Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-03
HyyS OF THE; DAY
b shan the very age and body Of the T'mes'

NEWS OF THF ia
10 sAow the rery age and dody Of The Times
The gold coinage at the San Franc; SEQ Mint
during the month of August, 1874, amounted
to s4,l2O, 900, and silver to $l9l 900 III trade
dollars, aud $4,000 in subsidiary silver coin
The coinage for the corresponding month OF
1878 was about S2,00O,OOO IN gold and SILL
900 in trade dollars.
A fatal accident occurred, yesterday, at the
Comptroer's Office, Annapolis, Md. While
some carpenters were at work on the improve
uent OF that building an arch gave way, bruls-
ing two carpenters named Johu Virgins aud
Thomas Brooks. and killing u third, named ).
Barney Mills.
Yesterday afternoon Henry Muster, a boy OF
six years, fell from the second story porch OF
the sash factory of w. W. Maughin, in Ba!ti-
more, distance OF fourteen feet, ana fractured
his skull badly.
The sale of ten Bonapartst journals, al! pub
Ished in the Provinces OF France, have been
prohibited by orders from the Miulster Of the
Interior.
The Marquis o: Ripon has resigned the posi-
ton of Grand Master Of the Order of Free Ma
sous in Great Britain, and will be succeeded
ad interim by the Prince Of Wales.
The Jones Falls Committee of the City
Council of Baltimore, held another meeting
Yesterday, and considered several plans propos-
| ed for the improvement Of thai stream.
| A heavy storm passed over Green River sec
ton, Wyoming Territory, on tuesday night,
aud suow fell there Yesterday mornug to the
depth of about one Inch.
At meeting of The Directors OF the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, held IN New
York, yesterday, quarterly dividend Of two
per cent was declared.
| Yesterday the National Board OF Steam
| Navigation me. at Buffalo. All sections Of this
with closed doors.
/ An explosion occurred in i coal mine at
Dour, Belgium, yesterday. II Is feared that
the few muers who we're at work at the time
cannot be saved.
About three hundred excursionists from
Petersburg, Va, visited Fort Monroe ycstcr-
day on the steamer Hampton.
The civil guards over Bazaine, who were ar
rested at St. Marguerite, on the charge OF con-
niving at his escape, have been released,
The steamship Wyoming, which sailed yes.
terday from London for New York, has on
board four hundred Mprmons.
LnUDoUN COUNTY ITEMS = From the Lou
douu Mirror MIR. Charles Il. Lacey, OF this
county, young man about Is years vi age,
met with an accident 90 Friday last that came
very near proving fatal. Mr. H. was driving a
two-horse wagon, loaded with plank, IN the VI
ciuity Of Clark Gap, when the joitlrg over
the rough road threw the plank forward against
the horses, which set thcm to ruuulng and
kicking. The driver was thrown from his seat,
and the horses, after running some distance
and completely dcmolishIng the wagon, them
selves became entarged and tell, and in this
condition remained until some cOlorcd men a!
work close by were attracted to the spot By the
noise of the struggling horses. They tound
Young Lacey lying in the road ipscnslble, and,
AS they supposed, dead, aod carried him to his
fathers house. He was badly cut aud bruised
about the head, and IL was not until after day
light Saturday morning that he became con-
scious. His Injuries, though painful, were NOT
serious. ,
The Waterford camp meeting of the NJ. +.
Church commenced last Fridly week and closed
on Monday morning. having been extended
o7er two Sundays. The encampment was not
a large one, but the meetings we're generally
we'll attended On Sunday, during the aSsemb'
ling of the congregation to listen to sermon
from Rev Mr.. Phelps, 4 brace OF cooTed dam
sells thought to illustrate the practical Wor kings
of promised Civil Rights, by taking seats IN the
circle among the white ladies. Some little com
motion was excited for moment, but he APP
pearance of Il special officer who speedily re-
moved the Offenders put an end to further cx
citement. -.
One plight last week Mr.. H. G. Chapblin
hitched his horse and buggy to the fence OF a
friend, near Snickersyilc: while he went 10 the
house. On his return horse and buggy were
both missing. Immediate search was lnstltut-
ed. aud kept up for three days, at the END OF
which time the horse was found grazing IN a
field about TWO miles from where he started,
detached from the buggy, but with the har-
ness still on him. The buggy was found short
distance off IN the woods, and strange to say,
the total damage done to horse, buggy aud
harness did not exceed five dollars
There was another grand Hop at the Us
burn House, Lcesburg, last Friday night.
There was brilliant array of beauty and fash
ion present not only from this town and coun,
ty, but from Washington, Alexandria and
Maryland. The merry party "trlpped the light
fantastic toe till the wee slna hours, and
finally dispersed OCarluS Win thelni w No"o''
many pleasant recoections of the OCCASION
A series of interesting meetings, commenced
in ST. James Church, Lecsburg, on Saturday,
last, are still continued; Services are held IL;
twice day, morning and night, aud will be
kent up until after Sunday. So tar the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Davis. has been ably assisted by ~
Mr.. Hubbard Other ministers are expected.
Mr. John W, Hammerly sold at private: sale
| on Monday, 10 Mr. VIM. Titus, the brick house
on the corner Of Mail et and Writ streets, Lees
burg, at present occupied by him as Cabinet
sbop' for $1,000. Mr. Titus will have Ii fitted
The first grange yet established in this coun-
ty was organized at Goresviilc on MGoday last
under most favorable auspices; we under
stand that Deputy Ireadway also oFsaD'z'u d
grange at Guiltord on Tuesday
Mr.. Jas. H. Swart is building, on the lot ad-
joining bis present residence on Water street
Leesburg, large and handsome frame dwell
lug house, for his own occupancy. :,
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