Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-04
The House Post Ofice-AIexandrians
in Washington

= hoio oeeno w VIC Coosiuefdule nope tnat 10
the skirmsh for the postma: tership of the
House that true-hearted gentleman, Captain
James NJ Steuart, will be made Postmaster.
This Is the only office of the House that has
ever been filed by an Alcxandran Mr. Johu
Nj. johnson having been Postmaster for some
years. tie will 90 INTO the contest with some
thirty votes promised bis friends, b; sides Il e
Virginia delegation.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather,
| very large number of Al, XanIriaus We're in
Washington TO day. There are s0me fifteen
persons among them who have some slight
foundation to their hopes If getting suhordi-
nate position under the officers of the House of
Representatives. Ii we except one leading
| Democrat, who has really firm basis for his
hope, We may say, with TRUTH that the others
are Tar more likely 10 slip up Oh the slippery
streets and break their nccks than they are t.
gel office Aud We. before next Saturday there
| will be Que hundred and one disappointed gen
| temen in Alexandria who have learned of
| structed. The Alexandria and Washington
railroad will likely be the only gamer in the
| present wild hunt for Office
ITEMS FROM TIE ACADEMY JOURNAL
The Patrick Henry Society of St. Johns
| Academy have determined to give several en-
| tertapments during the year, for the benefit
of the library. They will give their first on
the night before Christmas Eve. They pro.
pose to play the beautiful drama entitled,
''rhe Cross of st. Johns" and the laughabc
farce, "rhe Limerick Boy"
40 adjourned meeting OF the Society of Old
Students will be hcll at the school rooms on
the evening Of Monday, December the 9th. 1t
is hoped that there will be full attendance
The Dcmosthenian Society is progressing ad
mirably, and intends producing several fine
dramas op the Alexandria boards during the
season; whatever scenery may be required will
be purchased previous To each entertainments
| POLICE REPORT The following eases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
tcrday Afternoon:
rabbit aud turkey from the provision store of
streets, and selling them 10 the immediate
neghborhood, were committed to Jail.
| CarolinuS Girth, colored, for obtaining pair
Of boots from u colored woman by promising to
repair her house, and failing to keep that
promise, was locked up Tor examination.
Thomas Washington, colored member of
the cham gang, tor cruelty to a dog, was sent
back to jail with rcprimand.
Eight dodgers were accommodated at the
station house last night.
STABBED-Mr. John Cats was assaulted
in his store, at West End, yesterday, by James
Clevenger, and badly cut with knife. He
had refused to allow his assailant, who was on
spree, to have drink, and the latter resent
cd the atfront by some offensive words, which
induced MIR. Cats to advance towards him, but
he had not proceeded many steps before Clev
eDger drew knife and made two lunges at
bin, one of which cut open the breast Of his
coat, and the other stabbed him through the
arm.
SEVERE FALLs.-Several persons we're bad
ly hurt by falls received by slipping on the
seety pavements yesterday evening, last night
and early this morning. Mr. John Bowyer, of
the lst Ward, had bis head badly cut by fall
near the Uaion Presbyterian Church; Mrs.
Lawler was also badly shocked by fall she re-
ceived, and lady, while coming out of the
NJ E Church, last night, fell ADD spraiued
her arm so badly that for time it was suppos
ed to be broken.
FALLS CHURCH.-Surveyor Thomas n Car
ter has Just completed the survey Of the extc-
rior lines of Falls Church. The perimeter or
circuit of the town is s. miles, and includes an
are of LOIS $40 acres. The sum of $500 per
acre is considered low valuation for the land.
Including the improvements the real estate
property, therefore of the town is worth
$4O5 900. Its area within the corporate lin IS
Is about twice that of Alexandria, aud has
about the same wealth per capita.
ATTACHMENTS AL the creditors of the firm
OF Steiner & Yohe, the tobacco house the fail
urc of which has been heretofore noticed, were
here again to-day and at the instance Of
Shepherd and Smith, A. G. Fuller & Co., aud
Lee Il Co., the store of the broken firm was
closed, and all their property, as well as that
Of u. M. Monroe, who is said to be part DER,
was attached Kent & Neale counsel for the
| creditors.
FUNERAL OF Mr.. HARMoN.-The remains
Of the late Charles 2. Harmon were brought
here this afternoon from Washington and in
tered in the burial lot of his family. They
were escorted by Acacia Lodge of Masons, Of
which the deceased was a member, the pail
bearers being Sir Knights Of the Commandery
OF Tempars, to which he belonged, and were
met at the steamboat wharf by delegation of
the Masons of this city.
| LECTURES AT MANAssAs-On the evening
of the Goth ultimo, the Rev. H. A. Cleveland
delivered the first lecture Of series at the NJ.
L. Church at Manassas, Va. His subject was
The Thinking Animal" 1t was of very SUI
pcrior character, and was most excellently de-
livercd, as the audience Enthusiastically testified.
Rev. j. E Rankin, D. D., is expected to
deliver the second of the SERIES His theme
will be ''The Republic"
THE WEATHER. The rain which commend
ed early yesterday afternoon before dark, turn
ed into slcct, which made the streets slippery
and dangerous all night, but their icy coating
melted this morning and left them in a sloppy
aud disagrecablc condition. The weather to.
day has been damp and cloudy, and the gene