Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-22
Episcopal COunciI,

la tho Episcopal Council at Petersburg yea
tcTdaJ resolution that tho General Convention
b respectfully requested to Give it's consent 10
the oleoion Ct an ts'iit,nt bishop for tho Do
ccso cl Virginia, end that tho deputies from
this Ditc.so to tho D,yt General Convention
be charged with tho duty of presenting to that
body tho request aforesaid. and of Securing
such consent II practicable. was adopted by a
vote OF cIcrry-aycs ~. noes sc; ny-aycs Gl,
noes 80.
Tho election Of four clerical and four lev
representatives to tho General Uonveutio, re-
suited as fonws:
Clerical. George IL. Norton,
u. ID; }. S. tlarckcI. d. d., g. j. uits)p.
u. d., and Charles Micnigerndc, ID. ID. Alter
males: Joshua Petcrkiu. ID. ID; X. MELON, d.
D.; IL. J. Davis. d. d., and j. G.. Armsrronp
Lly.-R. f.. Withera. IL. w. Sh,T.y. W.
Il. Tay or and Judge Il. II. Parker. Alter
mates: Is. j. Barbour, Taylor B.rry, John
Stewart acd Charles NJ. Bitcklcrd.
The COMMITTEE Oh parochial Reports sub
ml,t@d tho ioll1wiog summary:
haptIsms-l ofants: Whites. 997; nolored,
lel--t"taI, 10y. Adults: White 247; c,l
ored, S2-totaI, 500 Grand total, ,43O.
GOOlrmatouS-lB Bishops rcport) SSl.
CommuDlcants-Formsily reported, L. o7S:
""d9d, 2I9 removed. G53; Withdrawn, 50;
suspended. As; died, 300 -tota! loss 97S Pres
cot number. 18Th. brotherhood, 279; mar.
slSed, %G0i iuocraIe, sos.
Sunday Sohools-r"achers White. 900;
ool"red, l55-sotsl, rs. SJholarl; White,
H'S22; colnred, l,9l3-total, 1875. Grand
total. II $50.
ro psr'cha sohooIs-Tcachars, 80; eoholars,
59S-!otal, G3l.
Sunday school contributions, So ol4 %; cen.
ernl contributions SlS9 SIG 7l-totel oortribu.
items, $l95 .02t o..
Danvl!lc was acfc.c as tho place far holding
the NIX. session Of the Council.
IHE MEERlIAc's RAM.-For year or 80
past, heavy. clumsy looking picco Of iron has
laid uFon tho pavement of tho establishment of
McsSrs. Wocllord & Tyler, ca Light street
wharf. Few persons would rct;c, tho article,
hns those who do remark iis peculiar shape 1t
is portion Of tho ram which ono. WINS unon tho
bows CT Tho dreaded Confederate iron clad Mer
rlmao, which sunk tho United States fricolcs
Cu@aberland and Congress-.
The ram WAS made 10 tho sbano o,n V brs
one sido cl it has been brckon eff. Tho head
however, rcmairs intsc!. Upon tho REMAINING
mango - visible an icdentation of an inch or
Two 10 depth. said to have been caused by n shot
nTed from tho Monitor 10 her engagement win
tho Merrlmac in Hampton Roads, which ended
by the soklag CT the latter vessel.
Tho flcrrmec was raised alb out lhirlecn voaro
ago. About year ago Mossrs. WooIord Z,
Tyler purchased tho oll relic. and since then it
has isld upon tho sidewalk. o reminder of thu
war between tho States Bat more Nccs,
THOMAS observation-disclosures Carl9los pow
crs CT Choking undu, forwarines, sr,;tho
thcmo OF numerous anecdotes. tho most char. |
ao!erlssc OF which is tao following, which is |
literally true: A presumirg fellow who had
0oen brought to dino with him by o,mmon
Trend, began to speak slightly of his great Zero.
l'ufns. cailidg hln "a much overrated man.
re, Carlyle made 90 comment, which en-
ooldened Tho critic to c,rtiuus in the same
'lran till dinner ended. Whom they ros, 10 On |
70 tho dr'wlog roam, tho hes. broke his grim
silence at last: is that your hat and stick in
Tho corner, sir? Yes" Then Won had
better take them AID bogono OF onoc'' The
;rcs:'tt''cn visitor obeycd, and his introduosr
aas about to follow, when true Thomas"
stopped him by saying that 'ho had dono m
wrong" e'oo w