Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-27

WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Wdr Depart
nent. Office ofthe Chief Signal Officer, Wash.
,noton. D. o., Dec 81. lS77-lO:3O a. H.
For the Middle Atlantic States, rising, followed
By falling barometer, increasing northeast to
northwest winds, stationary and lower tempera-
u1c, cloudy and possibly rainy weather.
IMPOSToRS.-Th mauy tricks and lmposl-
lions practlced by the worthless tramps who
throug the various cities OF the country have
been frequently alluded to 10 the Gazette
Most of these impositions pass by urkuown 10
the public. but once 10 a while the perpetrators
get caught. GA Monday night, while Justice
Joseph Padgett was wedding bis way nome 1"
from market, he was met at the corner OF Mug
and Pitt streets by couple OF tramps' VINO 10
piteous tones besought him TO give them ie"
cents with which to buy something TO ear. Inc
Justice m0vcd to compassion, gave one OF
near by, few minutes afterwards, he was aston
ishcd to see the tramps come 10 and invest the
money he had just given them 10 beer. Upon
starting out for home again he was accostcd
near the German Bauk by the same two
tramps. who again asked for relief. The Jus
tice looked around for policeman, but before
he found ono the tramps had escaped.
UNION PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL
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attached to tho Union Prc>bYterian Church
will hold its Christmas celebration in that
Church to.oisht az !! o'clock. The teachers
of tn, school, for the past wctk, have beer
very busy making preparations for this cce
b.aiiou. and at l:si al arrangements nave
been completed Thn Nhurc! has hacD tasle.
fully ana handsomely tcc,retci, and this
celebration will tql.l, ii nnt exc:ll, any here.
totoro held by that scho"l. PcrItSsnr }. W.
Bischoif, the bind orsaul~t Of the CongTega.
tional Church, Washiostoa, d G., AM author
If "Grys'al S,ogS.' St1aec:cu To be prc:cot,
and, assisted by Mr. \. W. Ils,ri1na, will con,
due the singing exercises.
ESCAPED.-A report has reached .hiS city
that the negro John Dam "a |, VINO, III c1n,
paDy with two others, was S"nt 10 the rrnlten
tiary icom Alexandria county, has mad" his
escape while at wo,k nn III" Nlrro@ Gauge
railroad. near Harrisonhurg Diamond, II will
be rcc1ected was crncHrnah in the burglary OF
the rcsidcuc, oil Mr.. Il. ~ Gro"nauIh, ocal
Falls Church. and bcin. tried and convicted
was sentenced to the pe',rn'iary 10y 69e ysars.
lie formerly resided in Washington. an? l.
represcDtc;! to be y desperate villain.
CHRISTMAS AT ARLINGTON --lh" i.':lc: CT
Trinity (Episcopal) Church. ut Ar'irg,po, CAV.
the young r2opl, Il delightful .o:crt.i1 ;cn. on
ChriStm9j night il! their .Iufch building,
which was tastatulif decorated win c7rrgrncns,
Chinesc iactcrus, &c. Sanfa Claus az hiS wife
were most glaac!uy ard tiiitic;:i y represented
by CJ. I. l.. Wiz !<cr ar! Mis-, Hat" Smith.
The little CESS wtTy ,:i.!ui :i1"a with good
things, aud the c,inpauy dispersed j., ihc BIS:
IF humo?e, G.! delighted with r;nn r'r:c21aings
OF the evening.
WASHINGTON, CGNCINNATl AND ST. LOUIS
ROAD.-Tha surveyors e;apny"h IL running
the loc for tie Nashagton, Liacluoa'i :nd
st. Louis narrow guagc railroad have ceased
work uo,i after the com o,enccmen Ut the ueT
year \ laos. sixty iii:!a5 0! tho road, IL the
vicinity of IIarrisouburg, have been graded and
the ties laid. The men employed 10 layl1g the
road arc con9c's from the Virginia rcnlteo
tiary.
ROBBERS CAUGuT--ro;lr negro ,!!>u aasned
Alfred Dover, Frank Dover, " n. C'rr;c' and
John Wilson, were arrested III y ash!uE;on,
Yesterday, &C TIC charge OF btiag the parties
who assaulted aDd robbed MT. II Merry, OF
Fairfax coua:y, scar to- C:;.;c lrd;c. oI Sat,
urday night last. The .icoe first named have
been iaantilica by Mr.. Merry aud are held ior
cXlminail2c.
POLICE ITEMs.-i'::a docket at the Ilayal 5
Office this morning. - - ta:T;:iJ caac o. cases
the result it is su?D@S,! o the Eeaeii'' after
Christmas.
Jusiiec p.dsott ht:,i !;tfo!a hin Joha Bryant,
colorcd, charged by Annie ihonpsnc, "l1> col.
ored, with abusing anG bca;lc; her. Inc &C
oused was dismissed On payment OF eo5;s
HURT BY A FALLING HoRsE.-R:v. II. '.
White, of Loudoun, met with 4 severe ACCIDENT
near Lecsburg yesterday. lie was ildloG along
the road, when his horse trod uoon fou'd
AZ. IL
him and mashiug it badly. 1t is hoped, how
ever. that no bones are broken, aud that the
Injuries will not prove serious.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRAT1oN.-Th
Christmas celebration Of the NJ. II. Church
Sunday school took place last night, and WIS
very largely attended. Presents were made to
all of the children and teachers, and the droil
character of those received by the latter caused
much merrlmcnt.
SINGULAR BlRD.--A gortlemau from Wash
ington killed pure white partridge, pear MI
Vernon. one day last week. The bird has been
sent to the Smithsonian Institute for preseTVa
ton among the natural curloslueS there.
WELCOME Glrr.-Nlr. Frederick Paf has
donated to the Ladies UDcn R2ilct ooo'ctya
box of shoes Tor tho use OF the poor. Inc git
was q most welcome one, and deserves conl'
mendation.
Local Brcvitscs.
A mail route has been established between
Luray aud Sperryvillc, daily, with ). NJ. Lay
ton, of Orange, as contractor.
a marriage license was granted 10 Wash ,I
loo, Yesterday, to Frank Wooster aud Eaa
Washburu, both OF Fairfax county, Va.
The second hop Of the Alexandria German
Club will be held at Saropta Hall TO morrow
night.
TIM violation Of any Of ua,urcs laws briggs
ito warning nv the feeling of discomfort. Ex-
nosmre viii induce colds, throat diseases, con
sumntiop, ETC., all of which give warning by a
troublesome cough. Use DR.. Bulls Cough Sy'
s''.' =. ~, ord rcmoyo both the cause and