Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-28

about sixty, wearing gold speoacles, entered
the room. lie was rather striking looking
old gentleman, and his enraGcs into TIE court
| room attracted more attention than that Of auy
venircman Save Mr.. Forbes. About six feel
in height, straight IS Joe johnson, he came up
| to the clerks desk, and after bcioe sTorn, hc
took bis seat and looked the Judge straight il
the face. When Judge Christian rropou1ded
tae question whether he bad any conscientious
scruplcs as to tho inEiction Of capital punish
ment be answered with decided negative,
which indio7tcd that no would not be jury.
man. Locking at him as he sat in The chair
| be could be put down as baviog a profile after
tho order Of Napoleon III as seen on the
| French medals. lilo wore mustacho and
rather heavy goatee. iron gray 10 hue. When
tho Judge asked, "Col. Young: do you desire
| to ask him any q1cstiors?' MIR. Newt wheeled
himself around 10 his chair with military pro
cision and looked tho Colonel in the face. Al.
| ter he was told TO take his seat he looked each
venireman in tho face in scrutiaiziog manner.
TIE AGRICULTURAL ARD INDUSTRIAL AS
soCGATIoN.-A meeting oftho directors OF the
above association was held at tho Commercial
Exchange this morning.
John B. Smoot. esq, presided and there
were present Messrs. 2. Is. Hooe, L. A.
Reed, j. II. d. Snoot. Il. i. ROBERTS, T..
Luken. Thomas Hey, V. Baker, John Bal
leDger, N. w. Pierscu. Edgar SnoWden and
j. T.. Beckbam.
President Smoot reported that ho had seen
Mr.. Townsend Baggett. who owDs tho land
adj ,inieg the Fair grounds on the north and
that he had positively refused either 10 sell or
lease any OF tho properly owned By him.
This decision is source of disappointment.
both to the directors and the community who
arc muoh Interested 10 tho success CT the
scheme to secnre the grounds named.
MIR. N. w. Person, from tho committee mp.
poiotcd for that purpose, reported back set CT
by laws for the government OF tho association,
which were read aud considered and recon-
mended iavorabiy To tho stockholders for
adoption.
A meeting of the stockholders wGs ordered
to be called for Monday next, May S. to con.
slider and take action on the bylaws.
Messrs. N. W. Person, r. L. Roberts, and
Edgar Snowdcn were appointed committee to
consider aud report upon the feasibility Of
holding strawberry and floral exhibition
during the moth of June. they to report to 40
adjourned meeting Of tue directory CD Monday
next. The hol6iog of such al exhibition has
been urged by tho iIult growers a1d Il ,rlol!
turists 10 the al oniag couotry.
"CI1Y PESTS. "-Rev. W. Il. Graham, pas
tor Of the Methodist Protestant Church. preach
ed sermon to his congregation lass night ca
City Pests" lie commenced his discourse
Gith accommodation Of the modern drams .whici
ho regarded as especially demoralziEg TO the
young. Ii Shakspeare's plays alone were pre-.
duoed there would be 90 osu5o for serious
alarm but the play at present was generally
q mirror OF corrupted tastes, aud calculated, and
no doubt intended, to pandsr to the depravca
appeltes Of fallen human nature, and said the
theatre was, therefore, 10 place tor any disciple
of Christ to spend his leisure hours. lie then
spoke OF the drinking and gambling housea ot
this city, which w:re not only dcmo,a'!zlrc tho
whole community. but were lIuriog residents
Of other cities Into the same vices, eod swell
ing frishtfull3 the vast muliitudes which we're
being hurled along Oh the highway of dssrd,-
tiou. As mini ter of the Gospel and str7aat
OF Jesus Christ, he appealed to tho proper au
iho,ties to pu: stop to such proceedings.
Such vile practices were not only ipdulged n
to devote the cutro Sabbath day to the graIti
cation OF these passions. There was time
coming, and for aught We know was now c'ose
at hand, when, like Dives Of old, they would
be lifting up their voices from the place OF
torment besseobipg others to 80 to the friends
they leave behind and implore the denizans OF
such places to turn from their evil ways. and
avoid entering the condemnation which they,
too, will certainly enter if they repent no..
SwIEDLED. Tho following from the Wash
ipeton Pest ia probably the sequel TO the
"Mysterious Affair" mentioned 10 Saturdays
Gazette: ..,,
80 bo haila from 1Owc and
his name as David Thompson. 1t appears that
Thompson, with his brother, both OF whom aro
intelligent looking gentlemen, arrived IN tho
city last week. and on Friday emp! Dyed ns guide
The psrty paid visit to Alexandria by stesmer,
and while there were joined by two other nice
gentlemen, friends of the guide. AS matter OF
news, they reported that tho body Of Gen. Gusts
was being buried ACROSS the river, and in order 10
see that ceremony small boat took them across
10 the Maryland shore. They did not see any
funeral, but after 9 walk, which brought them
within the district line, some ono suggested &
little game by way OF diversion, and before ne
knew it David had been swindled out of cool
the best way he could. Ofcoursethey com planned
to the police, and the same evening Detectives
Coomes and Acton arrested one Of the party,
named w. s. Snyder, on the charge OF consplr'
acy to swindle, and he is held at headquarters
They are still on the lookout for the other, who
got off with the money"
CASE SErTLED.-Tbe case in which MIR.
James L. Clements, teacher Of Walker school
has been prosecuted for Furnishing bllligerent
pupil, was to-day, upon application Of tho
Commemorative Attorney, dismissed at the
cost of the Commonwealth. The case
has been tried by two juries.. BOTH
dissgreeine; one juror dissgreeing 10 the, first
| aud two in the second. while eleven and ten
were respectively for txonoratipg the teacher.
This case has excited considerable interest.
but has at last bsen settled satisfactorily 10 the
maiutainsnco of discipline and the rights
teacher has in bis official capacity.
SINCE many Alexand riaus and virginlans
generally will spend their money in Wasbiog-
ton and positively pay more for garments than
the like can be procured here. | will pay to any
person buying from me, his expenses to Wash
ington, for examination, TO bis entire satisiac
ton, aud if my Clothing. either 10 ordioary or
| e., oo,ord;np RI nnalitv and manufacture,