Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-28

WEATHER PROBABILITIES. WGr DtRtTt'
,,eut Office of the Chief Signal O3scer' HdSn'
;notos. d. c., FeJ'u IS. lS7S-lO:3o a. NJ
In the Middle States falling and 5ta'ouarS
barometer, westerly Winds. warmer anu esns,,
alIy clear weather. followed to'nisns auu va
Friday by rising barometer anu "'ooS s''''''0s
ia colder northerly or eastery.
avrTsENENTs.-As Len. approaches, Tue
vonng pecp!e are redoubliue their efforts 10
have AZ much enjoyment IS possible before
tho nenitentjal season commeLces and parties.
hone Ec,. arc the order of the day-cr rather
of the night. -
One of the most enjoyable Of these OCCASIONS
Vas the private mop given at Sarepta HAN: last
night, by number OF young gentlemen OF 1 1,
eity to their lady friends Among tue iaa'es
nresent besides Alexandrla's far uaughtet'
ware several from Baltimore aud Washington
Tho oompapv was agreeable, the music soou,
and the dancing most spiritodly kept up "oo'
IN earlv hour this morning. All declared the
hon ono of the pleasantest they ever a''endhu.
Attention is called to the notice 81 Tue
concert to be given at Ssrepta liall on rf'uay
evening for the benefit OF the Ladies On'op nS
lief Association. This association Is nor me
creature of any particular denomioai'1n or stc',
and has for its object the relief OF those that
ye nave Always VII" SoN t.I IL, ,;,,
association will not call 10 vain upon tins pupllc
for aid to feed the hungry. clothe tho nake"
aud visit the SICK anu alilcIeu' i''o
MANY Of the performers are known to cur GU
IAN. And those nut 40 well kno"n are We'll en-
,Inrael The mus;, both vocal and lnatfumch
tal will be good and no one will have CAUSE !"
repret either the tins Or money speot lh'Ec'
The ladies complimentary hop 70 the HchI'c
men of the German Club comes or at HaIepta
Hall to. night Il most enjoyable tim" IL a"tl
cinatnl.
The Independeut S0cials will elVh = select
han at Sare-,fa Hall on Monday Eight next.
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SUICIDE.-Ncws OF mos distressing Sill
eide in Prince Georges county. Md, was re-
ccvcd here this mornipr. On Tuesday n4'ht
Miss Julia Lewis, beautiful young lazy. re-
',1nn ' Lav;,, mrornr.a nice. Of ropa. took
49, h,u I,,I, hro,hrc .ni want uut ioto tie
" ',no ~" "ar nor I,thcr's honss. climbed ipLo
harrn t,n nnd ;astrnior one end OF the rope
0"I I',, .,, ~. o,h,, to her neck, iumred 10
n ~ w. rn,,n rhr chi]I seeing her move
,nants ran +, tl,, house aud gave the alarm.
'Thruntoriu,,,t. s,rl WAS found suspended about
,hrrr f.ct from the. ground, aud entirely dead,
her meek having tacn brskcn. 1t il believed
that the reduced circumstances and mistorluoes
If har n.rent, w,r;. the causes of the rash act
ny 'hG y"uns A"s. i',. e' ,nn,i ~ aec,rdance
p!une ~ a"" ',a,s.
VIII '"e '"''S ~ ""ov ,N "N.1'.
TIE GEORGETOWN CHANNEL.--I Wash
;oeton Renub|ican, IN its Georgetown notes,
saVs "Captain Chicaster, OF the steamship
g G. Knipht. Yesterday made snundinrs over
The bars created by the lreshet Of Deccmher2 ..
10 the channel opposite he cnt aud found the
water at GOOD tide not to Inc over ten feet. Tie
nlacad a temporary buoy in tho channcl to di.
rect vessels toward deep water. 1t has been
"Ears'' was dnnc il was rot made sufficiently
vida n oow vessels Of heavy drausht To pass
w;tbout dragging, and Captain Chichester
made his sonodinr, 10 order that he might sail
hi, vessel in the river without impeachment.
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MISSIONARY MEETING.-A meeting Oh ,hc
Sunday School Missionary Society OF thh NJ.
f. Church, South, was held last night The
Exercises consisted OF singing. prayer, the cliSf
Harrison. Chanlain Of the House of Reprcscn.
,atiyes, The sum realized by the society dur
ING the wear reaches about two hundred dollars,
and was far in excess of the amount levied 90
Tho churcb inr missionary purposes. The
Meeting is presided over by Rev. ". X.
Boyle, and the exercises were interesting.
n Nh p.,,.popD IN, Southern
,,t nnr. arN saves. "acorrcsnon5cnt wants to
' nnu.ou nL".i." Wv A. Ea;naford !, an or
h"o" WIFI. i " .hn i,huroL ~ E,cJ,uJ or
naloSa mnS!s' ,; a. M NJ >' MooIy Air. R. was
"uctnol , nu a., - H;,hnn, g Norwch Enrlawl:
and so breaches with all the sutnot-
I'y the church cIn give nm. no mas
not, like Mr.. Moody taken upon h,lnse'1
this Office and ministry, bu, 1t was Deslo"eu
upon him, first by the Holy Ghost caI''nE' anu
then by tho church orda'ned.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS. Tho Committee on
Claims of the CITY Couuoi met last ni ght, at
the Auditors office. The claim Of MIR. y. W.
Harrison. for tho damages done his buggy by
pile OF dirt on Fairfax street, and that Of the
Sun Fire Company, for the possession OF their