Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-06
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WEATHER PRoBABlLmIEs.-WGr DSPar w
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m'sI d. C.. Sept'r. g. lSie-lo:oo d. H. :.
IT, ,br Middle States, northeast 10 sou."':S
.;'d. stationary or higher Temperatures ~
,rea,,pg coutac>s. and s'a''o"''s o''0-1> -
Tur LATE Mrs. F. L. SMITH, JR'-l nc
.r,n. tributes OF respect that have oeeu
s;I,, n, memory of the wife OF our esteemed
palu " Nr f. L. Smith, jr., by many 'i
Eel. of this State, have met VII a "aru
~, Joa' IN this community. MIR. Smith mas
,,nIe;.J his arrangements Tor making d
= -" home in this. lis native place, anu
's' naD a,v r1p,et that the painful an ctloh
VT ~ acnr;vcd INN Of beloved vile, mas
"h'0" niao f. I'M Us 20 far and charming 40 ad-
a M ''H ~ mr. city. Bright antlclpalons nave
o'''oD .l,,tI.d and instead Of cheering oy hef
Vrcl '. ,1a.ancr her family aud friends 10 Alex
een'.' W Smith sleeps we'll among the green
a ann p,Isvyauia. May the autumn sunsets
.'i' " ~, Il " unou her new made grave SPEAK
I"aI "" rho noun Of better land where au'
% '"'sr "a .n,.e, aad separation are uoknown;
, u. az" Iar +, Nr. Smith aud bis bereaVeo
o,,,r;,nsour sincere sympathy 10 thelr sotlo"'
ALEXANDRIA Co OPERATIVE BUILDING AS
,oc,,uoy-The sixth annual meeting II tie
,..x,,j,i, Go Operative BuiIding Association
n,.L 'Ii IT Harmonic Hal last night.
w.. ANIMAL reports Of the Secretary aud
-, .,,r, ra,1 and submitted to an eX
auipirg committee.
,;iyid,nd # FIVE dollars per share on the
s,r., Of the Association Was declared.
The LECTION of oil RS for the ensuing year
-.,,,r.d 10 the re eject % Of the old officers, a
t:.iIows: President, L. 5. Leadbeatcr; Secre
t,rv. George K. Shinp; Treasurer, alnes ii
XII. DI3ctors. 5. f.. Gregory, }. Rector
>m,1t, J p. AGn"w, Stephen a. 0reen' ..
II Red aud Thomas l. aadbeater.
Inc rep RS of the Secretary aud Treasurer
.t,w the \ association to be 10 very prosper
ou- condition.
pERsoyAL.-The Richmond correspondent
of the Petersburg Iudex says: The reslgua'
III, OF Senator CIaughton, of the Alexandrls
dI.t,ct, was DOT wholly uDautclpated. When
b. was here last wln,er he complaloed that his
c.i 1--WE duties iuteriered grievousy with his
rTa,itce "a lawyer in Vlrginia. and 10 the DIS
tr:.r ri Columbia 1t il said that he will move
10 Wisrington city, If he has not already doUe
So. Vi. Claughtou will be remembered as To-
.jsin., 10 the johnson contested election, that
no voter had the right to dlvulge how he voted
Is 4 matter Of evidence. AID submitted an able
paper to he Senate supporting that view. Inc
Senator is a very acute, if not profound, law
yer, aud withal very genial gentleman.
SCHOOL PERMITS. The issue Of school per-
nts 20 white children ceased at three O'Clock
this atternoon. There have been issued alto
ge,hcr 6l2 permits, of which 1852 were tor
BOYS and 25U Tor gir!s. The issue Ut permits
for the coIorcd schools will be commenced to
morrow morning and continue during the rest
of the week. 1t will be we'll for all parents
to be prompt in their applications as those who
come fits will, OF course, be accommodated drst,
and If any children are crowded out 1t Will o.
among the late c0Dcrs.
The CANAL.-Tne necessary r. pllrs to the
Al xaudria canal aqueduct proving more ex-
t.usiyc aud requiring more time than was at
FIRST expected, will got be completed SO a to
allow the passage of loaded boats before to.
morrow evening or Friday moruiug. The line
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio canal has been
cleared of the DISTRACTIONS caused by the late
accident at Weavertou, and is DOW 10 naVlga'
bic order.
STEAMER JANE MoSELEY The steamer
J auc Moscley, which has for the past year been
ruDung 90 the Potomac. has been chartered
s.
and will leave tits We, ( for New York, where
she viii be Examined aud receive her cearaoce
papers. The Lady of the Lake aud John w.
Thompson will continue be run on the Potomac.
BROKE JAlL.-Johu Basse, VINO, it will be
recoJcc,rd, was convicted OF an attempt to as
sas>iuat, Mr. Fawcett, paymaster Of the Z. 4
y. Canal last fall escaped from the Jail at
Cumberland, on Monday night, where he Was
confined awaiting the decision Of the Maryland
Court OF Appeals 10 his case,
DcscrycdIy Prpular-We mean DR.. Bulls
Vegetable Pills, for Everybody has derry d much
len lit from their use. Physicians Recommend
them.
II YOU havr spuuey guu5, II your breath Is
oH'd~lVt, or you nave Dauly ulsco'oIeu lceth, u.s.
Eur ka Tooth Powder and you will be greatly
lspal. for your trouble.
Brorc life Is impcrilled, deal judiciously with
,he symptoms. Remember that the slight dis
or.cr otto day may become 40 obstinate, lncura
bic dis a>c to morrow. As preventive mcdl-
enc take Simmons Liver Regulator, whlch,by
It's uid aud beneficial action 90 the liver
stomach and spleen, is emincntly calculate! to
assist Nature 10 her efforts to re-establish
healthy condition. Ii will also remove the
cause Of disease without any ofthat proStration
wtcn follows the use of drastic purgativcs, or
auy OF tic injurious effects Of mineral polsons.
September 9Th 1876.