Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-29

of an Agricultural Society, aud Ter The purchase
Of proauds and the cree u of:uita5Ic tulI'llnps
f., an auuu !, exhibition il this city. 1! lie held
a. tie Con- meroial Exchange to morrow uoru
;ugimmediately after CIR, Exchange hours, to
receive The report rtthe committee appolnted
to c, o rsr with the W uodlawu Agricultural ALSO
ciati q, apd to d.trrminr whether OF Doi 10 ac
cent the prorositi1p offered by that assoclHtlop'
the main feature 81 which. as heretofore uicn
toned, is ia prohibit ,lIas o! speed Al he year:
ly fairs.
BEAUTIFUL ELGWERS-CtiI November S
s1rv blasts are almost h;rs but .hc weather TO-
day was bright ard gaGial, and he warm bretz's
TIA, are blowing in upon Us through the open
doors AMI windows. AMI The perfume oi thc
beautiful bouquet of rich and rare flowers cent
"a from the Conservatory Of Mrs. Markell, on
the oppos!c side OF the street, d'spe' an
thoughts of bare fields AID forests, and recall
the memories tf the summer that Is past ana
gone. The pride Of the bouquet Is magnIn,,
cant ROSE, II Frame, one Of TIC most splendid
we have ever seen.
ANOTHER PREsENTATIoN- chief Engineer
CroDin and Commissioner WIN. b. Reed. OF tie
Washington Frra Denartm OF, came down to this
city this morning and presented to Chief En2:-
uerr Laaab4ater, for the Companies in this city,
three sets Of views nf th4 late Patent Office fire.
Each set contains four picuras. and each pic
lure is handsomely framed They viii he hung
up ia the di1ereut engine houses. The rrt|
srna,iou, which was entirely Informal, was iG-
tended as further mark Of gratitude to eur
frcmen for their services at the Patent OElc9.
YESTERDAY .-Notwithstauding the threat
eDiDg weather yesterday morning the churches
were all well attended, and, at night, some OF
them were crowded tn an almost uncomfortable
degree. At the NJ +. Church, Rev. George
Taylor, of Wasbicgton preached 10 the mora
irg. Tho other pu!pils were filed by the rest
deut clergy. Rev. Father Heating, OF st.
Msry's Church, made his usua moothly visit
to Farfax Station ami hell services there
SAVED HIS BACoN.--A man named James
GRAY while walking along the head Of the dock
near the steamer Virginia wharf. 90 Saturday
night, with shoulder OF hacon 10 his hand,
shipped and lr! into the water. Ills cries
brought several pcr4nns to his assistanc, but he
would not b. pulled cut until his bacon, which
he had !cnaciHusiy cluag TO, was first handed
ashore. lie Was then hauled 90 terra tirma, and
went on his Way ri )lcrg.
Police IrEMs.-John MaEweon, canal
boatman, WAS before tn Mayor, yesterday
morning, chIrgcd with attempting tn pass
Counterfeit half dollar on Mrs. S"aasbury. lie
was committed to Jail TOR further * animation.
James Murray, crlpred, for dsorderIv con
duet, a!ii throwiug stones at Captain j. e.
" cbstrr, was 6nna and discharged.
ACCIDENT. "A c,lnrrh man, namal William
Laws, Mho lives pa q lea street, between Al
fred au:i Patrick, white coming out OF his door,
on Saturday night stumbled and fell into
gully, striking his shoulder against i stone and
breaking his collar bona. DR.. GihS'n Was call
cd 10 and rendered the necessary surgical as-Is.
lance. The Injured nan il doing well.
REINsTATgMENr.- The Warrcnton Index
says that the reinstatement Of /. II. Frankand
rs conductor on the branch road, aud Of G. W.
Foreman as cneioeer, gives general satisfaction.
1t will b. remembered that these off GERS were
suspended, for having. alleged, left passengers
at the Cul pencr fair grounds, on the last even.
iDg Of the fair.
RrGlsrnATlnN.--!i,.' r3eisinn Of registration
ia this city closed 40 Srtur lay. The result ia
"a fellows:
FIR. wa-l--A lda4, ~ @hitrs aud 8 coorca.
S.c,Irl wlri- Added, 81 whites and col
orcj
Third w,rl -Ai!:l, 26 whites .ni =! colorcd.
Fourth ward Added 30 whites and ) c)lorcd.
CANTArA. The children Of 81. NaTy'$ cog
ereralinn will give Che beautiful cantata ~
9TH. New Year" at Peabody laIl, - morrow
risht t0r the bench: OF the ursG organ n their
chrre''. Tan children have hecD Hc!l taught
T. t,1r
ncctri
DEAn.-hIr. Nicholas Ackcr, former cti-
I'm o! this place, who WAS stricken by pa'a'y-
sig, in Washirg!ou % Friday, as heretofore
in the Gazette, dici 10 that city at
az early hour this morping.
HAULED Up.-Thc steamer Harry Lodpr, Of
the Harrington li1c, vas hauled UP On the
ways at the ship yard on Saturday. She will
have her hull repaired aad iron put on prcpar-
atory to the winter season.
SAD CASE OF DROWNING " cstcrday after
noon the canal boat A. E. McQuaid, owned by
Mrs Barney McQnaid, was passing poiut
near dam No. 6, fifty miles cast Of this city,
when George, Il bright little seven year old s)D
of Mrs. McQuaid, fell from the bulwalks into
the canal. % the boat were Mrs. Moo 1aid's
brother and colorel hand. neither OF whom
could swim. Her eldest child, boy of len,
was driving the mules On the tow path, and o.
bciog appraised of the accident ran back, and.
hastily throwing off his coat, Spra0g into the
water Tie neglected, however, To remove his
boots. and before he reached his little brother
they filled with water, and chilled as he was by
the cola water he felt himself sinking, and was
compelled to swim back to Shore reacbiog it
; ust az tho other lad suck fer the FIRST time,
but TO rise 90 more. The remaios were recov
cred and brought to this city by the distressed
mother last night.
Little George has fallen into the canal four
times during his lie, and every time hal been
rescued by his bravo brother, who would have
accomplished it n fifth limo yesterday, but For
the cold water and his neglect in his anxious
haste to remove his boots. -C'!nsjerland Menus.
No one c,n dcveIor the grac, Of mcekncss by
listening to a crying Baby. Stop i's (retfulness
by curing The Cello with DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup.
Price % cents.
Scores of our lca8icg citizens owe their free.
doom from rheumatism 10 DuraDg' Rheumatic
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