Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-03

At night: ~ looking glass for church goer'.
Adult Bible Glass at y. m
METH ErIs CHURCH SoUTH-No service.
NEru PROT. CHURCH-Sermon IN the morn
i,y.nd Al night by Rev. Or. Nichols.
BAPTIST CHURcH-No service.
GERMAN LUruERAN-Sorvics at IL 8. M, by
h.v. Mr. F!eckens,eln.
Yol,Sa MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
pr.yer meeting in the I'd Psesby'n. Church at
souri,. H. Jail at 2 pm. Aims HOUSE a. q p.
y, open sir meetings st Majors hill and the
Tunnel at 81 D. m Wednesday night, At eight
ocIock, Union Prayer Meeting in the NJ. Z.
Church.
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS. -Until
.u,ther notice the following vii! BIZ the hours
.o- the opening and closing Of the mails:
OPENING
Northern mails $3.50 a. m. and 1:IO .. m.
Western mails, BIZ 4. m. and 7:OO p. M.
Southwestern, via Lynchburg and Gordons-
Vile l:45 p. m.
Washington and Ohio, Round Hill to Alex
srdria, $3.50 p. III.
Manassas Division, 4 90 p IN.
southern mails, via Richmond and Froder-
ckshurg, Va, $50 q. m. and S:lo p. H.
CLOSING.
Northern and Western mails, $50 y. ~ and
800 y. IN.
Southwestern, via Gordonsville and Lynch
Washington and Ohio, Alexandria to Round
Hill, Va, 500 u. 10.
Manassas Division, 600 n. m.
Southern, via Fredericksburg and Richmond,
Va, 800 a. N. and $50 p. m
Ge- office closes at $40 p. nj.
MH~ Open on Sundays ii a. m. and closes ~
9:3J u. m.
WEATHER PRoBABlLITIEs.-W Var Depurt
n1cnt, Office Of the Chief Signal Officer Wash
ngtoa, u. e., June 3, lS16-lu:3O a. III
For the Middle and East Atlantic States In
IL. IL
clear, togpy weather, followed by local stortnS,
and lower, followed by higher barometer.
JEWEL PREsENrArIoN.-A pleasant clls de
occurred at the Sanctuary Of the Ancient ADD
Accepted Scottish Il CHI Of Free ard Accept,
Masons, 10 Washington, on Wednesday night.
This was the presentation OF a magnificent
j,wcl to General Albert Pike, Of this city, the
Sovereign Commander. The presentation was
made by Robert Toomts, Of Georgia, in az clio.
queut and touching address, 10 which General
i'ike feelingly responded The jewel Is com
posed of gold d uble headed eagle, studded
with two hundred and sky diamonds 10 the
centre Of tht eagles heart is large amethyst
in the form of IT angle, IN which is insert
the figures "33 N gold. Over the head OF
the eagle is crown composed entirely ct rutlcs
aud diamonds. In is talons the eagle no ds
flaming sword of gold, from which IL suspeod-
ed scroll bearing the inscription, Deus
mcum que jus" The Gust of the jewel was
5000, and 10 design aud workmanship is beau
iiu and artistic. The presentation was made
in the presence of over fifty mem bers OF The
Scottish Rite from all parts of the Y ul'ed
States. grand bar quet followed, durlt
which the greatest jo!lity ard good humor pre-
vailed, and u most enjoyable evening cnsued.
RELIEF Hook AND LADDER Goa regular
monthly meeting Of taiscpmpaoy was held last
night, with r. NJ. Latham 10 the chair aud
w. K. Davidson, secretary.
The Recorder reported Two alarms OF IRE
siucc last meeting.
One contributing member was elected.
The Foreman was directed 10 ask the Ward
cps to have the roof of the tuck house painted.
T. solutions were adopted endorsing the past
administration of the Chief Engineer and Fire
Wardens, and requesting the City Council to
rr-elect them.
The secretary was directed to forward copy
of the resolutions to the City Council.
After some minor business the meeting ad
journed
The A. Il w. L. R-Workmcn commenced
this morning to tear up the track of the A. Il
W. H. r., 90 St. Asaph street. The work
so lar has progressed very slowly, being con.
fined to the looscpiug of the rails on the siding
at King street. At the request of four mem
bcrs, the President Of the Common Council
has called his Board together tonight to take
some further action 10 regard to c. mpro-
mise with the company whereby the running
of cars may leIcsumed.
PoTATo BUGs.-A new means of getting rid
of these pests has been discovered by MIR. Juo.
Slater, the we'll known hortcul,urist. He had
his potatoes nearly destroyed last gear by the
hugs. which afterwards attacked his cgg plauts.
II sprnkied the vices with hydraulic cement,
while the dew was on them, 10 the morulog,
and after two applications was troubled no more
with the bugs. The cement is much cheaper
than Paris green. and is not so dangerous to
usn.
THE Coal TRA5E Tue Hampshire and
Baltimore Coal Company expect to re CON
mcnce the shipment of coal from their yard in
this city about the end Of next week, when
several vessels are expected to arrive tor loads
The American Company also expect fleet Of
vessels during the earlier portion OF the week.
The companies represented by j. 7. Aguew are
making most of their shipments from George
town.
CHANGE OF TUGS The transfer of passen-
gers via Locust Point, at Baltimore, has caused
the removal of the tug Convoy from the East
Alexandria transfer line. She will leave here
tonight. and will meet the tug Beaverton ut
Point Lockout, where the crews will change
boats, the Brewerton coming on to this city, and
taking the Conveys place, while the latter
proceeds to Baltimore.
CHURCHES CLoSED.-ORing TO the repairs
going 90 at the NJ. L. Church, South, there
will be no services there Tomorrow R.y MIR