Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-06
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The ladies CT thu Union Relief Association
saw that this weeks bills will exhaust Their
treasury and that their pantry IS empty. ~ Il
| hopod that both may be replenlsned ana Ina
| speedily: and those who aro chartaoly dlspo5eC
can feel assured thai any contributions they
nav wish TO make toward itho relief Of the
! suffering poor OF tho city will be properly and
worLhilv distributed through tho medium OF tint
| association.
| During the late leo lroshot in the river good
| deal OF amusing sport WAS enjoyed here ny nu
merous parties engaged in capturing tame geese
that had been brought away from thor homes
| in the upper country on cakes OF Heating ice
and which, OF course, became tho lawful prizes o.
| their csptors
The lecture by thu Rev. Dr.. Biting, at the
Baptist Church, tonight, on "Egyptand Pales.
tine" will DO y great literary treat and should
secure largo audience. Among tho drawings
which will he exhibited will be one Of Solomon 5
Temple
Another detachment OF soldiers Cling two
CARS, passed through horo this morning, on the
two o'clock train from Richmond Thoy are
destined for Washington, and will replace those
sent 10 Fortress Monroe yesterday.
Rev. w. L. Munsay, Methodist preacher,
well known in this city, has been compelled to
give up his church in Now Orleans on account
Of his fast Caiing health. Flo is now rocruitln 6
in East Tennessee.
Captain Samuel Coleman, who arrived up
this morning with a load Of oysters, reports that
the can buoy at Maryland Point has been dis
placed and Is now in the middle Of tho channel,
in = dangerous position for passing vessels.
The following donations for the soup house
we're received To-day oAe barrel OF turnips from
Geo. Aud one barrel ofturnips from Mr.. Mark
ham, and one keg CT oysters from w. ii. Smith.
Laborors arc at work tearing down the Old
Brewery building 81 tho corner of Commerce
and Fayeito Streets preparatory TO the erection
there Of q fine store.
Both branches Of the City Council will meet
tonight
\ great temperance movement Is 10 progress
in Trenton Two weeks ago }. Is. OSgood, Of
Gardiucr, Me-, \ reformed druukard who had
splnt LARGE fortune 10 dissipation and vas 4
victim to il FIR o;shtcca years commenced CIV
ing temperance lectures there and has continued
every day since. lis aniiancc5 have steadily III
creased in plumbers, till now the large lecture
hall is nightly filled to oveIhowing, all classes
Alckiuc to hear him-trokers, merchants, me-
ch4ni4s, latofcTs aud hardened druukards cou-
smcuouSly
Fer :, brui*o or sprsin there ia nothing better
than l.oadbnstHr'5 LnbTicAting Liniment. If
yCur gums bleed freely Use Wells Eureka.
You wll liko both For sale n LaGdboater &
Bros.
TEMPERANCE is attracting much attention,
showing itself il local opt!ou laws, societies,
crusades aud restTirtGns upnu liquor produc-
tiOU; bat with ali these efforts, the consumption
is enormous, aud, undoubtedly, the reason is
because there is nothing strenuously advocated
to relieve and destroy the craving tor stimu'
lants !3n!, if tic disease was treated rational.
", by arousiDg the !opid Liver with SommoDs'
Liver Regulator, the dspirited drunkard would
find his cravings soon dissipated, aud with
cleared head AID active Liver, he would moi
want liquor.