Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-25
fi-ginf. news.

Virginia news.
Re-. Da5i3! Draper, ra::G: 4 lie Tx,
S!Eec: CoicrcG Nc,l3iis: Church, il l:ch-,rG
preached last Ii,t: % az immense c:o.G ::
;hat church ia oppo=t!ou 70 tie thor STU
oy Rev. Joho Jasper, c2!o.ed, * Biz church,
Mount Zion Baptist. las: Sunday, that The ~
moves around the earth. The la.tcr Ia: CT.
ated a great deal CT ilteres: an0ay TIC cj!:::G
people there, and the discussion nil. p.95a..:
be c3otloued IN al! the churches Of .La! rae.
/ severe wind storm prevailed at Ri3hu9c;.
yesterday, doing c)osiGerati: DAMAGE. tteas;2g
windows and blowing down f-Gca=. lie Ps,t.g
tobacco warehouse, ncR aad handsome bull.
Dg was partially unroof=d, as also Va. jon
sumac mills, on the south side Ct ;hc b..ir--
MaOy other houses in dIti:rens sc 90. Of t.a
city were more Or les; damaged.
The Richmond Wing says The ,ob.:cs
manufacturers are doing bu, tt!e, ucs! Of IL.
factories having curtsled their torc:- % .T4..
the action of Congress Ga the p:5po:-c rei1c.
ton Of tax This tsrdiocss on the pat d! o.:
Natiooal Legislature has been To: ca1:: q
great losses to our manufacturers All 1sa.@5>
Several parties, among them joseph BsEsa!.
". lnge DeoDis y keet, Go5rg: Rack, j..
X. Coffin and I. S. Lake h2v. bees i.::c::.
by Judge Minor, of R;chn91d. 70 sh3T cll.:
why their liceosas shall Got b: r::5kei. :
failing to register dri1k, 4 !j4l17 =J.I J.;
them.
The R:v. VI. W. Walker, f5r tyur yea:- j..
tor Of Trinity NJ. f. Church, S3u:h, 10 b
more, las retired ir3u he scure ministry, :.
turned 70 his old occupation, the l-| al 81.
tied in bis native c3uaty Ct Wcstmo:@Ilod.-
h is spoken Of Tor Coocrces.
The Petersburg Post says: We a:e nlc!2:i
that Mr.. William Sav2g,. ctzon 0! S1::y
county, while ploushiDe in his t-!d IA: IT,.
day, pI0ushei up $4,000.
"; ". Smith has scccr;ed 2 rrcfs:so!>tjg
at Randolph Macon College. y. &. Saj;:
will be prucila Of Bclhc! Academy.
Ttiuten vessels have cleared =, Richmo2G
for foreign ports sIaco the The fr=t day OF Jan
| uary last.
EiEio Gofigon has bse0 appointed second
assistant light house keeper at Cape Charles.
J. L GiIIc,'s mills, at Norfolk, were Dc.
stroyed By fire Saturday morning.
NOVEL, SIGHT.-New York city was treated
Saturday evening to ro9eI ard imposios ti>
play, that Of tie calcium light circus parade.
The ofdDarg street procession Of circus i D
10 uaao5 Dew sigh! even 10 tie wettop3:.,
although SUCH exhibitions obtsia more Io th.e
rura lanes where tn b.,j1Ty tents spr!vs y?
With tie f}wers Ct Mag, aai the roar 9: tn
performing lion i. heard 10 the land !crg better.
the frs: chirp OF the tlackol7d. Bus TURF !
4. D,Cht, with 5auneiS ty!ng 10 tlc g.a!a o.
calcium lights, that turn Inc areoa lGTet: !: -.
fair tui:>;EIennes iIt0 t!2z o. gems ani n.a
the mounted chevaers simmer WIKI b:!:
ancy 10 their suits Of mil, is quite q diff:
cot affair. The p0puIace appreciated thl= az:
With that easy demeauor bora G. a Satu:i>,
turned out 10 fierce last evening ani ih!GcGc:
along the route By Thousands. -it eight o'c5ca
precisely the march vas taken up :Eo!a T..
Hippoiroue bulldog. [, was as follows
From Madison a7snuc 70 IWe0ty.tbIrd stree.
to Fifth avenue; to Fifty third street; &c l. 81.
aceoue: to Hudson street; 10 Worth stree. =
Broadway: to Par; ro1; u Chatham stree. {.
| the BoHcry; to Fourth avenue aod thence hou.".
There were al least three huodred attac1s~
of the circus 10 the pageant, n0;s OF thcm :,!.c
| elevated Ter the time 10 positions o! a.:G =:
regal splcrior. For the p0occ Canvas ,Gon a.:
ring gentlemen became uobes. with uoi;io.
pIumes and swords at their sides, 10 tie !...>
OF which jewels gllttered when the lime !igLl,
s;rewn along be lioe Ike beacoD-, touched tLe!"
with touch CT white fame. At Forty satoa3
street aod Fifth avenue the sight was II
| imposing The night was turned lGlJ
Nard Gias day, lurid!y lighted up, as il ii
sue had risen at mae p NJ. Their, war.
sixty three vehicles 10 line, three Of them b:.a.
graod chario,s that we're marycis OF E0la
macshir. Ooc of these charlos represented IL
its oroamanta,ion the four quarters OF the s.5h..
ADD 90 its top was q gi!ded elephant. Aao.i.:
had mirrorcd sides. il which the people trUt
Jog the pave saw their jumbied protleS. The;
was wagon, open to view, in which man /.
tights, With slender whip 10 his haLd. sat u;o0
jaguar q; i! it were an ottoman and p!sytui
touched up Q lew hyeoas aod performing ~ r.
| There were stllogs OF animal wagons, with Z! q
% top Illustrating carnival charactcr- The"
came gorgeous chariot, with swayinc bs:
On It's root. aud after that 40 Irish jauntlnc CT:
| with Patterson, the ciOwu, 10 rlos c.-.uu.r.--
| 1--we elephants doomed up ike bE0wG moucta,G.
shaken by 20 earthquake Over all this ~,
the spasmodic food Of light, cola white =.
one moment and then puk as toe i,c.psr
torches were Jared. The goois!ous fiat:
ike bits Of bright color upon tits so &c.
briiliaucy, the band played enthusiastic. =,
the people chc9rad ana high stcppjtg hcIs
cavortcd. Along the cn!rc lID" q l..
procession there was a holiday deslra t.
see the spectacle, aod up u the end OF t..
route the streets were crowded. Those W.
may be too poor to see the circus proper; w;
out 10 force, and there was plenty o! the IncTs-
table baby who c!appci bis tiny hau!- ~
croRcd ai;h L.!i2ht when be caught the ci'S
of the tigers eye 1t Was about clayan o cto'>
when the march was tioished.-N }. U-rL,L
A PHrLLoyERA DEsrRoYgg.-~. Paris jo-:'
nal assert: .hat u lsndhoide: in the Gicou!c -:
discovered method OF protecting vin9y';
| from the phyloxors simply ty p.sntiHs st's"-
berrie: among the grapes. VIA. ne says il S.''
stsntly as follows:
The phyl!o1ers laughs both s: the decree. e..
government and the decisions OF sciclc", 81!
refuses to yield either to prcectornl mshds!"' o..
alkaline sulph0-car donates. l.. fact the o".y
thing he fears i; an srschuids OF the g"'.'
Trombidlon, which it appesrs, cxterm!Ha:e5 ~