Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-03
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draulion Fire Company, present Stephen
Shinn, esq, President, John l.. Smith, esq,
Chief Engineer, MessrS. Glasgow, Atkinson,
Carne. Neale, Douglas, Stabler and Knight,
Fire Wardens, and Messrs. Wilmington and
Latham, Presidents of Companies.
After the reading Of the minutes of the
two last meetings, Mr.. Atkinson from the
Committee on Investigation on the disturb
ance of the Goth Of May, reported that no
additional evidence had been offered, and
all those who had before doubted as to the
presence of one Of the parties implicated, be-
ing fully satisfied that he was there, on mo-
ton of Major Wilmington, the report was
unanimously adopted, whereupon Mr.. Carne
offered preamble and resolution, request
ing the Sun Fire Company to expel from Its
membership the two young men found guilty
Of having been the prime movers OF the dis
turbance. Mr.. Latham moved to amend the
resolution, making it read suspend or cx-
pei" and supported his amendment in few
remarks Oh the impolicy Of being too severe
in the first case. lie was was not opposed
TO expelling the parties found guilty, but
Council had, as yet, passed no law enabling
the Department 10 require such expulsion.
and a request might not Ice acceded To. lie
would like to have the Company under his
command, obey the acquisitions of this body,
and would therefore not he too hard i'll u
first case.
Mr.. Carne replied that he had offered the
resolution precisely because it was the first
case, and would furnish precedent for tu-
ture action. These young men had wan
tunly disturbed the peace of the department,
and the quiet of thickly settled neighbor-
hood in the most public part of the city, keep
ing it in an uproar for more than an hour, and
he thought that ali example should be made OF
them. If the City council neglected to pass
the necessary laws to enable the Department
to enforce its decisions, and any fire compa-
nv refused To carry them out, because it
could not be compelled to do 80 without such
luw, the blame Of such disturbances would
rest where it belonged, and the Department
would have yindicated its title 10 the respect
of the community.
Mr.. Atkinson spoke briefly and concurred
fully in the sentiments expressed by MIR.
Carne, and the President by general con-
sent, made few remarks, having the same
tendency, avowing his belief that it needed
but frmness on the part of the older MEM
bers OF the Fire Companies to restrain the
Younger and more excitable from anything
approaching 10 riot.
Mai. Wilmington stated that the Friend
ship had expelled recently two disorderly
members. and that it had operated like II
charm upon the order of the Company: there
was. now. neither lettering about the En-
CINE House ut night. or any improper conduct
The vote was then taken on Mr. Latham :
amendment, which was rejected and Mr..
Carne's resolution, requesting the expulsion
of The offending parties, was adopted.
The proposed 10th BY Law, laid over at
! the last meeting, was then taken up, and
the substitute, requiring all trials to be pro-
ceedcd with in full meeting adopted.
Mai. Wilmington then called the atten-
ton of the Department to the invitation ex'
tended, two months ago, tn attend the prayer
meetings at the Friendship Engine House;
they were well attended, and had produced
a deep impression Oh many, and resulted IN
much good.
The 1th BY Law, was then amended so
as to provide for holding the regular meetings
on Wednesday, instead Of the lst Thursday
Of each month, and the Department adjourn
ed to meet at the Hall Of the Sun Fire Com
panv on Wednesday, the 9th OF October, at
O'clock, P. NJ. The meeting was an ex-
ceelingly harmonious one, ana It's action
appeared to give general satisfaction.
BrrcLARs IMrLEMENrS.-Ic stcrday morn
| ing, as some laborcrs were shovcllIng coal
into the cellar of the store Of j. L. Creigf-
ton, corner of King and Royal streets, they
had occasion to move some boxes, &c, on
the pavement, beneath which were found a
bunch of skeleton keys and u pair of pin
GERS, doubtless the property of burglars who
have recently been committing deprcdatlons
upon some Of our citizens. The keys, and
other implements were ingcniously construct
ell. and seem to answer admirably the pur-
pose for which they were intended. They
are in the possession Of Mr.. Creighton.
ArRoR, BoREALrs.-On Thursday night
there was another magnificent exhibition OF
the Aurora Borealis At about o'clock
Yesterday morning it was most brilliant the
light being nearly equal to that Of full
moon. The whole Northern Heavens were
llumined. the streams OF light extending
nearly to the zenith. Many witnessed this
/ beautiful phenomenon.
CLERIrAL.-The vacancy in the Assistant
Pastorship Of ST. Mary's Church, caused by
the transfer of Rev James Ryder to Phil
adelphia, will, We learn, be left untitled
for the present, in consequence Of the great
want Of clergy in the Catholic Church.
The loss of the Rev. DIR. Ryder will be
much felt by the congregation with which
h. has been connected here for the last two
wears, his learning and eloquence having
attracted very large congregations when ne
was announced to preach.
! G,NE.-Sora and artridge shooting has
commenced this season earlier than usual