Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-07
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
WEATHER PRoBABILITIEs.--Dao r. !, 1873.
For tie Middle Atlantic States clear or partly
cloudy weather, westerly winds. veeri ng to
noyseerly, stationary Or lover temperature and
higher pressure.
CHURCH SERVICES. &C., TO MORROW
Christ U!Tch.-Servi,e at II a. N. AMI ?:3O
y. 70. py Rev. n. Suter.
ST. Pauts Church Service 3. / a. II. and
kp u. by Rev. Dr.. Norton.
Grace Chmch. -Se:eic, ct II g. m. and
80 r. u. by Rev D.. Sprigg.
st Aary's Church. Mass st AID II am.
Ifsusrs Of IN. %.
Union Presbyterian Church (F!cst Church J.
Service at II q. m. and 1870 p. q. By R:v. DE-.
Bullock.
Second Presbyterian ChurcA-Servioa at l
o. N. and 1880 p. %. b5 Rev. Nm. D!nWiddle;
Meth. Ep;s CAurcA-Service at II 3. nj. and
$50 p. N by R'v. l.. Il. Pearce.
Meth. EpiS Church South-Serv!os at II
\, %. cpd 7:30 p. n.
Meth Prot Ghurch-Ser7lco at | q N. and
40 n, m. By Rev. W. II. Graham.
Baptist Chwch-Service ct ii a. N. aud
$50 D. %. by Rev. ". S. Peoicll.
Ccrnoon Fr,thryan-Segvice at / .. u.
yo,n0 IM..'s Christian associations
p,aver me,ticg 10 ths Baptist Church at 4
~ NJ, AIMS House at - p u. jail at 2. u.
COUNTY ITGMs-A meeting Of the Literary
Club Of Alex2rdi, COUNTY was neIl last Iausc-
,1au ereninr 81 the residence OF Mr.. G. Vaaden'
burg Prot. SeiEna!leEr, ct tbs C9rps OF As,
,r0gomers of sie Coast SuTYey, OF Washington
city, delivered very foely illustrated and H.
sIuotive lecture on Astronomy.
After the lecture the club vert into 40 ciec-
ton of officers which resulted as follows :-l:cv.
David Riddle, presideD'; Th0ua5 Jewell, vice
president sod James e. C!euente, secretary.
Thc club thcn a5iournc3 20 nlost st the residence
Of Mrs. Hayes en- the eVcnlag O. rGe l9.h last.
4 grand celebration Of the third anniversary
ofDaoiel's Baud lodge J.. O. q. J., ct the
county, took plaza las: evening 81 the ncR Prco
by,erian Church ct E. ll's Cross Roads. Charles
H. Nye. sol OF cX Senator Nye. OF Nevada. ard
alr. Redsrevc, Of the city OF Baltimore, both
able speakers and s:rouE temperance advocates,
addressed the nceti8S. and sayeGal appropriate
selections wero surE By the char Ct tbe oraa..
The meeting was very large aac apprccayi7a
oae, over fifty parsons signing ha D;)d!e,
RELIEF Hook AND LADDER Co.--T;,G: rsG.
uIar monthly meeting CT the Relic: Hook ant;
Ladder Co. vas held last night, w!th ri snea Il.
Steuart, president, sad ". +. Nss!aSoi: sc
rataTy.
A committee Of three naul5eG5 w.5 agpo!cf
es to eoutsr with similar c2mu:ifiaeS tctGl ms
o:hcr canparies. Of toa BILLET Ltuci htu;g
next Friday nigi5. ct clock, Ii ~ozasd to ta2
feasibility Of haying s parade c. thc 2222i Ct
February mex.
Il is understood :hat the matter Of clS;0$ 5
parade r:s:a entirely ups the willingness Of
.!ttz4ns ard bu>iccs= mep, especially hei&i &0h
restaurar: keepers, 10 coutlCua 10 tud iuaI
for music, 65s. TIE GreIneu arc 4eit1'er able
DOR v!!!iug 10 bear Ill 0i the exaaas9 - hereto
fore. their regular company c=o"nsta ;2loy
quite SO much as they csu STANG.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. Tie C1lu1l!,tEc &C
General Laws Ct ihe I,;g Council Inci yc;t:I-
day and resolved! to rec0iD ncgnd soE4 nnei t;ia:
the Mayor 30 cmponerea TO swear III 5i*c'a!
policemen with full "uihor1y where !a'!tcal Or
steamboat curu pati:S en- pipy ed ih@nl I'D were
responsible for heir co2duc'.
L. vas also agreed to repc:t i+T2.a2:} Oh f7e
resouiiou luokiGk 10 80 amendment e III"
charter Whereby CORPORATION os1icrs S'iou'd
serve two years Instead Ct cna IS ct present
The Committee &c Pear res 'lat n'g;:t and
transacted suua77 l:;:e7a Of T0:!!ina business
This moru!ue Aidernsa Touctiau1 Il, SnHa,
ehairmsn ct T.. conu,i.,e, I'D: I soat:a>s
with the ". {; @. i. i, Co, ~: :cro'h'a;
1ood 10 The poor o! Sc 20: c5Tc. jhis "F!a2E,,'
ucn: was nsccGsl1y o.:aE 80 tie .a!ace O! y.
&. Alexander, wn0 C1l;racted ca Ncp&El@eE
%. to supply tie good q: s. t15 30 comply Wit:
his cGntracI
AN ALEXANDRIA i.ADIs kEEoEri. --tue
New York Star 10 nUt!ciuG ;,,o TaGe:ij !'a:S@GE%;
Fair 10 thHt city Gaya:-
"Auorg tie oat in5e!2isabe o. he Young
ladies who have devoted tne;r !a?e 2od @ciViG2%
10 the Ca!heGra! F.i5, hes been Miss hiartaa22
McII2ush.in Ct s.. L4w;oucc's t.5la, E4th&f
Treaucr. pastor. Hiss McLaugh!in. vito IS 6
sister Of Deputy County Clerk ). Na1tzz Ms.
Laughiiu. secured quite q hEnds2me ea'oef,fg
oi contributors or chance takers amocs h'f
iteods aud a,quaintaaces in the Academy q
Sacred Heart. charlottesville, tos articles raj
lid 1t s.. LsHTarce's tah!H.
Miss NcLaugh!ia was i3Gncc!C e Tc&.d53t ui
Alexandra.
Drowned. -Captain Brown, Of tho Oyster
sloop Burbs, which arrived up yesterday ~
ports that en- Wednesday last, when lnSt gao"
Holland Peiot, he deserted man sitting on ire
bottom of q cspsized carco some distance tH
lie lowered boz. aud started to his asslstauce.
bnt before hs reached him The maa either fell
or Jumped from TIC boat and struck Cut faf tie
shore. After swimming few strokes no sank,
and did Dot Use acsiu. Tie men Ia CAPTAIN
Browns boat recognized the dro~lEg nisn as Z
Mr.. Chandler, porat EN- Eau. who ilTe'
alone, Near Hcllard PoitF.
l&poETANT TO BAR-KEErE:s .-'rh0 ifich-
mond Wing ssys:
THE snti gambling; lazy o. Virginia. passed
ssversl Years ago, provides that any, licensed
Keeper o! sa c2liasry or house Of public oa;or;
ta'nme:.t. or boarding house keeper, VINO saS:l
sl!ow any unlawful gambling 10 be carrlsd ca on
IN any appurtsrs1ce TO his establishment shall
forfeit his licsnse, &c. Yesterday in the Hus'
tng's court, Judge Caris:sn decided that = e. e.
zen uto WAS specifically Licensed unGer ms
Actistt a&t' IS the keeper OF s baT-ro0!A We,
in poi1. Of fsrt the laenar o!s house IF public
entertainment, snd therefore liable to tAo ree'