Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
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Rev. Dr. Z, + Sprigg. Ct Richmond, editor
q TIC Southern Chutchmsa. is in the city.
Iarii-. Lawson WIS arrested this afternoon
fr stealing 50 from n coiored wcm.n living in
!ho bottom ncsr Windmill Hill.
The closing exec ats of VIM. Z Groenwelrs
school will t>ke plaza st Ssrepta Hall, Thurs
day evening no1t, .. 4 I clock.
The conservative lcadju,cr club threw TO the
DTasZd .o'cay from lLtic ub roo II the stars and
Stripes. IN honor CT tho rlettiDg OF the Circin.
n.ti cUav(nt0a.
. Gil day religious n ,Iing is 20 be held
near Germantown, Fairfax county, next Sun.
day. Ministers from Washington will be pro-
sent 70 a:s!s! ST The meeting.
The steamer T. V. Arrovsnith LEI. Wash.
layton las: light Ter Baltimore where she has
bccc c1sreTci IS parties for $l4 900 to run
Excursions tu:iog the seas>n.
TIE Cincinnati convention hiss baen the topic
OF conversation to-day, and tho bulletin boards
at The Gsz,tto otlice and telegraph Offices have
been eagerly scanned b5 anxious crowds.
There is 10 BIO meeting st the Friendship
Engine horse Tomorrow night Tor the purpose
of organizing Fourth Ward democratic cam
psSn club.
dou5le skull rsce will take place this even
lns on the Eastern Branch between oarsmen al
East Washington. The contest is for tho cham
pIonshp tt that section Of the District.
\ match game OF base bail WAS played tie.
tween the Towards. Of t5e Episc pal High
School, ind Georgetown 1ino. this evening,
Oh tha srtunds Of tho former cub. ne.r the
school OF which the members are Students
There was not o case at polio, tcai11artcrs
hii moroIug. Tho two colJr.d women, Cosp
msu ard the mother Of The girl Mary Aun
Waite, charged With receiving the stolen goods
meullo1eG IN yesterdays G.zatte, were dis
/ oh mi . il Inn bv m. Norcr
9. I. Cbelf & Co., OF Culpeper Court Housc,
purchased trw days ago fifty bushels of new
wheat OF The FuiIz variety from James Light
s)ot, tuts. respsc abIo old col;rcd man ct that
county, tho first Dew wheat offered tits season
at tia: place. for $l.O5 per busbel.
The Forty.hrst annual commencement oil St
mex. Friday, at o'clock p m. LEONARD Mar
bury, ESQ is 10 deliver the orhLl0n. The grad {.
yates sru X. l. Hoy, +. L. Vented. W. K.
Springer, L. T. Bsyne, q. #. Diedel, w. r.
Lambert and &. d. Carpenter.
Several of The census enume:ato,s have placed
their books in the otics of the Clerk CT the Cor
Dor alton Court. and printed notices have been
post1d in conspicuous places notifying the pco-
ple thst the eGuneretors will be at the Clerk S
Iii ca on the 18th and E9lh of the present month
tor the purpose OF revising their lists. The emu
meraton in The Fourth ward has not yet been
COElplcLeu
Yesterday evening about seven o'clock at the
wharf Of the Potomac Ferry Company, 6 little
boy, Willard Che,hre. the son of Mr.. Ephram
Cheshire, captain Of the steamer City of Alexan-
dria was struck in the back by the tongue OF an
AN bulsrce and knocked sideways to tho
ground. the front wheels of tho Vehicle passing
over his snkle. cutting 1t badly, tu! fortunately
| breaking no bonee.
The fifteenth section Of the new liquor law
| makes i. the duty Of the judges OF the ait,
county. AID corporation court, to charge the
grand ju:ies st every term of their courts TO
lrq ure into ANY violation OF the liquor law and
| the grsLd jury is sCihorized to summon, 5nd the
comm issior ers Of the reveI snd conslsbles be-
| fore them to be examined as to whether they
know Of any one selling liquor without proper
/ license.
| LAWNS LAwNs LAWNS just o. coed
| this mcr1iDg 100 PIICEs OF THE FINEST.
| RICHEST AND CHOICEST PATTERNS OF Lawns
seen anywhere this saasoD, at
! jelS lW |. EICH BERG's.