Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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Dir. G. S. Ellis, secretary, advertises
an important State debt notice to-day.
The Alexandria Musical Association
Will give an excursion to River View on
the 10Th.
On Sunday last IL persons were adj
.nittcd TO Trinity NJ. E. Church on pro-
bation-14 young ladies and 3 gentle
men.
The excise board has approved the
application of George Benson for a
license to sell liquor at the corner Of
King street and the Strand.
Rev. Father James Getting, S. j., of
White Marsh, Prince Georges county,
Nd, died at Georgetown College on
Saturday at the age of so years.
Mr.. Craven Peyton in attempting to
board train at the south end of the
Long bridge yesterday evening fell
through the trustle and was badly hurt.
Mr.. Ernest Herbert laughs at the re-
port that he attempted suicide yester-
day by taking laudanum. He says he
frequently has to take laudanum when
suffering with pain.
Judge Keith has refused to enjoin the
city from making deed for a lot on
Princess street, between Royal and Fair
fax. formerly belonging to Theo. iced
and recently sold TO w. II. Smith for
taxes.
Miss Cordelia II. Dyer, daughter of
the late Francis Dyer, and sister Of the
late John F. Dyer of his city, died in
Washington on Saturday, and to-day
her remains were brought here fer in
terment.
During storm last week two cows
belonging to Mr. j. N. Johnson, of this
city, were struck by lightning on his
farm III Prince William county, and
killed. They were insured in the Fair
fax Mutual Company.
The usual number of accidents from
the explosion of powder occurred in
this city yesterday, but fortunately
none was very serious. Among those
who were burned were Messrs Lewis
Adams and Edward Shock.
The schooner Strann, whose captain,
J. C. Marshall, is now rapidly recover
ing from smallpox, on Saturday even
ing weighed anchor Off Fort Foot and
cruised about the river for some time.
She finally came to anchor again off
Jones's Point where she is now lying.
On Saturday Drs. 7. NJ. Jones and w.
R. Purvis. of this city, assisted by DR..
Taylor, of the Children's Hospital of
New York city, performed very diff
cult but in every way successful oper-
alton upon the infant child of Mr.. J.
Brooke Arnold
Frank w. Heygster, tried for the
murder of John I. Horrigan, was &C
quilted in Washington on Saturday, the
jury following the precedents of scores
of American juries and determining that
an injured husband may STAY the COM
panion in guilt of his wife.
A democratic meeting was held at
Grange Camp, Fairfax county, yester-
day, at which speeches were made by
memhers Of Congress Long, of Texas;
Alexander, Of North Carolina You
mans, of Michigan Boatncr, of Louisi-
ana, and f. E. Meredith, of Virginia.
r. e, Lee Camp, Confederate Vete.
rams, held its regular monthly meeting
last night, Commander w. a. Smoot
presiding, when three new members
were elected. The committee on uni
form reported the progress made in
their work and other business of a pri-
vate nature was transacted.
The committee selected to provide for
the building fund of ST Mary's Church
held a session at the Lyceum Hall Sun
day, Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow in the chair,
and arranged for monthly collectionsin
aid of that fund A plan of the new
church front and extension was exhibit
ed in the vestibule of the church and
attracted much attention.
The corner stone Of Mount Jezreel
(colored) Church, on north Payne street;
was laid Sunday evening The church.
has been built for sometime. The cor
nerstone was laid by the colored Free
Masons, John Montgomery, deputy
grand master ofthe grand lodge ofcolor-
ed Masons of Virginia, performing the
Masonic ceremonies, and Rev. VIM
Gray, Of Washington, preached a SER
mon on the occasion. A large crowd of
colored people attended.
The sun now rises about Ais o'clock
and sets about 40 o'clock, making the
days somewhat over 10 hours in length
Before the month closes we shall find
that our daylight has been reduced by
an hour from what it was at the time of
the summer solstice, There is differ
ence in defamation of ) degrees as the
sun moves toward the equator and his
speed visibly increases at the end ofthe
month, his motion then being three
times as rapid as it is to-day.