Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-29
By Yesterday EVENING" Malls.

RAILROAD M~EEIING.--Ihc annual meeting
Of the Stockholders Of the Winchester and
Potomac Rail Road vas held at the Court
House, In this town. on Saturday last.
The Report Of t1e President Was read and
adopted.
On motion of Robert Y. Conrad. esq. W.
L Clark, esq. was unanimously Reelected
PresideD,--and joseph Ii. Saerr.rd, ii. NJ.
Brent, William b. Baker, aud John n. Bell,
Directors.
The salary OF the Presidcn. was reduced to
80 600 per annum, aud tree tickets abolished.
The following axe the Directors on the part
of the State: James p. Rely, Andrew Hun
ter, and Robert Is. liJli,jay.
TIE report Of tue President shows that the
Road, notwithstanding the collapse III the
general affairs Of the ctun;y during the last
twelve months, has maintained a prosperity
equal to tue highest hopes of its friends
Winchester ~Tirginidn.
ELEcrIoN.-The following gentlemen were
elected officers in the SSH REGIMENT, on Sat
urday last:
LIST Battalion, S5,h Rcginent.-Cap'ain
Samuel g. Francis; Lleuls. Cumber!ofd u.
Florence, JonD W. Alison. Capt.. VIM NJ.
Bragg: Lieuts. Thos. b Fiuks, John b. Hen
drick. Capt. Jas. A Fisher; L!euts j. NJ.
Able. Charles c. Rose. Capt. John d.
Scrugss; Lisuts. Robert Coops, Thomas T..
LunsfDrd.
I'd Battalion.--Capt. Duncan James;
Licu.s. John NJ. Martin, John n. Rector
H. n. w iior. ,nntS AtiypU Il
Jones, Henry B. Jones. Capt. John Vel
shire; cuts. Thos. A. Lee, John + Barber.
Capt. X. w. Downman; Lleuts. Simuel II.
Bolts, John Eustace - Warrent0H Whig.
TIE Exhibition Of the Charles County AZ
ricultural Society, announced to take place
10 November, has been postponed. lac
cause which led to this postponemeDt is the
prevalence Of the Scarlet Fever 10 Port To-
bacco and surrounding country This dTeac-
uldisease, which ii st broke out several weeks
ago near the river in Pom9nkey district, has
suddenly made its appearance, says the
Times, in Port Tobacco. and to present it,
spread as much as possible IN other sections
Of the county, the Executive COMMITTEE. ut
their meeting on Tuesday last, thought 1t
best to adupt a resolution rostpODing the tx
hitition till November, 1899.
THE FAIR Ii RICnMoND.--The Petersburg
EXPRESS says:--We learn by telegraph that
the Fair lie considered more attractive than
on the day previous; the address Of Mr.. Nc
Farland was responded to hy NJ. Gushing;
the music of the Armory Baud charming;
aud the display Of big bugs" really over
uheipins. Lord Natier WAS present (who
with his wife, is the guest OF james Lyons,
ESQ y AID numbers Of American %poIitica! pat
,iIts: Mr.. Rarey. the horse tanner, brother o!
| the R.rey now rearing 1t all over Europe;
and an army Of all sorts Of generals, majors
aud captains.
~CArrLE.--The Northeastern cattle market
must be unrlvalied at this season, as lately
we have observed large quantities RAISING
| through our town. Within the past ten days
not less than two thousand cattle iave been
| driven through Winchester. A iew days
| siuce we saw = 1T Of hogs in the pea at the
Depot, destined !or the Baltimore narket.--
Winchester Tuyihj0".
The Petersburg Express says:--iha con-
dition of Mr.. Clemens is nomiaally 'nel,ber
better nor WORSE" bat there are whispers
a6 at that his DAYS are numbered"
yEUKE NEW BtnKS--Egrr,Soas G:th
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