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

county. II miles from Fredericksburg. TO Mrs
Mary Ann Stevenson, for : ,SOO-a'"ut 81. 90
per acre.
Old Aunt Fr4rky Campbrll'' well-kuown
and highly respected in Frederick burg. died
SuldenIy last Tuesday morning, III the sd year
OF her age.
1t is stated that Colonel William +, Game
ron. formerly nf the Petersburg Index will lie
associated with Major Baker =. lee in tie
| editorial management Of the Richmun En-
qulrcr.
| Edgar Lucas. coorcd. uf Orange county, con
v!ctcd of burglary, has been received At The
penltcntlary.
\ little child of Mrs Cufman Of Slauntnn,
aged about sixteen montl<, was burned to
death last Friday.
CHESAPEAKE pREsByrERY AT the meet
Ing ui the Prc>hytcry III Baltimore, yesterday
| poues,illr, in Montgomery county, was Sc
| lccted rs the paige for holding the next stated
meeting and the 2Oth nf Ocioher next rs the
time for the up. ming of the session. Rev. Dr
| White, Dr. Bullock and Elder Isaac ID. Jones
were appointed committee on ovcrtures from
the General Assembly, respecting canons OF
discipline Rev. Dr. J. D. MITCHELL commits
siouer. with Rev G. n Campbell alternate
were elected to the General Assembly, which
meets IN the third Thursday in May, 1873, in
| Little Rock Arkansas a resolution looking to
the appointment of committee to inquire INTO
the cxpcdlcEcy and practcabIlity OF building
another church in Baltimore, met with some
opposition from Rev DR.. Bullock and Rev
| Dr.. Lefevrc, ard was finally Withdrawn.
The church in Alexandria has complied with
the Instructions of the General Assembly with
reference to systematic bcncvolcrc1.
\ statistical report for seasonal records was
made tlon the Alexandria church.
Dr. Bullock and Mr. L, I. Wilmer, Of Alex
andria, were appointed Oh the committee on
statistical records
Elder Wilmer from the su<tentation com-
nittcc, submitted report which states that
there are fourteen ministers preaching within
the bounds Of the Preshytery, aud two not in
connection Herewith. About two thousand
dollars would be necessary to bring up all the
churches in the prcSbyt"ry to a standard Of
eight hun lrcd dollars per annum for each pas
tor Seven of the ministers, apart from the
SustenIalion fund, receive Il salary OF less than
5000 The average salaries outside Of cities
and large towns, apart from the >ustentallon
fuad, is $l4S. The increase on the average Of
the salaries of the ministers 10 the last year was
1904 1t is expected that -, $50 will be raised
from the churches during the year 1873 for
sust2ntaton and cvaugcslic work, aud there
is due hy the churches on this account 81. 4OS.
The committee regret the resignation OF Rev.
j. d. MITCHELL who has been appointed agent
of llampdeu Sydney College.
WoMAN's WoRK Mathematics is not lsu-
ally considered her strong point; and yet in
England, not long ago, the authorities Of Cir
ton College having preferred request to Cam
bridge University for the Informal admission Of
Miss 5. WCodhcad to the mathematical trlpos
examination, the cxamin RS consented to look
over her papers. The examination was pre-
cisely similar TO that of the under graduates,
and the marks assigned t. Miss Woodhead
would have placed an under graduate among
the senior optimcS, /. e., in the second class OF
mathematical honors. The committee Of Cir
ton College thercupon scared the services OF
Miss Woudhead as resident mathematical tutor
during the ensuing term. Again, the t'ruSsian
Minister of Commerce has issued Instructions
permitting the employment Of women on the
State railway lines. The female members of
the families Of railway officials NAY, III case OF
need perform ali indoor work and may even
sell tickets, the officials being held responsible.
A Story WITH A MORAL. A story is told;
says the New York Tribune, ola French gen
tIcman, who. having lost the bulk OF his pro-
perry through the rascalitcs friends in whom
he trusted, crowned it all By the loss Of his men
tai balance, ard for the remainder OF his days
found his ouly delight in riding in omnibuses
and passing fares liom the passengers to driver.
taking care when change was returned to add
| TO it u sou or two from his own pocket, and
watch the effect on the receiver Ia nine cases
ont of ten. as the story goes, the passenger,
counting over his change. aud finding as he
supposed, that the driver had cheated himself
would look bcwildcrcd for moment and then
pocket the change with a quict chucke. The
special delight OF the lunatic was 10 satisfying
| himself IN this way that nnc-tcnths Of his TEL
low-mcn we're dishonest if they only had the
Opportunity.
Rev. Mr. TALMAGE. pastor of the Brooklyn
| Tabernacle, and one of the most popular pulpit
| orators in the East, is receiving deserved skin
ping at the hands ofthe press for a most un-
| digDiei sensational spectacle in winch be was
one Of the principal actors At fancy fair
held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music by the
| ladies Of his congregation, it was announced
that on certain night any Respectable couple
who wished to be married. free OF cost in the
costume Of a hundred years ago on the stage
of the Academy. should make application to the
managers. To this wedding spectators were adj
nited at fifty cts a head; the rush was i'm
menSc. Parson Talmagc spliced the pair, two
greenhornS from Connecticut. everybody quit
awel, and the church treasury was full to over
flowing
DOLLARS FOR Climatic obviatc in part
.l
chants trading with China labor from this
cause, Congress has decided to coin new
silver dollar especially for the Asiatic trade,
which will be worth five cents more than the
gold dollar, aud considerable fraction OF cent
more than the Mexican silver dollar. This it
is thought, will relieve our importers from the
necessity of buying foreign coin, aud in time
give to Americ bullion the preference in the
Oriental market,