Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-25
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Il is stated that cx Senator CoDo7er, of Fla,
has been appointed 80 Inspector CT cGstom;a az
Norfolk, at . salary Of 81 per day.
young prirter, named Quigley, OF ba!tl;
more, sliding down baolster from the tnlfa
story of Tho American Building last evening,
fell to the fr5! hoor and was almost loStaoly
| killed.
At the evening" celebration CT the lS0):h an'
niVcrsary of the destruction OF Ponpel bottle
CT vine. taken from the ruins. where It had lain
siaoc 4, D. 70, is to be opened. Nlil take
wager that the WiOc Is sous.
A largo meeting vas hold ia Fa1cui :;sIl,
Rsstor. yesterday, TO provide Tor The reliei oil
Karsas enlfeEiug negro lnnigraats. Inc
"Agcnts" are m0kiog q good thiGg GU! oil
| these poor negroes.
Ia the louisiana oonstiu,ilna coa7 ertoD,
yesterday, resolution providing tina. members
Of the convention take co oath to support the
constitution CT the United States Was laid on
the ta5lo By q vote OF Cd to Is.
Couk!iups nomination Of Grant Tor the preai'
deIc7 10 1880, 10 bis speech in tho Senate yes
terday. ws5 greeted with applause 10 the gal
taries, and soue marks Of appropriation GO tae
Rspubilcln side Of the chamber.
Some Ct The villages in Maryland arc organ-
iziog "ViIisee lnrrayemeos Societies the
object Ct which is TO heautily aud make pleasant
their towns By keepioG TIC streets ciean, plant
leg trees and otherwise improving the streets
About two hundred delegates, representing
various temperance organizations Of PcnnsylTa-
nia, met ct Harrisburg. Pa, yesterday to adopt
such measures as may be necessary to nrsc the
enactment OF q local option la~ BY th" L,gls!s
turr.
Tho trial Of Charles Drew's, FraDk i}iichIcr,
Israel Brandt Isaiah llumme|, lIcnry i. Weiss
and George Il ,chmap, for the murder OF Jos.
Raber, 10 December lest. was concluded at
Lebanon, Pa, yesterday, when tho jury return
cd verdict OF guilty Of murder 10 the first
degree. The murder wH5 committed far the
purpose Ct obtaog $40 000ibsurancc ca Raber' S
life. Time was granted counsel for the DO
Tense to flo reasons for e rc~ tr,l
Mark Gray. Tho would-ba asssssla CT Edwin
Booth, at Chicago. vas committed yesterday
10 default Of 500, 900 bill TO await the Gclon
OF tho grand Jury upon a charge against hln OF
attempting to kill The p,nslty of the crime
is from 600 10 fourteen years Imprisonment --
Gray persisted in rcerct.icg lis !aiare tn mur'
der Booth saying he would Kill him when free
sgain.
The funeral Of alnrai j. 4. DIX !onI: llscc
Gr1m TRULY churon, New York. yesterday
From sunrise 10 sunsat flags in the barber.
cr.a AID from the stats Of eli tho government,
state arll municipal bulldogs warc displayed
AZ half mast. Minute enGa Esre flied IRON f.r's
10 the halbar during tho inDers! services, ~
order o! the Secretary OF WGr. The custom
hCusa asI sub treasury we're cl9aal Tor per
ton o! tic dGy. Some nf tho State cGu'ts AL
3uroad after briaf session.
! TIE MARYLAND PeESBYTERT. The Mary
land PresbyteIY. TO which the Uai0n Presbytc-
liau Church CT this city belongs, met at Nlcuut
Washington, ncar Ba!rmora, 90 "Wednesday
night. Rev James Nichols Hss elected Mode
rator, and Rev. +. 7. Flou7noy, temporary
CLERK.
ct yesterday morniGs ssssioa The members
fnraGcnt we're: hlini5.er5-Char!es Bach, L.
H. Campbell. p. 7. Flourooy, PesGon Hsrfi-
Goa. DAVID Jamcsap. j. A: Leievre, y. d.,
John LoyburG, y. D., r. L. MoMaTrsn, -.
u Nurklaod, D.: D., James NoaoIa Il. l..
Singleton and }. j. Bullock D. d. Elders
john Patterson, Franklin Square Church; e.
s. Ailoutt, FraaEiin street; j. q. Gordon. Har
moay; Wa. SnOwdcu, Llnvc. Thomas DIz)o.
81. WeshicgtC5; IianrY kepsilaH, R:ck7ic
aed Bethesda; WIN. j. Dlokoy, Waiharedi
vile, CID Robir: B>lI, Union.
The following committees we:5 appo!1:ad:
NHrati7e-Rs7. j. a, h:fsvra, d. D., k4T.
IL. +. Caurba!! aud Elder j. G. Cordou.-
Deva:ioaa! hxsrcises-Rev. L. l. Mchluvr.n
and E der Thoeaas Dixop. Fioa5ce esd Audit
Elders VIM. Soowtep, L s. Aiinn.t and john
pattersan hl,nu.ra of Syood-lsly. u. i.
Nmkaud, D. D., Rev. Il. i. Mcl!ufraa and
L der Rp5ar5 Bell.
Rev. Dr.. L,ybura, Chairman o: IA. H1:,i,:i
| Missions Com u!ttce. reported ,na: ali tbs
churches except tGo contributed y the cause.
Tho Committee 90 Susteotatioa announced all
;ho churches uadcr Inc care q rresbyttr7 SUP
piled With the EleanJ o. g72c, m:u!s:crcG 5y
: ;nr tsithtul.
the presbyttr1 mad col;tioa!c: to .5a AS.
lsombg's committee Eoro thla l. ll.1 received.
OF the So O33 contributed, franklin sire! paid
S2Oo4. The Systematic BooetieeBc, and FL.
rance Committee reported that the Preshvtery
contributed during the pass year S30;l7I62.
Ofthis, 81 452 vas Tor su;;entaton, $3,033
for foreign missions. $l,232 fer education and
50 912 for pastors salaries. The Committee
ca Publication r:cJcl ngudcd tbs employment
Of OLE CT n3-o suitable copor;curs TO circulate
only too publications CT tho board ADJ th2ss
endorsed by il.
The Committee en- Elgcstion reported that
ore of the Pfesbytery'd candidates for thu rin-
i,try, Mr.. w. i. Cave, had graduated at Uoion
| 1nCO.CptcaI OSD!G3Iy. anu YVES p.esSut ~ suD'
mi. 10 the usual trial fJr lloeGsG:e Oh the
sn,ouot contributed 10 this cause, $50 hsd
been paid 10 three other candidates. Com
uit,cc ca Sunday Schools reported ca av;rage
attendance CT scholars, 1,029 aud III teaoher7.
Tbo Rav. DR.. Muri;and and L der j. Hsr-
naa Blowp, Of Franklin Street Church. wsrs
unanimously elected commissioners to tha Gen
eral Assembly. with Rev. Ei. L:ybuyn aud
Elder Eobers Bell, altosoates, respectfully.
Rockville, Montgomery county, Nd, WAS
chosen as tho place for mex; meeting, 10 bo
held CO The SECOND Wednesday OF October,
1879.
The special Committee CO the Miartca OF
Synod, presented lis report. 1t called a;ten-
100 to tho resolution iasuuctiag the pr5soytc.
.es TO vote on The q,rssiea Of dividing the sY-
nod. Tie division cf The sgaoI vas v,tcd
against by Ii TO 5.
The Committee CO Narrative reported l,l57
communicants, lG ministers, 60 elders "a dsa.