Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-12
LOCAL NEWS.

v,,rprp PROBABILITIES Var Depart
.,,s"t Oacs of the Chief Signal O11eer' WasA
NATION, d. c., Fsbr'y. II, lS77-io:oo a. H. Ill.,
E E9r the Middle States, falling, followed Dy RS
inc barometer warmer southwest iu'o"e:
Tnesday night by colder northwest ~lnoS au'
partly cloudy weather.
CRUEL TREA7MEN3.-The Baltimore Amer
lean has the tooWlDg:-
''Tbe puugy Caroline, Captain E"ing' lton
Crisfeld with oysters, arrived up YESTERDAY
afternoon with a passenger on board WHO hao
hsen Kicked up in the Bay off Point Lookout.
This passenger is boy about fourteen years
cd, and gives the name Of Bertrand foweis'
Ue tells an extraordinary story. lie says tna'
ba was employed as cook on the schooner ulO S
caster from New Haven for Alexandria, Line
Eantaip. James Larder, and the mate, henry
Fmxiou, treated him very badly, and one gay
ot sea, because the dinner was not well c9oheu'
ha,t him with q ropes end and kicked MN 10
,hc stomach, so that for several days nc was so
II that it was only because be was b2atcn, When
10 refused, that he could do any work at all.
FINALLY, on last Friday night, the Gloucester
came in to the Potomac and anchored inside OF
PANT Lockout. The captain and mate went
ashore, and young Powers determined to run
auav Accordingly, when it became dusk sud
,hc crew we're below, be lmproVlsed a ooat oy
Whiting overheard half of barrel which had
ham sawed 10 two lengthwise, and which had
bscn used as a dogs kennel 10 make it steady
IN the water he nailed q board across the bottom,
and with a srsal! paddle pushed off from the
schooner, and fearing to make for the shore lest
,hn cantain and mate returning should meet
him, he attempted to make his way into the
hav and intercept, if possible, some passing yes.
Gel, About nine O'clock when h. had been
9driIt about two hours, the wind began TO blow
and the sea capsized his lral craft. Being a
po,d swimmer, he regaincd his paddle, and
turned the barrel over, and once more got TO-
side. All night long, In the cold air aud IN MS
wet clothes, he watched for some passing YES
.! that might pick him up, but lie was out OF
the track Of vessels, and not until the evening
OF the following day did he get near enough to
hail one OF them. The crew OF the Caroline
inaly saw his signal, and standing to picked
him up. lie was then 10 au exhausted condl
ton. Captain Ewing furnished him with dry
clothing and food and gave him passage to
Baltimore. Young Powers says that this Is his
first experience on salt water, and that he don't
want any more. is from Berlin, Conncctl'
cut, where bis father is in good circumstances,
anu nc uSU"s MS w '"'u'"'oS "'H'>
Immediately.
CONSIDERATION OF A BIsHop.-The conse'
Grafton OF DR.. G.. &. Pcnick, Bishop elect OF
Cane Palmas, Africa, will take place to.mor-
row in St. Paul's Church, in this city. 1t Is
expected large number Of clergy and others
from the neighboring cities will attend. The
III. Rev. Thos. Atkinson, OF North Carolina,
will be the consecrator. Bishops PlDkney, OF
MARYLAND, and Dudley, of Kentucky, will pre-
,cnt the candidate. Bishop Whittle, OF pr-
pinia, breaches the sermoa The service begins
at ii clock 4. N. Seats will be reserved for
the clergy until fifteen minutes before III; like
wise seats will be reserved until The same time
tor the professors and students OF the Theology.
cal Seminary, for all ministers OF the Gospel
resident 10 Alexandria, and for one hundred
friends Of the candidate from Baltimore, 10
whom he gives tickets Of admission. Rev. DIR.
pcnick has been for several years past the rec
tor of the Church Of the Messiah, in Balt
more, and preached his farewell sermon there
yesterday, in which he referred TO his new field
ii labor. He does not expect to leave Tor Al.
rica until after the meeting Of the Genera
Convention in October, aud will, in the mean
time, reside 10 Baltimore.
MARINE AccIDENT.-The tug boat Smith
Petit arrived up this morning, having ia tow
the disabled brig Ellen II. Muuroc, reported
in Saturdays Gazette. The Muuroe Is 4 new
vessel, this being her first trip, aud belongs to
her captain, L. a. Knowles, Of Machlas, Maine.
She is a first class vessel, being solliy built
and finished in the best style, a fac! to which.
coupled with the soamanship and exertions OF
her crew, she owes her escape from an cotlre
loss. Her fore and maintopmasts together With
the upper yards were carried away 10 gale OF
wind off Cape Henry, on the 22d Of January,
and she was blown OF into the Gulf stream.
There light sails were rugged on her lower
masts and she was brought iulo the bay and up
to the mouth of the Potomac, where she was
lowed 10 by revenue cutter as previously re
ported. The loss Of the ,opmasts and the chat
lug Of her sides by the fallen wire rigging are
Ill the damages she has sustained. The vessel
ls loaded with plaster from Nova Scotia for
VIM. A. Smoot of this city.
NJ. +. CHURCH. This church vas crowded
in every part last evening. The services were
conducted by the pastor, who also preached
from Mark, Y. chap, 18th verse :-"And they
come to Jesus aud see him that was possessed
Of the devil and had the legion, sitting and
clothed and in his right mind, and they were
afraid" At the close Of the sermon, Mr..
Webb invited euquirerS 10 retire into the lee
turc room. About fifteen persons responded
to the invitation. After two or three earnest
prayers, the congregation in the church was
dismissed. The pastor and several others re-
manned with the crquirers. -Four Of these
profcsscd conversion. In the course OF the
day eight persons unSed with the church. The
pastor announced the continuation OF the meet.
lngs Rev. w. G.. Webb will Conduct both
services to-day and preach TO night.
The MARYLAND FERRY.-A meeting Of the
Alexandria and Maryland Steam Ferry Com
pany was held at the rooms of the Corn Ex
change this morning. majority Of the stock
being represented (l46 shares.) Joseph Brod-
crs, esq, was called to the chair and John
Perry appointed secretary.
b. Wheat, esq.,, president OF the company,
made statement Of its affairs, showing the In
debtcdncss to be eleven hundred and fifty dol
lara