Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-14

For this section fair weather, followed ton gs't
by light rains slowly falling temperature, v-iGef
tuesday, with westerly Winds
YESTERDAY was real summers day, !he
srn shining brightly and the mercury run
ming way up in he eighties. The city was
,isited by many strangers, the boats ard
trains being crowded with passengers Cd
very trip. TIE churches all had large con-
rrocstons. aud in the evening the cemete-
and suburb resorts were visited by
crowds OF siroiIers. while the streets were
tb,orged with pedestriens. The day was
On orderly Que, the police making but few
arrasts.
al st Mary's Church yesterday morning
at o'clock nineteen boys and tsn girls, the
latter beautifully attired in white, with
,yhite waits aud wreath s Of white flowers
nnon their heads, made their first commu-
mon. and ut D m reneW ed their hap!iFmal
vors Rev. Father o Kane. the pastor,
made them brief bat impressive address in
tha moruing, ca which occasion he ar
nonnred that ov-r 100 children and some
sdnl.s would be confirmed by Bishop Van
de V,ger next Sunday morning at o'clock,
and that al S o'clock en- that evening r, :
csu!ion to tne Bishop, on the occasion of his
first visitation, would te given at the new
I.yccum hail under the auspices Of CON :
mirtee of gentlemen appointed by the VAR
Gus Catholic societies OF the city.
PERSONAL j. s. Mosby has been
Ar. ototad commissioner of the Grand Lot
.erg of Juarez under the management of
the Mexican international Banking Com
gsFy.
.gt,,isaetl an account Of skiilful surgi.
cal oaeta. ion rerfcrmed by Dr.. w. A.
,..arriaI, fcro:eslY OF this city, who Is eur
paofl [or fia e. K & e. aid The o. and w.
lai,soada FOR theI c0uaty.
Hon T. @. Lester, member OF Congress
lrcm me DAavI!e district yesterday preact-
Ell an interesting sermon at the Primitive
R4n.ist Ghufch 20 the largest congregation
Tia. has attended that church for some time
lIrgsrs. W. A. smoot and D Il. Appich left
saturday for q short visit to the formers
fsrm in K,ng George county.
MIS- Mary a White is quite i'll at the
re.iCence OF Mrs. J. i. Hill.
poLICE REponT.-Last ni9hS was clear
euG mild with two dodgers AMI five prisoners
"! the station house.
TIE MAYO, this morning disposed of the
following cases:
FL. summers, colored. detained at the
station house by Justice Lovfjoy, was sent
10 i4i 10 default OF the payment OF line
imposed for assault.
Thomas Fair, colored, arrested by officers
Price and Simpson for being drunk and dis
orderly. was fined S. or given GO days IN
Jail
young man, arrested by officer Bsttis
II. Irnf md
i'enn, arrested by officers Arlington and
Simpson or the same charge, were disml5s eo
FOR want of evidence,
VIZ. Mankin, arrested by officer Belts
for an assault on Thos. Bayue, aud Ella
Penn by officer Price for being drunk and
disorGerly, and Emanuel Corbin, colored,h by
officer Price far being drunk on the street,
were fiaed 81 so each.
Susan Skeitou, colored, arrested By officers
McCuen aud Hayes for contempt Of court,
WAS dismissed on payment of COSTS
Jns. Ford, coIored tramp, arrested by
officers HOwison aud Sherwood, was sent
out OF the city.
Jas Murphy, arrested by officer TIGER for
an assault ou A. H BaQgett, was tiued 81 90.
Corporation CouRT.-Judge j. X. M
Norton presiding The grand jury with
Mr. J. W. Green as toremao, after being
duly charged returned true bills against J.
T. Brooks, Richard Cooper and Gsorge Boi-
ton, all ooiored. indicted for breaking toto
the store of Mr.. w. P. Graves, and not true
bill against S,las Johnson. indicted for
breaking Into the store OF Mr. Thos. Lsn-
noa The grand jury wss then dismissed.
". u Chichester was appointed meat in-
spector for this city.
f. G.. Swaine qualified az guardian OF the
i've children of the late ]. H. Wilson.
r. Payne qualified as administrator d.
81 ii. of Frank keliey. deceased.
Stetefeld5 VS.. Zimmerman, placed on
stet docket.
W. A. smoot & Co Us Arlington Brick
Machine Co., final dscree.
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
HUNTING FOR GEOLOGICAL SPEcIMENs.-
The tbied annual geological expedition,
under the direction of DR.. William B. Clark,
associate in geology in the Johns Hopkins