Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-27

charge Withdrawn.
Maria Woodbeck, for vagraucy sent TO the
work house for 80 days.
Oscar Turner, colored, for abusive language
to his step father Andrew CrosS-dislhiSseu as
the charge was not sustained.
smith Beale a small colorcd BOY for attempt.
ing to rob the money box of Mr.. Thomas
,jayius of Fairfax county, in the market this
morning, was held for further examination.
| The police were instructed to keep lookout
for colored man named VIM. Wadson, sup.
| posed to be insane, who left his home last night
about | | o clock and who has not been heard
of since.
Justice Padgett issued warrant at the 10,
stance of Louisa Weston, for the arrest or
Noah GiesiiDg for abusive aud threatening
language. He was required to pay costs, but
the complainant was bound over to keep the
| peace.
But one LOGGER at the station house last
| night.
EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC ScHooLs.-On
Monday morning, at 5 o'clock, Messrs ). ).
Beach, Burke and Wheat will begin the ex-
ANIMATION Of Lee School at the Prlnclpals
| room, next to the Orphan Asylum, proceeding,
at its close, to the Relief Truck House, AT
two they will examine the school in Mr. Pow
els house, on Queen street. At g. on the
same day, Mcssrs. S. f. Beach and Neale will
begin the examination OF Washington School,
at the old school house on Washing street,
| reaching the schools in the Peabody building
| bv , D. III. Atnight the first general exercises
| of the white schools, at which medals, &c, are
to be delivered, will take place 10 the assembly
room Of Peabody School building.
THE MARKET, this morning, was not as we'll
supplied as for some Saturdays past with vege-
tables and fruits. The butchers had very fine
! meats at their stalls and prices are unchanged.
| Vegetables were scarce and prices hlgh. 10
matocs Is cts. box-of about pint; cucum-
bers 80 cts dozen; beetS 4aG Gus. bunch;
new potatoes l5a20 cts. a quarter OF peck;
green peas 30a4O cts. peck; snap beans oo
cts. peck; radishes Cts. bunch; CABBAGE
| from sal cts head; butter 25a30 CTS pound
for fresh country print; eggs scarce at Zoaoo
cts. dozen; cherries 10 cts. quart; raspber-
ries 25a30 cts a quart; gooseberres Gas cts. a
quart; currents 25a30 cts. quart.
EPISCOPAL THEOLOGICAL SEMlNARY.-The
closing exercises at the Episcopal Theological
Seminary, near this city, took place yesterday,
when the following gentlemen were ordained
Priests George A, Gibbons, Arthur 5. johns,
! IL. Henry NaTu. oouu iAWuicl dou "A
overly; and the following Dcacons: Melville
Boyd, Richard Ecrby, Charles }: Holt, Geo.
Fl. Kinsolviug, Geo. W. Nelson. Thos. Reed,
+. q. Scott, j. W. Shields, jr., and Edward
| Wall The ordination sermon was preached
by Rev. Philip Slaughter.
A TELEGRAplIIC CABLE ACROSS THE 70.
ToMAc. Its designed to give to the new East
Alexandria railroad the full benefit of tele-
| graphic communication and preparations are
now nearly completed for extending telegraphlc
| lines along that road to connect with the tce'
grabs here by cable across the Potomac IRON
| the coal whalves to the new railroad ferry slip
at Frazer point.
CITY SCHOOL BOARD there we're scvc-
raj important meetings at which the attend
aucc of different trustees was imperative, and
as all the pressing business had been transact
ed at the called meeting last Friday uight, 10
one appeared at the school office last night but
| Mcssrs Addison and S. L. Beach, aud no
meeting of the School Board was held.
Coal TRADE. The receipts and shipments
of coal for the week past, at this port, have
been as follows: American Coal Company
shipped G,624 tons aud received 6079 tons
Hampshire aud Baltimore shipped ,333l aud
! received 1926 tons; j. Z. Agnew shipped
l,72O aud received ), SO tons.
THE New REsERvoIR.-W on the new
reservoir, at Mount Cameron, near this city, Is
being pressed forward vigorously towards COM
pleiou n considerable portion of the en-
bankment lie already Completed and the whole
work will be finished before the close OF the
| season.
No MEETING. The meeting to have been
held last nigh, at the coored Odd Fellows
llallau at which Two colorcd members of Con-
| gress were to have spoken, was not held, nor
did the NJ. C.'s put IN an appearance.
TIE COMET. -Myny were the gazers into
the ethereal blue last night, to get glimpse OF
the Comet, but ouly few declared that they
could see what they they thought was the
tail. ~
August Flower.
The most miserable beings in the world are
those suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver Com
plant. More than seventy-hve per cent OF the
| people in the United States are afflicted WIN
| these two diseases and their effect, such as sour
| stomach. sick headache, habltual costlveness,
| impure blood, heartburn, water brash. gnaWlng
ana burning pains at the PIT OF Inc stolnach, yell
| low skin coated tongue and disagrecable taste
in the mouth, coming up OF the loud after eat
ing, low spirits, sc. TO to the Drug Store OF
HENRY COOK i CO. and get 10 Ct bottle,
or sample bottle for 10 cts Try it.
&. &. GREEN. Sole Msnuiacturer'
| je 22-eo3m Woodbury., NJ
lust RECEIVED AT
F R.EN CHI s,
NO. 95 KING STREET,
A LARGE LOT OF CARVED and SAW ED
BRACKETS,
Hanging Baskets Swiss Cottage Brackets, Rus
tic Frames, all Sizes Wall Pockets, Match Safes,
Corner Brackets, elegantly carved. These srtl,
Giles are of Walnut, and very cheap. Call and
examine.
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