Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-30
SAD CAsE.-Tbc N'ashioston Republican Of

this morcina, says:
"Last Saturday Mr.. John Iussius, accompa
MED b. his vile and four children, emb4rKed
o. The aeaner Mystic for ride down the rigel
10 Smiths Point. Tps day passed pleasantly
but when Inc signal to star. 70; homo WIS given
it was discovered tia! ono Of Mr.. Bus:iu5' chit
dIen, little girl only ak yesTE old missing
The arm !rss given, aud scouting parties weht
10 search CT the los: enc, ca. 10 no avail, as she
could not be found.
The steamer waited several hours unit! the
last party returned. and finally steamed awsy
for Washington, leaving mr. Bu:aus on the
wharf st the 'Po!n!.' he having declared that ne
would not return until the mystery regarding
the loss OF his child vas solved. Mrs. Busaus,
with the other children, returned TO tho city Al
most distracted. and has been confined 10 Eel
bed ever since she was taken homo
"Yo,.erdsy morning card was received from
Mr.. Buseus, stating that he had not as yet dis
covered any traces of his little girl and he sup
posed th.t she had been drowned. There are no
woods within half q mile Of Smiths Point and,
IS there is succession Of steep hills to be CLINT
CO in order to reach them, it is though! tha! the
fathers theory is correct"
Ecq1;ry at the wharf Of the Mystic, to day
tailed TO elicit auy further Information as 10 the
fate Of the child.
SCHOOL CLOSING. Tho pupils ot Miss
Blanche NickIiu'S schoo! held their closing cx
crciscs OF Thursday evening last.
The prCgrannc comprised number oil reel
toiione rcsdincs d;a,op,res IA. besides several
eyrcIIcnt musical solrctiors ard was wilI rcr-
dered.
Tho Cc,}ov;op vorpr Iaj;1s received pEizes
For Rnodirg-hI;ss Emma Iuras, Enr Writ.
;or in 81 CIass-Mi.s R.ssin Corsc, Arthmc.
rio in 81 CI,.a-3li:s Arnin (IooL Suinturo
snI q VA poo;,o;inns-H1;,e Gr,cin hrncI,
60. al D,nort.o.n,-N1;so MINI Road.
'p'I'e o.. Ia oil It,n;.o,;ocs-- Misc
Jug hcpo. 'pTns suu uYoa ~ T'aI pon;,,.
n't''' i ,i:i D'p T';lI' -'U "''
t'VDs-u's' - ,u.' s Ttu.'i, s,b,,-
orah;r 1'>'' ','''''' ','
Frst Clas.-e;!v,r molaI, /, Miss Mary
Co;l,, c,r ,r,;,;n. ,,a ru,n,r,li,,. "A Mis-
U": 'T W.: "it' "Iu ,:1s, ,aa,t
49,, u; m H.. Tn;,,, c,r o,r.or. ro.;,o'
lions. MISS MlGtle NmIlh aI'o c'rnsa inc
scripture pl2e'
Az appropriate address TO inc cniuren "aS
made BY Mr.. MeCready' OF the theological
OemlaaTy.
D,,,.,, Recommendations Nc C
bhAli of y hrhn nLh ' =, :, ,t'1t
san omyth, fei'ct VI thg iA'c - i"a:u my -,
died on Saturday nlg1t CT piril}sis, 10 nCr ~
wear. She WIS naive Of Baltimore, b:inr
= Joso,nda,t e an, ~, c,;u,al srr,Irrs Of
uesI ~ 0"o u. ~
Mhrylanu, Dut came 10 inns CITY WIN III par
cntS about the the heglGnlU& vi the present.
century. Few persons have been m0Gc useful
in their a,y aud generation. Generous by
nc,urc her good srnsp payc her lbtraity an
on,;n,,,I, ,r,,,ioI ni,.-ac,,r and bo,y ,rnch
IVY lr"e''I - 49, i;,;,oJ
COCOA SIC eH'c'cd WIN c'h'F1ta'iye'5 'nn.u
resources caa hlVtI % hat"h u'''' ','c tte''
day OF ;cMuGti. " hcn she SW L ocS'rVluS
u,ictlv buv :;Eul..hic hauac pey Ter it ayd sell
II 70 him 10 he paid fer 1T The ,aule lrc,, and
10 small pay nrn.S az bis ncars allowed. She
wau;tl boyraa lrAm en- AID land 20 abothcr,
il biz ne;d was piss, AMI. il short, there
WIS sca,aa!y any SPECIES eli g9ca w0,k 10 which
her ,ia:e, her .xocricncc aid her uica;s were
not freely given. Shc lived uGiv'rIaY respect
and has died VI w .rsIly III Jurccd
COMPLIMENT APPRECIATED. The Wash
!oR.ou Herald. IN It notes OF INC recent cS-
Nur:lJn CT TIC Washington iIEh: ia'AaF' 10
"Nclhing ul unusual intorcs! octutrol on the
Trip homeWard, u1llt wa ncaTcu ialeSaha!i",
when tho D0a!s Dell SOUNDED, tlo VINO ~ stopi'ce
revolving a1d IN front ot tno A,e sasnu.aI
iv rrand disulsy o! i rS w;rfs ]! seemed NJ
though tho on;ito population O! Alexandria had
20 do honor TO tho paG"'nt comnsny
whose suoi!s We %eIe E:HL; wa.?i VS. inIa
WIN pivp." AZ nn, and Rno,n candles
CHA ON or" wharf y i2.roundar ssrtuJ as we
nsssed. This com plnent wss paid Company 4
nsnv to tbs Alexandra Lighl Infantry on their
recent trip 10 Winchester, Va. 1t WIS certainly
Il handsome tribute and one tha! will be ons &c
by All who Witnessed it,
LITERARY oi!sC!'n.-A .'utiO;l q ,']'sS iuu
gSntsemen u ms p'ac; ''A'I i'',u 60
lnto i.:'o'"!y "na '1'SnH"0 r"Ca., ~" ~,
prosecuting S'u'I" VI ''''' ''' '''' "'' ''A
Hc'cilSut a"u e1.'p ~. r; ;;,A ;,,l1
~ t"S li'tSs VI in' G,o T. VA