a terrible story OF cXtreme cruelty
to child, inflicted BY an ,unnatural father. He
represents that person living at Falls Church,
who has family consisting OF a wife and tour
children, has lately been guilty OF kicking,
beating, and otherwise maltreating one OF his
children who is but nineteen months old. Ac-
cording to the representations of the mother OF
the child he has several times kicked the little
one out of bed and afterwards kicked it under the
bed, in each instance iuhicting serious Injuries
upon it. He has also been in the habit OF
| striking it with his fist. and on one occasion
| held its face in basin OF water until 1t was
nearly dead So outrageous has been his con-
duct that several citizens of Falls Church, with
the consent of the mother, yesterday took the
child and will hold it until the father shows
some signs of reformation Last night several
of his ncighbors went to his house for the pur
pose Of inAictiug personal chsstisemcnt upon
him, and only RETAINED from doing so at the
earpest request Of parties who believe 1t better
that he should be arrested and dealt with as
the law directs.
MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. An
adjourned meeting of the Common Council was
held last night, for the purpose of bearing Mr.
w. +. Carne continue the reading of his COM
pilation of the Corporation laws, and commeuc-
iug at Chant. 6, where he had LETT OFT the night
proceeding, Mr. Carne read through the W hole
compilation, except such chapters as had not
been altered. Some few amendments 10 the
shane of changing phraseology and striking out
sections whose provisions have been rendered
obsolete, and all chat related to the office Of
guager and inspector Of liquors which Office it
was agreed to abolish-were made without any,
debate, except of a Conversational character, and
with the understanding that at the next meet
ipg an act would be passed making the compl-
lation the Code Of the Corporation, the meet
ing at quarter after ten o'clock adjourned ill
next Tuesday night, the night for the regular
meeting. (.