Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-29

ell, Tut cQcii Styic OF PcTbiage Sl'c"h' p"l "t',
story; and call this, indeed, centennial
shame. When Your Smithsonian, Asrlculfu'
~! Dsna:;mc:.t, Patent office, aud other trca'
su:ics q! relies are lhruwn open 10 the lhrongs
n Centennial visitors, for church--a house
u Got-to forget sn far the lessons OF religion
heard weekly within its walls as to place price
uran lis age aud It's revolutionary relations,
aud strive to turn stray pence In such direction,
IS laIetl turning disgrace TO religion, its pre-
| cps and its prcccptors. Correspondence Gf
tie Washington Chronicle.
SECOND WARD CLUu.-Au adj 1urued meet.
nr Of it,c Second Ward Tillru and Hendricks
Club was held Al the Sun Enginc House. last
upht, nctrgc h. Simpson, Prcs'd"nt an! Ii.
| VI. latham, Secretary.
Mr.. George II. Robinson from the Execu-
tive tp.nu,t!rr rcrnrcd that they had organ
iZ,.i t. r!,cing ~ b Harlow, chairman.
"a mo;i,n, 'lu .sday OF each week was liked
as the regular mceting night Of the club, ana
| he President was requested to invite speakers
+! t. addso.5 each meeting.
The invitation of he Faur;h Ward Club to
participate N the grand torch light procession
| and nya>s uaciirs. Urxt Wednesday night, was
accepted,
\ nun'bar 81 rn1 mrmbcrs were received,
among them several rniUEed men, who declared
their intention tn support r,llen and Hendricks.
The meeting then al jon n:'! uatt! next Tues
day nish.
DEATH OF MH Il. $. MARTIN. Mir. Henry
S. Martin, who ;iiad in Washington on Thurs.
lay night a, noticed yesterday, was for many
yHa,s . eiiZ-n Of this place. lie conducted
the old brewery at the corner OF C0nIuerc, and
l. l,rt, nj Sho
the war, a member q the CITY Council. lie
was also 4 member oi' the ~ called restored
Legislature at Virginia, which sat at W heelsng
in lSGl Mr. Martha removed TO Washington
several years since, aud had been IN bad health
!,r SuilIp time previous to his death. Ills 70
mains vii, be brought here from Washington
i,r !ulerninnt to morrow morning at ! O'Clock.
TIE SERVICES or TIE ilREIEN. : Below
ar. gwen .ha figures used by Chct Engineer
lnatl:,cat,r, in his speech to the tlremen on
"; unr%,lay evening. LIZ the report made yes
."rlry Ii nc.,Ss iustcad Of nett amount OF
property was enormously mentioned. For the
past !.v. years culing July lst, the average
value per apnum ot the property in the city on
fire vas aiaut $4,000. The amount l'aid by
Insurance companies aud lost not insured was
about SIG 600; hence the amount saved was
about ST 900; at cost to the city for support
ing the department OF about 81, 300.
lMpOsTEa.-A white mau has been going the
round in Loudoun county, above Round Hill,
iHpoSGg on the sympalhcs OF the people by
representing himself as an engineer on the w.
& @. E.iraad, who has had his house destroyed
ty fire, with lts entire contents. lie presents
4 subscription it containing the names OF hume
+ II, rromlncnt ciliz ms and by this means OBJ
,uns ucw donations. He played his little game
on Mr.. lodge, who lives near Round Hill, yes
tarday and got vc dollar bill from him. 1t
is almost unnecessary to say that his whole
story is n baS2c.s fabrication.
COUNTY CONSERVATIVES. An enthusiastic
tnccting Of The county conservatives was held
It Balls Cross Roads last night. Stirring
srccrhe- were made by Mcssrs Il. K. Adams,
Alexander linntcr and j. Il. johnson. 1t was
| ,lrfin.tc!, decided to have Il pole raising and
| iart,ac.. some time rcxt month. The demo-
Gratis ai the county are thoroughly 10 earnest,
| aul they arr gaining many converts, ihciuning
snn.r c Inici vuteIs, Ivy their energetic action
aui active canvass. There will be another
| me,tia. at the Cross Roads next Thursday
| night.
EAcs.-., horse raca took rl.c' at Cooks,
on III. ether side OF the river, yesterday, be-
tween !. r,, belonging to Justice j. Oven
Kerry. ui Fairfax. ami one hennglng to Mr.
| Wm. Spencer, ni Primes Georges. The Mary
land colt cane in ahead, but it Is claimed, on
,nc n,lt Il The Virginia ahinal, that 1t was
unnecessarily !rcttrI and tr' hy false starts, Sc
lMrnuvEMENT - Mr. Jack 'lohra"n las last
;i;i>,.r,! bil'ug ali elegant Residence IN the
c,u.ty. Il Sands 90 4 commanding rm'nence
rr,;II orrn,ic his ow:l dwelling. The house
Is urtrrk. ,ei,i, ui:It,ari root and mh""rn I'M
pr,v,l,.rn.,- Il Is inn o.!Ie "rnantn tn the
| vi! ,.n al Ail:u4:un.
ON il" The rnur.ls ih:" oorn!np W" GENE
lar,,v ,,a,s uannIIccd III" reEa,kahc display
nj clothing al - al:an$, ihc rnicl rislLE
cio,hirr Ia whose advertisement 81 refer ''lr
readers.
y. M. STEW ARR