Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-12

ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY Coat meeting
OF The Stock holders aud freuds Of the Alexan
dria Library Company held January / 18th 1870,
the following plan vas submitted by The com
mittee appointed at lutte meeting Ut the dir
rectors, aud on motion adopted.
|. Any person may become al active mem
Der OF the Library Company by paying " per
annum in advance. A failure to pAp The at
nua contribution when due iorialta the right
OF membership.
.. Any person may become lie member
by paying $50, which shall be in full Of all de
mandS during the life OF such person
>. Any congregation may obtain perDetnal
membership for their pastor by paying 3d.
which shall enitlc the pastor OF said congropa
ton, whoever he may be, to the privileges OF
membership forever.
+. Any person may have the use OF the
Library without the other privileges OF mem
bership, Ivy paying So per year, or 25c per
mouth, in advance. r.
5. The election Of officers, the making OF
bylaws, and the general management OF the
affairs Of the company shall be under the con-
troll OF the active, lie aud perpetual members,
out of whose number the president und dlrec,
tors shall be chosen.
On motion it was resolved, that the com
mittee who reported the above plan be IN
structcd to prepare circular 10 conformity
with the object Of tho Sd proposition, for cir
culstion among the various religious congrc-
cations.
Mr. S. II. Janney moved that committee
be appoint ed to canvass the city Tor subscrlp-
tons, donations of books, money, &c, and re-
port to future meeting; whereupon,
The chair appointed the following gentlemeh
First Ward, s. H. Janney and h. Z. S'ayma-
kcr; Second Ward, VIM \. Smoot and L..
f. Greene Third Ward, \. j. uhler and X.
Kcmper; Fourth Ward, e. K. Wilmer and
L. S. Leadbeater
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
r. l.. CARNE, Pres
l.. \. LEADBEATER, See. pro tenn.
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WASHINGTON, ITEMS The National lutel-
genacr, in Washington, mas been suspended
indefinitely.
Secretary Boutwell, delivered a lecture Oh
Monday evening before the Grand Army OF the
Republic, in which our financial c0ndltlou, the
public debt, the way to pay it.and other topics
We're discussed.
\ newspaper is to be started here by coIored
men. Rev SeiIa Martin, co!oFed,ls TO be edl
tor, aud Fred Douglass ~ be correspondent.
John D. Barclay for the past sixty tvs
Years clerk IN the Treasury Department, died
on Tuesday at Washington. MIR. Barclay had
nrarly reached his eisht'eth year. re was the
father Of the Journal Clerk nf the !lousr OF
Represent tlVcs.
On Tuesday in the Crimiua Court Sentence OF
death was pronounced upon James Kelley Tor
the murder Of James N1ardrs, Oh the 18th OF
July last. by outline him with knife Oh board
the Schooner Agnes Anuir. then lying II the
wharf.
The plain Engsh of the doctrine recently
promulgated by The leader, vi the Radical par
ty il, that the State Constitutions arc to be
under The control OF Congress, subject I'd its
constant supervision, and revision. II lEI&'l0
true prevails the States vi BIZ mere provinces
ami the Government transformed from i Union
Of States. into Il constituted empire.
It was but The other day We recorded the
robbery Of his father by son, ont in Russell
county. Va, and to day We see al account OF
the cruel teating and mutilaIon nt father, in
New York, hy i reprobale In both the
cases the sons We're dissipat, and worthless i'll
various ways.
The leirgrah difficulties it j now asserted,
are not Yet over.