Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-17
The bill az amended vas 6oal!y passed.

MASONIC REL1Cs.-Mr Jaues r. Beck ham,
Master If Al-xaGaiiA Wa,uiustun Lodge Ct
Ms ms. vino re'ucDeG Yesterday from the
Grad LHGIc al hioh,noud. Brought ~ith him
two very Interesting " 4souc relics, which were
Ls,sc! Oae i, the o,i sluisI charter of Alcxan"
ia L1dse No. 80 R,aaied en- February 5.
1850 by the Grsno L"d2e CT Peau:ylvaDis, the
grant, rs nsmed beiig 10 ad,rcA, Z. NJ Al
.x.nder Rutherford, DIG. u Tacmss Pr2c OF,
6. s. W. esd George Ord. G. J. ~. Tie
glpustures are those Of .;caep!! Howell; j.. nt"
putty Gsabd Secretary; ind Charles Y ua&,
Grand treasurer. Tie ctieeis Of Locgu N.
80, rasned 10 h. soharter. are r brit Adsla.
Master; Michael Ryso. S,oior Warden aud
Vim. Huu.er, Juuiur Wsrdcp. TIE docuarent
IS written Oh pa!cbm ut and bears he s@sl OF
the Grand L>6go ot,pcur sy;VAa'a. the either
relic IS a diploma ic"m Sincerity Lodge NO.
254 location 10; STAT, d. sigred b. JOHN White.
w. NJ, aud at'esi!ng the good s'auol2S az u
mssoo Of Wu. Hprt"r. IL bears da;e CT
Novcmber %, l11l VIM Huuttr meaiotcd
is .uppns, to hav. baeu The t.iher tthe
Ju,i,rE a. deo meutlru, u shove aud the Cl?io
ma is sup pcsed TO b. from L'ntaoo lodge.
PERSONAL Mr. T. Z. ". Garas:t, late
captaiu's c ERIK % thu u. S. snip Gu'Fd, ar
,ired at hem. last eight from Portsmouth, n.
H., where bis slip las bera pu!rut o! sorDis
sion. He is !aokioc sb'y wel after DIS oug
sea trip. ard rcate5 dis expciisno3 IN q grapaic
Inanutr.
R.v. VIM. Muniord, SHE, during the &aE!y
Dart uf tie war, wss Li,u auaat C13ncl OF ths
l7.h Virginia Io:en;ry, nui is uow pas CT OF SO
L ,isonps C! u .ch in ST. Augustine, k!s., isas
been csllt d to tie Charge 0; cHutch 10. May
land.
Rev. Dr.. r. Il. McKu. formerly q this
city. has scc pted c,ii 10 Ttioity cAurea,
Couubus. OhIo.
Frank DsYrs ,hs Alexandria tra2ediaa, haa
AGsle Ell engagement !JE sou'Ee:a s2at, aoo
Hl!; ). in n,gh 1acrd neI3 Hs.k.
Justice Joseph Padgat5, wHo nas been c1a
Sutd 20 bio house III savaCai q vs., aa clSpslni
ed in be Gazette, was abs 10 70 at his uth9a
today.
OLD STUDENTS MEETING The Socisty o!
Old s. uderts CT st. jahL's Acadcp? h1id =, sn
ari urDcd meeting lat night. T''e II. W.
LATHAM Chairman aci 4. ". Armstrong SIC
tetary.
The ca55ni,tea appointed OF the pra7!ous
meeting to etGu'sa IS 10 nc p:"'Fle'y "' 10:
10Y the n>u., supna: End .eutlou iaaos III II
report, which vas received. uud they ware 10
struced TO make arrangements TT supper %
Tuesday Jisht. Jarusry 7th, at some place 10
4 be deigualrd by t.; n. ,
Seven CT eight new menbats @er@ :eaelFta
q AID gncG The co.'s i'a;lOn,
IL isl o. names Ct these 47;1o de>iEc % a;t2nG
4 me oai qist vas g7cu IN to the s:cFe'a'S' d."
We r0UGl"eo ca su?p:r Wsre !estruc'e" =,
lcrfy Tx O. when ara where the tickets c9a'N
&c had
he meeting then s6j ,urocd uo!il Tuasday'
jinu2.y IT.
8 SURPNISE PARTY. An amusing s1gbt "'s
3 "iDc>sca ca ti!tce street iaet f.ltly n,E"e
8 *hen large ccupauy Ct tie friends or IVY
II L. Il. Pearcr, wLo had met at tbs w. T..
81 Ctr:ch, i,rncG il liue aud nsrched 10 ms resi'
q derc:. They bore suth thinga AZ sacks or d3ur.
4 packages OF sugar, boxes Of raslos. grec&!Na
i ID stucdasce aud dry goocs-aue oarE'ea a
'a@. aLothtr hjc &c. They entered wstaHu'
81 H,r. 'uopy aud took the family by suFpfss. Nj.
Il was completely uoDpussed, aod secured Col
,okuOw VI a. 10 say or what to co. i' we
n et to the diti->g room where he iJcao a Id 81
Isbe piled wt,h multitude ,ot packages
n 0aTly hundred 10 !uDS2r. Inc meiIy oVu
81 pauy vDjnyed greatly she olscouh'are " w.
"a ,'H,'p. and aIef an naur OF soc'a' u's' "'
81 took leave. Mr.. and Mrs. P. trying to express
81 ll,.r tusvss, but were lefc to erjoy the quits
"a and also the ,Heoion that they nave Wal"
81 pIaccla tho hearts of their cougresaEioo.
X Police ITEMS. Lii uteusnt james j ohSeon'
"a %Ioe Dstrcr pullce, brought rem 'I nsnae
sA ';n tbs evening 3 man named fa'rics hs'kau'
"a Charged with stealing twe cows 10 Ibis ots, Que
i iron M,j,r W. Il. lrsin aod The other R t,eI
s Nj. Emmanuel Webb. ia July las ~; bolt
s s'Hs were tuuod q: Reasan's place ID W ss1ips
E S'. Justice Wbl,tiesey cunGltted Ella lo'
S 'a, uer txsn.iuaiOr.
N VIM. Hicks, Robert Hicks aod Jooa' hst
M IIsaeo, me two former colnred, Were oe'or'
s ttus, lles Nails for striking Wu. DAG? 10 to'
@ n rs.d with stone. They were dlan'Sssa OF
s payment Of costp.
~ r.iIASGlES CYsrEks-The sloop ufspessuo
I sssi.vs VI hs resehed here s s.eh on n.'
S sb sshs with cargo of oysters &c" Ct 90
nt bu~ss round as clam, and as is ~ o., 81
SsA lso and most de,iciousy relAhed, IS A r WY
M ,S those sent to this Office can testify; mos
M ~" "als Of really ire oysters had oettsl CIV
Qoeh dal call His vessel lies at the oSs'e