Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-14

p S ~ PA1I,s CHURcH-Sery II II ~ ~ oy
Rev. Dr.. Norton. r,,, q, II a.
GRACE CHURcE-Service and SsF'noh ~ Il !"
M ST. ahf MA T: IS caURcu-Msss at aud II s. m
GS SgJos p PREsRYTS CHURCH First ChurGbl -
Service in the morning anu a. h's"' y
DR.. Bullock. cr,r-pcu-Sarcicei in the
ohGonp on y a. night by Rev. MIR. Din%lddle
WrTH Er,s. CuCRcH-Servlce a. II y. ~, H. H.
.,d asI n m. by lev. w. c. Webb SnbJecs al
night, "Gcd's secrets" .,;o, st 7,
n ETH EpIs. CHURCH SourH-SerVice A. 1
w. and So. IN. by Rev. Mr.. Boyle.
WrTu Prot. CnURCH--Service IN the MORN -
inc and ut night by the pastor, Rev. W. n; ars'
ism-subject in the morning. iNahsoh ~ ~
:!lc" Sd discourse; At night A1h o'Sc'''s' vi 'N0
H,Pr1sT CuURCn-Soryico i'll tho morning
snI At night by Row. Mr.. Penick
TrEMAS LUTuERAS--Service 81 II Il M
lv Raw. Mr. Fleckensten.
Yn-Sa MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOC ALTON
rrsyor meeting in tho Baptist Churcn ~
a. ~ Aims House st q .. III jail 1T {" p III
,y;tc AR meeting ~ thetunne at u ~: un'',"
prayer Meeting next " adnesGsy 3oan
eight o'clock. ~ tho ~ .n"' 'J,ot Of
~, NJ "" tnr,nr nr King aIld ~ asirt streets
w.,ruru PROBABILITIES. Vas repnrt
,u,ut Da;re of tht EhH!f Signal ODc'F' H"Sh'
ugtoa II. t.. July II. 1877 O:5o H. d.
F3r III, Middle Atlantic States falling baron'e,
Ter, norlhery Wiuds. .hlltius |" so"'her'S' s"a
watlnor, partly c.oGi: |eathor.
CANAL SrRlkE-rhl Cumberland Allega
u,aa says
Il his s,,oA positively ssa:rtal hsra today
that tho boa, HT,ngo did H.! sneceed IN gotl.ng
through tho b!hcEa t. ~ bif Joha run 'n'
,tbsc night aui on tho ".sH: hand llls: rs cohl
! al 81 / itIW l,
lanai his. 10 that rier. beng rocoiVe1 Og Ia"
agent, who la: - s.. SCENE t. laTa pushed his
we'd 20 in snong tho b1atmaH wta consummato
tao, and skill. @: coar.. W. do No. moan lo
imply by this tbs. } hi3l ".hHr la!i roC's -"
Diplomatic methods.
Oar r3por. elsewhere Show5 That THIS n {ra- u'u
sand on. t~o moro b5a.S ynstEhay aHI loa
third, which looks aJ'unTaa; ~ Il !ie"ipec'"l u
souG thom through -,,,, -,
Il We IN lorstUl tho 'tca' lAW!rdac'S OF
N, h,a,ua.'s sri I0 IL Wa - sa'!rJ y pnr.aaa-
sut freight ra:l :or tn; season. L. 10 na;l Al,Se
!,y all the c)mpsniGi; W uAd ':@-snd taat INC
aSstmca mean. 10 have tins guarantee b,loro
,tav wOuiI - i work ~ would, therefore,
scam ;Lst thny havo nov :0.ced ir1E sven u
,.osition There SrN several n.hhr p'a.s LAS slte
..s the birck.I4 Wying 10 =. !ArHlga, *ui 'H"'t
chance OF running the gAaHt!e. = NJ" mae! '!h'
crowd We consider The =!riH' "'w p'!e'''"'5
Il. al end.
1'he Washington Star says.
She strike of eos! hoA.:nea "a Lie GaeSar"a-o
snd Ohio canal still! continues, with 10 pr"sp92t
OF \ settlement, Hud the recent action II inc
canal board Ill refusing TO ATOP: gay measures
Ter its suppression, has been the occasion oi
much un!avoraba CONNECT They hul@ 'aat
their duty is only to keep navigation open h!lu
unobsLructed on tho canal. Whethor nayiga'
lion Is open and unobstrucied, with 4 ticckain
al Sir Johns sum- is aquestiou. tol !lniy, boat,
snon like nDy other class of business men. lad
d igtL TO put their own pr:"o upon 'heiT labor,
aud not getting that, to iotusa TO woFk ~ ali.
Thst is their lookout; but when 1t CONES 10 pre-
venting others who wish to work from passing on
the cans then the aspect OF affairs Is q d'!ieTeht
one. II is reported that Captain rNelI, IN at
tempting to pass through tho blockade yesterday.
was stabbed in se9 oral places.
POLICE ITEMS j Justice Thompson presided
A! police headquarters to day. The following
cases we're tried -
Sally io.ld aud Eliza Todd. accused Of rob,
biog Geo. Rankin of SIC 10 moaey, were dis
charged, ru evidence was produced ta 90"
Wet thcu.
Geo. &chmiit and Barney Bennett for dis
orderly Conduct, were fined and discharged.
Johu Whi,ins and Geo. Taylor, two colorcd
boys, for throwing stones 10 the street, we're
Coed aud discharged.
George Coates and I! ohu HasLtugton both
o7Orcd for stealing Two sets OF harness iroir
i. &. Chichester, were found guilty sni sen !
tened to receive twenty laehes each.
PERSONAL ~Direotly alter the coacInSon Of
the argument 10 the case Of iasse W. the Am
oricau Fire Insurance Co., in the United States
Circuit Court yesterday evening, MIR. BAsseil
approaohed Mr. II. .. ClaughtoD, OF COUNSEL
for the defense, and took exception to some
structures on him, made by Mr.. Z. 10 the course
Of his argument Mr. Ciaughton replied some
tvhat abruptly, which led to Same harsh rx-
pressoas on both sides, but the difficulty vas
GoalIy sctll,d without interference 90 the Ptrt
Of the court. Many exaggerated reports re-
rardiog the matter were IN circulation on the
streets to day, but the above IL the r1rrcc' re-
port thereof.
SUDDEN DEATn.-Mr Alfred }. N.r.hall,
a painter, who resided near the upper cud OF
King street, died quito sud leny this m1rn'ns.
lie was at work at his trade yesterday moro
ing. but was taken with cholera morbu5 II me
afternoon, aud coatinued to grow wJr3a unlI
this morning. about niae o clock, wien he dleh,
"A above stated lie VAS a mamOor OF Jettrr
son Circle, Brotherhood OF the Ualon. ard hey
will attend his funeral tomorrow cvaAlng. -
ceased leaves q wife and two or three children
It is said his illness Was clul,l b. eating oysters
and cold beans at night.
ST. SwrrntN's DAY.--To morrow will be 81.
;'within's day. There is an old Legged that Ii
il sain on ST. Swithus day there will be rain
for forty days thereafter, aud if there be 20
rain that day there will be none during the en-
suing forty days Ia 1875 St. Swllhn gave us
forty days Of ram, but at the cud of the time
soieuce came ia and claimed that q rain cycle
happens every twenty eight years, caused by
the conjunction OF two Of the planets nearest
the earth. Neptune and Mars were then IN
conjunction, aua it is said they excited the cleo
tricity and condensed the vapor, which gave IL
some sample deugcs
CHI THoMpsoN.-Ths parsonage who DIS
tinguished himsel! by falling off tight rope
aud breaking his head, at the corner OF k'ng
and Royal streets some two years or more ago.
has been performing 10 Philadelphia. lie al
- n.