Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-01
HALLow EvE-ALL SAINTS DAY.--Yester

Sh,,otiah oouullics, Sucn as the performance OF
spells by the young people to discover their fu-
ture partners for life, and certain freside reve-
rles as cracking nuts aud ducking for apples.
To-day, All Saints Day, is a festival 10 the
honoc OF all the angels and saints of Heaven
observed 10 the Catholic Church, and also 10
the Episcopal and Lutheran Churches. l, is
observed by the former as a holiday of obliga-
tlen and will be observed 10 the Catholic
Church in this city by services similar to those
held on Sundays. Tomorrow is All Souls, set
apart by the Catholic Church for the common
Grafton of the faithful departed The grave
yards are visited end flowers srewn on the
graves.
PREMIUMS. AT the State Fair Col. S. S.
Bradford, OF Culpeper, took prizes for best
buck, years old aud over; best buck, year
old and uuder; second best ditto; best pen of
ewes, three OF more, | year and urder sec
Que best ditto; best pen Of ram lambs, three or
more; best pen eve lambs, three or more; best
fleece o. hnc WOO; bs>, pea of three Or more
ewes; second Uest ditto; best pen oi eve lambs.
three or more.
A discretionary premium was awarded to W.
II. Benton, OF Louioun county, for a superior
white corn, yielding lO2! bushels to the acre on
ten contiguous. y
For the best genre picture in oil, premium
Of $50 was awarded to Miss Kate Shacklcford
OF Cuipeper county.
For hest display of haodwork, premium to
Miss Mary Gregory, OF Alexandria.
MINERAL BUREAU The WASHINGTON Star
says: "A mineral bureau has been established
at Alexandria, Va, for the purpose of collect
log specimens OF ores found in different sec.
lions OF the State and of ultimately develop
log mines which are believed TO exist. Contri.
butlouS, notably OF iron ore, are CONTINUALLY
pouring luto the bureau from different parts of
the State, and the indications are that before
many years have passed enterprise and capital
Will make the mlnlng interest one of the most
important in the State"
UNWHOLESOME FOOD A valuable COW, be-
longing to co!ored rIan named Carter Whit
lug, who lives at the c1rDcr of Royal and Glib
bon streets, died suddenly yesterday, and whe 10
ner stomach was cut open 10 discover the cause
OF her death, about hall pound ofiron nas aud
screws, and piece 81 The spring of hoop
skirt, aud silver three ccut piece, were found
therein, the spring havlcg penetrated rhe coats
OF her stomach, aud produced the affirmation
OF which she died
FUNERAL. -Ihc iuncral of Mrs. j. J.
Wheat. whose sad death in Chicago has here
totore been mentioned 10 the Gazette, and
whose remains reached here on Saturday last,
took place from her late residence, on Prince
street, this afternoon, and was attended by a
large number OF her sOrroWiul relatives and
friends. telegram received here this morn
log from Chicago states that the condition of
Mr.. heat has improved slightly.
The WEATHER. The rain of last Saturday
afternoon Was not prolonged into the night, Tor
the wnd came out strong from the northwest,
and the weather cleared off cold, and has re-
NAMED cold over since, though there was no
sooW here yesterday as there was in Washing
ton, and from that point as far North as Ban
gor. Passengers who arrived here by the ear
~ trains this m0rUing FROM the West, also re.
port slight fall OF sDoW yesterday afternoon
METEOROLOGICAL. The Chief Signal Off
GERS meteorological summary for the month of
October shows that during the mouth there
were 10 clear, , cloudy, 10 fair, and DAYS on
which rain OF suoW fell. Daily mean barome-
ter, 0.O30; highest barometer, 80 554. Daily
mean temperature, $40; highest temperaturc.
~. Prevailing direction of the wind SOUTH
greatest velocity 80 miles per hour, on 3lst
GOLDEN WEDDING The golden wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Lewis was celebrated,
With appropriate ceremonies, last Saturday
eight, at their residence, near Clouds Mill A
company numbering three score was present,
and the evening was spent in the most delight
ful manner The venerab Bile and esteemed couple
received many valuable golden presents.
WASHINGTON DRIVING PARK Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week
will witness the largest trottiug meeting ever
given 10 this part of the country, if not in
the United States. Among the ninety-four
horses present are some of the finest and most
evenly matched IN the country Rouud-tr1p
tick cts only 30 cents.
CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL SOCIETY AT the
meeting of the Catholic Beneficial Sociey, held
last oight, Col. VIM. Kilgour, who REPRESENT
ed that Society and the Knights of St. Patrick,
of this city, 10 the late meeting of the Catholic
Union, presented most satisfactory report of
the proceedings of that meeting, and of the
part be took therein.
DEATH OF MRS GEN. CHILDs. "A private
telegram, received here yesterday, states that
Mrs. Gen. Childs. nee Corynton, native, and
for many years resident of this city, died at
Statesburg, S. c., on Saturday last. Her re-
mains will reach here probably tomorrow and
be inferred by the side of those Of her late hus-
band, 10 St. PauI's Church Cemetery.
SHOOTING The shooting party
which left here, last Saturday morning, Oh the
tug boat Comet for point about thirty miles
down the river. returned that night with 20
ducks, but with quite number of old hares
aud cartridges. During the trip three of the
party were slightly wounded by the accidental
discharges of their guns
PRoTRACTED MEETING The protracted m et-
ing iu progressto some time past, still continues
at the NJ. p Church. Rev. Mr.. Boyer preached
there last night, aud Rev. John Nichols, of Bal