Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-22
RICHARD &. CAEHE


OF the city will BIO closed during the entire day,
tomorrow
RICHARD j.. CAEHE.
City Superintendent Public Schools.
Inc Corn Exchange, sll the public Offices, and
lue puhness hou'e5 IN tho city will be closed to-
morrow. The Banks will observe the day rnd
Ih9 iolioihce will only bo open as Oh sunday.
RAILROAD ACcIDENTs.-Tho North bcuud
trains over tho Virginia Midland Railway wero
delayed in their arrival in this city, both les.
night and this morning. 10 consGq1cnco of ca
accident about nlno mics south OF Dansillc, on
the Rohmond and DsrvllIc Esilr1ad. Yesterday
evening. A train on tho r. & d. rosd, CT
which MIR. Paul Go1lsby, OF this city, Was en-
gincer. ran into irrish. traiU, and wrecked
several cars
Yesterday, ut Manassas, printer ia attempt.
ing to get I'll railroad irsin, hsd his foot
caught between tho bumpers 81 tn, c,r4 eni
badly mashed.
a coorod man in attcrp'ins 10 got On
railroad tran. up tho roai, Yesterday clt,raoou,
had his arm brOkc1.
A colorod man was killed by tho clrs ia tho
yard OF tho Depot. at charlottesville, l4s. night
HYDRAUIIoN STEAM FIRE ENGINE Co
called meeting OF the lydrau'ion Steam Fire
E0glne Cnmnany was held Tuesday nigh. last,
with NJ. j. WatcfDisn, foreman, in tho chair.
and JOHN Lannon. Secretary.
II. i. CGrnc. WIN. G. Simpson ard Samuel
ionnesSon worc appointed committee to pro-
pare appropriate rcsouiions 10 regard TO the
dcntb OF President Garfield.
1t was ordered that tho engine aud hose car
rlago OF the company hr trGped il mourning
for thirty days.
Six cots wGro oldVH far oirr,bos WHO do,
hro to sleep Of tho cDgiuu house
Dix plpcmpn WGTt ClDoCI M ,)lnu4 II
w. PottIt. w. II. UumphIi0a W. NJ Mills.
}. Elliott. Frank Eotwislo and .. N. Kirby.
Alter tho transaction OF some routine husi~
nesd tho meeting odlCuTned.
The PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. IL was stated
in yesterdays Gazette that Wee Fforch Con
sal Ii. Briorc, at Baltimore. had written TO tho
Custom lousc, IN this city, asking information
az tn the depth o! water nGnr tho WharvoI and
IN Tic cAhnn%l OF tD Eivci, !hO pTi:A oil piiolaRo
hnd toThGc, and pn;t charges. Tho in!urna-
llon. which IL desired tor ship brokers in
France. has been iurnsird i,s Mr. |. l.. John
son. tho Delu y Collector a ii tIe ror!, m fol-
lows:
depth OF W4ltr ropcri|l i, tho channel cn
Alexandria harbor, & fab; ms; depth hi Wa!vrs,
IL TO 20 icet, at luw tide, .;,i will 10 maize
deeper Il hu-,no'5 reqrlIcs l. PilOtirg q mat.
ter OF contract bctwoua naster nai poi; t0@-
ago to bay water. - TO ! milo : mis- lcr too
40 cargo; toSagn ~ i.lias. nN.!c7 # c.rif,c.
between masters
RELIGIOUS. The Southern UhGlch..ic..faf.:
The interesting address dolly red by De. fsck
ard at tho C0naGcla ilOu vi las nc1 chapul IS tEu
SOminarY has boon prGtud Around Seminary
Hill, the memories Of IL lie tiIn1 c.iux - i:,u
reverend and Beloved brother vino promo uIord
1t. Aud Tlth al tho tCndCr lows Ok bis hear,
no has told Us Of iiru paat - iDl vi beauty aad
goodness.
Rev. FraLk Stiopi:liUyg hsa resigned tlo :go.
torshlp OF tic churuhcsin pGW5stsu end s2s
been appointed by tive Diocesan Missionary 20
oley. missionary et large. which I'll hope Re
will tC,8Dt. Bat the iao5 Is thnt ~ Las ,:wa.s
pcon missionary at !a9Gc, I'D tais arp3ic.-
ment IS only IN oCc0rGanc3 with lis y?ei h0Own
principles. &c permit 20 vacant cAGroI i;1 hi
neighborhood 10 be without religious a2zvic,.
POLICE NEWs-Iho Major hsd bet5ra hjrI
this morning WitllsG Gary. iJr bsing diuut,
and dlstrderlg; white woman namCd Simn5,
for drunkcnncss; a small cOlorcd hey for vagrsa
cy. and Th0mas SimiDgtou. tho reJoilious
sailor. William Gary YES foed s. snd dis
charged; the Slams woman Was discharged
with reprimsDd; tho col0rcd boy was 6ischGrs
ca upon The promise 10 stay 10 tie L0uS) 81
hight; SlmluSton wag seat 70 a! until Ii0 voa-
sol to which he belonged. tic Elm Ci.y, wss
ready to sail
John BaiIy, tho man committed to jail yes.
to-day Tor refusing to pay a foo or s.. WAS 10
day, upon the payment OF tho iin9, released.
PossUM Hall. RENTED. MIR. Il. l.. Pill
lips. OF this city. has reocd the house kaown es
Postum Hall, ut Fox Ferry on tho cppo ito
SIDE OF the river. with tho privilege OF Leasing
the Wherf snd water irnc, from the Grs. oi
April next when tho Icasn Of Mr. Wheat,
the owner OF the steamer Virginia. ,urs GU.
The trade between this city and tho Maryland
shore will be conducted hereafter by foot b3eis
under the control OF Mr.. Phillips, who cxptols
next snmmer TO opou pleasure resort on the
opposite side Ct tho river.
TIE Cor. TRADE.-Tho shipments from tho
mines OF tho Cumberland coal region for tho
weak ending Saturday, September H. were
~ bl" tons. and for tho year 10 that date 45l =
-: Tons, decTeaso Of 81 40 tons AS compared
with The corresponding period of Il 80. Tho
shipments to tho Chesapeake and Ohio canal
were Tor tho wceE, 5 IS tons; for tho yesr 3D.
40 Ions decrease OF los, 1i2 tons as compared
with last year.
lHE CANM"-Hoats from Cumberland com
tnc arriving hero to day by tho canal. Thu
III: .. boothe, tho head Of tho fleet Of boats
detained Tor several weeks past at the law watrr
points Oh the eaoal c,mo in first, followed bv n
plumber OF others. Boats arc being loaded nj
Cumberland and it is expected cosl will oon.
tlluo to arrive here daily.
I ORDlNA1IoN.-Rov L. NJ. Whiulc, d. u
Will, at Chris! Church. 10 this city, to morrow
lnorplog at eleven O'Clock. ordaiD RcvS Edwin
4 II. Wellmsn and William Ware Kmbsll, dca.
Gnus. otbe priesthood. Rev. Joseph Packard
8 ID. d., will preach tho ordination sermon.
q TEMpERANCE.-Rov.T T. L. Poulscn will do.
i,ver special address on temperslco at the
81 lt"fnrm Club room to morrow night
81 % Tuesday hight next Rev. q. T. FIippt
IA Will address the members Of Golden Light
81 Lodge of Good Templsrs.
READY FOR ACrIoN. Monday mornin.