Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-26
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PROBABILlTIEs.-W Var Depart
ment, Office ofthe Chief Signal Officer, Wash
.noton, d. g., Dec. 26. lS77-lO:30 a. H.
For the Middle Atlantic States falling barone
ter, northeast winds, stationary or lower tenn
polstures, increasing c!cudlness and rain.
CHRISTMAS -CertaiDly no complaint could
be made by the most enthusiastic observer OF
Christmas, that it was not celebrated with suit
lictnt noise, on the occasion just passed. From
Monday morning uoti this mornng there WAS
an almost continual blowing OF Eorts and pop
ny OF ire crackers, interpreted with louder
noises from the miniature canuous and pistols
of the boys. Ii Is universally acknowledged
that never before his the tia hcrn bus'n' s. at
tanned to greater III 'goltudt than uurioS inc
past week. Not can,uat with their Individual
exertiops in tn. noisy line, tho boys formed
themselves in bands and paraded various parts
of the city. giving out such blasts nearly Set
the nervous Old ladies' lid aud caused lrascihle
old gentlemen to make use of language, not at
oil! 10 keeping with their appearance lr re.
sponsss, when in church. However the boys
seemed to erjoy themselves aud thar WAS the
chief end in view.
Many Of the club rooms and other places f
resort were open and were crowded during ucst
of tho day.
The young gentlemen Of t'r |. : S.se.la,
club room, on Royal s;r,c , !.,.,r Nag, II Il II
decorated with HgS. AID rnry,;al"rI there a
number Of the lady friends ii he 1t" in.ri$.
'i'ha day was observed ny iha CHURCHES III IRE
than for l:,auy y ar, although IT," o,;usr',aAu-
10 many 1T them wcrt s:nail. |. -. IA ry :
Church, Schema High NJ lis was federated a.!
) a. H., BIZ R.v. Fathcr Mcllnrh OF Washing
ton, with Father o n .1e as I,tr m sni Father
Heating es sub deacon. I'll" s,rlnnn was
preached by Father Mcllugh. Ina MUSE wss
very good and was uadar the direction Of NJ rs
9. :. Carnc vino presided at the orSan:. Ii
was As f1owS :-GIory to God, M,zlrt; kgrin
and Gloria Hayden; Crcio L.mbiliott. Sane.
tul aud Agnus Del, Moz.r. Attic Otrtory,
the Christmas An,hem "A ;raie Frlr!,>" was
surg. This early mass vas followed by three
low masses aud tho Servic - o! IN" day coauul
ell with a High Masa by Father Mcllush at 10
o'clock. Two masses were Q rbralei t" the
chapel of ST. Mary's Academy b. Father keat,
tns, who subs. ,llently held = rIlcas 1t Fairfax
station. Father O'kiu: Iii late Al f.li'-
Church, later in tha day Vac deer 'u'ns oi'
St. Mary's, although >'mpl', wrrr 'a"r'niIy
arranged.
Christ Church was :rry .!Abr;laiy A@c'r,s
ed. with l,stuuas, wrr:ih1, Grasses aai hanging
baskets OF evergreen O,er t!,' ri:4"c W..
the inscripti,n "Ars. SHIN, try ytli Is t,h..
Services were held there =! :. i'll. hy R.s
Mr. Dame. The mu>lI ry 'n: ar"ru.i~hrl
choir unirrtk dIcecil"u ct Ti.i il l.. Hey
man. was cXcilic;,t AL l..il' mvii'' and r.
civ the iISu,S rncn MUS. La b InI .,
were kept cl1sr: ;r lie riu c' !sghtel u.
At o'clock Il. III III r@9u l.. Il e! nr II t'ic
great Gloria from McZis ami ,n,dul*tr il Il.
soft strain to the An!i"m. Ih..r' w"r' sh:p
herds, etc.. arranged by Prot. ii ,n,a". the
old wonderful truth OF !h. bii:i :" Christ was
10 a recitativc sung by the tenor NJ. H"cLaaan.
in a mastery style. whru Tie ct,o IL Il ii'oIu'
followed with the Glory to Cad iii liz: Highest
etc. TIE Vrn;tc by Prot. II yaian WAS Sung
next and the regular s'rv;cn i,'h'wtl.
At ST. PauIs Church the dscnlaion4 @cla
also foe. Over the ctanrrl was star ii gas
let's and the instrip:i ion Glory to the II w h'ru
kiag.' Around the @,!l"rG' %a5 PLACED tha
In.crirtion in ,'varei..: letters, "Fif Il ito you
Is born this day, IN the city Of David Saviour,
vino i Chis5 the l. rd Tho services here
we're held by Rev. DR.. Norton, at | a. III. The
mu, ic was after the programme, IA published
~ Monday. and WIS much admired
Rev. DE. SpriS:. off ,t''d in Grace Ghureh
At II a. u, tn. clifi,' halJE neatly decorated,
bat wnhnu: Inscriptions The mlslo wil by
the regular unnlr al III. church and vas very
gonI
ia the Nj. Il Ghur,a, RW. w. Z. Webb
,reached at | a. m thr ohuroh WAS deco
rated with cvHcscnrnl, aul over the chanc'l
ware thc words, "Hod bless our Sabbath
ssh ,o' beneath wh!al huag large star Va
the galleries was the in:crp;lao, ''H'ory be tn
God IN the highest, ana on earth peace, good
will towards men. =,
Rev. W. Ii. Boyle held services IN tic NJ
H. Church South al 6. 80 a. a, which " re- well
attended
Rev. w. Il. Graham prcach,i Ia the VI ,t'i-
4 Il
~ congregation.
The employees of the Alexandria Marine
Hallway Company, were cntcrtainei hf the
President of the company, Mr.. JusuI S''ncl-
der. at his residence. foot OF kicg street.
Mauv of the restaurants were closed during
the day and the am0unt vi drunkenness ".'
therefore much decreas I'd, IL tho grHi:: Hr ''o''
tiutl Of order loving ct;Z 'rs.
The inmates of the jail wcr. all tur,i;sN"d
with plentiful supply ct good thiuG1 boz, T."
able ahIl drnkabe, by City Sergeant h1r".
Mr.. McVEIGu AND THE COURTS. Il l. u. =.
derstool that when Mr.. McVeigh saw the >ta'.
ment that appeared 10 tho Gvz,ttc ieS d.ys
ago that there had not been a final decision | |
his late cases before tho Supreme Court Of 40
meals Ct the State, but that they Wiu nave 10
be- taken 10 the Supreme Court ~ the u'i,rh
States he EXPRESSED 30 concern @ilAt"v'r. IL"
said to hi, irieuds that he has been /" tn 81
preme Court oic1 before, aud ko""" too Wei,
that cases can be taken there IA III '';'r "i
course, without any oximlnat,nn CT 'Er t'c''n
by the Judges; hence lie feels rG nIailu. ati'i
that all who have taken him here hr!',r:, came
back sadcr if not wiser men. H. says bis r"no'
sci all advise him that there il not 4 trttt use
even fer the suggestion that aoy Federal ques
ton arises in any of the cases 80 the Court 81
Appeals Of Virgin cxrr sly waisrd ne c'n
sidcration of such questions, and d'c"lrd ,h III,
cases upon questions having nothing to do WIN
politics or the ingenious attempt TO 'ntr'l CT
politics ioto that COURT. Mr.. McVe'S: there
fore feels perfectly at ease upon the SUBJECT.
SUNDAY School CELEBRATIONS -fhe san
d,v Echnol celebrations OF the vatlhuS ohutcheS
and the presents 10 the children Attending them