Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-21

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Y, NJ. C. A.-A regular monthly meeting
Of the Young Mems Christian Association OIL
this city was held in their room, on hlos
street, last night, with \. .. fiemlog' esa''
President. 10 the chai:. ,r. 80
After the singing OF the hymu' come We
who love he Lord" aud prayer tue nt1u an
Of the janury meeting were reSa a'0 'p
proved. h;,sr,I month.
" report of tho receipts ana ulsOu, ~ D'"''
Of the Association, which was aaop'e ra, m
The Treasurer reported that the 1unus 90
donos;t wero now drawing no interest, and on
motion, be was !ostrucleu " ou'
State registered bond. .,. .o
Renorts from the various committees we're
received and adopted.
The following amendments TO the conS'i'u,
finn offered &C the last meeting, were read ana
adoptat: -, ,,,, an
!. 10 the article relating to the general an'
nual clee,ion strike out the word November
ond insert Nav, and add, ''the first annual
onot;nn far officers shall be held % the "a
Tne.dav in May, 1877, and 10 each year Iol-
loving on that month and day.
. In the article relating to the yearly auni-
rorsarv meetiug of the Association. strikn out
rho word "Jauuary' and insert May, ana
ada ':that the oath anniversary meeting OF nus
Association shall be held on the "Wednesday
i1Iloging the third Tuesday 10 May, 1871 ana
Shall BE- held on that day IN each May mere
after, aud it is provided that all preliminary
arrangements for holding said anniversary
mce,ings, shall BE made A! the April meeting
preceding.
\ general conversation then took place as 10
The best manner OF reachlog the young. men
the CITY. and no definite action WAS had, but
i was the understanding Q! all preseni that
there should BE- some special exercises at The
Sunday after 1oon prayer meetILg..,
the Co,umittec on Tract Distribution was
authorized to purchase a sufficient number OF
tract, for the summer work of the as30caioa.
s!Afcr singing the hymn Saviour, who Thy
AJck art feeding" aud prayer, the Association
adjourned.
The GEORGETOWN CHANNEL. Mention has
been made heretofore in the Gazette OF the
extensive filing up of the channel OF the Poto-
mac above the LongB ridge. last IS OF tbs
damage done to Georgetown harbor occur every
day. On Monday last the schooner Alfred
i}rabroos was partially loaded at GeorgetoWn,
but had to complete her load at this city; ADD.
durng the shipping season, such things are CT
ir,uuent occurrence. This morning tho three
masrcd Schooner S. j. tooks arrived here from
PHILADELPHIA. bound to Georgetown, with six
hundred and fifty tons Of anthracite coal. She
opiv draws fourteen feet OF water but, as recent
measurements have demonstrated the tact that
oYly vessels drawing thirteen feet ct water, or
lsss. can 20 to or come out OF GeorgetoGu With
safety, she was compelled to stop here ana
take ont Que hundred tons Of her Goa! before
nrocccGiur The time when Alexandria will
Become the port for the District OF Columbia,
50 far as large vessels are concerned, is evident
Is not fur eff as frequent and expensive efforts
t? keep tie Georgetown channel drodeed out
nave all proved unsuccessful.
N. i. CHURCH-Thc revival services which
nave been going on Tor six weeks still continue
20 be vel! attended. o. Sunday night the
yastor announced that the interest was such
that he did not feel warranted 10 going 70 the
Virginia Conference which is being held this
week at New River. On Monday evening ac
.ordiugly the pastor conducted the exercises
and preached from Is. 81, II: Restore unto
uc the JOY Of thy salvatl0u. Several euqu'
;crs went forward for prayers, and among them
Jour or five young men who had not been Tor
gard before Last plight the Rev. W. {. Webb
81. John ill.,, IA, Is: "As Moses lifted up tho
serpent 10 Il he wilderness so must the SOP Of
man be lifted up, &c." Ia response to the in-
taton several went forward, aud the COM
munion rail was speedily surrounded by peul
tents. In the course Of the evening three per-
sens profcsscd conversion Since Sunday the
meetings seem to have received an impetus.
The pastor and members Of the church are cX'
pec,iDg 10 see deepening interest 10 the ser
3ccs The sermon tonight will be preached
by the Rev. w. &. Webb.
STRIKE OF THE MINERS. The Cumberland
!.Ieeanian of yesterday says
Yesterday the contemplated strike Of the
miners took place. At the various stations
committees were appointed to form grand
committee, which 10 to meet TO day 10 Jones
Hall at Homecoming. They meet t. determine
Phether or not it is advisable to work at the
rates offered by the mining companies.
Private advices received here state that at
the meeting held at Lonac0nipg yesterday 1t
was decided by vote Of nino to four to eject
the proposals of the companies to mine coal at
fifty cents per ton. All of the mines were rep
resented by delegates.
Observation-Disclosures weeks siuce, gen
tleman residing 10 the lar west, scot [" THIS
office small quantity Of earth containing a
number Of grasshopper's eggs. The Garth was
placed 10 glass vessel aud put in warm
Place, and within the past few days large
number of dminutlvo grasshoppcrS have
hatchcd out, and now tho vessel 10 almost lnl'
Of them. The gentleman who seut The earth
says that it Was scoopcd up Il: random on his
farm, and presented fair sample OF the quan
iliy Of srasshopper eggs LETT IN that cOuotry.
FlREs.-The roof ola house 10 Irish Alle},
10 the west side OF Pitt street between Came.
Ion and Queen, caught fire about halt past SIX
o'clock last evening", but the flames were speed.
iiy cxtinguishcd by the neighhors without
creating an alarm.
About the same hour. the ro,t OF the hous'
occupied by Gus. Luwpkins co!ored, on klng
street near Columbus, caught fire but wssaIso
a., Thr fir, lnnrr m