Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-11
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MEETING AT THE Corn EXCHANGE At q
meeting OF the members Of the Corn Ex-
change, held at the Exchange room yester-
day morning, s. Shinn in the Chair, and
Louis f. Green Secretary, the following pre-
amble aud resolutions were offered by Geo.
d. Fuwle, prefaced by some remarks expiait-
ing the object of the meeting and the necessI-
ty for adopting some measures to regain the
very important trade of the lower counties
bounding on the Potomac.
/ Whereas, The receipts OF Corn at this port,
from the counties of Virginia and Maryland,
bordering tiLe.water, have materially fallen on.
during the past two yedTs-and whereas, we
attribute this falling of 70 the adherence OF our
nelghborng cities TO the system OF buying and
ST ling Corn by measurement-thIs latter system
being preferred by the farmers residing IN the
aforesaid counties Therefore, be It
R,sO'rcd That from, and after this date, all
Indian Corn arriving az this port. by " ater snail
be bought and sold by measure, unless special
contract is made TO the contrary.
ReSoired That although We are compelled by
the force OF circumstances 20 adopt the system
of buTing and selling Corn by measure, never
theIess. We consider the sys'em Of buying and
selling all Grain by weight, as the only Just one
and are OF opinion that said system should be
universally adopted by commercial coumuhi-
ties.
The preamble and resolutions were unanl-
m'usly adopted.
Ga motion, the proceedings of the meet
Jog were ordered to be published, and the
meeting then adjourned.
COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION The follow
ing geotlemen have been appointed by tue
CITY Council, Commissioners to superlntend
the election for municipal officers, in the
several wards of the city, on the second day
Of March next.
FIRST Ward. J Wheat, Geo. W. Max
well and A d. Warfed.
Second Ward-ll Mansfield, W. \. Brown
and j. Smith.
Thi d Ward-R Zimmerman, 7. NJ.
Mccormick and John Ogden.
Fourth Ward. Buckingham, W. n.
Berkeley and W. W. Harper.
See another column Of to-lays Gazette
for official announcement Of election, tue
various officers to be voted for, and the places
Of voting.
ALEXANDRIA LITERARY SOCIETY On Tues
day evening the question, "Hhs the Com-
monw eath Of Virginia the right 10 remove
the culored population from Der territ ry,
was discussed at length by Mcs.rs David
, Smoot, Richard l. Carne, Louis klnzer,
| Oscar c. Whttesey, Jyhn 7. Gordon, WIN.
I F. Carno aud George w. Brent, and decided
! in the negative. The night OF meeting was,
on motion, changed to Saturday, and the
oues,ion. "Were the Crusades beneficial to
! Europe" was appointed for discussion on
/ Saturday, the Goth. Polemcs Massrs. VIM.
/ F. Carne, and |. Louis KinZer.
/ The Public Reception at the Executive
/ Mansion, on Tuesday evening" was numerous
| " attended,. living tide Of citizens and
foreigners sweeping past the President tor
! two hours, each one anxious to exchange
s.lutations with the Chief Magistrate Of the
republic. The East Room was crowded to
OVERLOOKING, and it was at times with diff
Guilty that the promenaders could circulate.
/ LARGE Hoe We saw yesterday, at the
Store Of Kincheloe 4 Bruin, Hog raised
by Mr.. Nelson Garrison, near R2ctortown,
Fauquier County Virginia, which weighed
900 pounds nett This hog was but twenty
three months old when slaughtered. His
length was seven feet and height three.
CrNuoS CouNCIL.-ln another column. will
be found the oih.ia proceedings Of the Com
mon Council, at the meeting, on Tuesday
night.
THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the Alexandra
Water Company, takes place at the Lyceum
Hall, this evening, at ! o'clock.
Street robberies and burglarlcs appear to
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