Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-23
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LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
For saturday fair weather is indicated for the
districts bordering on the Atlantic with no decld'
81 ,hargcs in temperature.
Coon FRIDAY SERVICES The services at
= Nsry's Church this morning were of a
v.rv impressive character and were attend
Il by u very large congregation. The altar
WAS bare, the door of the tabernacle open,
snI The candles unlt. Rev. Father De-
Wolf. in black vestments, with six attend.
ans. then came in and Frustrated himself
granville at the foot of the altar steps. He
then went up to the altar and read portions
n the 6!h chapter of Hosea (called by Cath
oli,s Osee), Sd chapter of Habacuc, 18TH
chsnter of Exodus, l39th Psalm and 18th
onl 10Th chapte OF st. Johns Gospel. At
,rs words, "And Jesus, crying out with
land voice, gave up the ghost" the entire
,,nrrepa,ion knelt with bowed heads for a
short time. Prayers for the Church, the
Pam, the bishops, the clergy, the catechu-
mems or children under inst uction, for all
s;,k rersons and persons in distress and
lancer. fer all heretics, schismatics, Jews ana
naUnn4 were theu chanted. ANA Inc cross,
covered with black, was taken from lts
n,,cn on tie tabernacle &Id snlemnly I'M
coveted. lh" Irritating priest repeating
,,,r.,. ,;mrs Behold the wood VI the cross
mon which the Saviour OF the world hung.
Then he and all the clergy and attendants,
euch kuccling three times, approached the
altar steps, aud reverently passed the rep
r.senta,ions of tho wounds Of our Lord on
nm cruelty. After this the Host, placed
Yesterday in The decorated repository, was
brought back in solemn procession ana re-
ceiyed nv the celebrant, ana the services
ware ended. To morrow morning al SIX
o'clock the blessing of tho now lire, OF the
naschal can !:c, which burns during mass at
f. ,ster time. aud of he bap'lsmai iont taxes
nl.r.. and M he "Gloria in Excelsis" of the
mass the bells, which have been silent since
Yesterday, will peal out the welcome to
Ester. Services were also held at Christ
Church ut eleven o'clock, when the lessons
snpropria,e to the day were read and SER
mon delivered by Rev. II. Suter. Services
will he held at ST. Paul'j Church this even
ing ut ! o'clock, and at Grace Church at
80 o'clock.
ELorEMENT-I.ast night while police Of
f,ers Arnold and Martin were traverslng
their beat in the northwestern part OF the
city their attention was attracted to
woman who was hurrying in the direction
ofthe A. & F. r. w. depot. The officers
followed her and ascertained that it was
Mrs. Staples, wife of the man who had been
sentenced to the penitentiary for bigamy by
the Cupeper Court, but who was pardoned
BY the Governor day or two ago. Staples
himself, rather dismembered, soon afterward
appeared on the scene, and demanded that
the officers take his wife in custody, as he
affirmed she was about to elope with man
named Pat. flanagan. flanagan also made
his appearance at this juncture, together
with number of others who had been at
tracted by the commotion. The officers de-
cned to intercept the woman at Staples
request, and it is generally beloved that she
and flanagan took the midnight train for
Washington. The woman in question is
Staples legitimate wife, her husband, it
will ne remembered, having been arrested
in CuIueuer some time ago about ten min
uias after he had taken unto himself sec
oud wife. He VAS tried at the latter place,
and, az stated. sentenced TO the penitentlary,
but, owing to i'll health, the mandate OF the
court was not Immediately carried out, and
before the violated law against having more
than one partner to the joys and sorrows OF
this planet could be justified Staples was
hardened by Governor Lee and came to this
CITY which was his former home. DE
sought his bona tide wife and insisted that she
should live with him again, which demanc
she resoluely resisted, it is said, and inform
ed her reCrennt husband that she intended
selling all the household effects and take bel
child Ia boy) and leave the city, which pro
gramme, from the events of last night, she
seems 10 have carried out.
The G.. & o. CANAL.-A special meeting
Of tho directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal was held at Baltimore yesterday. II
was stated that the actual damages to the
canal BY the recent freshets will be from
$4,000 to $50, 900, independent OF the dam
which will cost about $4,000 more. The
board adopted resolution approving the
action of President Baughman in baving al
ready begun the necessary repairs TO put
the work in condition for business. 1t is ex.
pecteh that there will be water in the canal
hy May 10. after which the towpath will
have to be improved The following reso-
luton was adopted That an adjourned
meeting of the board be held in Washing
ton, April 81, 1856, at II o'clock, at the
Arlington HOTEL that the presidents of the
coal companies, who use the chesapeake
and Ohio Canal for shipments Of coal, be re-
quested to confer with the board at that
meeting, and that the board will be happy
to see at the same meeting any holders OF
bonds under the acts of 1914 and 1875, OF
the trustees representing said hoEdholders
so that they may be informed concerning
the condition OF the canal, and any action
of the board relating thereto. Ii was stated
by the directors that number OF parties
interested urged the board to maintain the
caualsso that shipments may ba continued
At the meeting to be held in Washington
it is understood that the salo of some Of the
repair bonds, in order to make the necessary
repairs, will he considered.
HAnEAs CoRPUs.-The Court of Appeals
to-day issued writ of habeas corpus IN the