Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-20

METH. PROT. CHURCH-No service
BAPTIST CHURcH-Service ut III m anu
s .. IN. by Rev. S. Chapman.
GERMAN LUTHERAN-SerVice at p. NJ.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
Prayer meeting in the Moth. Epis. Church al
4p. m. Aims House at q p. m. jail at p. m
Open sir meeting on Windmill Hill at Gt p. m
ard next Friday night. at o'clock, on tho cor
ner Of King and Royal sts.
Excursions. The Washington Telegraph
ers Association, Of which the operators IN THIS
city are members, will give grand excursion
TO Marshall Hall on Tuesday next, on the
steamer Jsne hIoscly. 1t will be select ard
enjoyable affair.
"A select moonlight excursion will ba given
on the same steamer on Thursday evening next
under the superintendcnce OF MIR. Frank III.
Walker. The boat will stop here both gong
and returning A fine opportunity IL Afforded to
spend pleasant evening".
The excursion OF the Nj. f Sabbath school
was again postponed last night, on account OF
tho weather 1t will not take place until the
next moon.
Neither tho Mary Washington or City OF
Alexandria made their excursion trips last night
tor the same reason.
A very large excursion pirtyot uat,rocs came
dowo the Midland road this evening.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT. The Washington Post
says: - $500.
ing from the 9:l5 express coming 10 irom the
north while passDg the correr OF First and IL
streets, northeast, fell and struck hts head
against switch. A large piece OF the scalp
was tora nearly off. hauglog by snail piece
only, his leg was badly scratched, AMI he was
pretty badly bruised. lie was taken to the
Seventh polio, station. and d.. Z. a. Ball
l,or I'D fIIa cra In q 0n
made the mau as comfortable as possible. Bar
don says he was coming home from New ofk,
and had stolen ride from BALTIMORE
POLICE ITEMS. Tho following cases have
been tried since yesterday -
James Brown, colorcd, for keeping hogs IN
the CITY limits was ordered to have them re.
moved.
T. Idle Meades for being drunk and disorderly.
was s,nt to the chain gang Tor 81 days, 10
default of payment OF tine. =,
young white man on complaint oil y. vi.
Hill, oolorod, for abusing him, was fined snd
discharged.
Henry Dudley, colored, charged with abusing
Rachel Chase, was dismissed Oh account OF non
appearance Of complainant.
PERSONAL The Fredericksburg Star, 10
noticing the presentation OF sword to i. A.
Reed, esq by the Knights Templar of this
city, says Ills frstcrs 10 Fredericksburg
rejoice ia this token of appreciation Of most
courteous Sir kuigh5."
Jadge +. Nj. Lowe lctt the city this morn
ing for Capon Springs, where he will spend his
vacation,
The Warreutoo Iodex says: Captain 4.
D. Payoc has been conGued 10 hi1 residence for
8 or 10 days from an attack OF suasIrokc, and
uoable to attend the court martial ct Geo. FlIz
John Porter.
SUDDEN DEATn.-Johu Y. Worthingtoo,
esq., died at his residence 10 Clifton, Falltdx
county, on Thursday night, OF heart disease.
MIR. Worhington was about Il years or age,
and was brother Of George \. Wohhingtop,
esq, formerly of this CITY. Ho was Past
Master of Henry Lodge If Masons at Fairfax
Court House, and Was esteemed throusho
the county Mr. Worihiugton was tormcriy
engaged 10 tho milling business III Maryland,
but has been farming ueur Clifton slnce the be:
ginning of the war His remains wore inferred
at Fairfax Court House to day With Masonic
honors.
Struck BY LIGHTNING "A Two horse
wagon containing two young men, while ap
nroaohing Salem station, Ga the Manassas
road. Yesterday evening", during the thunder
storm, was struck by lightning. Gae OF the
horses was killed and one youag man had the
clothing burncd from one Of his lcps torlu
uatelv no very serious injury was sustained by
either of the young men. The train was about
Having when the accident occurred, and tho
names of the young meu oAnd not DC a$cer
taiaed.
NARROW EscApEDuring the storm of
Yesterday evening. tho lightning struck large
Al r. Ar
Prince Georges county, Nd, opposite this
city, and split into six pieces. Cos Of the
frapmonts struck Mr.. Monroe On tho h,p. N
Aioling severe bluise. His escape from
death by the lightning, OF the tying tfag
ments, was almost miraculous.
LANDsIIpE.--Tho trains On the Al, Xaudria
and Fredericksburg Railway yesterday aud last
night were detained by another slide at FREQ
stone Point. The passengers we're lransi, rrej
each way. The train which should have reached
here at one clock this morning, did not arrive
until six o clock. This is the ssuo point at
which slides have heretofore occurred On several
occasions.
FINE PnoDUcTIoNs.-Mr VIM. \. Lyons,
brought 10 this Office to day, and paced on
exhibition some Of the finest potatoes and toll
est oats Of the season. Tho potatoes arc OF the
Early Rose variety and arc very large. The
oats are seven feet in hciehth. They were
raised by Mr.. Lyons on the farm of Miss Ia
billie, near this city.
BETHEL ACApEMY.-lu another column will
be found the advertisement of Bethel Academy.
near Warrenton. This is one of tho most pop
ulsr schools in this section Of Virginia. aud
under the efficient superintendeuce of Mi. A.
&. Smith, is we'll worthy of The attention Of
parents.
DAMAGED BY RAlN.-The heavy rain yes.
show window cf MIR. NJ. j. Waterman's store,
on King street, near Royal. and before it was
discovered, about seventy'hvo dollars worth Of
Foods were badly damaged
FOUND DRoWNED.-The body OF man,
snnnnsed to be q butcher named Riley, was