Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-12

Touag Mems LArntim Association.- -
Prayrr meeting 10 the NJ. Il. Church I:h
At i y. n. Jail at2p ii. Aims House At > r.
III. Caus! a: ,! p. II. O2enair meeting on
Viucsar Hill &. E y. II.
Co1ro .lrGoN CoUsr-.judqc ChmLs +.
Stuart rJcsiainy.-S Perry rs. j. u.
Esacb; aeor; judgement by c?aseDt ior P!a'1Iltis
Bank OF the % Dominion v. hcH tsh;
execution quaShed.
Cou. VS. Geo. X. NoiZGd; assault srd bat
tery; Jury uoat. 10 aarc'; iarvr Withdraw,
end case c3nii:Cc3.
Com. VS.. Tas.ac liz; =:sal ia!c!n!; moiioD
in arrest Of Judgment ;.;.;i tor :: trial ever
iuIed; prisoner saat: &c i 10 three yfars 10 the
penitentiary, aud stay a cX:cu len ~: twenty
days
Taucil ". S,alor; renewed to Ci!clt Courf.
Hodekio ct al. vs.. iiodgkia ct al; il cian
cery; bill aud two exhibits Ii ed L:onalI Mar
bury appointed guard 70 4 Item OF Infant de.
PENDANTS; answers OF ". /. llotekla anG vile
and Elizabeth liodpkin flied,
Court adjourned uail hlcnaay 'Gornrg "t
10 o'clock.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE The Teechs:-' L.
stitutc CT Northern Nreinl: wi DO hrii ii
Warrcnton, OF August lSth, contiaulega w<'s.
Tho Association c0rsis!5 Ct teachers acc
school officers Of the c,a:tlrs OF h!eXatdrla,
Culpcpcr, FaitlsX L>u!auo. Pike; NIi.l.n.
StafJId. Warrta aul tAcqli2r.
Tho De@bara wiIl be rGt,r;aGcd tree I'll cnss
and half fa.c tickets WI :,a issued 30 the Eir'
gitis Miaui Rsij'"I'
The op,lipg aadrSS, viii be Delivered by
State Superintendent ". II. Eai!n:r. aaI the
iosruc ors will IL Major jed llnichkl,s, Of
Stauntor, AMI i'col. ". s. McGilVray, OF
hlchmooJ.
New CANAL STEAMER. the Cumberland
Tunes says .hat there has u't brtn completed
at that city rcg steamer called the Star No.
T. She is similar 10 pattern TO The boats OF
lhe same series uhi.h nave proceeded her, ard
her ma.hioery is the slno cxuaPt that Instead
e Eavir 80 uprich. cDgiac. TIC No. ! Is rua
by sn oscatog eoSiGc, which was ltrmclly on
the Alpha. The engine hiss, however, been
remodecd, and i. is cxptc:Cd that the Star No.
will be as fast as any steamer Ou the canal.
The new boat il - icct 10 icCsth, with ii ;c.t
breadth CT beam aud 1 Q loot hall. She viii
bs launched a. soOI a. her cuu'rm n! - ready
which is expected to to ID 4 i4@ days.
UABEAs CoRrUs-CGsfies Chapman, TIC
colored driver who WIS commilicd 10 jail by
Justice Padgctt yesterday loo cor payment cl
tioo aud cos!s, was brought bCt3re Judge
Stuart last night on writ oil habaas corpus
and released Joo NJ. j ohts)u, esq, rci re.
scutcl Chapman. Judge SlUar:, il g;artins
the discharge, said that magistrates shvu.! DC
mere careful; aud better in!ernied ID enie!log
their judgments, aDh cot suit CT the Safe sod
parties TO tic extra cost u suing Gu: witt.
The Judgment lr EharmanS cas-" vas declared
null snd void, TO hsviDc b.ca i!icd under
Corporation iaT and s2ut2Dc.! u2dcr Sia!c
la~.
u. S. CoUnTs.-JutSc Hughes d! 20; coGie
d0wo from WuehGgtcn this EitrC!uG hut sent
old.rs TO adjourn both the Circuit and District
Courts until September 81 The Iumor CT
difficulty 10 s!cur!og july on s2ccu5t ci a
change 10 the law a. Of the n9E-attctdauc. CT
Alarshals is iccorItci. y regular jlry was &c
attendance and ss IrorptS pa!G Gil wbcn
discharged. The MARSHA! has b,gu seIV!0g
PROCESS as usual. The txremc heat OF the
weather had probably more to DO with the
adjournment Of The c:uus tGsn any o:her
cause, there being 10 cots:qGGtc, CT il very
small attendance Of the bar.
STORM.-Thcre WAS violent storm Ct Wind
about seven o clcck last night, which scait:led
tho dust, blew signs ana b9xfs about aod broke
some windows. Tho d.msgaln toEn. bo1c7er,
was light. 10 the Surrounding couary o)osld
cradle damage was doto ~ blowing dewn AID
soattcror Of the Cal aud straw ricks. On the flV.
or 60 serious damsgo has been reported. The
eXcursicEists on the steamcIA we're considerably
scared and several ladies' tainted All OF tho
boats arrived safely, however, little behiad
their usual time. Later in the night there was
srain shower IasiOg about ;wo hours
EXCURsIoSS.-The excursion ct tic k"llet
Hook aud Ladder Company 10 Marshall Hull
last night was postponed until some la;uIe
date, On account of the weather. Tickets will
he good until used, and d., notice will DO
given CT tho time fixed.
st. Mary's Sunday school will give a. tX!u,.
siou 10 Mt. Vcrcon Sp:irgs Oh "Wednesday
next. Ample arrangements have been made
TO secure pleasant time, aDd DO diScrdcrly Or
improper persons will be allowed On the boat
or grounds. Under the recaot order Of Bishop
keaIe no liquors Of any description will be sold.
DANGEROUSLY an excitement Was caused
on Fairfax street, near Duke, Yesterday evening",
ty the spectacle Of little child hapglrg GU; o!
secoCd story window by its hands. ltapreai5
shat tho child in company with little SISTER
had licked themselves 10 q ROOM, a6t b3lcg
unable to unlock tho door acain, this oBc I'D
veuurously undertook to mako its exit through
the window. and then becoming frightened,
came near i6juring itself seriously. The scre2 ms
OF tho mother when she discovered The cHlld ;
perilous position, brought spcedg rep, aud il
was rescued.
MURDER.-The dead body OF l:CZ kish Dyer
was found lying 10 the read, near L2oaarIto"u,
Gu Thursday evening, with the skull crushed
iu. 10 the afternoon tho dec, ascd and bis broth
or John we're at Abels wharf ia Btiltou's bay,
where they had quarrel. They left the store
together and it is supposed bis brother killed
him By MASKING his skull With club. Johu
Dyer had not been fouad yesterday, although
dgent search was bling made for him.
TEACHERS LIFE ASsURAScE.-Mr. John
S. Blackburn, prpcipa! OF Potomac Academy,
10 this city, made an interesting report cn
Teachers Life Assurance" to The Educational
Association OF Virginia, at Hampton, yesterday.
His plsn is somewba, siu ar to the one adept.