Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-28
I.etter from EfchInond

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.~!.reccuec,s il ,hst cuellu2 affair have 'et
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-, y.uog u5n arc caught J1=t g tney sls
..yut I Es,:s duel. N!tAitg l. s4!l OF II
= ,.e lsIcI7 out the so==ips Seiz: II viii
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9!tu Laa: acCtloc> and cgm;Den's u thelr
1Tu. inc result vii Je mat tue puoiic Will,
% !cI day, .o.T more aDo1i l. tuan the
,ar,i.- c,rc1rn.d. M | have heari to-day
u The street. ;i>; OH 0: ne p-!tiea showed
h Knit. ;.alner aud to3k care 10 let i. be
..cso int /. va. about TO fight a duel 10
.r:.r fh., ue might % arrested. Ii tbs l.
1gffu. * - - 10 ~ &c y 80 S-tNI 49,
..Iaed. Wa4u suc! thugs occur hey Should
D.. cub i-hel il u ~ nc paper,.
ktc.nyudi. gro|.og iTanaiica!ly and nu'
.ic.tv. ih-.e i low here, % a i uHshiD2
c,Dn.l,a. a ~ zar: .A-sgcialJu,' winch
g,.-t- / !! o.hl a Az al au.atrur orchestra
- any 10 Ire coluIy. ltia,lt- : oc-ris once
/. y (. aad liz, n: ...aJs DeaIi o. "-ry large
and etc, cJup0=ai o! the ue-t uat-r.al 10 the
r,y. Nj oa.y Is R;:luyLd !a!ent brought
IN, but !sIi-- aci ( utemea tr5m various
S,u,aar1 cirr.- come - K cnm,od 10 make
Their IeIut .hr ugn thc Me- 1T Association.
The a. c.:iju num3er- over six Luc1rcj
Il, ,cr>, aD1 ha- J1=t purchased a magnih
cen, tricacriog gt4Ld piano. lie Mosaic
C.uy' Is .ao'hcf org-Dlz-lon wrich ba= Tor
it. opjer; the d-ve:gpne II 81 amateur dramat-
,c "a cot. II does lot, hn@:vcr, uum1er as
Mo- uem,4r= - ,Ae NuzTt. The Mosalcs
isv. taelf cu!crtallny:Hf- iW!ce d m9nth. he
evening 0p rs win L drama. AT tie cJnciu,Ioo
Of which hey haze Z =uppeI. sui dance. 1t Is
~sgalL-t IN: rcyu4tlJr- u n: ciuD Tor the G:f-
uau 70 ur dancel. It. m.mbtr= are cow DIS
cu.,i1y tie -d?l>-tlii.y ii wilding 10 tn. sea.
80 before Lest WIN q grani Wavsriy party,
tyary onc iak!,g part 70 D. appropriately cos
tnIuad a, one pi the cg-ract.r- III the MaVeriy
ruvu!.. I!csc no prg III Z4tiJua are com posed
OF memget. 4 ID; first -oclety here, and numb:r
among tn..r unmaer, the b.iigs II R'chmoud,
some 81 WHOM " Il -.oa TAX: pf0mlucnt part
~ t:c lfama-.
Oyiy 3 t y uem.cTo Q! ihc Legislature ar 10
the CIV. AID they. Pos: i-lipws, look OUT Of
. a:a. Tucir p~.ihc.plc occupation IS ealog big
Giuucrs al tie notes, aud their WaIklug hut Oh
H.. snc,y lav n,ut-, and wcarlug out the seats
Of Sp.u:,'- 1w:sgc dollar pau,aioons. Between
the. two !I:i,- dtreloIgLs t3ey mauagc u Wade
tG3ou.n I!".
IN Episcopal churches here are lot 50 gor
. u, uecJFat"I ttl- year. LODGED l tbluk
III. cu-tom in Episcopal churcnes) Of dccorat-
In chrrcnc. IS grO9!rg into dl-u5e. tie at
; lrutica D! lho cDD2r ga,l0us to these matters Is
Lot 20 literally bestowed d. Ia fcTmer years.
%. reason Ut iii. Is Tic tact thGt !Dey u on
decJIatleg uItIi one or % days ocfofe Christ
ma. "nd consequently nave TO DC II uu'ceu!ly
has before com p.euEg the woTk. L know OF
. - more ucautl!u cu=:>m tEau decorating the
churches appropriately 10 h0uor ot the birth
dag of ne K d&cmer.
lDtgiiircrce mas been received here Of the
death 81 U,l. Johu w. Minor, doorkeeper Of
the Senate. IL Ji4d yesterday at his re5ld -ucc,
G -~r:~vI.ic, Lad VI county, of pneumonia.
Col. Mlaor hes 90 been - iLciciiy this session.
On the Gay the Scratc fist mt a letter was
prc.ruleG iram him siatiGe that he was III and
c3l.i %. at,.ud 10 'ie d-rIos Of til. position.
H,s friends hoped that Il" would recover 10 a
lew we k, buf his disease took a fatal turn un.
anticipated ~ them. Col. Minor was a true
type Of lhc old Nirgiuia gentleman, and be
viii be reyr ted BY his friends III all parts Of
the stat. He represented lts country ooe
terra 10 the legislature, and was subsequently
clcc;"t doo,k"cpcr of the Square. which posi-.
ton be- he'd up - TIC time Of bis death.
Gca. Joseph Il. Johus5D's family are cx.
| ncc,eI t, a1rvc 10 The city TO oight. They
arc expected 10 axe rooms at the st. Claire
Iyrci for the pr sect.
Already d large pumbcr Of applicants nave
| sprung up Ter the v.caIt p!ac" Of doorkeeper OF
| tie 5 :pa!c, mad. vacant by the death OF Col.
Aiuor.