Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-29
LOCAL MATTERS


WEATHER. PaoDAslLm1Es- H9r D S;.
asnt, Office of the Chief S@nal OHec'' 'sds,''
"y,0u D. g., April 20, lSIS-lo: 81 a. L.
slh o M;Sii, AIl,n,;r States northwest to
,,hvtst winds stationary Or higher tempefa'
:H~ca falling, followed by rising barometer
,srtly cloudy weather and occasional rAhs'
T,7s,TRE-Tbe touching and emo'ous
,,nma Of "hliriam's Crime" or the last VIII,
o o.; Tie lauehahIe farce Of "Out to Nuis'. vii!
l,',rcseuted at Sarepta Hall, this oYetiuG, BY
20 leadicg dramatic company Of Washington.
Inc civ has often been visited by amateur
.r,sornefs, aud while several o. th>ir cn;r7
'aiameats havo!been most o:edltabiy T'ecn &C.
,,!:,ars have not equaiei the exoect tioas r!'scd
- their flaming advertisements. Il - VIE
Measure therefore that wo annouucc tha tie
ladies' ard gcatemcc to be with u 10 hshl ar
we'll up IN their respective parts sud ~ We
Lance at the programme "e ice! an G. tEat
lue fun loving public will be amply r2plI IS
- witnessing the performauc, 10 nish'. Miss
Lotto Church who essays the lta'ilns roll ~ tic
drama is lately CT Kate CaXtnn's comtlGaiA1i,
and has earned a most envIahlt rsru'aii'" by
her p,quant as well az ra,hct!c ac;ioE. Hlf.
Walter l.. Dennis, one CT Washington tlleN
ac:ors, makes his first hjw u an a'exn'n!'I
audience as tho young lover "b rnsfi Al
know Mr.. j. L. JoTco, aoi "us'hrr 10 lis
hands is q sure guarantee 81 sn;::s'. Msa:T~.
~ q, Leach and j. Il. Randolph are we'll
,,nlembercd here, and G important PARIS Ia
The plays TO eight bliss 4. ID. Ware, cherish
II fayorlte here, together with the little calld
wonlc-, Eva Henderson,, will be Do$t heartily
welcomed.
DEATH or CAPT. john T. hlAsrENs. --Cap!.
john H. Masters, one OF our most cstmahe
ez.ua. dies! this morning sbout I clock, irom
Al attack OF paralysis. the third withln lew
Gears His family left hin reading Ia his par
!ar las: night at Ii o'clock, arI oct at all COM
,jajc;ps, but this moru!og, about O'Clock, his
SOB fouGd him PROSTATE upon the floor 10 dy'
icg condition, having been attacked By the fatal
disease and fallen 10 an attempt TO reach the
door. Capt. ii. was sixty two years ct age
lie vas g natVe OF B,Imudi, but came to tina
,aunt7y ia 1856, and has lived here ever slGcc
Tc.pcc;cd md esteemed by tic whole cJnmu
ni,y. For several years he cotlmacd"d the
tx Favor;t2, which years ago vas engaged 10
!he Euinuda trade, but Tor the last twenty
seven years be has been the trusted and faithful
agent of the Borden Mining Company: lie
married daughter CT the late Thoms H. Baird,
bu, his wife preceded hin several gears to the
grave. lie was retirirg aod modest gentle
man, but full Of integrity aud eecu:rc werth,
and no man will go Down to tac glaFc moro re-
gcIt;cd ty all who kuaw hlu.
DIs0RpERIY.-Ao alteration occurred ct
King street wharf, last evening, between two
nien, uur,Dg wnlcn Gee was Knocked down aud
stunned hy the ntrcr with formidable ocktog
cane or clue Tls assalant was arrested by the
- dice, bu, broke Away from them at the corner
n .Njus aod LIE streets. H. Vas speedily re-
capu eci aud carried 10 The station house, where
,layor kemper heard the evidence and rrqur-
81 him t., give security 10 the sun OF S25O, to
keep the tvsca. la!!:u.. II which. ho WAS CON
United to an
Considers: Ne excite meet was also created pear
the corrcr Of King aud Pitt streets. yesterday
evcoiog about six O'Clock, by the antics OF
l.upkcn uau, who entered his residence there
and smashed !a,up. setting fire to the house
and .carirr his wi!c into convulsious The
n;c vas exsinsuishca aud the wife received the
proper attention iFuul the uelghbors
Police REPORT Tie following cases have
been tried siucc saturday:
Z,cb Bsiscoc, Tor di5ordar|y conduct aod
abusing Sue Smith, both c)lored, was dismissed
ii c,Wp alnant cost.
Gaorseapua Day aud SopbrGoia Fereuson
both coio5ed. for being druuk AID dlso!dery
AZ Fi>htuw". wern tEed and discharged.
GeuIga Carter ard Ada Ste~art. Tor dis
orderly c1nduct, were made to pay COSTS.
ticutga FJarl aud Charles Grady, cJlorcd
boy-, Tor breaking u willow Ia the store OF
Ncssrs. AIcIoau l. Uhler. were made 70 pay
damages.
Wm. fall. c0!0rea, 'pc s;.!inG = whip iroa
George Gapts, Was !cck cd up Tor eHamra'lrn
" scy Brown, coioI%d, inr threatening 80
shoot ha wiz! wish "a gun. %as s@u! ~ j u Tor
SIX Y l. y Y J :.Sticr ! itur:t
TE&IuHpAY.-Tnc very thrcataning weather
Ct yesterday luOrn'nF, acd The ta!u Iii thc al
/, r4GUi, bad the CT ct ~ rrducuE the ehn9;c
..iOl:, Is: IA various oAuceh - Rov. t:ii"r
FoyaD. al y lshinEt"n, preached az 81. Mays
Church, Ill t!:r IN hn!np; lev. Mr.. Cave IN
the Ga!Gn pGrAhyla!llu church. al n!sT', XIV.
Dr.. LEICESTER, ~ tna Vi. +. church SCUM, III
the u.prlin:, ana Rev. &. /, W;.!asa. i lhe
I,ap;.1 church batl! morning and night. DIR.
Ncrirn preached at Christ church at night
add h;i Dame 10 ST. PauIs church III TO-,
GVcpug.
RAILROAD FACILITIES A oum5cr L! tha
promlLcpt merchants Of this city have addressed
pciitlca 70 Mir. JUhu $. Barbour, Il C iecr
of the AlidaCd Rond, king that the hours fos
rccemiGa OF freight AT the depot her" b. "
tended :tcla three TO four = CLIO k Theg say
1hat, ~ zee present arrangements t"'f ere
uoab!c 10 fill their tl,i"is unti twenty rur
hours alter the rcccp;ioa, an! are thu, IN. tn
unequal terms ei,h Ba,imor> ln4rctan~. |,
is asserted inst tho proposed change w ~
crease the trade on the Manassas K ,ai.
PEHsoNAL.-Rev W. A. Cave, jr., w:;o
nreasncd in the uuoO Presbyterian Caurch
las: night. is son Of Mr. ". n. Cave, Of
this city, lie is graduate Of Ii :mpicn Slaey
College, and hs sermon last night proves him
20 be young man Of ability. |; vas 40
earnest presentation of The truth, aud without
any attempt at display, hut it was not without
olcuucace. Mr.. Cave bids fair 10 bo bless
log to he church, as ali true, faithful ministers
alc in these days of errcr ADD anos!acy.
Hall. SToRM.--The:c was quito violent
hail storm accompanied by thunder aud light
ming on Saturday evening about five clock.