Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-09
RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY. -Yester-

RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY. -Yester-
day the weather was pleasant, and the congre-
cations at the various places of public worship
we're larger than usual. At Christ Church Rev.
Dr. Packard preached IN the morning and at
night, DR.. McKim being absent in New York,
| of the Holy Trinity, to which he has recently
received a call. AT ST. Pauls Church the
morning service was read by MIR. FL. NJ Parker,
Of the Theological Seminary. At the Metho
dist Protestant Church, Rev. w. U. Herbert
preached 10 the morning at Rev. DR.. Mitchell
at night. In the NJ. f. Church Rev French
S. Evans preached 10 the morning. and Rev.
Chester Jones at night Dr. Mitchell preached
10 the Baptist Church in the morning Grace
Church and the Second Presbyterian Church
were closed during the day, aud there were
no services in the afternoon at St. Paus
or at night at the Baptist Church. Rev. DR..
Bullock preached morning and uight at the
Union Presbyterian Church. Services were
conducted 10 St. Mary's (Catholic) Church by
Fathers Okane and Sheerin. DR.. Packard
preached at the colored chapel attached to
Christ Church 10 the afternoon, and administer
ed the communion. The usual services were
conducted by the committees of the Young
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THE j. w. TnoMpsoN.-The Philadelphia
Press of the 5th, says: Yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock large and substantially-b
steamboat, which was christened the j. w.
Messrs. Wood, Dialogue & Co., Kaighns
Point. The steamer is IT'S feet long, 80 feet
beam, so feet between guards II feet depth of
hold and its engine is 500 horse power As
the vessel ghded into the water MIR. j. II.
Crandall, of the British Executive Centennial
Commission, broke the bottle over her bow and
christencd her as above. The steamer is built
for the Inland and Seaboard CosstiBg Com
pany, which was chartered by Congress last
year, with capital Of 81 900 900, aud man
aged by au able corps OF directors, with j. w.
Thompson, esq. as president. and Mr. Samuel
Bacon vice president. 1t will run from Wash
lngton to the mouth of the Potomac river.
There was large party of ladies aud gentle
men present, among whom were some distn-
guished persons from Philadel phia and Wash
ington. The boat is expected to make about
twenty mies an hour. 1t will be furnished
and ready Tor trial trip in few weeks. y
POLICE poRr.-The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since Sat
ur1ay afternoon:
Erastus Frecland, JAS. GaSkins and Champ
tauntleroy, for riotous conduct last Saturday
night, and for an assault upon Garlic Cert all
colored were tiucd and discharged
Robert Lewis, coored for abusive interior
encc with police officers, was foed and dis
charged.
Louisa cartwright, colored, for stealing a
ring and money from Edward Noble, also col
orcd, was sept to Jail for thirty days.
Elizabeth Storrs, tor dsorderIy conduct, was
fined and discharged
Fred Nelson, sailor, for disorderly conduct
at Mrs. SchmIdts, on complaint of Mary
Springfield aud Lizzie Brown, was fued and
discharged
Mary Lee was locked up for robbug Dlphpc
Douglass, both colored.
A NIGur ON THE RAIL. The train that left
this city last Friday evening for the Manassas
Branch of the Midland Railroad ran into
drove OF cattle, short distance beyond Salem.
Ihe locomotive got off the track and ran along
on the cross-ties and bed Of the road for a short
distance, but stopped on an emhankmeut Is it.
high, and there remained until Saturday morn
ing, when locomotive from Tboroughfare came
to its relief. 10 addition to the usual number
OF passengers a large Dumber of colorcd excur.
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cident occurred 10 the night when it was pitchv
dark, and during the prevalence of violent
storm, aud was attended by the frightful bel
lowing Of the wounded and alarmed cattle, the
excite mcnt among them for time was by 20
means lnconslderable. Among the passengers
was Assistant Postmaster General Marshall.
who was on his way to his home in Fauuuicr,
and who spent the night 10 the postal car
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1NNocENTs ABRoAD.--A club bearing the
name Of "lnnocents Abroad composed of
clerks in the different Departments 10 Wash
iugton, numbering about twenty persons, some
Of whom are residents of this cty,all dressed in
uniforms Of blue shirts and black pantaloons,
left the Duke st. wharf Saturday evening in the
sloop 'Pert,' under command of Captain Will
liam Davis, to enjoy the luxury of life on the
ocean wave" and three weeks trip to Cobb's
| Island and other points on the Chesapeake
Bay. A number of ladies and gentlemen,
fIlends of the excursonists, assembled on the
wharf to bid then adleu, aud the vessel moved
away on her voyage amidst the waving of hand
kerchiets and the cheers of the crowd.
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| CONFORMATION Court. The August term of
the Corporation Court, Judge Il. NJ. Lowe pre-
siding, commenced this morning:
| Michael Norme was appointed administra.
tor de bopis non of Richard Holiness deceased,
and gave bond and qualified.
The inspectors Of the jail returned their re-
port
Digs and wife and others vs. j G.. Hill ct al;
chancery; death of defendant j. q. Hill sug-
gestcd and cause continued.
The court adjourned till tomorrow morning
at II clock
| OvERBoARD.- "A colored boy named Asbury
Ford fell overheard, accidentally, from the pier
at the yard Of the American Coal Company,
on Saturday evening last, and would have
drowned had not John Green, who lives at
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