Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-23

that purpose, or leave them at this once.
sas- Monday being Christmas, no paper wi
be issued from this Office.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES Var Depart
ment, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
mgton, ID. e., Deer %, lS7s-lO:3O a. NJ
Fo. the Midrle and south Atlantic States north
west to northeast wiDdt, rising barometer, Sta
tionary or slight fall in telnt erature and partly
cloudy weather, except light rains in the south
orn portions of the South Atlantic States.
CHRIsTMAs.-Of all the holidays aud festi
vals Of the year, the one more especially OBJ
served BY Vlrginiaus, is that of Christmas. La
Alexandria the day is always celebrated by tn
cessation of business and the merry max
Jugs OF ali, both young aud old. This year,
otwithstandiu toe hard times and dull bust.
uess, the people seem resolved to have q
good time, as usual, The streets have beer
crowded all day with people engag ID 10 making
their preparations for the ] yous festival OF
Monday, aud the stores OF dealers 10 articles
suitable Tor Christmas presents have bee Q
throug.d with purchasers The market thi.
morning @as particularly we'll supplied, there
being an especially 6ue display of meats aud
poultry. The Indications are that Mond ~ viii
be very generally observed. The banks, the
Commercial Exchange, the Custom House ADD
city othc.s will all be closed. The Postof6ce
will keep The Sunday hours. being open from
. to $50 O'Clock in The morning. Communion
services will be held 10 Christ, St. Paui's ADD
Grace Churches at eleven o'clock 10 tue morn
log. Services will be held 10 the German
Lutheran Church at the same hour. At St.
Mary's Church, there will be Solemn High
Mass, with sermon by Rev. Father O'Kane, at
five 10 the moroinp; q low Mass at seven, aud
another High Mass, with sermon by Rev.
Father Neale, OF Georgetown, at eleven o'clook
ihe latter service will be followed By Benedlc-
ZION OF the Blessed Sacrament. After the ear
" Mass. Rev. Father O'Kaoe will say Mass at
Falls Church and Rev. Father keatiog, at
Fairfax station. rne choirs OF the respective
churches have all beeu preparing for Christ
Iuas. aud souo i0e music may be expected.
The cni!i1eo Of the Gcrulao Ll'hcrao Church
w,Il have their Christmas ceiuoratiort 10 NOR
io| Dlght.
TIE RIVER -lhc suriare Of the river below
this CIV cjnt!aues onr unhrnker shce. OF Toe, no
vessels haGiog arrived OF departed IN that dl,
lcction tor two Days past. The steamer Ltdy
81 the axe, which Was enormously reported at
Ouaarlc,, yesterday. did not leave Norfolk un.
II, ,hrcr @ clock yesterday ait.rDoou. She will
d,u ,,!e-s experience considerable difficulty in
getting through the ice ADD may not arrive here
r. day. The steamer Joau ". Thompson o!
the Cone river ilua still lies at her wharf IN
WASHINGTON, and the country merchants aud
others whu were caught here ana depended on
her to reach their hpnes, are still here. The
steamship John Gibspu of the n " York hoe.
cut her way dowo from Ge,rgetoTu, thus morn.
lug, aud is lying at her wharf here, awaiting
the arrival Of The L.dy of The Like, aud the
cnn~ quent opeuirg OF a track. The schooner,
Eliza Sawyer, loaded with asphalt, from lrlnl
dad for Washington, winch has been Iylng at
this port for several d lays. was towed up yes
teriay. The schooner B lie Halliday tor Fall
river aud the sehonner George r. Freeland for
BJstou, he latter If which has been ashore at
the forks ri he channel for several days, we're
towcd DIVA yesterday, aud are now lying at
the wharvvs here awaiting the opening OF naVl'
CATION. a large number OF oyster boats are
reported, a f., % in al Qaautico, whence their
cargGes sre being transferred to Washington
by train. The steamer Theodore Wcems was
20 have left Baltimore this morning tor the
lower Potomac landings.
RoDBERIEs.-rhe puugy Of Capt. Maddox,
of Charles county, Md, which is lying at Nails
Mil wharf, was robbed, last night, By some
uokouwn parties. Capt. Maddox left his YES.
sci early 10 he evening". very iocautlou'ly leav,
ing the cabin door unlocked. lie returned
about tep o'clock, but did pot notice anything
wrong until this murning, when he found that
some clothing ami hfty-two dollars 10 money
had hecn stolcu. He Immediately applied TO
the police. but as he could furolsh no Gle"
whatever, there is a poor prospect OF catching
the thieves. r.
The house of Mr.. A. J. Hudson, 90 King
street, pear Columbus, Was also entered, last
nipht. between eight aud nine O'Clock. by some
thief, who cane through the front door, and
was rummagiug around. wheo he was heard by
the family, who raised 40 alarm. The thief,
however, succeeded 10 making bis escape over
the back !cuce. Nothing has beco missed fTon
the house $, tar.
GOING HoME.-The dismal weather yes'crd =
morn,ng was substantially relieved at the Mid.
land depot by the bright iaces OF some OF the
| Belle Haven" you,g ladies. "Golng home
tor Cbristmasn.' was written 10 smiling charac
,ers on their jnbilaot faces, Several young
ladies living at u distance took out their priv
lege in accompanying their companions to VIZ
GINA homes along the iine OF the road. 1t vas
a matter somewhat notable that some youuQ
gentlemen claimed TO have to 90 by the same
train; aud 10 one INSTANCE there had beeo tax
of a contested seat" which contest, however
was abandoned by one of the contestants as he
proved to b, Ineligible 90 account of being mar
RED. When the CONDUCTOR advised the travel.
log pubic to get aboard" (not a returniuc
hoarl) there was a brisk cannonade of kisses
and g'nd bycs between the leavcrs aud the lett
The triug was K. pit up I'LL Que party We're lei
mistresses OF the ted.
BOARD OF SUpERvlsoRs.-Ihe Board 0