Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-23
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TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER %.
LOCAL MATTERS.

For the Middle Atlantic States, i'iir III '''I
southern part, partly cloudy "'a'ns. %'a
local rains in the northern pare, Var'a INl
u,;nds nearly stationary temperature. For
We'd nasdav warmer partly cloudy weather
and 10 cal rains are indicated.
yyrnn1~c BELLs.-Seldom has laler
buiaaI soane eraced chancel or gratiiied an
oasa,,bIv than the wedding ceremony in st.
c:ooroe's Church on Wednesday evening,
Sentember 18th, of Miss Betty Amhler Fitz-
HIGH and Mr.. John w. Daniel The church
was beautiful with floral adjoining and soft
ened radiance, glowing with light and color,
and music's SWELL as the rich organ and
glad trumpet tones filled the building and
floated on the air, soft, silvery, sweet as
summer dream and glad as IT'S awaken
ing-uutil the prelude of expectancy chahS-
ed to the wedding march and the iCremoss
ushers entered the main aisle, preceding the
bridal train The order of entrance and ar
ranrement made beautiful picture on the
broad chancel, with its crimson carpeting,
bright gas jets, and grouping plants and
palms. There were ten fair bridesmaids
and ten handsome ushers: Carter II. Filz-
Hugh and John Il. Ficklen, first, and im-
mediately after, Misses Belle Little and
Mamie Phillips; next, T. G. Daniel and
Douglas III. Knox, Misses Mamie Fllz-
Hugh and Lizzie Carmichael; David >.
Forbes and James 5. Knox, Misses Mary
Little and kalic Martin DR.. I. :. Roy and
Willie Daniel. Misses A;irc F.IZiluGh and
Nellie Carmichael: A. X. Phillips, Jr., and
VIM. a. Little Jr., Misses Mamie Little
and Nrty FltZhugh men the bride anu
groom, who st"uG hcucati the brilliant
chandelier w.r;,.iicd with flowers, whiie
the sacred ctrcmouy bound two lives Ill one
forevermore. Again the glad music peaied
out in Coronation March as the Deheuic-
ton ended, the bridal train of attendants
reversing the order Of entrance, each brides
maid being escorted by her groomsman, an
attractive and picturesque exchange and
effect. Amid the numberess congratua-
lions and good wishes, the welded pair left
On the evening train for their home in Sails
bury. n. G.. May the future bear with IL
ever the "linked sweetness which bound
together love and memory in the beauty OF
their bridal fredericksburg NrwS.
The Standard says: Mr.. Daniel is the son
of MIR. f. Gushing Daniel, member OF the
celebrated Daniel family, of this State, and
:, nephew of the late Il. Il. Daniel. Miss
FitzHugh is the daughter of Mr.. VIM. H.
FitzHugh, formerly one of the leading law
yers in this city"
Mr.. Daniel formerly lived in this city
where he has hosts of warm friends, who
will mingle their congratulations with those
in Fredericksburg and elsewhere, on the oc-
ca,ion of the happiest event of his life, and
wish his bride and himself happy and
prosperous voyage through life.
FlRE.-The alarm Of fire sounded about
eight o'clock this morning was caused by
the partial burning of the two brick houses
ON .oulh ST. Asaph street, occupied respec'
tivev by Mr. +. G. Graham and Rev. WIN.
Dinwiddie. The fire is supposed TO nave
originated from defective Hue III the
kitchen of the house occupied by Mr.. era
ham and before the flames could DO extln-
ruishrd they had spread to the root OF the
hons. and also IT, the one occupied by Mr..
Dinwiddie The back buildings of both of
the houses We're badly damaged by lire anu
the hollses themselves so flooded as to rem
der them untcnanable. The frame house
adjoining on the south. owned and occupied
nv Mr.. J. J. Jameson, was, by the ell1rts oil
the fireman, saved without heinS Scorcheu.
The hous,, occupied by MIR. Graham belong
ed to Strother Morton, aud was Insured IN
the Virginia State Insurance Company. oi
which Messrs. Janney and Wartield are the
agents in this city, for 81 900. The damage
TO the house is estimated at 500, but Mr..
Graham's furniture. &c, which was damaged
hr water and from being so huriicdIy moved,
was uninsured. The dwelling occupied by
Mr.. Dinwid,,ic (who with his family is alb
cent from the city, belongs to the trustees
Of the Second Presbyterian Church and was
insured i'm the National Insurance Company
of Baltimore, Of which McsSrs Wise \ GO.
are the Alexandria agents, for 5000. Inc
damage to this house is estimated at ShOo,
but MIR. Dnwiddie, like his neighbor, did
not have his furniture or library insured.
Owing 10 the reported scarcity OF water tne
Hydrnulion engine was delayed in getting
10 work. having to try several plugs before
it could secure the necessary supply. This
left the major portion Of the work TO the
Columbia and the fire being confined TO the
back part of the buildings rendered access
to it difficult hence the work OF subdlllns
the flames was prolonged and tedious The
tiremen. assisted Ivy the police and citizens
generally did all in their power TO save the
property, and owing to their strenuous ex-
ertions comparatively little was lost The
line library of Rev. Mr.. Dinwiddle,, when
embraced the greater part of that of the late
DIR. Bledsoe. was saved with but little in
Jury. Mr.. Graham had one of his hands
badly burnt ut the fire.
GHOST SToRY.-The Editors Drawer" OF
Hwper's Magazine for October contains the
following:
Every one about Alexandria, Virginia. before
the late war, knew Captain Charley p. and
MANY knew him to their sorrow, for he was an
invcterate joker (says correspondentl FOOT
fellow, saw the notice of his death in Memphis
in the papers of last week, and that made me
think of what am going to write During Tue
war he was clerk for Captain W, VINO was
depot uuartormaster, in charge of the collins IN
the city of Richmond for the Confederate govern
mcnt The office was in the rear of store house
and the front of the house was filled with coihns
One warm Sunday morning IN summer oap. on
p tboupbt that he would take q wash ana
ru, on a change of clothing. The office oeing