Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-26

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HhA nains Of the Chief Signal Officer, HHSa
'ng0a, D. c., FeJry 70 lo't $500 Using By
foI yn stationary Temperature, nois s,Sr1
Tos.' a,,;d cloudy weather, followed at Sou -
winds anu Est ,o.t:r,v winds and partly caucy or
clear weather.
ro,,sn DpowSED.-Nlr. Joshua Sherwood
ooa Mr., George IlossiDs, OF this CITY, ""''
...T,.;nr m Daiprerfelds Island in the couoIy'
"-.n evening discovered the BODY OF III
s!,.toowo white man floating Oh the water: near
~. %u Loach and notified the county authoIl''es'
,rho secured it. The remalnS ssemea 10 ~
, Tl Of a middle aged man and were resPSc'a-
*: clothed They had the appearance o. nav
or heen in the water some time.
''i ,TFR An iouucst was held on tue naay
,bs morning by Coroner n. S. Wright, OF Tue
snnotv and the Jury, OF which Mr.. "onn
CIoter was foreman, rendered Veru'ct oi
, "naotb hv drownng." Officer MuIlln VINO
va. nrescnt at the Inquest states that the ue
5000 was apparently about thirty TIVE years OF
. wa md lad black hair, side whl,kers and
,'1otaa lie was five feet cine inches hlg'i anu
lad m two suits OF clothes. II one "' ms
nnrscts were found several bread ''cEe'S WIZ"
,hr name Frederick Shaier printed 90
.;'s:n q small quantity O.! money and two OF
,irai. nlay bills His face was CONSIDERABLY
,ra,bei from beating against the shore.
rUr Cu,,RcuEs y EsrERpAY. The charches
,o.,,rlav were, as general thing, not very
,,r,,rattc,ded, owiog to the cloudy and threat.
,'in, w.athpr Rev. Dr. Mitchell preached
~ Iha N. T.. Church South in the mornlog,
Sn5 Eoy, DR.. Bicdsoe at the NJ. +. Church.
I:nv Grprgc 4. Smith preached at Grace
Church in the morGug, aad no services were
EnII there az night, owing TO ,hc lodIspositlOo
'Ithc rector. Rev. Mr.. McNlurran preached
qt he Union Presbyterian Church mornlng
1nl uight, Messrs. Proctor aud Daap, Evan
lists, held services ia the NJ. L. Churcn At
uIgllt. The other pulrits were Tiled hy tie
;a,u.ar pastors.
FATAL ACCIDENT III aterla! trata 90 tue
,isyapdria and Frederick sburg Railway, going
.,,utb about niue clock this morning. ran over
and killed 40 old white woman Damed Pcru,
who lived at Roberts Crossing, near Cameron
Nlis Mrs. Penn was ahou; eishtg lie years
# are. and had Just stepped upon 'he track,
having "a her arms large Bible Shtch she
Gas carryiog to a neighbours house. Ii Is sup
r7.oi that she did not hear the ralu comiug.as
na vas very deaf. The body Wa: horribly
aatiated by the wheels which passed over It.
volyTY CoURT. Tho February term OF the
County Court, Judge Jamo, Sausst2r, presid-
lug, commenced this morning.
The estate Of Robert Walker, deceased, was
committed to the Sheriff fer administering.
Commonwealth ". Juo. Il. Bowen; breaking,
entering. and robbing Vim. a. Young store,
house; plea not guilty; Jury; verdict guilty, and
s,rtcncc,! to one year confinement IN the pcnl
iltaFy.
Curt adjourned until The court in course.
FuSERAls.-Nliss Osc!e Trip!a!t, well.kuowo
IL this ctr, died III Washington on Saturday.
Of ccnsumpiou, and her remains were brought
down op The boat, this norllHg, and carried 10
Round Hill, Fairfax couaty, where they will
u. inferred n the family burial ground.
The funeral Of The late Geo. l.. Decton, took
p.sce iron, his iate residence ca Fayette street,
Yesterday aite1noou, aGd was attended by 20.
;o;aac Lodge of Odd FELLOWS. of which he was a
member, aud large cocGcuIse of frlcads.
II. i. CHURCH. " esferday morning the
hav. Dr. Biodsoc preached an able and orig
nal sermon from john x 81 Jesus wep.
81 night the church WAS crowded 10 every
,art. The pastor distouiISed on the parable OF
the ten Tireins' four or hvG persons weAi
|'"Ln '9' fla''!s.: W.. III 10 ,'".;onoJ
throughout this week 10 probability these
~ ~" - WIFI Ill ,raooI, ,oOn;uLt
! v '" - 80 "''' i ''0
r.,., u,,,,> ,r,o,r. ~, i,r,I,o-,.,1
Sttgan!an says: here Is noti'ihg pew among
;hc miners, aud none OF them are at WORK out
Safe Of Tie New central. iEey al 'aAe Gourase
H''" 'Ae "pchihH o. '''i: Nc"''''' 'uu ~: p0o
pr S'N' rally %'ohS 'ht l'l' "'E'li k EH, a'
IL" ch!n*o IN 'ho a'rss'or' o' t"H HousVAua-
10" .'a'. INC general impression Is '.a' Wv
H"' SHc roatio! OF tie batiihor" r"a' the STU
creased"
ATTEMPTED RopRERY,-An attempt was
mqJa on C,tpr3ov nioh, ,n enter and rob the
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