Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-06
Rp11crouc SEpyICES YESTERDAY.-Ihe

RELIGIOUS SERVICES ho1 EoDEhh'
congregations 10 attendance upon the various
places of religious Worship open yesterday were
as large as usual At Christ Church DR.: Nc
K;m preached in the moruiug and MIR. Holt at
night There was no service at St. Paurs
CHurch in the AFTERNOON. Rev. DR.. Wilson,
P r., preached 10 the Southern Methodist
Church in the morning aud Mr.. Waugh at
NIGHT There were no services in the Baptist
Church morning or night. Rev, DIR. Hammer
filled the pulpit of the Second Presbyterian
Church morning and night, and the pulpts OF
the o her churches we're flied by the regular
ras ors. The following is the report OF the
work O! the Y. NJ e. A.:
"ihe King aud West Streets Sabbath School
opened with the usual number OF scholars, but
with further reduced corps OF teachers,
'Thc Aims House exercises were conducted
with an Increased corr mittee and attended by a
large congregation. The services were OF the
usual ielvency and interest.
AT the Jail there was but small force OF
workers, aud the exercises lacked the usual
warmth by reason of this fact. ;.
1.-The Coporteur at the Canal Basin, finding
his work in this direction interlered with on
this. as we'll as last Sunday, by reason, OF the
break in the canal, prosecuted his work along
the wharf, aud was amply repaid Tor his laoor
in this field.
"rhc Open Air Meeting at Battery Rodgers
was attended by full corps Of the members,
and they held interesting exercises, The congre-
CATION was full one considering the locality.
'srhc Sunday Afternoon Prayer Meeting 10
the Methodist Protestant Church was again
season of refreshing from the Lord There
was the usual attendance and full corps OF
the members of the Association present.
(Thi, meeting will be held uext Sunday III the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
INFANTIClDE The body of dead mulato
infant was found, this morning, under the
bridge leading oyer the lanyard drain, on
south Pitt street An inquest was held by
Justice Padgett, actiog coroner, and verdict
rendered hat the child came 10 its death from
exposure d. r. c. Powell was present and
examined the body, but could hud 20 marks OF
violence upon it.
The body was wrapped in the width Of an old
calico dress, which is 10 the possession OF the
au horities. Between the hours of one and two
O clock the cries of az infant we're heard 90
Duke street, below Fairfax, proceeding IN the
direction of the place where the body OF the
iuiaut was subsequently found. ibis is the
third body that has been found within the past
three weeks.
CHANGE Mcssrs. Ridgeway and Thomas
have been appointed conductors on the through
trains via B. & 0. r r., vice Mcssrs. k"egan
aud Phillips, who have been returned 10 the
local traias between here and Washington.
Mcs,rS Scwor aud GcSt have been returned
to the B. & p. r. r.
CROPS. We are informed by gentleman
who visited the upper end of the county last
week that never was there 6uer prospect for
good wheat crop. He says that although
tho peaches have nearly all BEEN destroyed,
still the crop Of small fruits, berries, DC, is
one OF the largest ever known.
BOAT ON FIRE-Whic the steamer Wander
bt was on her way from Baltimore to Point
Lockout, on Saturday last, lamp was upset
in one Of the state rooms by drunken passen-
ger, setting fire to the boat. The flames were
extinguiShed 10 lew moments, aud no mate
rial damage was done.
SHoT.-A young man named Willie Cole
man accidentally shot himself through the
thigh, at West End, yesterday, while handling
a pistol Dr. French was called IN and rendered
the necessary surgical assistance. The wound,
although severe, Is not serious.
LAID UP. The officers lately attached to
the tug Major Beaverton have returned to this
city, from Baltimore, where she has been LAID
up, ard the officers and crew discharged. Her
ei ginccr, MIR. McWi!!iam>, has received an ap-
puintment on Spanish steamer running out
of Baltimore.
ESCAPE. = While the trial of the Portner' S
Garden rioters was going on at Justice Pad
getts Office this morning, one OF them, VIM
Phillips alias Sonny Cotton" broke through
the Gro sd and effected bis escape.
DIVIDEND The Citlz % 5 National Bank of
this city has declared semianuua dividend
o: three aud Que half per cent, payable on aud
after the 9Th instant.
August Flower.
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