Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.
To day occurs the vernal equinox.

10 day occur5 the yernal equinox.
Mr.. William Herbert has been appointed 6
Notary Pub ic for this city.
a number of soldiers from Sheridan's Point
were in the city yesterday.
The Boston Baseball Club passed through
this city yesterday evening going South for
practice.
The receipts of fish are increasing. To-day
herring sold at $8a1O per thousand, and skad
at $l2s2O per hundred.
A number Of carrier pigeons were brought
here yesterday from Washington and liberated
at the corner of King and Royal streets.
Rev. and Mrs. J. r. Irvine will continue
the evangelistic meetings at tho First Presby.
ter.an Church every evening this week.
Col. Arthur Herbert will continue his read.
ings OF the history of the seventeenth Vir-
ginia Regiment az Lea Camp Hall tonight
The schooner J. P Robinson with 900
bushels of corn from Machodtc arrived to-,
day, consigned to Messrs. j. T. & ]. G. Beck.
ham.
a meeting of the Father Mathew Total
Abs lnerc Society was hell in st. Marys
Hal yest 'rday evening at which several an.
ddates were admitted 10 membership.
Yesterday was an unusually quiet Sunday.
The churches were q vel attended and the
Ususl numhe- of people were on the streets.
The temperature was mild and springlike.
The Alexandria Light Infantry will hold
regular drill and meeting tonight. The
company will shortly be put through the new
skirmish III )vement5 and other field exercises
The Town Council of Falls Church has au-
thorized reward of 500 for the capture of
ba hn I'm o1ar -tof md
Terretts jewelry ttore, at that place, on last
Thursday night.
There is much complaint on the part of the
citizens of Warrenton and the travelling pub
lie regarding the present schedule and accom-.
Southern Railway.
The partnership OF Sch-einer and Baker
has been dissolved, Mr.. SchreDer withdraw
ing The cid store on King street, near Fair
fax street, is beicg re6tted, and will be occu-
pied by Mr.. Schriener.
Dr.. &c rye Clinton Hubb'rd, an assistant
surgotn in the United States navy, took his
life at the government asylum for the in.
sane near Washington, yesterday, by chok-
ing himself with dressing gown cord.
Bart Cooper, a truck farmer, who lives
near Waterford. Loudoun county, was swim
died out OF 80. oO on Saturday 1T the C,Dtre
Market in Washington by stranger who
borrowed that sum from HIM under pretense
that he int nded to purchase the farmers
supply of butter.
The evangelistic services tonight at the
First Pres byterian Church will commence at
s O'clock. Rey. J. E Irvine has tcen re.
quoted to preach on What is the True
criptural Experience of Sanctil cation -
He will preach Tonight therefore on "Mis.
taken Notions about Sanctifcation."
Thousands of people, including many from
this city, hocktd to the Washington navy
yard yesterday to get glimpse of the dyna.
mite cuiser Vesuvius, which is at the
wharf und, rgoing some nee ssary re. airs.
outrary to expectations few persons were
permitted to 60 abe ard the little vessel.
Bev Father Cutler announced ct St. Mary
Church yesterday that soma time before the
close of the month he would celebrate high
requiem mass for the reposo OF the souls Of
III 1se who lost lh 'ir lives on the o. S. battle.
ship Maine in Havana hail or. He rsquestc
every member of the congregation to be
present.
Mr.. Jacob Brill has on draught Eyans's
HUDSON n. Y, cream ale, which is very fine