Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-15
Alexander VS.. Alexander; ehancery; com mis-

Welsh and wife; chancery; commissioner re-
port filed. ..1}. .....:.:
Court adjourned till to morrow morning at
10 o'clock.
Episcopal VISITATION. Rev. james
Gibbons, Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond
made his Episcopal visitation 10 ST. Mary
Church, in this city, yesterday. Inc Dlshop
said Mass at o'clock, during Whlci, sc
number of children made their FIRST l;"mnun-
ion. After the Mass the Bishop having vest
ed himselEwith the cope, wearing. his mi're
upon his head and bearing the crosicr, seated
himself before the altar, and the Candidates
for Confirmation advanced and kuc!t befor h'm
and received the Sacrament IF the couhrmaudi
There ware tweuty-niuc males, .! whom three
were white adults and two coorcd adults; add
fIty nine females, OF whom clgutceu were
white adults aid one colored adult. Inc Spcn
SOUS for the males were Messrs. John K. E1e-
len and S. B. Stoutenturg, aud lor he females
Mrs g. IT, Carue aud Mrs. Mary Powers.
Both before and after Confirmation The Bishop
addressed the confirmandi, exhortlng them TO
be steadfast 10 their faith, aud 10 shtw 1t forth
10 their actions He warned the boys against
the bad habits to which their sex was peculiar
ly exposed, such as untruthlul! mess, swear'nG;'
Sc. The little girls, amoog those conhrlnco'
as we'll us some Of the young ladies, were taste
fully dressed 10 white, with wrcaihs 81 Myers
upon their heads. At the eleven click ii'.h
Mass, Bishop Gibbons preached, taking MS
text fruu the 9Th verse Of the l6:h ci!attct VI
St. johns Gospel, "When He, the Spirit OF
truth, is come, He will guile you !nto al
truth" The Bishop proceeded; AT lenGth' to
depict the mission OF the Catholic Church as
inspired by the Holy Ghost. Many passages
of the sermon were very ell qucHt and pleasing.
He alluded, during his >cr:uoD, To tie so!"bra-
ton of the American Centennial, and express
ed the hope tina. the Republic rniaht survive
to celebrate many more such occasions. lie
also alluded to the growth Of tho CathoIlc
Church in America during he present century,
from one diocese with It's few small cnapels
and few thousand Catholics scattered over
the whole country, to the Church OF h. pres
cDt day, with sixty seven dIcc.scS, numerous
churches, aud Il catholic population OF SIX :nIi-
lion souls. A this, he said, tie lusta"cei as
proof of the advantage TO tic growth OF Caiho
liei,y, of > free government. At VcsrcrS, al
four: clock iu the atcrnoou, the tholr were
assisted by Messrs uoechliug and hrcy OF st.
DomiDis's Church, III Washington, tue former
Of whom sang the hymn Ave Maria wlth
much force and beauty.
GAME I.Aw.-rhe last session of the Mary
lard Legislature passed nav game law Tor
Prince GEORGES county, which wall no doubt
prove of interest to the gunncrS from this city
who have heretofore hunted IN the marshes aud
creeks on the opposite side OF The river. The
law provides that DO non residents shall hunt,
shoot, kill, destroy, or in auy way trap any
birds Within the limits OF Ammo A:uncc and
Prince Georges couutlcS at 0Hy %HS0h ~ me
Ye0r Without PERMISSION Vi 81: owner Vi thc
land or marsh, upon which SAID n9n residents
may hunt The time for shooting ortnlau IS
between the 18th OF September ADD the lst o!
November; for partrl.eS b 'iwceu the 20 h Of
October aud the 2O;h OF DECEMBER. lac law
fixes heavy penalty tor each aad every Of
fence.
POLICE REpoRT-The following cases hive
been tried siuce las! report
Walter Fauntlerty, ;ias Welch, colorcd, for
disorderly CONF act, WAS Gned atid discharged.
j. S. Williams, sailor, for deserving his
vessel, was released on paying costs and prom
ising to 40 on board.
Jennie White aud Molly Summers, both col.
ored. for dsorderIy conduct at fIshtown, were
ford aud discharged.
Two young white men, for resisting aud as
saul;iug Officer Purcell. whilst in the DISCHARGE
of his duty, we're feed $40 each and dis
charged.
Oae ledger Saturday night aud none last
night -------
GONE TO THE MAD SToNE-A mad dog
made its appearance at the rcsldcUcc Of Mir.
William Taylor, near Falls Church, on Satur-
day evening last, and before it cluId be driven
away bit every living thug that calue in It's Wy,
Including Mr.. Taylor. his wife aud bis adopted
daughter 1t then went towards au adJJlDlng
iarm, where, it Is reported, 1t was SnapplnS at
aud biting everything 1t came across. hlr ay
lor, his wife, and the little girl, arrived here
Yesterday. and this mornlog took The tram 70:
Rectortowu, for the purpose oil having n4u
stone, that is Owned by palt!cs III that town,
applied to their wounds. s>. =. ~ - III
LOST OvERBoARD.--The schooner Bcutus,
which arrived at Washington Friday last r III
the 10 yer shores OF Maryland reports that ar
log the gale on the l0;h Instant, wul. the
schooner was eff Poiut Lookout, one Of the
hands Sam Richards, vas lost overheard.
While gibiug th. sail, the main boom causht
the man aud carried him IF the deck. The
man was seen swimming for some time, but the
gale was so strong that he could not be rescued,
and he has no, been heard from sine. R'ch.
ards was white man, haing from Nlassacou.
setts and shipped for the trip.
ODD FELLOWS ADDRESS. The Hon. Hugh
Latham, OF Alexandria. Va, Grand Rcpresen-
tative fthc Grand Lodge of the State OF Viz
giuia to the Graud Ledge ofthe u itcd States,
delivered most interesting, eloquent and I'M
pres>ive address before the members or thai
order. lu our city, last evening, at their hall on
Middle street. The SUBJECT Of the discourse,
the benefits Of Odd Fellowship to society, wa>
handled in a NEST mastery nanaer, and seldom
has the distinguished orator appeared ncip:c
more attentive or apprcclatiVc audience. -N9f-
folk Tirgjniun.
BASE BALL.-A match game Of baso ball WAS
played at the Episcopal H,g h:Schc?l oEsatur'
day bylweco the third nine otthe'll W srd Club
of that school, aud the Cadet Ciuboi 81. } Ohm ;
yhust 10 f1r1t q