Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-11

CAPITAL ITEMS. The following items are
taken from the Washington Capital of yes
terday:
Cards are out for the marriage on next Wed
ncsday, October %, of the charming aud asci-
natlng Miss Sallc Smith, daughter Of Francis
l.. Smith, esq Of Alexandria, to MIR. Edward
Dalngertcld, OF the sane city. The arlsocrat-
&c village Is 10 one of her periodic moods OF cX-
element over the prospect OF u most BRILLIANT
affair.
Mr.. Alex Hunter will leave this portion OF
the globe this week as touring correspondent,
Westward DO of New York sporting paper
written by gentlemen for gcntemen' Guardi-
an saints attend him aud streW his path with
bank checks.
Mr.. j. Humphrey Brooke, editor Of the
Fairfax News will, next mouth, remove his
paper from Fairfax Court House to AIexan-
drla, and start it as daily. Its politics, of
course, will be stralgh! out and out Repub-
lican
ln the great hurdle race run pear Warren
ton, Virginia, October =, the Eogst resi-
dents, with their English horses, pcas,cd that
they would teach the Flrgluiaus how to ride.
The native borus, however, do not appear to
have needed much teaching, as the silver cup
was won by Mr. Bernard Green. whose father,
Col. Thos Green. resides in Wash!luton in
the old Van Ness Mansion Bernard had
large equestrian experience as il ra.,auul sol
der in the Black Nurse Cavalry during the
late war.
Police REPORT = The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since Sat
urday afternoon:
Mary Clear and Abbe Norris, colored, for
dso!derly conduct. were sent to the work
house.
Ben Blandhein, colorci, for a<sauitiug and
beating an old man named j. II. Doyle, vas
hued $40 and put on the chain gang Tor sixty
days.
Joe Mitchell, for aSsauitiug and beating
Betsy Burress, both colorud, was fined aud dis
charged.
Jim Payne and George Stuart, colored, for
fighting on Vinegar Hill, were iued and iii,
charged.
Morris Lee, colored, for driving on the side
walk, Marshall Cheshire, for disorlerly CON
duct, aud Michael Holland, for vaeraucy, we're
fned and discharged
Betsy Brown, coIored, committed to j.il for
robblng her husband, was released, having
| served out her term.
NEW School OpENED.-A new colo:ed
school, under the uame Of "Custis, was or
gained at the L,e School Building, this morn
Ing, TO which all those children who do not
know their letters, both boys aud girls, were
sent The new school is under the charge ol
Caharue Hall. late pupil of HaoweII School,
and will hold one session day tlou 9 to -
Though thus relieved the schools are still so
crowded that the Super ntcident was Obliged,
this morning, to order the strict execution of
the regulation which prohibits the tcntllng ot
more than fifty pupils by one Instructor, and.
10 consequence, some who obtained permits
could not get their children inlo school. Thcrc
Is still r0om, however, 10 some of the grades,
especially those taught by Miss Law and Mr..
+. L. Harper.
PERSONAL. Atlanta papers contain
loug accounts Of the meeting of the coDgrcga-
ton of the Presbyterian church in that city of
which Rev. DR. LeItwlch, formerly pf Ibis city,
is pastor, with reference 10 the call he has re-
celvcd from the church in l. xlngiou. IN his
State. The call alluded to is supplemented by
letters from numerous prominent gentlemen in
different portions OF the State urging him TO
its acceptance, but his present congregation are
loathc to lose him. and arc sustained by the
wishes Of all the other Presbyterian churches
IN that city. The matter WAS referred to the
atlanta Presbytery which was to meet in
Griffin.
MONTPELIER DRAWING. N Jthing more is
knowo about the Montpelier swn!lc than was
published 10 Saturdays issue Of the Gazette
The subcommittee are still engaged Ia exam
lining the tickets fouod 10 the wheel
\ Of th. Rult
more Sun Of this moroiug says: The cormit
tee of investigation into the Mont pelicr lottery
have deferred the publication of their report
for some days. 10 the meanwhile it is under
stood that the Virginia gentlemen who were
made to appear foremost in the matter are pre-.
parlug paper explaining and viodlcati0g their
connection with the enterprise.
MANASSAS RACES Notwithstanding the
disabled condition Of Mr.. Harvey Vaushus
horse he did run the race at Manassas las, Sat
urday with the horse belonging to Mr.. Samuel
Owcngs, OF Fauquler county, aud was beaten
Oy length. The distance was half Il mile
aud the purse 500 a side. II was stated In
Saturdays Gazette that there was no race. Il
was supposed at Manassas uull late hour in
the day that the race would have to be post
poned, and one gentleman from this city, who
had gone there to witness it, returned Oh the
freight train, it being generally understood at
the time he left that such would be the case
RIVER AND HARBoR IMPROVEMENT. The
reports of Coils Craighll aud Albert to General
Humphreys, chief of the engineer corps, con-
tain among others the following estimates for
river and harbor improvements for the ensuing
hsca year: Washington and Georgetown y.
g., $564,0O0 Great kanawha river. w. Va,
Sl,OOO,OO0; James river Va. $3.50 900; Apo.
mat,ox river, Va, $4,000; Accotnk creek,
Va, $l4 900; Occcquan river, Va, $40 600;
Elizabeth river, Va, SIS, 500.
CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL Society. AT the
regular weekly meeting Of the Catholic Beue-
fetal Society Of this city, held last night, Col.
VIM. KiIgour was elected delegate and Mr..
Edward Hughes alternate to the seventh an