Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-28
LOCAL NEWS.

Tus HEBREW New YEAR.-The Hebrew
,.u year will begin tomorrow evening at sun
-, and will be appropriately celebrated by the
1.raejites generally.
The New Y ears festival falls Oh the first day !
An the seventh Hebrew moth Iishri, also
osled the Holy Monlh, because the most SOL |
smO Hebrew festivals occur in the month.
The first day of this month is the beginning Of
n, sacred year Of the Hebrews, and is distin-
sujshed from the civil year, commencing with
fbs fourteenth day of the first Hebrew month
Vi,ap, upon which day the Israeites acquired
their redemption from Egyptian slavery.
According to the Hebrew chronology it is
the commencement Of the year 56a6 since the
creation of the world. The New Years Day is
one of the most solemn of Hebrew holidays,
and is considered as day OF preparation for
Day Of Atonemeut, which occurs ten days
sf r. During the morning service the "sho-
.al sort OF trumpet, producing shrlll
sound, and made of rams horn, is blown
three times tor the purpose of reminding the
Is!aeies of the approach of the great Day OF
A,ooemept when they will have to appear be-
fore their NJ aker to atone for their sins. The
brew Years Day has several appellations, be-
ing called the Day of Trumpcts, the Day OF
Ramembrauca and the Day OF Judgment The
tr hoioX lsraeites celebrate the New Year )
f. wal TWO days, while the Reform Hebrews
observe only one day. The drapery 10 the syn
aaogues i; all of white, and the prayers aud
SONGS of the most solemn character. On the
ninth Gay IF the Tishri October 81 occurs the
Day of Atonelhent, aud four days thereafter
the Festival of the Taberuacles will begin and
continue for seven days.
Police REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
terday afternoon
John Bright arrested as a deserter from the
t. 5. Navy, is still coofped there, and tele
grams have been sent to tee naval authorities
Informing them of his arrest.
Officer Ogden has returned from Leonard
,owu, St. Mary's county, Md, whittier he
vent as guard to the man known as Spanish
Jack, VINO was arrested 10 this city for stealing
boat from Mr. Marshall, Of ST. Georges
Island.
SilIman EIdridga, Thomas Eldridge, and
Charles Wolfe, discharged by the Mayor, be-
fore whom they were taken on Saturday last
Tor vagrancy, were rearrested this morning, az
they were leaving the city. by constable Sipple
aud taken before Justice Nails, by whom they
we're again discharged.
y SdHOI Hducu HllhS hUFiuR, W
Jail by Justice Padgett for setting fire to the
ted Of woman named Ella Sommers, was af
forwards released as the charge was withdrawn.
William Wilkerson was committed to Jail by
Justice Padgett 90 complaint Of his father, at
the instance Of young girl named Isabella
Warren. who had loved him not wisely but too
we'll for her own reputation. The defendant,
however, who urg paating cIrcun stances,
was brought before Judge Lowe for exam
uatlOD this afternoon, 10 the Office Of the clerk
o; the Corporation Court, on writ Of habeaS
corpus, and was DISCHARGED
Mount ERNoN.-Iu the Old Mount Yer.
non Mansion, on the Potomac, there are sevc;-
teen rooms thirteen of which have been set
apart for each of the original thirteen States
to furnish. With the exception Of Connect
cut, all of these rooms are furnished, or partly
SO, in style corresponding 70 the days when
Washington resided there. Duriog the recent
excursion of the Connecticut party to Virginia.
Mouot Vernon was one Of the places visited,
aud the ladies were so impressed with the des-
oate condition Of the Connecticut room, that
they resolved that upon their return home
something should be done about it. la accor-
dance with the spirit of this resolve, the ladies
Of the expedition. and more especially those
who went from Bridgeport, have already com
menced preparations for series OF entertair-
ments to be given at the Opera House. The
mouey raised by these entertainments will be
devoted to the manufacture Of suit of furui.
ture from Wood grown on Connecticut soil, and
made in the style Of rs. This is praise
worthy object and we hope to see it succeed
Da1y Standard, Bridgeport Conn.
SUCCESSFUL FARMING The Committee on
Farms of the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural
Society, at Winchos ester, Va, awarded the pre-
miun Tor he best farming to Gen q. s. Meem,
OF Shenandoah. He states>that from sixty. Eve
bushels Of Fultz wheat sown % forty acres cf
twenty bushels. which is thirty-three bushels
to the acre, and little over twenty for one.
Inc Sccood premium Was awarded to Peachy
Necm, of Shenandoah county Their yield
from fifty bushels Of Fultz wheat sowD was pine
hundred and twenty eight bushels, and from
ODE hundred and seven bushels, other varieties
on ninety acres of fallow and corn land, was
sixteen hundred and sixty-seven bushels. The
MI Pcachy alluded to above Is Mr.. Willie
fcachy, formerly of this city.
EXPLOSION OF A LocoMoTIyE-The loco
motive of the Virginia Midland Southern ex-
press train, engine No. l6, that left here at
eight o'clock last night, when halfa mile south
OF hapidan station between eleven and twelve
o'clock, exploded, ipjuring the engineer, Thos.
Nurtaugh, so severely that he died about half
an hour atterward Fireman, Fleming ponton,
was also hurt, but only slightly No other
person was iojurcd. Que baggage aud one
passenger car were thrown from the track, and
Que truck Of the baggage car broken. The
TEST of the traio was uninjured The Dorth-
ward hound train that dnlar,d oox,.a-