Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-03

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HORSE THlEvES.--Thc arrest OF negro
named Cant for horse stealing, III Baltimore, has
been heretofore mentioned 10 the Gazette. The
Baltimore Suu gives the following further par
ticulnrs IS to his exploits -
! "Oae Of the horses stolen by Otho /. Cant,
colorci, arrested gu Thursday, has been denti'
fed a. the property Of Il. T. NJ. Rust OF Lees
| burg, Loudoun county, Va. The horse was
stolen On the right Of January %. \ saddle
was also taken, both together valued at S2OS
| Cant WA arragncd before Justice Peters aud
committed for the authorities OF Loudoun coun-
| IS. Can't. Lepson yesterday received dispatch
| from George ~ Ball, dated at the Point Oh
Eork~, requesting him To hold Cant until his
arrival ia Baltimore. \ bay horse sold by
Cant to uan who keeps brickyard on the
| WASHINGTON read was recovered, and Is believed
| 10 be the property Of Mir. Ball This makes
three horses recovered. Gaut, it Is learned
has served nine years n tho peultcntlary Tor
stealing six horses, having been sent there from
the Howard County Court. Ills term expired
On the 29th Of March, 1873.
Still another case of horse stealing from Vir-
! guia farmers has come to light 10 W ashlpgton.
1t seems that on the 18th OF December col
ored man namcd Andrew Jackson stole horse
from Benjamin Roland, Of Louisa county, Flr-
| giuia. jackson found it advisable to leave
Louis: Louis county, aud he did so, iisposing of the
| horse on the road. Detective Coomes yester-
day found and arrested him in Washington.
| His love for horses had induced him to enlist 10
the cavalry. lie is held for rcqulsi!ion from
Virginia.
The TABLEAUX LAST NIGuT.-Wc have
hunted clear through tho Dictionary trying to
find words to express our ideas, but 10 vain.
| Our ideas arc clear and we'll defined though,
that there never was city 10 the universe that
has as macy pretty, charming and diverse styles
OF lovely maidcuhood as this old, ancient burg
Of Belle Haven. The women, with their
| beauty, are,
For earth too rich, Tor use too rare.
| We would that we had the burning poetry OF
| Ariosto, the delicate artistic touch OF Rcca-
| mier, the graceful elegance Of Buwcr, the
dainty, luxurious language Of Owen Meredith,
Or the volupuous word painting OF Oulda. to
describe the mingng charms OF glowlog DosomS,
cleaning arms waving hair, swaylng forms,
bearnipg eyes, and VOICES like the Dulclmer.
Some OF the scenes were superb. The V ovagc
Of Life was elegantly gotten up 30 was joan
| d Arc, and if the yerltab!h French heroine was
as lovely as our oan, why we don wonder that
the soldiers followed her, as Dubois s1ya,
| through tho tempest Of irou, and lire OF hell.
| The latter word is suggestive, aud we would
respectfully ask the management to dl&pcnsc,
in the future with 50 much birthstone. We
object to birthstone rehcarsaIa. The brilliant
tableaux that SO bIazed in the red rays Of the
| Greek fire, WAS Marie Stuart, who, like vision,
stood so lair that men lost their heads and tAclr
| Judgment, when gazing at her loveneSs. Ger
taiDlv Chatelar never touched his guitar, or
| sung his last song to more peerless creature
| than our own fair toWnSwOmen, who was de-
scrycdly called before the curtain after the per
iormaucc ended The ladies "Dieu vous garde'
have met with great success ia the clu1e oil the
Church.
PEACE SOCIETY," Peace Snciety has been
organized in the WOODLAND uciphborhood on
the following cali, which will explain lIs scope
and object -
Being profoundly Impressed with the dlsas
lrous consequences or war, and the Danencect
effects Of al Ditratinu iu the settlement Of all
difficulties, VIC unite in this call ior Il meelog,
TO organize an ASSOCIATION, 10 encourage the
settlement Of all difficulties by arbitration.
Having for our motto 10 the future, Peace
on earth and good will toward men.
Meetiugs were held at Friends Mtcing-
house. aud on the 18th day Of January, 1877,
the Society completed its organization by the
udoption of q constitution. aud the election oi
the following officers tor the ensuing year -
Jacob Nj. Troth. President; Mrs f. p. Davis,
Vice President: T.. Z. Mason, Secretary; Mrs
Anna S, Walton, Treasurer.
The Society COW numbers thirty.ouc meul.
bers.
= 49,, u.u,o 81 ponros.,t.
PERSONALITY 'ne 'lou'c VI I''l''''o'A
! tiVes, yesterday, Representatives Hutton pre-
/ scp,cd the petition Of Henry 4. Tyler. of Viz
ginia. asking the removal ct his political lisa
ot'.'ies' H. II,;,,3 Cto.o.