Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-01

III W = " ~" " W 80
pow Ter Crackers, IL. All oi the bcis $Vere
part 10 the din, aHu ,hr fire engine houses 40ii-
;hroWu opeu AMI iiiuM.n+t>i. Io.Iayth: hiskS
day has been only par;!y observed. the ba .Ss
aud the publ C othcys being closed, but buslnA rs
houses beiag open a. usual. Very lew cal,esst-
We're out, aud act uuch Interest was man;le>(Y ~
ed. The teas, OF the Cir, umc;slon was obses lat
ed by special services at 81. Marys Church i40l
SIX a0d tea O'Clock this ruorulug, at both
which there was a good attendance.
SLEIGHlNG ACCIDENT During The slej,phs:
Ing on k!Dg streei Saturday uight TWO le' A,rrs Nv
one driven by an AIexaudrian aud the OIL .3arec
a resident OF Fairfax, coming 10 opposite fter of
lions, at a rapid rate, coll:cd ucar the CO, ) geacb
kIos az Royal streets. the horses strikip
other. mi the nns
The shat! Of the + ,irfax sleigh rierc,d:YY Enocked
trll Of the III, xaudrIau's hers aud Glis sleigh.
hiu down, shivcriDg The shafts If ,ps;sigh with
the A:icXuniriau hai a lady III the Collision. she
spraug out and e-,arsd i,jury. a. Iiv. r ," ':soi,
horse winch b.Io < 3, :. II. ~, Morse frightened
died last night. rnr Fur!.x 4Xfuo away nut was
by the accident, ar,mrtejt ( oscnra.i ~ the
500" checked N""e i '3
sleigh, were hur.. 81
cur lR'can'-a Jytrain ir,u Quau,ico, wh
on Saturday nIsht1g ~r,4ou.., watch lett here
stated that the ~ day with NV af OYSTER boats,
on the ,raelsus<throush by the &C. and forced o
had be-" Gu Nlantic>. Inc ice in Washiugtou's
put into Lgas found t. be v.ry heavy, and the
Reach s.P through took piac. H.,ve Glym ,ut.
emitting. iIary Lewis aud Kate accounanied the
The Acsoma &C and the first named was also ,?iurcd
Pssconsiderably. The ka { wa not Injured al
OF after conv)yiog the disabled tugs to Qlautlco
returned for the oyster boats watch b ID been
left in the lee near Ildlau Head. The mes,
sc5ger carried down new iron plates ana the
tugs which were beach, II nav" been repaired,
ald will, it is said, resume ID If curse down
the river to. morrow mOrnlng.
THE CHURCHES YESTERDAY. -Tne churches
yesterday, considering the bad waking, mad
good congregations. Allusions were mad IL
most Of the sermons to the expiration vi III.
old year and the birth of the Jew Que. AT
Christ Church, Rev. Mr.. Reed, Of Leesbu;g,
preached, be and Rev. Mr.. Dame having cx
changed puipits for the day. k"V. Mr. Nebo
preached 10 the Secnn Pre- ,bytcrlan Church
at u,ght. Rev. Father Fo7haD, o! Gorzaga
College, Washington. preached at St. Mary's
Church iu the morning. R"V Mr.. McMurrau
preached 10 the Union Presbyterian Church at
night. The pulpts OF the otaer cburcues We're
filled by their respective pastors.
IL I'LL NC ii'Ci l. pNiuoP' "' INV
tually blocked DOW than it has been iUr many
years. The places that have been broken up
by tug boats, or cut out ty Ice gatnererS are
al irvZ. u over az tln, auI The river presents Que
unhrtk u sheet Of ice covc:ud with snow. A
pumhcr of oyster oats are ice bound at Guam
tico aud Richlaod Llnliug. Dir. George itch
ards has a gang OF men at work al the loot OF
Cameron street, cuttlng ice tor Mr.. AtWell 5
icc house. The ice is about eight inches thick.
The space cut over on Saturday was found this
morning. covered with ice an lueh and a-halt
thick. Everything 10 the harDor is frozen up
tight, with no prospect OF an early thaw.
BAPTIST CHURcM.-Rcv. Mr.. Peuick will
pr ach a sermon to night, at the Baptist
Church, appropriate to New Year Day. Four
teen persons were baptrsed last night, the fruit
OF the recent revival there. The officers Tor the
ensuing year OF the Sunday School attached to
this church we're ecct'd Jester lay, as follows
Superintendent, n. ID. Rucunut; Assistant
Superintendent, Giles Pepick; Secretary aud
II asurcr, b.. e.. joyce; Librarian, Wm. Rris
er>; Assistant Librarian, }. H. Schoicli. The
school Is III a prosperous condition.
DIED FROM HER INJUNIEs.-Mrs. D'Sy!via,
whose terrible burning by coal oil was noticed
10 Saturdays Gazette, after lingering ia great
VI SCNSla 'iSAs b'N 'A - S'Ah
90 Saturday evening, ani WIS hurled this
morning. The family, who, as previously men
toned, recently came 70 this couulry, say that
none of them knew Of the expl )sive nature of
coal oil, but supposed it to be uon explosive,
like the vegetable oils of their native country.
WATCH MEETING The timc-houorcd Gus
tom Of wa ching the old year out and the new
year iu was observed at the NJ. h. Church last
.l. H. at, M np n r,I ~ Far. y Lab
and was conducted by the pastor, R"v. W. I.
Webb, who preached a sermon ct much force
aud beauty. The music, uuder the direction
of Mr.. Harry G. Clark, was very fine. The
church was packed with people, both on the
palu floor and 10 the galleries.
SUDDEN DEATH.-An old colored w,man
named Serena Lawson, employed in the family
of City Sergeant Lucas. at the j,il, died sud
deuly on Saturday night. Sac had beer eat
ing her supper and started out OF the door,
when she was taken with a yloleut coughing,
duriug which she broke a blood vessel aud
bled 10 death in a few moments
~RoBBERY.-The wagon Of Mr.. Tnomas Car
roll while standing on R,yal street near the
market. on Saturday evening, was robbed of a
basket containing some butter aud a lot OF
ohildreu's clothiug, during the temporary alb
seuce of the owner. Several similar robberics
have taken place in the same locality lately.
HEAVY Snow ST0RM.-The heaviest snow
storm of the season in this vicinity commenced
about ten o'clock this morning. and was still 10
progress when the Gazette went to press this
afternoon, the ground being thea covered to
the depth of about six or eight inches.
CoPARTNERSuIPS.-Mr A. j. Fleming has
associated with him in business Mr.. Frank S.