Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-13
LOCAL NEWS.

Fashionable w EDDING. Within the
,.,',,ia residence Of Francis l.. Smith, esq
=, v IT, stree. ~ O'Clock this evening. were
,..a,,b.rd = lar.c lumber of the elite of the
,t. and elsewhere, the OCCASION being the
,....,,n ctly manies .: that gentleman 5 young
-. aaugt.tyr, one Of A!,xaudria : talres' bellies
,r,. beautiful. fascinating aud accomplished
N... : lie Vowel Smith, and Mr. Edward
.q.Gac Daiugcitieid, sou at John b. Dam
,.rt; Il, esd, of thls city. Cards ot invitations
u,..... x.eu,!ed uuiy 70 he family connexions Of
,n. oIdc and gr0em and 10 their most init
maize personal rlcr!>, yet these We're 10 suth
e,.u; Dumbcr, to Ill 10 :cplCtlou the spacious
ra>liancc.
IN, wedding ceremony was performed la
t:.bsau, and presented sc2ue to the elegant
a,.eubagc Of artistic arrangement aud scenic
I.uy scarcely imaginable aud rarely realized,
tna, waited the spectators toto the pleasing
r., M Of fairy laud. Afraycd i'll most ex-
~ site trous>eau, and surrounded by her seven
t,il,,mads, also charminrly aad tastetutiy at
tired. the bride Wi> tie lmpersonatlon OF
ro,iIaut beauty, subGuc,: lvvc!iUcss aud artlcsS
ll!otcncc
There was q rare and nsmeless grace,
That wandered o or her lovely face,
a., her voice, lvw aud sweet, murmurcd soft
y.;.l.-cs that fell like the ripping music OF
..e bridesmaids we're Miss Rossitter, OF
y 3 pGk; Miss Shoemaker, OF Baltimore;
Mss EIz, Grren, from Clarke county, Va;
Mss Na:.le Smith, ui Seminary HiE aud
Misses + ,ie lay .or, Mamie feudah and Mary
Smith, sister OF the bride, all OF this city
Tuc groom vas attended by MeSSrs. Tnomas
Aidi>o0, }. ST. Clair Br1okcs, Joo. NJ John
X
NJ Smth AMI Courlau! II. Smith
The ceremony Wa performed by Rev. DIR.
N.rton, ut 81. PauFS Cturch, in 4 most lm-
pIc>>vc manner, at the roUcuSlon OF which the
happy pair received the sincere congratua-
ton, Of thcir friends aud relations, and after a
hrici rec ,p!luu left upon the evening train TOR
;our through the Northern States.
\ PROMISING INVENTION. Our Ingenious
fellow ri;;z Ii. NJ. \. G!&c&et, has just obtain
cd a0oihcr patent for Improvement 10 gas ap-
paIatu>, and Is about TO have stove manuiac-
.ugci Tor the purpose Of putting his invention
into practicai use He has his own home nice
~ lighted up with gas of his own manufacture,
though as yet, his apparatus is II rather a
III lie character. \ common stove, with round
hnic 10 It's front, into which is inserted au iron
rc;ort is he iuraacc; Two suiall ice cream
trrczars, fixed one with 1ater, the other with
a solution Of lime, serve as purifiers while one
large tic oil barrel Inverted into larger one
II I'd with water, and working with weights ar
ranged from the ceiling, does duty as gas
ho'icr Yet, with these simple appliances, a
full supply Of excellent gas IS obtained, and 40
ga hlIl to pay. o. course, the gas costs some
,Hiog. tut il is very little. The fire which
co Ks the dinner makes it, and the coal Of
.,,!. =, l., ABBA,
making mere gas the next day. Against the
only possible darg"r which could be apprc-
h"cdcd, :no clogglrg of he pipes, Mr.. Giachet
has provided by attaching to the retort a safe
~ valve, opening nto the stove, so that, il
ovcrcharged. it will give lis surplus TO the stove
which it then assists in heating. When this
apparatus comes toto market gas companies
vii! have to aDate something # their charges
or every man will soon have his OVID gas house.
Police REPORT. The following cases have
been reported a; police headquarters since yes
terday afternoon
Thomas TcnncrSon a sal.r, for assaulting
Joho Hart, canal boatnaD, Was Iccvgniz
Tor turtner cXap,nalou.
The mate Of the schooner John Herndo0,
charged with an assault upon one OF the sailors
Of that vessel was discharged by Justice Pad
get upon the payment Of costs.
Margaret Carter for abusing Harriet Mccoy,
both coored was discharged by Justice Pad get
upor the payment OF costs, aad giving security
to keep he peace Tor six moHths.
N"w that the nj ght> are becoming cold again,
Tie ojgcr- at the station house are increasing
III num5ers- eleven were accommodated there
last nisht.
} >cpiinc Cole, committed to jill for abus-
L
lr1S"i, the requisite security having been fur
nl>hai
John Laws. colored, and Benjamin Boswell,
inmates OF the jail aud m"mb crS OF the chain
gang, were released, the former last night aud
t." latter to-day their terms OF Imprisonment
living expired.
An ALEXANDRIA COUNTY CoLoRED
PREACHER Tho Equity Court of Washiog-
tou has been called to interfere in the troubles
t!'n' ,XiS: III the SIKH Street Colored Baptist
{ orch OF that city Rev. K. s. Laws, a we'll
known coiorci clergyman of Alexandria county,
d bill yesterday moruirg agalost Rev. W N.
Il. Ice, the pastor Of he church. setting forth
that ne (L.wS) had Oh the 4rh of October,
taaa chosen pastor of the church by the con-
gicgltioD, but that Il e had refused to surreu
der thc pulpit 10 hun, and asking an injunction
10 rc>train Lee from longer acting as pastor Of
the church aud ii ling the pulpit. Judge Ola
made an order requiring Ire to answer the bill
on or before the l9,h instant. The case was
before the Maryland Bapis: Association at its
last meeting, and il attracts much attention
among the colored B.,ptists OF Maryland and
Virginia.
DEAD BODY WASHED ASHORE The dead
body of an uoknowu man was washed ashore
at the Arsenal wharf about noon yesterday,
but is in such state of decomposition that re.
cognltou is almost impossible. [; was remov-
ed 10 the first precinct station, 10 Washington,
and was LETT for Identification until this morn
lux, DIT ten clock, wnen an Inquest was to have
been held. if deemed necessary. Deceased was
inau Of about sixty five years Of age, has grey
hair, and is about live feet seven inches 10
height. He was poorly clad wien found. and
had deep Gu; over the left cye which the