The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-08
ALEX ANDRI A. VA.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO REMOVE THE PRES
ENT Corporation OFFIcERs-A New ELEc
TON 70 BE HELD ON THE 2OTH-We un
derstand that, at a business meeting Of tn
Union Association of this place, held las
night at the Lyceum Hall, the committe
appointed on Thursday night week to con
fer with the military authorities on the sub
ject Of removing from Office the present Cor
p,ration officers, reported in favor of suct
removal, whereupon resolution to that eff
feet was put and adopted.
1t we, also decided by the Union Assoca
ton, to hold an election for Corporation off
GERS on the 10th of the present month, and
commissioners to hold said election, and ward
committees to nominate candidates for the
various Offices, were appointed.
The following are the committees appoint
cd 10 make nominations:
First Ward-Thomas Davy, g. c. Hughes
and William r. Howard
Seco9d Ward-Anthony Moran, Lsrkin
Patton and Robert Wade.
Third Ward-James Stoutenberg. John P.
Whiremore and jefferson lacey.
Fourth Wad--Andrew ,. Ogden. William
d. Massey and Robert Bell, or.
The following commissioners to hold the
election were named VIM. Arnold, Lewis
Mckenzie, Stephen Shinn and Henry Mans
field.
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The VOLUNTEER RELIEF ASSOCIATION
The Volunteer Relief Association held it's
regular meeting at the Auditor Office, Mar
ket square, yesterday afternoon, at O'Clock,
Mayor'Price presiding, and H. Peel acting
- Secretary.
The committee appointed to wait upon the
ladies Of Alexandra, to request their, Crop.
Grafton in the benevolent objects of the As.
suciation, through its chairman, James En-
twisle. Jr., reported the proceedings of tho
meeting of ladies, held at Exchange block,
ON Wednesday afternoon, in response to the
call of the committee, and published in tho
News of yesterday.
Some conversation and discussion occurred
relative to the following resolution passed by
the ladies:
Resolved, That the Volunteer Relief AS
ISOLATION be requested to place at once ia the
hands of the ladies, as large an amount of
money as could be spared from its funds.
1t was agreed that the funds of the Asso-
citation had been pledged to carry ON the sup.
ply store and soup house, when that should
be opened, aud that those enterprises would
require the entire revenues of the Associa.
ton, leaving no margin for other appropria-
tions. 1t WAS also suggested, during the
curse of the conversation, that there might
have been some Misrepresentation as to the
character of cooperation which the ladies
had been invited to give. One of the main
points in which their aid was asked, was ex-
planned to be the furnishing OF second hand
clothing to the destitute. 1t was believed
the plan Of the Association already adopted
was amply sufficient to provide food and fuel
and to prevent suffering in these respects.
1t was suggested and sgreed to, that the
Association visit the ladies meeting to.mor-
~" Q" UsUSSc, Win view 10 an interchange |
Of views as to the respective spheres of the !
Jas. 3. McGraw was added to the commit
tee appointed to request the cooperation of
the ladies, and Benjamin F. Price to the
standing committee of the Fourth Ward.
The purchasing committee announced the
receipt of the following donations:
Mr.. Snow, of Boston, 25 barrels excellent
mackerel and herring.
S. A. Cawood Of Ma. yland, 50, and two
cords of wood at the cost of freight
1t was also announced that Captain b. 7.
Plummer had kindly agreed to receive and
deliver the wood of the Association, and that
~. Mehaffey had granted the use Of his
King street woodward for the storing Of the
wood.
After some other business Of an uninter-
esting character, the Association adjourned.
The election in Wisconsin has resulted in
the success Of the Republican ticket.