Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-08
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.


be said that he had not been ip the habit of
OBTAINING the grand jury by any lengthy charge
and would not do so now. The attorney for
the Commonwealth would present for their
consideration cases under the gaming law, and
he desired to call their attention to the fact
that the law was quite publicly violated, or
rather that he had seen such statements 10 the
public press, and heard it so asserted frequent
ly in conversation, and, while it seemed i'm
possible to cxtirpate this vice entirely, 1t was
the duty Of the courts and grand juries to see
that, as far as possible, it was rcpressed and
punished Especially was it duty incumbent
upon the officers of the law to see that the
law was INDICATED when our newspapers con-
tain public correspondence and statements from
the parties themselves detailing gambling
transactions between a member Of the Leglsa-
ture and judge Of one of our courts, and he
asked the grand jury to give the matter their
full consideration.
Later in the day the jury indicted Muller
and Graves for keeling gambling house and
gambling
The "Old Folks Concerts in this city, for
the benefit of Rev. DR.. Reeds (Prcsbytcrian)
Church, in this city, passed off in hne style
and were we'll attended. By the way | was
astonished this morning to see DR.. Reeds card
10 the Gazette in relation to the statement |
made, which was as follows:
THE Presbyterian Church here Or Reed's)
is to have 8 grand old Folks Concert for the
benefit Of the Church. At the last Wednesday
evenings prayer meeting DR.. Reed gave notice
that next Wednesday nigh after pray or meetlDg
was only small attendance on that occasion.
The next Wednesday came and the church was
filed to OVERT oWing much to the dlsmay OF tho
pastor, which shows that old folks concerts arc
popular"
DR.. Reed, in his card, denies that there is
any truth 10 the above. AS soou as l read his
card saw him and explained what knew,
which is simply this: was told by the son OF
lady who attends DR.. Reeds Church about
Dr. Reed giving the notice referred to. 1t
seems that my informant was mistaken, or mis-
lead By paragraph which appeared IN the
Dispatch Wednesday morning, the night of
the prayer meeting, which was as follows,
cat 81 o'clock this afternoon there will BIO
dress rehearsal at Assembly nan.
The report obtained circulation in some way
that after the prayer meeting there would be
this drcss-rehearsal. The above paragraph Was
taken to the Dispatch by member of DR..
Reeds Church. |, of course, regret that the
statement was incorrect, but it was certainly DO
fault of mine, and am blameless IN the matter.
AS to the "dsmay' Of Dr. Reed that was
logical inference placed in the matter when
T xo1I ~ no hip orom6 the
gentleman who placed the notice in the Dis
patch thought he was helping the church
thereby, as did when Icirculated abroad that
there would be 40 "Old Folks Concert"
The johnson and Knight case has been set
for consideration in the Senate Thursday. The
contestants will be allowed to speak tor them
selves should they SO desire.
The preachers of this city had q meeting to-
day and adopted resolutions asking the Legis-.
lature to suppress the Southern Association
lottery. They denounced it 10 unsparlng terms.
Rev, Mr. w. w. Bennett, editor Of the Chris
tan Advocate, said he understood that the
privilege of conducting these policy shops
had been tarmed out to Baltimore parties for the
sum of $4,000. He had also heard that menu
bers of the Committee Propositions and Griev,
ances) of the Legislature, who decided not to
abolish the Association, were Interested 10 1t
learn that Judge Guigon, of the Hastings
Court here, will indict the parties concerned IN
the recent Stevens gambling affair at Wor-
sham's.
Thirteen thousand three hundred and tour
barrels of -four were exported from here last
week.
The Governor to-day appointed George A.
Bruce, of Waynesboro', Augusta county, lu-
spector of Flour for the city of Richmond, vice
Matthew Blair, deceased.
A few nights since lady in Sidney gave
birth to child weighing twenty pounds uch
prodigy that many physicians have called to
see it.
MIR. Leo P. Wheat has returned to bis home
in this city after very successful tour IN Bal
timore ard elsewhere.
The CO I'd lawyer, Peel Brooks, defended
in the Pole Court this morning an old color
ed man, cha led with creating a disturbance,
and won his case.
The United States District Attorney will TO-
morrow move Judge Hughes, of the District
Court, to issue rules against large plumber OF
assignees to show cause why they should not
be prosecuted for failing to report as required
by the statutes. It is understood that about a
thousand bankrupt cases are involved.
Theodore Tilton delivered his lecture on the
problem of life here to night. His audience
numbered from three hundred and fifty to four
hundred and was composed almost entirely of
men, only fifteen of the opposite sex being
present. oIRoNdbo".
In Philadelphia yesterday Helena and Anna
Dunn, ag. respectively FIVE and three years,
were roasted alive at their residence in Linden
Place. The mother went out shopping, locking
the children up. Al hour after her departure
3 neighbor noticed light in the second story,
and breaking 10 the door, found the oldest child
% the landing aud the other in the ceptre OF
the room, both dead. The furniture was on
ire at the time. The bodies presented horri-
Bile sight !