Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-27
f.OCAI, MATTERS.

;ae Ft;ztssY Probabilities. De. ~, ISL
FOL The Aid!io h!an:le States clearing wealth
o.. variable winds, shifting TO colder northclly,
follow i by rising barometer.
CHRISTMAS IN ALEXANDRIA -Chrstna a.,
TOR which the poopio for several woeks psst
have been mixing such atca. preparations, hiss
gone. "a Sunday there Wa uo:hiug to lnlr
the ssctclaess CT The day. Qlstucsy prevail
I'd. AID ies mick Gated men we're 5eao 90 the
rtroo!a. Tho weather HaS bright std pleasant,
and tho churches WhcIo a8IVIoGs c1mHicDGIa
tive Of his birth CT Chris. were held. we're
largely attended. Ia ali the Episcopsl Churches.
cot ohy Gh.is. : birth. bu! h.s q: attn Has celia
trittd. Ia thCao ChuIcaea AID 10 St. Mary5
Church. we'll selected musscal Programmes, IS
no;ic;d IN Saturdays GaZ,ttt, were rendered
ID excellent A'yle. The rs5tora Q ncsrIy ell The
ether churches. IN their Sermons. drew lessons
from tho day. 4 laEzo congregation attended
tho ca!l2 mGrhlrg serv.c,s IN 81. Mays
GhrrcA. R.v. Father Mc!lugh. OF George
town College, preached 10 this church at the ii
o'clock mass. 10 the First Presbyterian Church
R!V. j. L. Houdcraon preached m0rDl0e and
night. Icy. j. ", Xix. youog man f thia
CITY. PREACHED sn XJe!!aht sermon Ia tho NJ
+. Church ia :hc ni1fnlrg. The oihel ral3i!s
Goro filled h5 the resident ccrgr.
=
her {; Intoxicated aIrD on the streets. viii: tho
Cyoap;i0o Oi e bCgf0 Ih~ 90 Vinegar Hill last
night, lC wfich st vcrei vi ,ho participants had
ihcir hU-,is badly cut. parEtd I'll quietly. Iicto
we're 40 r,U.:.Ui;oca piaGsL upon Rio a. 1yment
ni the po0pi1, hGG toys, GGd men too. Gi9-
charged pistols, cZploa u osnuoa crackers, and
new hoIpa 10 Their hears Content. Ma acal
d2At5 occuIrCd Huhtu; tho b.CWi1g Ct Of tho
tnl Of q y&U: Eiaas noT ov3.a3=t by tho cyplt-
sI1A OF Il CaD&Na C'icktr yoar hIin. msy cons
under taat he'd. Tho AEyXaadra Reform
Cub KEEP; open ha}" ail Day and night. acd
furnished hot C, tIen Ind refreshments 10 all
who cs!lci. Lust DI3ht Large nrmbcr signed
thar nents 10 the :,!cdga back @! thc cub
SUDDEN DEATH Mis-. Mary B,ssar!, vito
o: Mr.. michael Ho:ssrs. cCnfcctiol:r. On Fairfax
street. Wa; stricken with paralysis on Sunday
norLLg last. ,rd notwithstanding everything
wsa doae tina: Ill -iiIal it,ll coail suggest. died
that night about niGa O'clock, DIR. Brown, ths
attending phYac!an. il ID 10 hoppe cf thA recOl-
cry Of h,a patient trcro tho nrs., Mrs Hossas.
VINO " ~ good hsahn W 10 the time Of being
stricken Cow. VA well kGoWn and highly 70
apectni AL y news .! her sUdd II death Caused
In&cA sorrow. the turorsl has been t1ad tor
tomorrow III order II s!lc,1 :rizl,vea living 10
various sections Of tho cuU&tTv 10 ha present
The alarming Increase ~ tho number .; cases II
paralysis end apopleIy G5cGrnng in oar midst
o' lato /. bncOming f"tCu' Et-ticr !"r tnf!trn
pstion- What WIS, Il i~w y;'a;s Ego. i,"k
cd upor SIS sn obsn!hl0 iii c.ila in his Ia My
Is ncrcasin 81 such that i: b!i: lair tu
sumo tho nature o. m epidemic. All sr:.s 81
theories srn advanced to cIplain the causn o!
INSTRUMENTATION muir ment for tho system,
0vare4cft:on Of mental or physical 20 aerr, snd
tho various species Of modern int0I.po!as CO Il
eating and drinking; but whom II $ rem"1 bcfrt
hat the terrible compliant iS daily attacking tic
temp sra.e and Incorporate alike, i: is obvious
lhtL piu!tn22 IN our :e,ttihE and Cthar natural
arl y mailS = 20 sGoguGrd SEiinA' liz rhVae3;
We 500 young snd old Frustrated by II! and
people orc mot IN cur streets daily who have fes!
the doadening strokes now rlerh wrecks Of THAR
former vIgor. dragging thon:5ctves along with
much trouble Physicians too, with All thor
knowIcdRn snd foresight in Rvertng di;oGsc,
sra made the victims rs ~e FL osbeIs III parmly
sis, and no power aave !Hs. looked up 10 By al
Gent leperS is sblo 10 ia wa' frost successfully
this horrible mals!7. which almost in tnn Twink
hing OF an eye rende', The human being helpless
end unCJn c Gus, and oILan narar IL rally
again in h. vale Of toars
POLICE NorEs. Sliu.i.y n5G:i up To
esrly thls mO!nlaE ~ MY iuuT arrests were
made BY the poles. = I6r% pr:rbcr OF thoso
biog slG:p!y Tor i.u;.lI mace, the IN, i@c!s we're
released upon sa:tioG hr | h. Mayor had
be'Ora him hts morning, G>;cs Watd. oalalci
cor stealing nm anvil ItOn h'a2k smith shop
ncar the cana! h.sin. KEEP, ty ,!ac&s1n Gslrclt.
Hsr c,lorcd Henry Tuner. ". Washington
and Wriiinrtrn ;,al, c iaruI III d.sClderly
nrnduct; \ OK Brooke. George Ursy, Smith
5,Al, John Nelson. : las llarrla ard Henry
Freeman. ell c0l0!ed. for F,2hiire on Niacgsr
Hill last night. Chsrcs Ward waa sautcrofd
TO rcc.iVa lweDtyffn I.ahrs ilrnrp Turner
and w. Washington Vera tp;d X - each
Wei lngton Bal was aod IS. nnd Smith BaaI.
Geo. Gray, John Nelson. SlIas harris snd
IleDly freeman wara feed s, aah.