Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-14

| Cows Holiday aud Matthews delivered oil
| dresses at the mansion. The Regents were 10
session when the bat left this aitcr0oan on
her return.
| TIE CRops.-The reports from the wheat
crop which is being harvested IN the lower river
couolics Of Virginia and Maryland arc vt'y
dscouragiDg. The appearance OF the wheat
while standing was very good. but upor exam
nation it is iouud that he heads are not filed
out and only about Que half Of a crop will BE-
made. la the country back of tho city the
prospects arc moro encouraging and the farm
crs anticipate large yield.
INDICTED FOR MURDER AT tho Circuit
Court of Fairfax county. yesterday, the Grand
} ury presented an Indictment for murder against
Rt2jcr II. kincheloe, formerly Of this city, who
killed negro who had insulted his mother
| s3ne month or two ago, az mentioned IN the
Gsz,tle at the time. Mr.. kincheloo has been
| absent from the county sDce the affair occur
red and has not been unprecedented.
WESLEYAN FEMALE INsTITUrE.--RaV. w.
X Boyle, of this city. will deliver the com
,uebcemcnt sermon at the Wesleyan Female
Institute, at Stauntou, on Sunday next. The
exercises will continue duriug Monday, Tues
day and "Wednesday. Ga Tuesday evening the
annual address before the Lee and Jackson
Literary Society will be delivered by Gov. +.
W. NJ. Holiday.
Masonic. Alexandria Washington Lodge
of Masons last night elected the following Off.
ce,s:-J. r.. Bsck:am, Worshipful Master; ~.
q. Uhlar, Senior Warden; g. Il. Stuart. Junior
Warden; j. s. Douglass. Secretary; ,luo. a.
Field, Treasurer; +. e. Corbett, Senior Deacon;
*. kemper, junior Deacon.
WHIPPED. David Jcffreys, colored, was
brought before Justice John Broders. OF Fair
fax, a few days since, 90 the charge Of stealing
suit of clothes from Mr.. Walter Gillinghan.
He was found guilty and sentenced to receive
thirty nine ashes, which wer, administered by
Constable Sartin.
TIE ALEXANDRIA PosToFFICE.-The VAL
lev Virguan says Hon. Lewis Mckcnzo has
been appointed by tho President Postmaster
at Alexandria. This is good appointment,
although MIR. McKerzie should have had
more prominent and rational position, as due
to the State.
CoIoRED MAsoNs. -Acaca Lodge, No. -,
Ancient York Masons. last night elected the
following officers Shadrick jackson. W. NJ
II. l.. Harris s. w.; john Winters, }. W.;
James IL. Johnson, Treasurer; Eugene Ii.
Bailey, Secretary.
BADLY BEATEN.-John Cunnon, boatman
on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, was roug bly,
used 10 South Cumberland on Tuesday blight.
lie got into difficulty with some parties there
and was badly beaten on the back OF the head
with beer mallet.
SEEKING LANDS A number Of gentlemen
FROM Wisconsin and Pennsylvania have been
in this city during the past two or three days
on the lookout for land. Several OF them have
gone to The surrounding country to view farms
offered for sale.
PERSONAL those registered at tho
Mansion House to-day were Bishop Thomas
u. Dudley, of Kentucky, and family who arc
ca route to Loudoun county.
Gen. Filzhush Lee Was in the city to day
PASTORAL CALL.-Rev. w. NJ. Dame rec:
tor OF Christ Church, in this oity, has received
| a call to the church in Baltimore OF which
Bishop Pelcrkiu lately had charge
Mother says the baby is irctlul, but if the
| baby could talk, it would say it had pain. hc
ieve the pain by givlog Or. Bull h'oy
Syrup Az innocent but effeotual rtmtdy.-
Price % centsa bottle.
| had twelve strokes of Paralysis My leg,
arm and tongue were useless; was obliscu 10
use Caihctcr every day. Dr.. Giles LlniucDt
Iodidc Ammonia has cured me. Will answer
anv ironirios, 10 that all afflicted may know
Of it. John hrpkL'''
! North Brannford, Conn.
DIR GILES, 12O West Broadway, N. \.
! Trial size % cents.
Sold by f. s. Leadbaater Il Bro S"on l"r
pamphlet. Recommendations
If YOU HAVE NEVER USED DOOLEI' $ Y EAST
| POWDER, get package the next time you buy
| baking po1der, aud test it. Alter few tr!a!S,
We are confident you will give it the prcferchc ;
over ali Others. 1t is absolutely pure; every
package is strictly full weight and 1t DeTer falls
| IN making rolls bread, biscuits, cake, c'rn
| bread. VS. i'd IS, mullins, and all similar articles,
deliciously light, good, and wholesome.
Ooly so cents per bottle for Lodie's Head
ache $peciic that actually cures headache 10
fyn to twenty minutes. Sold by every dug
crest in Alexandria If you have rheumatism
use Durang's Rheumatic Remedy. OF
MoTuERsl MOTHERS MOTHERS Don't
fail 10 procure Mrs. WINsLoW's SooIHlNd
SYRUP for all diseases of teethlog 10 chiIdren'
It relieves the child from pain. cures wind coiie,
regulates the bowels, and, by giving releL anu
health to the child, gives rest to the "o'hei'
| mar lily -------
OATGKITS and DAT MEAL, fresh, just
~ received ~ ~ n1r,RuRN
| je14 .. y. :" = -
rRESH TEAS-new crop l81S.at low ng-
| nrns GEO. McBURNEY& SON.
r. u'es' lG6 and ITO King street
TIERCES REFINED LARD receivtd
> ard for sale By n,v .,,c v;nost
90 RBLS REFINED SUGARS bought
w. Ine oo0''N G.. NJ. RAMSAY