Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-13
LARGE WEDDISG.-A large concoursc of

LARGE WEDDING.-A large concoursc of
people, including the members CT the Wood
lawn Club aud most ct ha surrouaGipg farmers:
wero gathered 1t NJ. Eria, til. farm Of Mr.
Samuel Puiin.a, 10 Fariax .un:y, utar 1his
city, yesterday, 20 witness the III .rTiaga 1T Miss
Sarah B. Pullman ana Mr.. Jchr Miller OF
Washington. The ctrrm0ny YEAS ,'cltormsd by
Rev. w. S. JIpv:', anA alt@r the company hau
partakcn Of tnO3t bnuGtc0uS rGpast, the bEliai
couple left i,r i, NyrL@rn tour, accompanied
by the best wishes a:l rnn.r.iuNation: ct their
many friends.
COLUMBIA FIRE CoMpANY.-Th regular
monthly meeting Of the Columbia Steam f!rc
Eogine Company vas held last night With NJ.
Mclean, President, and Loudoun Campbell
Secretary pro ten.
Two ncw members were elected.
All the members were directed to appear at
the annual meeting in January in full uuiform.
Several matters Of routine business were ols'
posed Of and the meeting adjourned.
NJ p. CuuRCu.-Rev. W. II. Graham, the
talented young pastor Of the Methodist frotes
tant Church, will by request OF many admirers
preach a sermon next Sunday from the text:
"Yc mcu Of Athens, | pcrce'yr 'n9t 10 al,
things ye arc too supcrstINous. For - passed.
by, and bchcl1 your dcvotous, found an altar
with this inscription, 10 the unknoWo GOD
Whom therefore yo iguorantly Worship, MIN
declare unto you. Acts l1-22 ahd Is.
The BURNED STEAMER long boat Lii
lie Cray arrived here this mor1ing With por-
ton of TIC cargo which was saved from the
burning steamer PRICE William. She reports
that the hull of the steamer is IN good condi'
ton. ard the loss rot SO great as at hrst report
Cd The cause OF the spread OF tho flames Is
said to have been that tho engine house was
covered with hoop2oles AID tho tire could not
be reached.
AMERICAN Coal Wharf.-The Committee
90 Public Property, OF the City Couocll, met
last night at the Auditors office, and awarded
the c,ntracts for furnishing material, Tor the
repairs to the American coal wharf. lhe con-
tract for piles was awarded 70 ID. Z. Alexander,
Of Ncabsco, and that for timber, to Labrako u
Pollock Of this city.
STEAMER CRY OF WASHINGTON. The ferry
steamer City OF Washington which has been
lying at the ship yard for some time past, un'
dcrsclng repairs, was carried up to Washington
yesterday, where the pai1tiog Of her saloons
will b. finished. The boat will be much I'M
proved in appearance end comfort.
RoBEERY.-Son II az II tramps entered tho
store of Mr.. John i'roth, 1t Accotlnk, ycster.
day, and helped themselves to all they could
carry away. The thieves were afterwards
chased and one Of them captured. Parties are
still out huutDg ijr the othtis. aud it Is be-
Ievcd thar they wi! b. o7crtaken.
HOSE TRIAI.-f'Eo Dew hose lately received
by the lIy,Ira,,;ion Steam, Ere E1gue Company
trou, Mr. s. Y. Greer, ct Philadelphia, were
tested at The foot Of Cameron street yesterday
evening. They bore pressure OF nearly two
hundred pounds, aud gave rntIrc satisfaction.
An agent Of Mr.. Greer vas present at the trial.
LEcruRE.-Rav. G. NJ. GriAia will lecture
in the Nj. H. Church to morrow night at 1880
subject, "Tha Geography Of the State OF
Matrimony.' The New York press speak in
glowing tcruns OF this lecture.
HEAVY FREIuITs. Mention has been here.
tolJre made Of the heavy ircights Oh the river
steamers. Last night the steamer John w.
Thompson brought up nearly four thousand
bushels Of grain.
Rev. Ri. RsasnSiOrG anu Tic AicAAA
drin Gazette.
10 the editor Of the -ilrcundrat Gazette
Daring the late visit of the Rev. MIR. Rains
ford to Alexandria you never spoke OF nm
but with respect, and seemed, in common with
other GOOD men, to appreciate the blessing he
brought to cur community. Remembering this
| have beeu surprised aGd panied to observe 10
YOUR columns since more than one mention OF
him not rcspccttul. The first was an extract
from Ba'iimoro letter 10 one of the Richmond
paprr.; tic CT her paragraph this week 10 the
letter OF ypur own lively Richmond cores
poadent. Mr. R1nsford left Two many friends
among Your readers to make such aI!usloDs to
him agreeable to them, however they may
anuse the frivolous. The story repeated ny
your Richmond representative, which ne thinks
good, aGd which is better, true, 10 not
credit ana 10 common with all who know Mr:
r., | Shall MT baiicy, il until substanlatccd
hy proof Az G. constant reader, an old sub
gcrihcr, land nHfa wnmar,) permit me TO cx,
press the hops that lie many friends here OF
The rifin,l EVANGELIST may be gratllled 10y the
absence in future from your columns OF such
references ~ | have Indicated.
The best reform in domestic he Is without
dnnh, the introduction OF DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup. Where it is knnwu no more lauGanum
ia pjv,.o 10 the Babies It sells for % cents.
Ask vonr druggist for L,deli': = adschc
Snecifc. IL curco headache il 10 ~ .lsDutcs.
Costs but SOC. Sol! - every hrus2'st IL Alex
andria. Durangs Rheumatic iteaciy cures
rheumatism without Jail. d: Ut