Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-01
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municipal officers takes place To-Day lnefe
arc to be voted for, Mayor. Auditor, Attorney,
Superintendent of Gas, Superintendent OF
Police, Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
mcnt, Clerk of the Market, Mcasurer of Wood
and Bark, Guager of Casks and inspector OF
Spirits, Collectors Of Taxes. Surveyor, Meas
urcrs Of Lumber. Assessors, and one member
Of the Board of Aldermen, and four members
of the City Council for each ward. The v'-
ting will take place in the First " ard at the
First Ward House, and will be conducted by
Messrs. J. J. Wheat, George Ii. Markell, and
4. D. Warfeld: in the Second Ward, at the
Council Chamber, conducted by Messrs.
Henry Mansfield, w. n. Brown, and j. l..
Smith; in the Third Ward, at the Court
House, under the conduct Of Messrs. X. Llni-
norman, Robt. Brockett, and 7. NJ. Meteor
mick: in the Fourth Ward, at the house on the
northwest corner of Prince and Alfred sts.,
conducted by Messrs. Samuel X. Adams,
John Fl. Brent, and W. n. Berkeley. The
polls will be opened at 8! o'clock. For list
of Candidates, see fourth page Of this day s
Daily Gazette.
ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY CoMPANY.-Caleb
S. Hallowell, esq, having declined the office
Of President to which he was elected ny
the stockholders. Vim. q. Cazenove, esq.
was unanimously elected by the Board OF
Directors, on Saturday evening last, to fill
the vacancy.
At the same meeting, the other officers of
last year were unanimously reelected, rs
follows: Richard l.. Carne, .jr., Vice Presi-
dent: Andrew Jameson, Treasurer; and
Edward r. Roxbury, Secretary and Libra
rian.
HANDSOME PREsENT-We saw yesterday,
ut the Book store of Messrs. James Entwlsle
& Son. a superb edition OF the Holy Bible,
pr e ,ented to Rev. James I. Johnston, late
rector of st. Paul's Church, by the ladies OF
that congregation. The Bible is an English
imperial quarto. with references-Oxford edi-
ton, bound in brown Turkey morocco, an
tique. The clasp is of pure gold and has on
it the following inscription "Rev. James
T. Johnston. from the Ladies of st. Pauls
Church, Alexandria, Va"
PRESENTATION. A number of the friends
Of Rev. John Roberts, connected with the
congregation of the Methodist Protestant
Church in this city, have presented that
gentleman with very handsome suit OF
clothes. in token of their esteem and regard
for him az gentleman and minister. Mr..
Rs appointment in this city expires this
month
FREE LEcTrRE-The Rev. Elias Harrison,
ID. d.. will deliver the 9th Lecture OF his
course on the Revelation of ST. John, before
the Young Mems Christian Association OF
this city, this evening, in the Second Pres
byteran Church. Subject: The opening OF
the 4th seal" The very large and respec-
table audience which assembled to hear the
last and most interesting of the course yet
delivered, encourages the hope that an IN
creased attendance may be expected tonight.
The subject is one of profound interest.
DrsrrRBAscE.-On Sunday afternoon a
drunken man. named Adam TAFT, climbed
into the steeple of the Friendship Engine
House. and rang the bell violently for several
minutes. The other companies in the City
surprising there was fire, came out with
their apparatus and ran up the street--a
very large crowd assembled around the
Friendship engine House, and one fight oc-
curred. The man who raised the alarm was
taken down, but appeared 50 drunk that he
WAS allowed to remain in the Engine House
to get sober: yesterday morning he was
missing, and though the officers have made
every effort to find him, he has not yet been
captured.
MAGAzlSEs.-From Mr. Geo. f. French,
we have received the March number of llar-
pers Magazine, containing an interesting
and accurate account of Mount Vernon
"a it is. illustrated; Croton Water and It's in
habitants; Joy to the Bride; Easco Nunez
De Balboa; Twilight; Single life among us;
and number of other very interesting arti-
Giles.
Mr.. French has also has sent us Frank
Leslie's Family Magazine. with the Gazette
of Fashion, for March. This number con-
tains Ethel Clare; Thirty Millions; Jonathan
Swift; Our early discoveries, &C., &C.; with
handsome illustrations, cOlored and plain
The Gazette of Fashion contains much that
will interest the ladies'
The UNION PRAYER MEETINGS continue
with undated zeal On Sunday afternoon
very large and interesting meeting was
held in the Methodist Protestant Church.
Meetings will he held every evening this
week at the Rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association.
PARLIAMENTARY all the Methodist
Episcopal pulpits Of Washington, George
town and Alexandria, were, on Sunday, oc-
,ur;ed hv ministers temporarily soiOurning,