Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-14


cloudy weather, southwesterly winds b. c,nipe
variable or shifting to easterly, statiota.y Or
lower temperature, rising barometer.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELsBnAr1oN-The Els.
er Sunday! cbool celebration usually held 10
Chrlst Chu;ch took place Oh Mosday eye5i.p
lasf., The classes passed with their respective
teachers from their school building into the
cnuren a. o'clock, each class bearing section
OF what ultimately proved design of rare beau
y and fitness. The songs Of ioyous praise and
thanksgiving that Welled forth az from one
great heart, 10 which the tones of infancy were
blended 10 sweet accord with the fuller notes of
maturar richness. mtd, coo feel it WIS good to
be there. Within the chstc.l stood a A)rsl
arch surmoun'ed by star as, Of flowers. AZ
tr the Confession, Iris Prayer, &c the
o1erIues were sentlo. Vine clad rods, Iettered
OatS. AGO noral letters were soon arranged by
master hand, and n ladder stood forth at
tne granite bts' o. which Was laid sword,
hemiet, and shield. Repentance, faith, love,
ooeuielca, peace, hope, c:ernaI life marked the
Gouuds CT the ladder; tho motto: Christ. 10
hJral letters framed to fern the srr,s OF a ctoss
res;eG over the bir OF ps;c, SUSPENDED from
tho arch AID ahoVe the top round Of tho cross
ladder nung hlral ciosn OF exquisite purity
ana lhTl!ttss The idrcss OF tho rcctlr, Rev.
Mr.. Su'er, was onc OF the most atIaciee t,s-
tGf's Q! ihe &C lSlr;, Gnd ii Quo cJuId Judge
from NE btl7ht lscCs Thltt composed the hu.
u!enc", thirJ VETO buj icu insppreca,iy.
is,erers. The exercises closed after G!o1ia 10
hxc6sIs vii, an Impressive berediction.
4 NEW RAILWAY COMPANY. "A bill has
bsen lnroducad il the Hrus, Of Il p.esenta
ives 70 Incorporate TIE Washington 4 George
toTo Steam Railway Company. This bill re-
cites the czlstcuce tt a corporation fox tho con
s:Tuoti0n OF Hallway 10 the b:rmc bauk Of lha
altx'udTla canal, with Gu,hory 10 Cross tho
fJtUmec river en- the piers IT tho Auueduc!,
aod also that road known ss the narrow.
gauge road IL Ia prdc;ss CT construction from
tie "cstetn bo!c,r Of thc State 20 the District
Zoe. l: prop&s!0 the cnae.nent Of law iacor
loraiioE the Washington & GEORGETOWN Jurc.
tfoo Steam Railway Company, empowered 10
c0as'ruc: railroad from the norlhern terminus
OF the Aquoduct bridge through Georgetown
to Rock creek, along Rock creek to the Potomac
river and aloog the Potomac river TO tho foot of
Fourteenth street.
corporaors: g. H. B. White, j. W. Burke
Il. s. Lseey, j. r. Black, j. B. Smcot, VIM
". Duugan, +. b. Hartley, William s. Thomp.
500, John +. Qaipley. II. G. Wioship and t.
II. Sgpherj. The capital stock is limited to
$4,000 10 shares CT 500 each. with authori.
~ to issco toods to the amount of $500 O0O
The Coal TRADE-The Cumbt Rand Times
says:
The demands of the bostmen have not been
clnctdrd D. the companies, AID in cons q1ence
there Ito upon tho basin and the river many
boats, tho number OF which is Increasing daily.
Yesterday the BIsen Avon Cosl Company load
cd its los; boat at s. 25 per ton. They will
couiioua shipping to day If tho boatmcu will
sccapt Sl.l0 per toe. The Borden Coal Go
We lratn, will commence shipping by canal re-
euarly to dag. 1t is the general opinion of
those who sr: c,pcb!c CT jul sicg ca!rcoiy the
question that regular shipments will shortly b
uomm.oced at the crmpao2's rates."
Tho Cumberland News says:
Il. Ia understood that tho Co.'s ,iiiaiiou and
Broden clmpanies have offered their boamen
) 10 freight 10 Georgetown and that the Aue
rlcan company have offered their boatmep ST. Is
50 Alex !ndrIa, bat uD to laat accounts il vas
tod tie b0aImeu had not accepted The terms
ltis expected, however. that they will d. So"
Eight beats l,tt Cumberland, onc of them for
this port, carrying 9l7.O3 tons OF coil.
SUPERVISORS OF FAIRFAX County AT a
meeting o. tic Supervisors of Fairfax oGuuty,
held o. COnr: House On the l2lh instant
o large num6cr Of lids for building and
repairing bIi2g s were opener WHEN the fol.
loai9g awards were made For repairing Hunt
log Creek bridge to +. II. bradshaw, agent
Fer building Wooden bIiGga with stone abut
meats over Pohick Creek on tie telegraph road
to }. r. r,llett of Mlnassap tor 1878. For
huildicg bridge with stoGe abutmcuts over
Pope'a Head Creek, at g iitou, station to j. r.
Tiilelt for $500 A order was made 10 have
tho table in the court room re covered and the
Court House windows repaired.
WARRANT Discussed Tie wsrlant sworn
on! before Justlco Thompson, yesterday, by
Eooch Cock, against George NowIaud aud Robt.
tackDg the agent nnd throwing overheard the
eo,iion e a weekly newspaper, printed 10
Washington ADD circulated 10 this city, while
being trouxht to A!Cxsnda ou board the
steamboat Ci!9 Of Washington, c1 the 25.h of
March. was Dismissed, a. il was understood
that an in,'ictmunt had been found against the
parties, for the came Offences, ty The grand jary
Of the District OF Columbia.
ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.--hlr. Philip Grm,s
WAS accidentally shot in the fac, yesterday
evening ct the shooting gallery Of Steven Tag
lor, .th rh, used az the rstat llshmen', IN
thu hands OF Char!tB Boyer. Young Boyer
Vas standing lcw ect from MIR. Grlm,s, wi
the r,Ao 10 his haud, when it exploded. the
ball, u small one, lodging 10 tho right tiic Of
MIR. Grimes face, just blow The eye, i2tlc l.g
peiniul, but oct serious. wound. Di. Bfvwo
cxtrsctcd the bail. sud tho WuuHdcd msu nss
walking about 10 day with rather bad Locking
faco.
RUDDER BROKEN The schooner John I.
Russell, from Baltimore, was hau up on she
Ways at the ship yard to day for r:DaIrS. While
en- her way dOw0 the rlvrr about moth ago she
s:ruck something in the liver and was disabled.
She returned TO this city, and after tho nec-
csssary repairs, prtcosdod on her II way sliety.
While on her wsy to Alexandria last Saturday,
while eff Matthias Poiut. tho same p'sc, where
be first Gecden. occurred, her Iudder again
s,ruck hing 10 the river, and WAS broken
off