Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-15
Letter from Falls Church.

Correspondence Of the Alex,ndris Gaz,tte !
FALLS CHUEcH, Va, Jan. II, lS7S-Rav.
John McGilI, Of the Eosoopa! Church, lee
turcd last Friday at 5 p. NJ, at that Church,
on "Corfrmation. The reverend gcoslem o
proposes to follow this up BY q series cf Fri
day afternoon lectures oa "What is a Chris
tan ?" "How to become Christian, The
different kinds of Christians, and kindred
subjects. There has been no increase of this
congregation for some years by confirmation,
but two applications for that rite have set the
pastor to work with view Of increasing lis
class by the time of the diocesan visitation.
The Mutual Admiration Society has recover,
ed from its torpidity and reorganzed for lee.
ture course. Dr.. N Z. Graham has been sc.
cured for the first, which is expected to come
off to morrow evening, 18th inst, at Jefferson
Institute. at 1880 p. %. He will keep within
the line Of his profession and lecture on Food. J"
II he could only teach our people what TO eat.
when to eat, and how to cat be might even;
tualIy redeem them from the tolls OF the ma
tiona adversary, Dyspepsia, and entise hin.
self to fulsome fraudulent obituary, aud be
forgotten by everybody but the Plantation Bit
tiers, aud all the other Dtters men. who would
remember him as mortal enemy. Dr.. Ora
ham will be followed by Bishop Riddle, who
will lecture on "Macaulay," and, as nobody
has ever written or said aDythicg about Ma.
caulay, it will be good thing to thus rescue
his name from oblivion. However, as q Largo
proportion of bis auditors may not know but
that Macaulay was Fenan aud an accom-
plice of Condor, it will do Do harm to set them
right on that point.
The town couucil held one of their character.
istio meetings last Monday evening. At the
ring Of the bell, they assembled. The Mayor
being absent Mr. Riley was called to the chair.
MIR. J. s. Riley was made Secretary pro
tenn. The Secretary pro TEN. Was proceeding
TO read the minutes Of the last meeting When
Mr. Jos. s. Riley requested unanimous Goa
sent that the same BE- passed over informally.
The chair desired to know the object Of the
gentleman. MIR. Riley desired to know if
quorum vas PRESENT, The Secretary pro tenn.
proceeded to call the roll. and Mr. j. s. Riley
answered to lis name. MIR. Riley moved to
adjourp. The chair asked for a second to the
motion. Mr.. RILEY asked to be permitted 10 sec
ond the motion, as there was no one else there
except the janitor, and ne doubted bis right 10
voice In the proceedings. The chair put the
question. aud MIR. Riley failing to vote from
inatteotion. the obair decided as the vote stood
affirmative 0, negative 0, that the motion mad
not been carried Nr. Riley called for the
yeas and nays The Secretary pro ten. called
the roll aud he vote stood: Yeas, J. S. Riley;
nays, -. So council adjourned to tic next
re GUAR meeting. As this is fair sample CT
the council meetings it will answer as stand
log report. If they ever max. up their minds
to change the programme III t7y AID inform
you.
General George B. Mcclellan was insusu'
rated Governor OF New jersey, at Trenton, TO-
day. with imposing ceremonies and 10 the
presence of az inmeDse crowd Of enthusiastic
admirers After the Governor returned to the
executive chamber the veteran association OF
Philadelphia presented him an address, signed
by 2,O36 members The same party presented /
a silver medal made of half dollar, picked up
on the field of Antietam. A reception took
place Immediately after in the executive cham
Der, which was visited By great crowds.
W. S. Harley, the duellist, died this moro
Jog. An irquest vas held upon the body. and
the coroner's Jury returned q verdict that the
deceased came to his death from gunshot
wound inflicted BY some person unknown to the
Jury.
Downer & St, John, drug brokers OF New
ork, have failed.