Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-02
A WAR RELIC.

MT. w u. j. nOmhS mas SOOWD us
copy of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE OF
March Sd, 1864. 1t was published ny
Edgar Snowden, jr.. and is only l92x
Is! inches in size. Then, as now, ID
GAZETTE WAS Dequivocal in the eX
preston OF its views, and its war news
had decided southern tendency. Ii
contained an account of Custer's raid
TO Charlottesville and his defeat and
retreat; also a spec CD by Lewis Mcken-
zie in contested election case in th-
rump legis!a ure, in which he express
ed strongly his we'll known union senti-
ments. TIE paper also states that
Henry Irwin, of Co. D, - b Lii
nois cavalry, has been tried by court
martial convened within the lines Of
The army of the Potomac upon the
charge of highway robbery, and dis
honorably dismissed from the service
with the loss of all pay and allow
ances, and to be confined at hard labor
for two years. 1t appears from the evil
dence of the court that on the 9th day
of November last, Irwin rode up to Mr..
Enoch Fairfax and lady. when on the
Fairfax road near rAnnandale, Va, and,
drawing his pistol, demanded their
money, saying he was one of Mosby's
men. The parties above named, in
fear of bodily harm, delivered TO Irwin
II roll of money amounting to about
$50"
The paper speaks of the drunken
and disorderly conduct of two federal
lieuteDants on the ferryboat and of re
ports of 'garroting" and robbery on
lower King street. 1t also says
Among the prisoners recently re-
leased in Richmond, and who have ar
rived ut Fortress Monroe under flag of
truce was Col. Daniel F. Dulany, cap
tured by the Confederates some time
since, near this place He has been
exchanged for Col. Crochet of the Con-
federste army"
Notwithstanding the excitement in-
cident to the war, subscriptions were
being made among the citizens in aid
OF the Alexandria Orphan Asylum and
Female Free School
The death was chronicled of Lieut..
J. w. Davis, late of Mosby's command,
at Kslorama Hospital, near Washing
ton. in the 9th year of his age. The
paper also says
"Gen. w. 81. F. Lee, of the Confed-
crate army, recently confined at For
tress Lafayette, has been released
from that place and reached Baltimore
yesterday en- route to Fortress Monroe
TO be exchanged. AS he passed
through Baltimore he stated his belief
that general exchange would take
place."
Other items of interest are:
"a distribution of salt took place in
Richmond last week, each family being
furnished with 20 pounds at 10 cents
per pound"
''The town elections in several of tie
towns in the western part of New York,
Troy, Lockport, Oswego, sc, have re-
suited in favor of the democrats.
But the most interesting, if not the
most remarkable article is the one with
reference to the Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church then in
session in Washington. IL must have
made the sinners" grin, as an evidence
of Christian charity. The article state d
that
"Ysrious resolution were offered
in relation to secession, the var, the
oath of allegiance, &C., and referred to
a committee. When the subject OF
preachers was taken up and the name
of Mr.. Bull was called as supernn-
nuatei preacher, he made statement
that his residence was in Baltimore.
he said he understood there were some
statements to be made against him, and
be wanted to hear them before he left
the room.
"Mr. Phelps desired to know wheth
er MIR. Bull had worshipped in the
Methodist church in Alexandria.
"Mr. Bull said he had not and hoped
he never would.
"Mr. Speake asked Mr., Bull if he had
not pre ached to the seceders from the
church in Alexandria.
"Mr. Bull replied that he bad, but he
could not understand why a man should
be taken to task for preaching the gos-
pei anywhere and to any people.
"Rey. E. z. Phelps said he thought 1t
did matter where man preached, Tor
if his preaching to 3 certain congrega-
ton threw weight ofinhuence against
the country and the government, the
act was certainly repreheDsible. AS to
the assertion that those to whom MIR.
Bull had preached had taken the oath
of allegiance, Mr.. Phelps held that that
amounted to nothing, for man who
would raise his hand to tear down his
government would not hesitate TO per
lure. Mr.. Phelps desired to know of
Mr. Bull whether he would do better in
the future, etc"
Mr.. Bulls answer was to the effect
that he could not worship in the Meth
odist church in Alexandra unless there
was a radical change among the leading
men of the church. He had strong
sympathies iu the matter and his self
respect would not allow him TO worsnip
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