Evening star., 1867-05-15

| 4th, 10 from 5th, from 9th, and from 7tn;
Mf. RhiEehardt,1 from Cd. #Ef
l The Chair Mr.. Elvans) announced that as
/ mater OF principle, and believing that lie
colored men whe had right to vote had
| rig BIT 10 hold office, he should vote. as dele
gate from the Sd ward, for MIR. COOK. zap
Cries of "Announce the vote,- Announce
the vote" r....s1 .--.... .7
Mr.. Bramhali arose to point Of order.
Mr.. Barton stated there was nothing before
the meeting.
Mr.. Syphax said there was an agreement
between the members OF the lst ward delega-
| tion that a majority should rule, and he there
| fore declared The is votes of the ward for Mr..
Boswell. [Applause
The Chair then announced the vote as fol-
lows:-Whole numb Der OF votes cast, los; neces-
| sary to a choice, So Mr.. Boswell had received
| 81 votes Immense applause Mr.. Cook. 81.
[Applause Mr. Rhinehardt /. Here there
| was great confusion, with cheers for Bos-
we'll.
| Order being restored, Major Morse moved
| that committee Of enc from each ward b8
| appointed by the Chair. to be constituted as an
| executive committee OF the Republican party,
and conduct the business OF the party during
| the campaign.
DIR. Boyd hoped the nomination of Mr. Bos-
| well would be made unanimous.
Mr. Geo. Hatton (4th ward, colored, . was
opposed TO making the nomination unanimous.
He had voted for Mr. Cook, and would vote
DR.. Boyd thought if the nominations Of the
onvention were not made unanimous there
might he some boiling.
MT. Bramhall offered resolut ton providing
that the chairman OF the convention request
the various ward clubs to elect Il We delegates
to form central Republican executive COM
mittee.
Mr.. Thomas Bell, (4th ward col y meyed
as an amendment To the resolution Of MAJOR
Morse that the committee be authorized to 6ll
yacanc cies.
The amendment was accented.
MI Baker moved to postpone this ma tier
for one " eek. and adjourn until then.
Nr. Bramhall said the Cd ward association
had instructed their delegates to vote for the
above resolution, providing for each ward
electing committee Of five.)
Mr. John 4. Cook returned his thanks 70 the
delegates tor their support, and appealed to
his friends to make the nomination Of MIR. Bos-
well unanimous.
The nomination of Mr.. Boswell was then
made unanimous amid great applause
Mr.. Dudley moved that committee of one
from each ward be appointed to make arrange.
ments for mass meeting to ratify the nomi-
nations.
Mr.. John A. Gray (colored, lst ward) moved
to amend the motion Of Mr. Morse SO as to
provide for the appointment Of a committee
OF three from each ward instead OF one;
adopted
Mr.. Clements moved that the executive COM
mittee, when elected, be authorized to make
arran ngenents for q mass meeting.
Mr.. Arrison said the committee on resolu-
tions was unable to report this evening but
asked that they be permitted to report the res
Major Morse moved that committee of one
from each ward be appointed to notify the
candidates of their nomination.
chairman OF each ward delegation, except OF
the Sd ward, Of which he Mr.. Elvans) was
CHAIRMAN, and appointed in his place Mr..
The resolution of Major Morse, as amended
by MT. Bell, was adopted, and the Chair ap-
pointed the following named gentlemen as the
First Ward-C. A. Stewart, W. H. Wheeler,
and w. 4. Freeman.
Second Ward.-L. E. Dudley, Edward Am.
bush and T. E. Green.
Third Ward-J. T. johnson, N. b. Clarke,
Fourth Ward.-MaJor w. A. Morse, John
King, w. b. Smith.
W. q. Marshal.
stsM Ward-Henry Better, G. NJ Barton,
r. u. Griffin.
Serenh Ward.-Henry Nj. knight, Arthur
Pannell, Abraham Dyson.
The Convention then (at o'clock in the
morning) adjourned sine die with loud cheers
for the candidates.
ALEXANDRIA IEEMs.-We clip the following
IRON the Gazette of yesterday:
party OF some ten or 8 dozen capitalists
from philadelphia accompanied by John s.
Barbour, President: H. W Vandegrift, Super
lntendent, and Anthony Mclean, Auditor Of
Lne Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and
Messrs. VIM. G. Oazenove, Col Suttls, w. III.
Marbury, John w. Burke and other geHtle-
men OF this city, started in a special car on an
excursion trip over the Orange and Alexan-
dria and Virginia and Tennessee Railroads as
lar as Bristol Tennessee. The gentlemen from
philadelphia have ma de large investments m
southwestern Virginia, and the present ex-
cursion is for the purpose of viewing the
country along the lines OF railroad leading 20
that section
The Episcopal Clergymen of this city and
nelghborhood, some Of the Professors from the
theological Seminary and several lay dele
gates left here on the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad train this morning, on their way to
Staunton, to attend the Episcopal Council
whlch conyenes there Tomorrow.
Mr.. Albert Gunnell, q well-Rnown and
highly respected citizen OF Eairflx county, for
some time past merchandising at Vienna Sta
ton, on the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad,
ol ed suddenly in his store at that place one
day last week from hemorrhage.
nancy ydoodle containing two young men,
John Nightingale and George Baker. was up
SET yesterday evening, about four O'Clock,
Wnen on the Was shington ferry boats wharf
The occupants were both good swimmers and
consequently escaped drowning.
Constable Chipley, on his rounds yesterday,
discovered skiff hidden in a ditch in rear Of
the Louaoun and Hampshire Railroad Depot.
He had it conveyed to the Magistrates Office,
supposing IL to have been stolen.
At l0 O'Clock this morning the Exchange was
formally opened for business purposes. There
was full attendance Of merchants, and q
considerable amount of grain was offered.
The Assessors have completed their rounds
tnrough the city, and are now engaged in
making correct copies of their books.