Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-27

LOCAL MATTERS.
WEATHER PRoBABnITIEs.-W War UsRart'
ment, Office ofthe Chief Signal OD1cer' WASH
.ngton, D. c., FeJy. 81, .ls7S-lO:3o a. NJ nj
For the Middle States rising baIomeier' I1 Iasr
to west winds, warmer and genefaliy c'tat
weather will prevail followed by falling bs-
rometer. and possibly tonight in southeastern
portion by rain areas.
PERSONAL---VERY.. W. G. Webb, for the past
two years the efficient and popular pastor Of tne
NJ. E. Church, 10 this city, preached hls CLOS,
ing sermon last night. The church was crowaeu
in every pa,t by people OF all DENOMINATIONS
Mr.. Webb preached from Jeremiah Vh1' ~,
THE harvest is past. the summer 10 ended aud
u, are uDt saved" lie alluded to the sever:
anne of his relations with the Church here, and
evnressed thu hone that some who had prom
ised him to reform aud had not done 30, would
carry out their promise after his departure.
Mr Webb will leave for his new home 10: ln'
danapoIis, Tomorrow night. During his stay
| here he has won hosts Of friends amongst all
! classes ADD creeds, by his christian and courte-
Gus uanuers aud his eloquent aud earnest ois.
courses. His departure will be deeply regret
ted by all. ---------
/ AMUsEMENrs.-T Virginia Jubilee Sing
| prs all OF whom are coIored, gave al enter
tainment at Sarepta Hall. last night: lheir
singing, which is Of tho old plantation s!Sae'
| is really excellent, They will give ma''hee
, at the same place, Oh Saturday a''et uoou.
onight . number CT young RGhI'eh''p a'o
| To Give a select hop At Sarspta HAL
The arrangements Tor the gFanu oopIelt, o''
| Friday night. for tho benefit OF the Ladies
| u.
| The tickets are selling rapidly and thcre Is
evorv Indication that the affair will DO per
| feet success.
Hires The hot house of MIR. Samuel Fol
man, Mt Mt. Eric, Fairfax county, caught hre
restrrdav evening from defective tue. Inc
A ,,nes were speediIy cztinguished. but not oe-
fore the smoke bad destroScd a large huuoeF
of valuable flowers. c,.,v
A frame house on the corder OF GlDoon anu
&,fred streets owned and occupied by lr5.ua-
kae, eaughttire about eight O'Clock inns mornlpR'
from defective hue, and burned OUT paf' u
partition. Fortunately, the fro Was, soon o!S'
covered, and was extioguished by cue ne'g"'
bnrs, without giving an alarm.
A1rxAND21A CLUB.-Tbo Alexandria Club,
q nrivato socisl organization, which COM
prises amongst its members number OF our
most prominent citizen q. vas fully organized at
it's rooms, over the GermIn Bank, on Monday
night. A constitution and b. Laws were adopt
ed and offices elected, as follows: rfesldGpt, ..
Ferguson Beach; vice President, L. d. tlooe )
Secretary ADD Treasurer. Z. II. Smith; HAecn
two Committee, the President, e.Pres 'oeiI
and Secretary, aud Messrs. John S. Chapn4. ~
and James Hector Smoot.
SUIT AGAINST THE CrTY.-Edmund Burke.
esd, counsel for MIR. Thomas Huntington, has
entered suit against the CITY in the Circuit
Court, fer $4,000 damages, for injuries sus-
tanned by being thrown from sleigh, on King
street. last wiotcr. 1t will be remembered that
MIR. Huntington and his daughter were thrown
ont Of their sleigh by reason OF pile OF dirt,
under the snow, near the corner OF hlng and
Alfred streets, aud that tho former Was &C.
riousy cut and bruised on the head and
face.
Police ITEMs.-Tbc following cases have
been tried at police headquarters since yester'
day
VIM Foutaine, Lem Washington and Bev.
Washington, all colorcd, tor disorderly conduct
on the street, we're foed and discharged.
Geo. Evans aud Chas. Grady, colored boys.
for dsorderly conduct 10 front OF Sarepta llail,
were dismissed with reprimand.
ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-OficerB Belts, while
on his rounds, about twelve o CLOCK last night,
found that tho storehouse of Hunt & Roberts,
on Union street, between King and Prince, bad
been broken open. Nothing has been missed
from the house, and it is supposed that the
thieves wero frightened eff before securing any
plumber.
ACCIDENTAL stair builder from Washing
ton, name upknowo, while at work on the
steamer City Of Alexandria. at the Ship Yard,
to day, missed his footing, and fell down the
steps from the upper to the lower deck, and
veyed to his homo, 10 Washington.
RELEASE OF GEORGE r. SHINN.-The neces
sary bond of $4,000 10 the case OF George Il.
Shiuu charged with embeZzlement, was fur.
pished this morning and no will be released at
once.
Local BreVitieA.