Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-18

flag Oh Washington school building was
lowered to half mast.
CITY SCHOOL BoARD.-At meeting of
the City School Board held at the Office of
the Alexandria Water Co., at u M. to-day,
Col. Francis L. Smith was elected chairman
pro tenn, and after few brief words ex
pressive of his attachment to the late chair
man as q pupil and as man, Supernten-
dent Carne offered the following
God, in His inscrutable providence, hav.
ing called from among us cur late chairman,
and the members of this board feeling most
deeply the loss they in common with the peo-
pie of Alexandria and OF the Commonwealth
have sustained, 1t is hereby unanimously
Resolved, That in the death of Charles
Edward Stuart, Virginia has lost faithful
and devoted son; Alexandria a wise and
public spirited citizen the public school
system TN earnest and Jealous supporter,
and The members of this board, individually,
constant and faithful friend.
RcSOlUed That the members of the board
offer their sincere sympathy to the widow
aud crphaus of the deceased, praying that
He who alone can comfort all sorrows will
pour the balm of his consolation into their
bleeding hearts and strengthen them to bear
| their irreparable loss.
Resoired, That the board will attend as
body the funeral of Its deceased Chairman
this evening.
Resulted, That copy of these resolutions
be transmitted to Mrs. Stuart, under the
seal OF the board, and that they be publish
ed in the city papers.
PERSONAL Charles Leaohman, oi
Prince William county, son of Mr. j L.
Laacbman, aud Miss Salie Shirley, daughter
of Mr.. Charles Shirley, were married at
Trinity M. E. Church last night, by Rev.
Mr.. Bishop, and after the ceremony left
for trip to the north.
The marriage of Mr.. Robert l.. Bentley,
of Baltimore, sou of the late R. N. Bentley
of Leesburg, to Miss NJ. G. Myer. is announ-
ced to take place next Wednesday, the Oath
inst. at ROLAND" the residence of the
brides mother, near Pikesville, Baltimore
county, Md.
Mr.. Henry Strauss, who has been confued
10 his home by sickness for the past few
days is much better to-day.
Mr.. J. c. Mlburn Is quite sick and is con-
fined to his home.
Miss Minnie Young, of Baltimore, ia visit
ing her brother, Rev. w. ]. Young of This
city.
Cards are out for the marriage of Rev.
Carter Page, rector of Christ Church, Cores
vile, Loudoun. county, to Miss Mamie Ban.
bury, daughter of Col. VIM. Giddings, of
that county, on the 25sh at Christ Church.
Rev. VIM. Dnwiddie will preach at the
Fret Presby terian Church tonight.
State Auditor Marye, Col. ]. Bell Bigger,
Clerk of the House of Delegates; Hon.
John S Barbour and Judge J s. Diggs, were
10 the city Today to attend the funeral of
the late Charles Z Stuart.
AT ST.. MARY's CHURCH this morning,
the services were of deeply impressive
character. At the Gloria In Excelsis the
bells were all rupg and the organ pealed
its loudest notes. but during the rest OF the
| Macs soft voices, unaccompanied, rendered
| the music and the strokes of q wooden clap
| DER supplied the music Of the bells. As
usual, second Host was consecrated, 10
serve for the celebrant tomorrow, the only
| day in the year on which no mass is said,
| and was conveyed In procession to beantl.
| fully decorated repository to the left Of the
altar on which q hundred glitterng tapers
shone. Before the procession of surpliced
acolytes walked q score OF little girls In
white, their heads covered with wells end
bearing caskets of flowers which they
strewed on the way aud behind the acolytes
with their burning light; preceded by tbs
yelled cruci6x came the pastorin vestments
of cloth of gold, bearing the Host, which
was continually incensed by two thurifers
who walked backwards before it. AT the
| conclusion of the ceremonies the altar was
stripped of its ornaments and covering in
memory of the stripping of our Lord when
he was cruciad.
PoLICR REPoRT-Lsst night was cool
and rainy till about II o'clock. There were
three prisoners and five dodgers at the station
house.
The Mayor this morning disposed OF the
following cases:
Emma Douglass and Catharine Timbers,
colored, arrested by officer Young for disor.
" conduct, were fined 81 so each, and Will
liam Coleman, arrested on the same charge,
was discharged
VIM. Petite, arrested by officer Henry for
disorderly conduct, was discharged for want
of evidence.
GooD FRIDAY.-To morrow will be Good
Friday, the most solemn day in the church
calendar, and is commemorated for being
the day on which the Saviour OF mankind
was crucified The services on this day will
he of the most solemn character and in the
Catholic churches the affairs will be draped
in black and the music hushed. Services
will he held in this city IS follows: ST
Mary's Church at S a. M, and 1880 p m.
St. Pau's at 5 p. m. Christ at IL a. M
Grace at g. m. and p. M; German Lutn'
eran at II a. ~. and at the NJ. Il. Church
South, ats p. m.
OPERA HoUsE-Mr. John Wilds musical farce
company will appear at the Opera House tonight
in Running Wild" This is tho second time Inns
season that this excellent company has appeared
h,rc snd al! who attond are promised delight
| ful enter tainment.
FlsH-Since yesterday about 100 600 herring
and 500 shsd have arrived at Fishtown. Herring
sold at $4s5 per thousand and shad at Sl6a22
war ham "a