Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-13

eontT|c' ;c1 building the bridges On tho Shen-
aIaoaa valley road: viii, 10 short time want
q large nu1bCr OF hards, and thought there
word be coed opening for large ,unbcr e
unemployed carpenters.
II rev CONFIRMATION. Albert Stein
and Louis ElcAbcrg, sol S Of two well known
and most rep c!ei Hebrew c'tz,ns and BUSH
Eess men OF this city-Mesrs l. ,uis Stein and
Isaac E!cn6erg -cntered the Hebrew csng!c-
CATION tbs morning. ecc riding 10 atclent Gus
tom. There vas quito large congregation
present at the Synagogue, OF which Rev. Nj.
Scss:er Is rabbi. The Candidates for coGfrma
lion We're brought before the altar. and pa!ch,
meat being taken from the ark oftlc covenant,
they PRONOUNCED Hebrew prayers over
tho five books OF Moses. Tho parchment
vas then role u9 By the cauGilates end
returned to is prc, 10 tho ak. Of.
| ter which au address 10 German wgs delivered
By each IN, the e ,ndldates. The addresses,
| wh CT n flcccd crcclt on the young gentlemen
dclivICg thctD. ani en- their teacher, Rlv. NJ
| Scsa'cr, consisted OF 6 rectal Of tho duties
thcs, who take uron themselves tho solcmo
| obligation OF Is lictrcT owe to their God, their
nareLt5. their neighbOIs and their Staie.-
Among those present were Mr.. Joseph Selieer
and Mrs. ScIiEor, If Baltimore. grand father
AID grand ma,htr OF Albert Suin and Mis-.
NowpiaD, OF Baltimore, Ind Mre. Liicnthal. OF
| New York. his auuts.
| TIE PROTECTION OF FISH The ill 10 pre-
| ttct fish 10 the Potomac river has bcen reported
! iaVorabIy to the Senate. Il Irogi3cl that il
shall net be lawful to fish with lyke oct, pound
net, stako net. weir, fl Jat net, eii! net. haul
s"luc. tr any other coDtriSa zoe, stationary or
Il raIng, ia The wafer Of The Io0mtc river,
w;hIn the District Of Colu'ntia, alter tic 3O;il
day ct May il any yer. That durcg tho fish
LOG scasor--lrOm January | to May 50 d each
scar. closed season beginning al Suudown Sat
uiday evening aud cDdirg Sunday night, shulI
b. Observed cicl week, duriag which lnc haul
stlocs, etc., shall MT be laid out, AID al! stake
Gets, wcirs, a., stall be raised ~ ns TO give W.
obs;iuct,d passage TO The ish. Bllck bass and
salmon shall only ho tax "a Ivy aorng or with
| the Outline. \ fac OF cot hsI than $40 nGr
moro thnn 500, AID The forfeit of oil fishing
| apparatus IL the renal;g for violation Of Il tct
! and $40 il alloGCd each nlClmcr.
| Tie MARKET The market TO day was
| ro,ry attended, 10 cons QunLe, of The ilccm.
| cncy O! The |.other Pflcrs were little higher
! than last Saturday. There were but four
| turkeys liz market ard they we're not tho best.
Chickens sold at from IS, to $l.00 Per pair.
Meals s7aTeia dtmsod roast beet, best, brought
, to is; ncr rcuol, pork to 100. Apples
40 TO 800 per peck. Sweet potatoes
40, and ;ri3h potatoes 2jc. per p;cS; spring
onions &c. per buic', kaIe BIC. per PECK, lot
| tCc; &c. per head; straw berties about Two dCz.
n in 4 box. 2j,. But:rr WIS very soa,oo at
80 ind 80. per p0und; eels l33c per dozen.
What few fish there were sold high-shad
$50 per pair, rock Acc. apnc'. wo.Gr shad
DC. pr huLc !, Common ii al 1O,. pr bunch,
TIE SHrYAHD. -EVtrylAinc Was qact ct
tho hhlpyard 10 d,y 10 cnnscuuotc, tf the
Weather being too bad for tho men to work.
Mr.. Mitchell! has been awarded the contract for
p!aLking and ceiling tho new schooner now be-
ing built there, aud Mr.. T.. }. Chow, OF
ihorcuahiarG s.a'icn, has received the contract
Tor furnIaillg 'ots 70 the yard. The steam tug
Il III" Haven is on tho ways there undergoing
rcpsirs. The steamer Indy CT tho Like Loft
toe gard this m0!ting having been Thoroughly
repaired and paialed, and put in first class or.
DIR. That steamer will ic,ume hor trips be-
tween ttlI ely and Norfolk 90 Monday ntxt.
tho war between iha tTO steamers Lake and
L'a'y his already cnmmcnccl. tic former 70.
ducng her rates OF c half
4 COMPLIMENT TO AN ALtX'A. MERCHANT.
"A C5mmlitcc consisting OF tne commissioned
ctfi3 SER Of tito f st WastI1stcn Light Guard,
visited this Oily y:>tsrdty. IA! iuinrmiog Mr.
Joseph Ia. Uilse tina! ,he company tXpcctOd 10
sioit whilY to purchase new uniforms, re
ru"Sfod liz; to put in bid. Tho committee
| sact that they GtrD ~ we'll rioaaeh with tho
hAauy and liz o! The un,f'!m Of the Alexandria
L!ht tGi,nirf that they we've ANXIOUS that
th' IL company should ndnr! the .ur, and 20
OR" hi9i IN make it.
!ARSoN NASSlH j. II. ;lasss, Au iitor Of
che SaSt", VIII IL rGnGuHcoi To apr.k ut SarIpts
:ail ~ mig. t. arrived 10 this c,y this after loon
from l,ichm N! Hn the Alexandria and Fred
cr;ck burG traln. lie VS. met 1T the d:not
with GAIL ga ~ Judge A. W. Chiffon, Il.
Henry Simpson. 1. &. O'NcaI, aud d. W.
Nhilne, ard escorted 70 tho reader c, o.! Mr..
ID. Il. v indsIr. From here tc will 20 10 Far.
| fax Cnur; ll1usc.
REPRESENTATIVE ELECTED NJ. Ru.
| ben. has csn oIeccl by Osurola Trib,, No. J.,
| representative "a tho Grand Council Of tho
Order, Nh'c nrrIs IN Richmond NIX May
/! y'ur liver OF Stomach ii rut of ofdcr--i
'"u aro troubled with nysp,sa, Headache,
C6S'lvtn,S ur Nc.vouanrs.--you will save many
| \ decor bill ty uiaf j. n. hartqu"'s Aati-
Billet sB.itCra, mahutirtnrch w ". +. Thorn
| io", BalUmose, Md, and for sala by all Ding
g's'A 1T - 4 package, or at 81 bottle.
O!ci AMI y0uIg, r!ch and ponr, rIi uoilr 10
te5'It5iiG To ;hn true uelt Ct Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrur. Eos oVlr 4 qTar:rr Il injury il has
| proven irStll tn". tried and trusted friend.
| Price .G'.
BALTIMORE, Fch. IS, 1879.
!. Nn:c0. c.I-ilapIng used your English
t@u,llnn Powders on ny HOSES, | wish to say
1t h8, tar CAc!Cdad my Expectations. tho iacs
Of ia b.iog onc tird cheaper than all others
ma!a me Skoaiical N Using It, but | have
found II superior 10 anY others ever used sn
aha"rinl'y rcc>mmcad il 70 ny friends and tbs
| lu1o in gcHoral 81 htinG rurcT. better sod
| cheaper .han anything Of The kihd in tic Mar
ke'. signed
VIM T. MCj,nY Uoal hIc,ci1ni