Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-28

pAaAUu huHelo, lElW NUliplh luE -SGH L u!Ei
returned there this morning. She repnrs that
sac eoeoun6er f4 heavy north"esf gale ca FRI
day last off Hog lsatd. c,Ir5!rg away her
furesaIl and jh.
FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING Tho thigd
days session of The FricuGs' Yearly Mccii0p
WAS held yesterday st the ncatios bous, o.
Lombard alreet, o large uuuo27 ct Fficai5 be-
Ing present ateaoh sitting during tho day snd
evening, LsVi X. Brjwa aud r. f. R,b:rs
presided SIS clerks. Epis;!gs if1m several
Other yearly meetings vera read and referred 10
appropriate c,mUi,tees ioT Gnswer Ihrio Y ere
also read mioutes fton eldsls aud niGist:rs p
different parts of the United SAFES showiag
rhs status oil tho several meetings, which Was
generally satisfactory DeyGtiors! mceIins 1e!u
aiso held during the dag, s.rnons beirg preach
ed ~ Thomas ike, Of New York aud Root.
Crousdslc. Of Philadelphia. The principal
meeting of tie evening was that Of the DELE
gates from the First day sohoo throughout tie
Baltimore district, at whi,h SENECA J. Blrnol
ADD Lydia 5 a'cr presided as oeIks. Ii ports
were received from eighteen First days ,hool,
includlo9 those Of Csntre ard Nouioghsm,
y liou, Fsirfsx. Gnnso Greek. Lombard srreet,
diamond Ridge, k'og stcect Uliou, Sandy
Sprlpg, Lido Falls. fswo Grove, P!pc
Geek, Bod Greek and HopeweiI schools
The several reports W:rc The su' cr
Of much interest to the Friends, Who. m,ty Of
them yprr ssed their Xrs,iicaion at The Ike l.
lent e,pdiioo Of tho schools 10 gcneraI. The
Attendance a. this meeting WIS large and It's
the gcntrlt opiuioa was .hGi it was tho b 81
add most interesting ooo over held. 4 ues
90 III hro mir h,--
al Or the First day school, vas appointed, with 80
members. A III ,etlng was also held OF DELEGATES
from the several yearly meetings ia ihn S:atc,
w: From MARYLAND y lswsre, Ptnl sylvanis,
Ohio, looiana New TX VII, IIiiauls. Viz.
GINA and part Ut Causda, representatives be,
Ing present from each. Of which ,ugplins the
several reports from the lndana agrDcica uGdlr
the charge OF the Friends we're received and
commented upon. BIrkieV Wiie. Of New
jersey. presided as clerk Of tbs meeting. The
removal OF several OF lh3 ttibss Of iudlans by
tho government WAS referred TO al length, i.
being the general i'm rossl On that clothing could
he done u0tll the assembling OF CODgrfsi i.
;. Roberts read letters in relation 10 The San.
tees, Onahas, WlDuebS goes cod other Iudiaa
tribes, n which favorable rsport5 were mDda ss
regards the progress OF tho Iadiso toward civi-
lZstl0p. The progress il esrieul ural pursuits
was especially favorable, tho erca; drawback
bciug the Indians innate desire and hops fer
tho free aud uutramucilId life eli thGir apc s.
tors, which desire was kept alive by their ctiaf
men. The subject ct tbs Increase Of th3 salary
OF lndian agents. additional! to government
salorJ, WAS touch upon, but iiaaliy LETT ic thc
central committee. Inc industrial schools were
doing some good work, but lot Us mucl as dgsr.
ed and lutempcrarco among tho tribes was sad
to be on tho decrease. Tie Treasurer, i r.
port showed total Q! s., 402 % reoe;v.d. a.
c'uding balance OF s. -, aud expenditure Of
81 24S o.. aside from a small cccouut O! gcn.
eral agent CT secretary. -Bat'in,0rc American.