Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-09
LOCAL NEWS.

HIS presence. CnrlStlanS were 10 tue most
searching and earnest manner exhortcd to take
before God the place Of utter nothingness in
themselves, that God might use them 10 His
scrvc. At night he preached with great pow
er from John l, II And he brought him to
Jesus 1t can hardly be believed that aoy
Christian present was not searched through
and through by the words of mpassoned ear.
lestDesS and overwhelming solemuity 10 which
the speaker depc'ed the glorious privilege
which God gives his followers of being CO
workers with Him 10 bringing souls to jesus
aud yet showed the want of Zeal apd tender
Christ-like love and earnesness exhibited in
this work. The profound quiet with which
the crowded audience dispersed after the two
hours service attested the power of the truth
presented To night the service will be es
pecialy adapted for the young people and the
children, though all are cordially invited to at
teud The city has been divided into districts
aud committees appointed to evangeliz re them.
SEMINARY ITEMS The closing exercises of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary will take
place on Thursday, June 18th. The ordua-
ton of the priests aud deacous will be on Fri
day.
At a meeting of the Standing Committee
held June /, the following gentlemen, deacons
were recommended to the Bishop for priests
orders: Rev. Messrs Edward Wall, Theodore
Reed, Dallas Tucker, James w. Shields and
T. g. Scott.
The following gentlemen we're recommended
for deacons' orders Mcssrs. F. Duncan Jau-
don, } +. Lawrence, Robb White, Edward
". Wroth, Charles d. Walker, II. B. Lee
w. Z. Latane, and Il. A. Goodwin = Southern
ChWchman
POLICE REPORT Affairs at police head
quarters have been unusually quiet for the last
day or two. There was not single case re-
ported at the station house this morning.
colored girl, who applied their yesterday after
noon for information concerning the course she
should pursue with reference to one Of her race
who had gotten her letter from the postotfce
aud retained 1t, was sent to the U. 5. Com
missioner. A colored man named Taylor Reid
was committed to Jail for further examination
this morning by Justice Padgett-who has re-
opened his Office 10 Market Alley-on the
charge Of perjury in swearing that mule be-
longing to +. s. Cummings was his property.
CHEAP Excursions. The steamer Mary
Washington will commence series of cheap
excursions 90 Sunday next for the benefit of
people whose business occupations render 1t 10
convenient for them to enjoy the weekday ex-
cursious No liquor of any kind is allowed to
he sold on board this boat and families with
children will be enabled to enjoy such trips
without the annoyances incident to the many
popular excursions. Tickets will be put as low
as Is cents for adults and 10 cents for children,
so that the pleasures of river and country
scenery, and the luxuries of rural life, may be
participated iu at reasonable cost.
PoToMAc FRUIT. RowERs' EXCURSION
The excursion Of the Potomac trut-growers
Yesterday was very agreeable affair. The
Mary Washington left Prince street wharf about
eleven 0 clock with large lumber OF persons
from Washington and this city on board and
proceeded down the river as far as QuaDtico,
stopping at nearly all the landings. After eav-
ing Quantico on the return trip. good dinner
was served, following which poem was read
by DIR. Snodgrass, and an appropriate address
delivered by Colonel Daniels, followed by sever
al other gentlemen. Some fine sp, cmens of
strawberries and cherries were exhibited.
EFFICIENT PoLIcE.-The energetic police
force have nearly broken up the drumming
business in this city by unlicensed persons.
The last two parties brought up lone tor selling
cigars, the other drugs,) were discharged, as
the evidence could not be had to convict them,
solicit orders Through the activity of one Of
the policemen hundreds of dollars have been
added to the State fluid from this source, and
the Commissioner of Revenue has adopted such
measures as will 10 the future prevent dealers
from screening suspected parties.
AN OK OVERHEARD. The cart and one OF
the oxen of the team employed at the ship
ward accidentally Tell from the wharf there yes
terday. The remaining OK stood firmly on the
wharf-thOugh to The yoke around bis neck
was suspended his fellow aud the cart, that
were dangling 10 the water below till one OF
the hands engaged there, with three strokes OF
an ak, severed the yoke aud relieved him OF
the great strain upon his neck, and allowed the
other one 40 easy descent into the water, from
which he escaped by swimming to shallow
l.art of the dock.
FIRE AT MARLBORO. The old homestead
of Judge Luck, at Upper Marlboro, Md, now
owned by Samuel B. Chance, and occupied by
T. T. Williams clerk to the county Commls-
siouers, was entirely consumed by hrc carry
yesterday morning. At one time 1t was thought
great portion of the town would have been
destroyed but owing to the damppess OF the
roofs, by recco raius, the surrounding property
wa. saved. The house aud contents were 10
sured.
BILLS PASSED The city revenue bill, by
which the tax on all property within the corpo-
rate limits is fixed at two dollars on the one
hundred dollars OF assessed valuation, aud
bill extending the Port Warden's lines iuIther
,u,o the channe of the river, and legazlng the
late action of MIR. Agnew 10 lensthening tue
pier at his coal depot, passed both branches oil
the City Council last night, and only await the
approval OF the Mayor to become laws
THREATS. "A party Of colored men from
Washington who had been refused drinks at
pctty's restaurant foot OF King street, threat
rned 10 sack that place last night, but II such