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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27
BOOKS ST1TJONERY dc
C,nHyOL BUOkSl SCHOOL BUJk1 !
SCHOOL REQUISITES,
HEADQUARTERS FOR TIE PUBLIC
SCHOOL BOOKS.

A full supply of al the books Used just re-
ceiycd End viii be furnished al til loves. pres
For the more advanced schools ANA sa;ninb-
cics tine assortment CT III the leadlng ! E'A
BOOkS-a Gclsnt and Modcra l.au- utgc--
Latin. Greek, Hebrew, Ere; ca and her..!ai!-
furnl: he'd Oh tue most :AvOrab: terms.
Fine Stationery L specially
New s.y.es FapctericS Just received from 20
to $50 Zach.
French gu .drillc and Rep Papers with En-
velopes 20 match Very handsome
Paper and Envelopes .: American maEut"c.
.u~n: y full line Of Note, Letter and Cap, Leg Il
CAD, Flat Letter, Danny and soIo POST Paper
also very thin Note and Letter Paper tor ioreIgA
correspondence. ,
Blank Books, Pass Books, Time Books, Mem
orandum Books, CoInp position Ok=, Bills Pay
able and Receivable, Day Books, Journals
Cash Books, Lcdgcrs and Journals, c"i II
Crown, Deny and Medium, from two 10 t~e,'s
ouires each, !ull and halt bound.
Fine porl,unnni"s, in ku.sis Leather SEES
SKIN and Tu-Ney VI ROCCO; also Card Gases, II
Russia Leather an. Pear, Opera ASSES, &c.
sew styles English Bibles and Prayer Books
q very handsome as-ortne nl jul received
New Books Magazines and Reviews received
ss soon ne issued.
Owing to the new postal law increasing TAI
pustape on packages Of merchandise .roal ha!
! cent 70 one cent per ounce, which went into 81
| feet April l, the price OF lot 40. l. tive 4 .hr.s
| Note Papcr, rrepa.d, will De.3jc; lot y Q : Do;
lot No. 8. 60c; lot No. 4, SIC AMI 81. fFenci
''''' '''' -' GEORGE +. FRENCH,
seu6 No. 50 hjng street.
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YIN. N. Tweed,

Nav YORK Seit PA special dispatch
irou Vi says Tw Gi was removes at hall
past nne ~ .vcning from his fortress lrIson
20 the Fr4nklla. Tweed offered very lille ob
jeatlon 10 hi~ removal Ii was treated with
~ onSidlraloD aud III quarters Of Il. ar
Admiral Case were Assigned To hin. Tweed ;
coup .ni0n, WIN. liunt. was taken on board
thu Franklin, tut almost immcn acy SET at
lh,ry. Hunt 10 * TX" ;occi.aDic
In an interview wi. Hupt alto lis release.
Il" was very reticeut, re; n>ios 10 give ;he bis.
tory Of ia II w,,,dC,ngs, AMI St!l maintains
that liz irIcud. Srcar, vas Il t VIM VI. Tweed.
IiuGt, after :cavlDg tie tra"Alln Mt lln-
IL d!.'cly to sea Am 'rlc" trcnd at the
ho,e! Europa, who wa registered there under
the u.m. .. H. S.1l- S.nti5 i Considered
mere t. be I'wacu'> -no, 5y SpauNrd who
PROCESSES to have kaown him ia New York
cY.
There wa much opposition here to The sur
render ui rwccc TO the A;."ilcau authorities.
? I'd the ac i.n ot til" ery ramaUt : aim 81
ua,vrr>ally cond..nncd. fh2 hour Tor the de-
parture Of lie Flaukiiu l. 1T f.: ;Wo . clock
this Afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27
AUCTION SALES.

SALEOF VERY DESIRABLE PROPER
y TY-Pursuant to the decree of the Circuit
Court a Fairfax county, pronounced at June
term, 1874 in the suit of Charles j. Brewer and
Others the undersigned. commissioners named
in said decree will, on MONDAY. the 2lst day
of August, 1876 that being Court day, at noon
Of that day. before the door of the Court House
Of sad county, sell to the highest bidder 5y
public auction, that valuable property Cd which
John w. Pierpont at present resides, formerly
the residence of the late Wilism Brewer. This
tract contains ON E HUNDRED AND SIXTY
ACRES is improved by q comfortable ANN
FRAME DWELLINGS, with the usual asSa
cut buildings, is we'll waterod and timbered, in
good state OF cultivation, good fruit and lies on
the Middle Pike, near Gibson's woods, and sd-
joins Ash Grove"
Terms o. Sale: Enough cash in hand to pay
the expenses of sale and the sum of 1894 %, with
interest thereon from the 18th day of April,
1870. till day Of sale, and the residue in three
quail arnua payments, to bear interest from
the day Of sale, To b., secured by the notes of the
purchaser, with good personal security. and re-
tention of title until the last payment is made.
Conveyancng 1t the expense OF the purchaser.
THOMAS R LOVE, Commissioners
THOMAS MOORE, OF Sale.
Fairfs> county, jv 17-w4w
~ I'll above SAL is postponed until MON
DAY, the 18th d. of september next Court
day. II the same place and hour. All 23-wtd
J1a1- The shove sac is postponed until MON
"a !, the 10th day Of October next, Court day,
At the same hour and place
THOMAS R. LOVE,
THOMAS MOORE,
sep - wtd Commits Of Sale
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fsy Green g. Wise,

IKcal Estate Agents and Actioneers.l
VTILUhBLn REAL EoTiiE In ALEX.
Y ANDkiA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, FOR
SALE
undcr authority f the decree Of the Circuit
Cour; f 4 cXandr1. county, Va, In The suit OF
Ronch'. executors AZ .in5t Roachs devls"es,
passed nj the May term, 1879, the unt.rslgned,
~ commissioner, VIII otter on "a III II "a I,
October litn, 1916, 1T II m. By pubic suction,
(uni.ss taken u ~ priVn." sale, LOT " the ISL
# October next) the following described prop
Grty:
i. "PROSPECT HILL - late the residence
f James RU .ctI. deceased, on the sru.h side 81
me Arlington turnpike and on the CAST slde vi
the OIL road and the Alexandra and George
Town road, continuing FIFTY ACkES; On q
ihs tract are til. iatIe bhlCh ~ hNoio 49, -
ncUSEnrd Stables, with other out build
inys--tha whole making one Ok The most deSir-
nbIr residences IN the county.
=, 4 triaayu ar PIECE OF GROUND to the
wc.t Of the a,uye, stu .tei between the old road
and the A .cxsndrla and Georgetown road, con.
timing FOU hTEEN ACRES, thrse roods and
ten poles.
}. A tract OF LAND in said county, on
-Four Nile Eu., on the county road from Aiexsn.
d~ia ~ Georgetown, about equ distant from
Wash 9gton alexandria and LeJrgetown, con-
t>ll:lng about 81 r., y and ii p This place
ha. y valuable WATER POWER for either y
mi ;. .ctpry, ard the land is OF fair quality.
;5atc - AXE place on the east front Of the
Postotii: e building, Alexandria, Va.
Terms: Twenty per cent OF the purchase
money ash the reslius IN three equt! install
mems u six, twelve sud eighteen months, re-
spec iyr!y, with interest, to De secured by oonos
{ the purchaser with z ,od personal security
title 10 be retained until full payment VI inc
lu-ch4sc mon.y and the land to be resoI1 d!
uurct,,.nr', risk on default in meeting bonls 81
,n'.,,,r;ry 5. FERGUSON BEACH,
sep II cots oinlni''ioA'i'
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RAPHIC NEW > :.
BaDcOck Trial.

WASHINGTON, Sept. n, lS76.-Thc trial Of
the sale burglary case was resumed this morn
Jog.
Lucinda GardDcr and h. Z. Gessncr, OF Ne"
York, testified that they were 10 SonmervlIIe' {
otfic. When Hayes made his affidavit, and heard
Sommcrvilc ask him TO read it over.
Ills closed ali the evidence 10 the case.
District Attorney Wells will address the jury
for lh4 pros cutiou this AFTERNOON.
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!sy e.reeD 81 !stss.

Real Estate Agents and Nucti0Nrers.
~ NJ i i:,SlUN EN., :, ALiI-Pur-u 1T 20 =
4 q cree OF the 'i:cuit Guust Of A"!hnrs:
country, pronounced ii the Apr term. 1875 in
t1c oh rlrccry vi Of P4Scoc's II administrator -
i'@scoc, sc J. VI! IN : .TURua Z, Lh- 3U.h
day OF September, 1876 in front / the Aan,inr
II use, t,!exandria, w, proceed {: sell ut "a
suc,ivn IWU HOUSES .nl Lott, on EEs::E
Fairfax stree, hctwccH Volt Cd Wilkes IT,,
LEX .ndria Va, bcl,nsjnZ t. he n$,,L' Of Rav.
John Ii. fascoc deco ,---,,Ii,. u, u pc By John
l.. Boyer End tbs other by j. II. lays. Tie
two lots Adioil., and there IS OF each 1t good
twu-stjry Brick Dwelling, o., tanning sjx roon:s
Terms: Cash TO by costs VI suit MA ot SIZE
ind Tor the re;ra ndcr credit Of Onc. TWO 'end
three years; the purchaser GvinE tnGds, with
good personal security, benIng lrt"ce,. fro
day ot saC, AID waiver u nou!n4t"ad 0. "ye!nv-
ton, md title retained Us ,ur,0er security til!
TIE pun chns@ money : paid.
sep 4-w4w JND B .UB&HT<ON, Com
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? DUTI'IN NIV TIkII
H. 0. CLAUGHTON,
&. w. WAI"rLES,
GU, lI-u-n Enm N r. OF Sale
SCI, 1.-Two

rg'kUSThh'.5 SALE OF VALUABLE
4 PROPERTY At ANU NEAR CLlF-
rD>, l." f >iRFAX CDU Il Ff-By virtue Of
), decd f.cust from : O.is and vito to tho
Undersigned, boring dalc February 26, 1872,
y. i e. t record IN the Iand records of Fairfax
county ilorr .. No 4, iniiD -, | -h.ll, on
MOENAY. tnc lG.h day o o Lobcr, 1876. % urt
day IL f at o. The door If tho Court llouse OF
sad ecu - sell t. the highest bidder, that "a
VAIL able DIV ELL NC and LOT, IN ~
thu vliisga 81 C!Lo.:, IN Is the WIGHT
HOUSE Also that CERTAIN LOT, near
Clifton continuing nine acres three roods and
sixteen poles. nil"lr;ing Or. Green, and former
~ :, pnrt Of The real estate of which Capt Chas.
+ FORD dlei s:izrd Person. desiring to view
lnis prosperity are referred TO Wm. K. Ford.
in aous. aud .ot VIII bo sold subject to lien
Of SljVO.
Term: oi 4lc-Euough cash in hand to pay
thc expenses and comtals.lons OF sale and
ST lj, tn Interest thereon from Febru try 70,
1872 Il. day .. sac, and the res due, il any on
=. csriit Of xix nDrtna, 10 bear iite:e;t from tho
day ol sale and TO b. secured BY lien on the
Property sold. IHO ii tAo MOOKh,
,., IL YIH Trustee.
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Conservative Mass Meeting.

A Grand Conservative Mass Meeting will be
held under he ~ pces t the City ana County
Committee, ut ID intersection OF kirg snd St.
AsaE,h Streets on the night Of WEDN ESDA4,
the 9th instant Gen. j. d Field, Of Gu Ieper;
j. w Foster, of Lees uig; Charles L. Stuirt
Of Alexnndria, ind uthcrs, will be present and
deliver addresses upon the OCCASION
Il. IL MUSHBACH, Chairman.
J. T. BECKHAM, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

The RAlLRoADs.-As was stated yesterday,
the repairs to the maio line of the Virginia
Midland Railroad will be sufficiently completed
by to-norrow to allow the p sage OF tralns
through from this city to DAuvIle A large
load Of passengers went up this moroing and
were transferred around The break, near Unon
Mis- The repairs to the Manassas line are
uot yet cou pIeted. but after those TO the maio
line are flushed a larger force OF men will be
put on aud the work pushed through. The
other railroads are all Ia their usual good oondl
ton aud trains are ruoning regularly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

Flour is strong and tirmar, WITH 81 auVance
Ct E5c on Spring Wheat Extras and Family for
bakers purposes Wheat has advanced, and
holds st-oug at l26 for choice; receipts better,
with offerings of 1856 bushels, and sales at l-o'
l25 for white, and l05sl26 for common to choice
red. Corn has also advanced, and sales were
made to day at 52,54 for mixed and yellow; OF
tsri o. Of 322 bushels No Rye or Oats offered
Country produce scarce and wanted.
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PROPOSALS.

1 ,ITY CONTRACTS-sea ID proposals., ad :
y J dressed to the Undersigned, VIII oe re-
ceve st the = ud!Lnr's cti'n unit! II . clock on
saturday, the It'll ins.ag.. f,r MI hW and
REPAI!. PAVING WOHk order d to he
done on the streets o. this city ior the cns Jung
six monlhs-the WORK 10 b. done II tha hes:
manner and subec, TO the approvu! and under
the direction OF the Sup"rin L"uo@nL .! Police
The committee reserve the hight u re cct Any or
All biz: ana 10 cancel ary contract ""i:h may
co entered into wherever, Ii their opinion, toe
i: terest Of the corporation may require IT, Bus
will state The price per ,ql.ro Jm.d, anG Tbs
contract to date from the &c unI day OF tcio>cr
rext ana continue uEti the tir day Il r. III,
ls77 BY Order of tie 'ommittee on street.
sep 2l-td !. =. " y tAl. Chairman.
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z;NDCtfS Elected.

New York $ p'. 27-inr S.'vcr Com
mission hasc ,2Icctn': III. Nour: , Of B'son
Tor thu Est. Gen. D X. f., tie Iillid.e States
and Mr. Grocsueck, for he W"-, anu South,
IS The three experts authunz d ~ ihc ac:
creating tho Comulis,nu
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lsT Green al Wise.

Real Estate Agents ami = u t pnerrs
ElUM Ml&SioNt SALE OF VALUA-
" Bic REAL l. SThTE-Pursu&nt 10 : de
cree Of the Circuit Court Of +. rt,.x ccu-ty.
pronounced at the une Term, 1870 in the suit
Of the NJ utu.l AssJr.nc" Society o. VIrgin. vs..
Charlos l.. MaEkin the undersigned com mis-
sioners named in snid decree. Will. an SATIT r.
DAY, the 2Sth day Of Oct Jb"r, 1876 VI twevn
o'clock m OF ssit day, sci! to IL" highest bidder,
by public ,.ucli"n, in front II the Roy Il street
entrance OF .ne ii arKet Ii use hui ding, Aicxnn-
dria, Virginia. The LOT OF GROUND, frs
with the BRICK TEN ENf thereon .s:s9
known rs "BkUlN'.' JAIL, IL the county Of
Fairfax Virginia, nrar the stone Bid &c
FERNS OF S9o--Unn ti.ird cash. and tho resi-
d." IN one. two and three year. with inter s.
+ IN dat; the ur:ha=nr executing his Hctc:
.herctcr. secured y deed Of trust upoo tn
premises HENRY ~ THOMAS,
LINDEN KE Z,
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YENEUS iEE':; SALE Of V LUABLF
kE3( E.,'raTE N p!,lNtE ;tii

TENNUS kE': ;; SALE OF VALU Able
4 ZEAL ESTATE IN PRINCE Vii.
LIAM CQUNTI-iiy virtu. Of = deed OF t,os,
exc u"d BY Char es Roy and vile on the lS:h
day of iarcb. lS14 and dl,y roc>cI.l il tna
G. Jerks office ol PRINCE WIi!itin COUNTY Court.
IN iber No 30 folio 8, the IN 'ars' Sncd u tee
in ssi decd o trust, :5r the ,4r9os, % csrr, ing
uu. the proqi& oa> OF SID trust, viii -"l! NJ ub
&c au ton, on FRIDAY, The On A.y ri Octo-
tobsr, 1876. before tbe front dno" II he ;our.
House OF Prince Willi.n County th,,t NAL-
UADLE TRACT OF LAND, Enown -
WhEAThA d. lying 10. ut two miles from
Nckesvlie ,GatJG, ndIvlaiug the hand upon
which joseph hoy now reside, &nd containing
$50 acres. Terms uI sale Cash
sen 6-w4w ~ DGtiTE Trustee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

The MEETING To.NIGHT mass
meeting of the conservative people OF the city
is TO be held at the corner of King and 81.
Asaph streets to night. The el,queutaod able
sneakers VINO are to address the people, amoog
them e. S. Voorhees, and H. I. Burrows, OF
Indiana, Gen. j g. Field, of Culpeper, Capt.
J. w. Foster, .! Louioun, and Z. Stuart'esq''
of this city, will no doubt ensure large atten-
dane, Let all of the voters turn out.
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Fatal 5 cc:(l1nf

BALTIMORE. Np., 5 1T III @cucc Wells;
ami /, .tick u 'uahnc re- xii d. AID } :c,n
N,r,on and W.i m Burke seriously woupiei
yesterday by th> l.Ilius Of rock II : TUNE.
IA wAicn they We're al wO!k IL Baltimore
n ,u;f;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

The SQUALL YEsTERDAY.-The gale OF
wind which came up so suddenly from the
northwest yesterday evening made quite
commotion among the vessels and steamers oO
the river and most Of them had to make things
snug at once. The steamer Mary Washington,
which was caught near Fort Foote, had sever
al small stools and other light articles blown
overheard, and the ladies 90 board were badly
frightened. She breasted the gale, however,
and arrived at her wharf here without damage.
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AL Nj A L T Il X -

WEATHER PRoBABlLITIEs-W Var Depart
,oeut. once of Chief Signal Officer, Wash
1uoton, d. G.. Sept'r u, lo76-lO:3O a.m.-
E9r the middle states increasing northwest
winds, rising barometer, stationary or lower lower
,amnerature, and in the northern portions
cloudy, but in the southern portions partly
rloudf anu clear weather.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

TENTENNlAn-ti Glass vJa,- .. 9Aov.
u 3 and 81 so per day, according TO rooms.
Location central; convenient to horse sad steam
cars direct to exhibition. 1872 sumner st7egI
between Race and Vine streets, Phlladelpnla,
Pennsylvania. sep q
cILk CORD and TIL NJ MING, Buttons OF
y ali shades; also full line Dress TRAININGS,
Corsets, Shetland Shaws. &C., at
ssn Is FERGUSON s. BROS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

TIE CONSERVATIVES COMMITTEE TO uoinl-
nate candidate ior the State Scnata to Ill inc
vacancy occasiooed by the resignation OF Mf.
h. 0. Caughton will meet in this Guy on ihe
18th of October.
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OYSTER DEALERS.
w M. Ii. SMITH,

w NJ. II. SMITH,
Wholesale and Retail Neal"r in
OYSTERS Z 5 /, fEOHU +, nc, &c,
No. IL nurth FAIR aX street,
Has const ntly OF band Oysters .. the best ga ~
lLy from Norfolk and elsewhere received -.o=n
by steamers cvcr, cay, nLd Is prepared to Ur-
nish the trade t Us low price, aIy mouse III
the city.
aS."Ali orders intrustel to him shall receive
prompt ard c.reiu att-atton. sep
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

The WHETHER The squsll Of yesterday
afternoon brought with ii decidedly crlder
wea her, and last night aud cary this mornlug
the femperature W IS like that VI late tall or
early winter. Oycrcuats were brought Into
reouisi, 90 aud fires were not uov, miur,ahlc. a
cool stiff brcezn from the northwest bias been
hloyinp all day
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

MISSING. "A mau ramcd Michael Do~Bey
who ha, been for some time empoycu at Tue
Gas Works, left there on Moudtq evening last
and has not since been heard ol, er.er at the
Works or By his family, who live 10 ihe BECK
Row, on north Coiun Gus street., and VINO IRE
very uu.h alarmed al his ABSENCE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

TEMPERANCE EXCURSION 10 mcrfoW the
Sons of Jonadab Rtchabites, Good lempllr'
and Sons of Temperaoce of Washington BY
special invitation from the Lecsturg temper
auce organizations, W II leave on To" 5 . cloGk
traio f,r the latter place 10 attend az oil! ia, IL
Toned Virginia barbecue, under he auspices oi
the temperance people. Thy viii return 90
late train the same day.
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acr1nrnT tn AN AIEXANDRIAN.-W imam

ACCIDENT TO AN ALEXANDRlAN'- 'l''ao'
Harrison, sou of Mr.. l.. D. Harrison OF ms
CITY, who resides near Thorntons Station =. OF Gu
the w. & o. road. while trying to cross Dlh
cult run ON horse back last week, dufus Tue
heavy freshet, was swept from his horse ana
carried down stream for some distance aua lo'o
a swamp, where he remained two hours cnelos
70 the branch of tree. When found he was
in thoroughly exhausted condition, ana OUT
sl;ybt hopes are entertained of his recovery
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

OvERBoARD.-As small sloop containing a
party Of men trom Washington. while 90 her
return FROM this to that city last evening was
struck by f,w and careened so much that
one Of her occupants whose equilibrium had
been somewhat disturbed by too much whlskey,
was thtowu overheard and very narrowly es-.
capped drowning The sloopwas gotten around
however and Que OF his companions Jumped
overheard aud saved him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

FOURTH WARD CLUB.-The Tildeu aud
H.,,ricks Club of the Fourth Ward met last
nipbt at the Friendship engine house, 5. Z.
Neale, President, 10 the chair. and Jno NJ.
johnson, Secretary. M,
twas unanimously resolved that the Club
hold grand ratlfcnt!ou meeting at the cnr 5 u
Of KIM aud ST. A>aph streets, to be preceded
b. torcnght PROCESSION on ~ Tue n,su. y. 'no
an".,ed ,oiuytc the other Ward Clubs to par
On motion COMMITTEES Of three on col ecIloo
was appointed, consisting OF Joho NJ. Johnson
B. W. Nails aud Martin LAWYER, and CON-
mittce 0! ten on arrangements, consisting OF
Messrs. Ru id, Travis, Lloyd Wheatly Swreuy,
Goodrich. Taaferro, Johnson, Nightingale aud
Jcokius.
Tie meeting then adjourned to meet at the
sam place on "Wednesday, the llth OF OCTOBER
at eight o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

Il is bound to take the place Of all others,
aud in "a very short time. Cheap III prince, 4ut
exceling all the highcr.prlced dentrlhccs. Ask
your DRUGGIST Tor Weiss Eureka.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

YoM kIppUR THIS evening, at o'clock,
which, according to the Hebrew calendar, IS
the beginning of the tenth day OF the seventh
mouth, which is known as ri.hrl 10 the He
brew year, tue great day o; atom M ut, or om
kIpDur," will commeuce. Hebrews, who
throughout :hc year the most lukeWarm 10
the obs. rvaucc of the r religion, do not dlsre-
gard this lay Of days, uut sacrcdiy observe AMI
Commemorate it, La the evening at > coc K
the observers OF the fast will repair to the
Synagogue, and from that time till the blowing
O! the "Snotor," which occurs at sunset to.
morrow, every Israellte is required 10 ABSTAIN
from either eating or drinking. Macy Of the
more orthodox Hebrews will not even wa>h
their face or hand, durUg the fast, tor fear
that they may accidentally get water 10 ID, lr
mouths. Before entering the synagogue they
d vest themselves oil all metallic ornamcuts or
icwclry of any description. While worship
plug they wrap themselves III long white
robe or "Taiith" which is troged at tbe ends
aud divss themselves OF their shoes, worship
ping ia their stocking feet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

Rev. DR.. j. j. Bullock will preach in the
Union Presbyterian Church tonight at 4
O'Clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

COMMITTEE on STREETS. "A meeting of the
Com uittce GU Streets OF the City C1uncl was
held this morning at the Auditors office. All
the mcmbcrS were present except Mr.. WIN. 5.
Moore.
Mr.. VIM. H. Barle, appointed by Mayor Ohm.
SOP to act as Superintendent OF Police during
the dis.b!.iy OF Mr.. WIN. B Brown cxh!bit
ed his authority under the Mayors appoint
ment, aud was recognized as such.
Mr. John r. Lambdlu, architect, submitted
his piau, With drawings. Tor the Improvement
Of PIiuccss sire It's which, on motion OF Mr..
Strauss was adopted. The improvement COO
templates a sewer trunk, which commences at
the intersection IF PITT aud Princess, thence
along Princess to the n"rthW~>! intersection OF
Royal aud Prlhoess streets, and, when complet-
ed, will rcmcdy long existing evil by enabling
the water, in TINES of heavy rains, to
pass off without injury to property 90 Princess
and adjoiulug streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27
Local fSreYatieS.

Mr. Walter Gahan, az old and well known
resident OF Nsior's Hill, died last night, sft.r Il
f,w dsvs' illness He was formerly engaged in
the construction of the w. y .. 4. II under
the late james Roach.
A white woman. The wife of canal boat cap
tsin. Tell overheard 81 the American Co / COS.
wharf yesterday, but WIS speedl y rescued.
The u. ). steamer Gettysburg VS. expected
TO leave the Washington Navy Yard to-day Tor
surveying cruise in the Muiterranean.
Rev. w. G. Webb, of this city, is conducting
series of reviva! meetings y. tho Du"t.r.oA 81
church in Georgetown.
The rife teams went down 20 Mt. Vernon TO-
dsy on tue steamer Mary Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

If the iuac;ious OF the Liver are iu auy way
diso:dered, the whole bouy, aud not cp'y The
body, but the mind, syUpah'zas with the dis
,urbed organ Bilious camp alntS are moT"
common THAI any . her disease; and to remove
the bile as well as 10 regulate the Livc:, you
only have to take Summons Liver Regulator,
which will mpart new lille and vIgor to the
,rh nIa IL Stun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27

NEARLY DRowNED.-A little son of MIR.
Thomas kiuslow, while playing around the
planning mil 10 Washington, where his father
works, yesterday afternoon, fell into the
river and WAS with some difficulty rescued
by one OF the hands at the mil. The child re
manned 10 an uuc luscious condition for some
tiue and it was not until be was on his way TO
this city, 90 the boat that he regained CON.
sclOusDess.