Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-24


tagton, D. G., March "a, lS76-lO:3O a. NJ
For the Middle States in o. snow and rising
temperature, with easterly or southerly winds
and falling barometer.
COUNTY RADICALs.-The Radicals of AZ
lington district held meeting in the school
house in Freedman's Village, last night, II. s.
Holmes president and W. q. Reeves secretary.
The following we're elected delegates to the
convention to be held in Alexandria on the
2S;h instant: Capt. H D Smith, Benz. Aus
ito, H. s. Holmes and Johu B Syphax. Al
ternates: NJ. NJ. Curtis and j. n funston. /.
The gu. stiou of having colored jurymen id
the County Court was discussed Al the last
meeting OF the Board of Supervisors the Com
m)nwealth's Attorney requested the Supervl
sors to make oul list of sixty names for grand
Jury purposes. Messrs Wroe and Wander
burg OF the Board had placed colored men on
their lists, but Mr.. u. Sehuit, the other mem
Der, had ignored them. A committee OF three,
viz: j. B. Syphax, II d. Smith and H s.
Holmes we're appointed to confer with MIR.
Schutt 10 regard to the matter.
PoToMAc WHARF RIGHTs.-The Secretary
of War, on tuesday, 10 response to resou'
ton of the House requesting to be informed IT
the War Department mas at any time granted
auy wharf rights or privileges in or upon the
water lots at the east bank of the Potomac
river, sets forth that rescrvable licenses or
leases have been granted to John Pethbone,
Conrad Fauuce ADD John Gibson, j. II. John,
son, W. w. Raplcy Upper Potomac Steam
boat Company, InlaDd and Seaboard CoastIog
Company, A. R. Frtzhugh, Aualostan Boat
Club, aud Jacob Hit;inger, making ten IN all.
The authority of law under which these leases
we're issued is derived from the act OF Congress,
approved May l, 1902, April 29th, 1916. and
March "a, 1867, the latter act abollshing the
officer of Commissioner. of Public Buildings
and yesting the powers aud duties held by him
10 the chief of engineers OF the army.
Police REPORT following cases have
been tried sioce yesterdays report:
Geo. Jones and Aaron Lee, coloved, for dis
orderly conduct on the streets, we're hned aud
discharged.
Two young men, for using improper language
on Uooo street. were discharged 90 payment
of costs.
Charles Montague, for being drunk aud dis
orderly, was fued. and 10 default OF payment
sent to the chain gang.
John Ashby, colored accused OF abusing his
wife, Sarah Ashby, was discharged, and costs
assessed to complainant.
feu dodgers we're at the station house last
night.
CHILDREN's MEETING.-rbe Sunday School
connected with the Uoou Presbyterian Church
will hold the first of series of "Quarterly
Concert,," or chidreo's meetings, 90 Sunday
night next, at II o'clock. The pastor of the
M D. II. p,,t1 and onvara opn-
tlemen of the congregation will deliver short
addresses and The other exercises will consist
of singing by the school and congregation, and
Rotations Of verses Of Scripture, by the sch GLARS
of the various classes, bearing upon the sub
icct of Trust" While this meeting is de-
sig ned especially for the children, all are ill.,
viled, aud old as we'll as young will fud it
pleasant as we'll as profitable to be present.
A CoLoRED SwINDLER.-A colored man
calling himself Rev. Mr. Bowen is in Green's
boro', Georgia, raising money for church pur-
poses He is described as black, with nous.
tach, and side Whiskers, five feet ten inches
high, about forty years old, is quite vain, car
ries himself erect aud is exceedingly polite.
He says he has charge of colored Baptist
church in this city at salary OF 5000; also
that he owns fue residence here ADD three
hundred acres OF laud just outside the city.
Members of the Baptist church here have been
written to about him, and have sent back an-
swers that they know him not.
FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION.-T MORO
will be celebrated 10 the Catholic Church as
the Feast of the Annunciation, or the day GU
which the Archaugel Gabriel announced the
coming Of Christ to the Virgin Mary. 1t is
festival of the first class, and imposes on all
Catholics the obligation of hearing Mass aud
sbstaiuing, as far as practicable, from secu ar
pursuits. AT ST. Mary's Church, 10 this CITY,
there will be Low Mass at 6 a. N. aud
High Mass at 10 a. m., followed by the Bene-
dietion of the Blessed Sacrament.
SKELETON FOUND The gardener engaged
10 fixing up the garden lot recently purchased
by Capt w. j. Boothe from General M. u.
Corse, on north Washington street, dug up,
Yesterday, human skeleton, which, from tue
shape of the skull, is supposed TO have been
that of a negro 1t was enclosed 10 box aud
buried about eighteen inches below the surface.
As Gen. Corse's house was used during the
war as a hospital it is thought that the bones
found are those OF Que of those connected With
the hospital.
III DnI;,f uoolr op3 Lad.