Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-05

10 81. Mary 3 county on Friday and buried with
Masonic honors. When found the body had
20 lie preserve7, aud the suppositioo Is. ow-
us TO terrible wound on the side Of the face,
tea, deceased had been stunned by falling or
.!rii.iog spar while attempting to save the lives
ot some of the ladies' He was a powerful! mao,
AMI c)u!d, it is supposed, readily have saved
.nseit If he had been 30 disposed.
SILVER LLARs.-Soue confusion existing
10 the minds Of many people 10 regal! 20 tho
proper value Of the silver dollars, tic ijowi1g
statement is made for their information TIE
new dollar oontsics 4l24 grains OF SILVER; is
Commercial! and legal value is 100 c,nts-paT.
\ trade dollar contains 420 grains OF. silver; no
legal value; its commercial va!uo 10 9I3a9S
ceuts, notwithstanding it has - graics more
silver 10 it than the legal dollar. The Mexican
ion vaiue, j. c., az old silver and ere wosth So
ttn.s They have also no legal ss!ue.
CHARTERED.-rhe Secretary Of the Com
mooweal.h hiss received tor record a charter
granted by Judge James Keith. in chambers.
"a the Brewers iieirigcratiug Msohiue Com
paog Of this city. The company. whose stock
will be not ltSl than S. 900, is for tho purpose
Of msru featuring tie machine lately invented
by MIR. Robert Portner and heretofore noticed
J., The Gazette. Mr.. Portner is DOW Ia New
York making arrangements for manufacturing.
The machine is represented to be very perfect
Ooa aud to have met with great commandat!eo
rom ell brewers who have seen IL,
New ScusDULE.-Oa Sunday acxt the new
schedule of the Virgiuis Midland Railroad,
heretofore mentioned in the Gazette. will 20
INTO effect. Under il tia nail train will lcsVe
this city at 1925 e. ID. acI arrive at 9.l5 p. To-;
iho express train will leave at Go y. u. and
arrive ut IL 80 p. %. The trains On the Ma.
tassas and Warientou branches vii! connect, as
At present. conforming 10 time to the ns1
theduc.
ScUpPERNoSd WINE.-We have received
through Messrs. Geo. McBurney & Son, Nos.
j66 and ITO King street, who have 1t tor sale,
samples of native North Csroius Scuppsrlcpg
H!nc, pure and very pa!itabla. No: oa!y IL 1t
delightful bsTerage, but 1t is said to p05Scsa
medicinal qusiiiits, and TO be /: Fravcn!su7e
If bilious Intermittent fescrs. Beos very pura
snd only ccntaiuog IL per cent. OF alcohol. 1t
can be- recommended.
FUEL FOR THE PooR. Tho C,mmlttr,n "a
The Poor, Of the City Council, met las. evening
and considered the sutjec Of fuel tor the cut.
door poor during the coming Water. Ii WAS
determined to recommend to the CITY Couecll
that fifty tons # coke be appropriated from the
Gls Wclks. ADD that oGe hundsed and twenty
hGe CORDS Of wood be purchased and stored 10
TIC G IS Houss Yard.
DIED OF LocKJAw.-J ohm Major. coored,
sexton Of the Princess street Baptist Church,
died yesterday evening from lockjaw. Tbs
disease is supposed to have been brought Ga
By ba wouad 10 the foot, which was received
some three months ago, but apparently bealed
up at the time. A few days since the 'g be
Kan to swell and fioslly iook jaw tupervened,
causing death, as stated above.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.-As heretoiors uut,oed
The Grand Commap6erg Knights Ternpar CT
Virginia will meet 10 Norfolk to day week.
od Dominion Commandery of this city will
,eaTe here on tho steamer Lady OF the lake 90
To-day evening. A very attrsctise programme
aaS been arranged OF the Norfolk Teml!ar5
sd very enjoyable trip is anticipated.
PERSONAL.-The Green River correspondent
Il the Uinta County, Wyoming, Argus, notices
lie marriage, Cd October 10th, OF Mr.. Fiodo
Il. Jones. formerly of this city to Hiss WI.
hemine Fransop. Mr.. Jones is an Alexandria
10y, and the son of Cap. }. A. jones, Of the
S!ldland road. tic is now the agtGt OF the
Union Pacific road at Greeo River, WSrMiag.
LEE SCCIALS.-Th Leo SociaIs,a we'll known
quo OF young men reor2snizad on Saturday
Light aod elected the foiIosing officers Presl.
ImSa' 7. Edward Grimes; Vice President,
rreer Hoy; Recording Secretary, j. Il. Stridei;
rr'nancla Secretary, JULIAN +. Henderson
treasurer, Louis Brill, j.. Tho club is in o
l'urlshl0g condition.
Di STEAMER W. w. CoRcoRAN.-Major Il. L.
make has gono on to New York, to brine
"9urd bis now steamer W. W. Corcoran. She
syHApec'ed to arrive here ID about ten days and
' W.. aEe her place on the route at oIca. Ihs
jIss0er Mary Washington will thea b. With
lawn and laid up fer the Wioter.
" tleE-A small frame house on the farm o.
M. 'Mlkeus. 10 Nit. Eeroon District, Falrfaz
M Mauy' near this city, occupied by colorec
u W. = PANIED Isaac Carter, was destroyed By fir
~ sunday night. A child Of Carriers was
iss'stey burned about the head before it coulc
'eseoed from the burcipg building.
C"oA1 Observation-Disclosures Oh the G. L .
ysss s was stopped from Saturday night unit
bo,, st9ay evening" BY tho sinking ct che cana
Ss 1V' n. Dalton, 10 the lock at the head o
Geo,n.'s wall level, about twelve miles abov
.,na s ss, She was raised ast evening ao'
l aug On 10 Georgetown.
Of 0a ans AND LICENSES. -Duri1g the mont
S sud s :uoer 'Weoty-iour deeds were recorde
ga Estk "S marriage licenses issued tr0m ID
sss aeedsr euos OF the Cooperation Court, sud te
I tim h s.o;aed, and sig marriage licenses Issue