Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-27


two days on which elections are to be held by
the people. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Attorney General and members of the
General Assembly are 10 be elected on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
the Executive Officers and Senate to hold Of
fee for q term of four years; the House Of
Delegates for two years
At the same time TUESDAY after the first
Monday in November) all County Officers are
to be elected-Sheriff Commonwealth 8 Attor.
ney. Clerk of Court, County Treasurer and
Overseer Of the Poor. These officers enter
upon their duties the LIST day of January next
succeeding their election, and hold for a term
Of three years.
On the forth Thursday in May all Township
Officers are to be elected and these will enter
on their duties the LIST day OF July next sue,
cccdDg. They are Supervisor, Township Clerk,
Collector Assessor, Road Commissioner, Over
seer of Poor, three Justices of the Peace and one
Constable. w
Also, on the Fourth Thursday in May all City
and Town Officers will be elected, such as Ma
yor, Sergeant, Commemorative Attorney
Treasurer, Councilman, &c, who will enter up
IN their duties, the 1st of July succeeding.
Thus it will be seen there are provided TWO
General clcctions-tor Governor. General AS
scmbly. and County Officers, in November
for Township and Town and City Officers, IN
May
All the Judges arc TO be elected by the Leg
slature. Its provided that their terms OF Of
flee shall commence on the lst day of January
next following their appointment; but those
first elected under this Constitution are requl-
red to discharge the duties OF their respective
Offices from their first appointment and quallhcl-
ton until their terms begin.
pI-A letter from Jackson, Mississippi, gives
the subioiued information in regard to IA. K.
Revel. the colored man recently elected to the
United States Senate:
Ho is tall, portly man, of light complexion,
has benevolent features, pleasant voice, anu
gentle ways. He is thoroughly respected 10y
his own people, and by the whites. Born IN
freedom. in North Carolina, in 1922, craving
an education, he removed to Indiana; spent
two wears at the Quaker Seminary In Union
county entered the Methodist ministry after
ward received further instruction at the DarSe
County Seminary, when he became preacher,
teacher and lecturer among his people in the
states of Indiana, Illinois. Ohio und Missouri.
AT the breaking out OF the war, he was MN
;starinq at Baltimore. He assisted IN the or
panizafion of the first two cOlored regiments IN
Maryland and Missouri.
DING q norton of 1868 and 1864 he taught
school 10 ST. Louis, then came to Nicksburg,
and assisted the Provost Marshal in managing
the freedmen affairs; followed on the heels OF
the army to Jackson; organized churches, anu
lrctured spent the next two years IN Kansas
and Missouri, in preaching and ecturIng on
moral and religious subjects; returned to mis-
s;ssinpi and has been in NatcheZ ever since.
Re is Presiding Elder of his church for the
Sou,hern portion Of the State, and since July
i,et Inns s.ruaH in the Civ Council.
METEOR ABOVE THE CLOUDS. Those
who happened to be out OF doors SO late as
o'clock lost night, we're treated to an exhibition
in the heavens of SURPRISING briliancy aud bean
tv. It was the bright flash Of meteor D."
wound the clouds. The rain had ceased but 1
lew minutes before. and the dark, omlnou;
c'onls cleared away, it seemed purposely, and
nothing obscurcd the sky but white mist, which
was at some places so thin that you could SEE
an occasional star through it, while again
thick, dark DRIFT would rush along az II racing
.:,is one -, f,w naccs before it, All Of sud
J.n there was a flash Of light. and everybody
oui Of doors must have looked up. There wa
~ ho soon one of the most beautiful sights Ina
o,.r or, ted tho gaze of man. IL was the has
of meteor beyond the clouds, anu Its Drigh'
ness reflected on them presented every colo'
the rainbow, but more varIegateu anu 'af 'n".
hrIlisnt. 1t was more beautiful than beau
tiful sunset. The clouds, some near, some laI
presented the appearance OF O cavern WIN "'c'
hone;np rocks and all lighted up with a
effuIgent glow that was golden and gloomy
turns. The grand sight lasted but = momct
and then was gone. 1t passed across thu, SIX
from south to north northeast and the darkness
opened before and closed quickly its b'lIha'
natb.-LouiSdle journal.
TAppoLE TO FaoG..ThO Warren stnt. '
thinks that what We will lose or gain by 'han1
from from, District to State, will be s% Ws1
like the change OF tadpoIe to 1[ ns. m hinp
ssr ' hut ~ soon as the transmigrat"ry proc
tern appendacc' and he sets up cr0ak'"g
the infinite delight Of himself.
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