The national Republican., 1867-07-18
Alexandria Affairs.

The Gasette Of Tuesday has the following:
BACK MoSEr.-A large meeting Of the eolored
men who were formerly employees In tho United
Statos commissary and quartermaster's depart
ments, In this city, was held on Monday night in
"Slouby's school house, colored school house
to devise some means by which to secure to them
the payment Of the five dollars per month i'm,
properly, as they say, deducted from their wages
while employed by the Government, but with.
out any decisive action being taken the meeting
adjourned.
RESCoNThE IN CULPEPER.-Mr. Robert o.
Grayson, formerly of this city, on Sunday morn.
ing last, shot In Steyensburg, Culpeper county, q
young man named Brown, son of Mr.. NJ L,
Brown, with n double. barrel shot gun, loaded
with buck shot and balls. Mr.. Brown received
The cause Of the shooting was alleged improper
familiarity between Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Gray.
sons wifo. .,
REGISTRATION IN LouDoUs COuSTY.-Ths
registration In Loudoun county so far foots up:
whites, ,582; colored 5l5. Lorettsville, Mt.
eilead, Union and Bleaklsy's Grove are yet to
be registered.
REGISTRATION IN FAUouIER.-The registration
Of voters In Fauquier county closed on Saturday
last with tho result, II Is supposed, Of q white
majority Of some Ave or six hundred.
HEALTH The health Of Alexandria continues
| to be remarkably good, and thore is, therefore,
the moro reason for continued exertions to pre-
serve II. Cholera and other diseases arc hover.
ing about tho cities and towns In different quar-.
ters Of tho country. That We may be happily
exempt. every effort should be made by the use
| Of precau tionary measures.
The WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA RAIL.
ROAD Tho argument in tho case Of the lessoes
| nf tha Washta1tan AIaxandria aadn a.
| Railroad Company vs.. Dawson, OF al, was con.
cluded before the District Court, In session at
Frederioksburg, on Monday, but no decision
rendered. 70 s..
The Ga=stts editorially says:
TIE CoLoRED PEOPLE, who are " politicians ~
are beginning to have an idea that the 100
operation" scheme Is designed to effect, practi.
| oally, what was originally intended by Mr..
Bolts, Gov. Pierpont, and others, in their pro-
posed Fourth Of July Charlottesville Conyen-
| ton, but which was impeded by the fusion Of the
It's and Hunnicutt wings Of the Radical party
| under the influence and by the advice Of certain
leaders Of the Radical party at the North. They
| therefore fight shy" Of the cooperation, which
| they think Is to operate, In tho end, against
them and their particular friends.
Tho Journal, Of the same date, has the fol-
lowing: e..
Monday night Martin Lawler, private watch
man at Jamisop Collins foundry, on Wilkes
street, discovered a man laying on the railroad
| track, near the mouth Of the tunnel, much In
jured, and, upon inquiry It appeared that he
| had laid down on the wall Of the tunnel bridge
and fell asleep, and Is supposed to have rolled
Of His injuries were Of q very serious oharac.
ter, but will not probably prove fatal. He was
from the country. and Is being cared for by
some persons residing near the place of the ac'
| cident.
NEw Wharf.-The arst lot Of new wheat Of
fered at the Alexandria Corn Exchange this sea.
son was bought on Tuesday by NJ. Eldridgo
Co, at $2So. 1t is thought that large amounts
of wheat will arrive in this market during the
coming week.