Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-20
ALEXANDRIA.

The following items are from the Gazette Of
last evening:
CONFLICT OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
me mbers OF the new police force were instruct
ed by the Police Board to meet at the Mayors
Office at noon to-day, for the purpo of being
sworn into Office by the Mayor and TO be put
ON duty at once. conference between the
Mayor and the Board of Police i'm the MAYORS
Office at the hour appointed for the new force
t. meet there, resulted III a d,sagreement-the
former insisting that the members of the force
must be bonded, and the latter that such bond
ing was unnecessary-and terminated with
out the administration of the oath of Office
to any OF the new force, all OF whom with
many OF their friends had been waiting i'm
the market house porch for several hours.
After the termination of the conference, the
Board OF Police consulted the corporation at
deter mined to swear in the new force before
mag istrate. They consequently repaired to the
market-house porch, and at half-past o'clock
this evening Justice w. IL. MAY, in the presence
OF Messrs. French, Wheat and Price, of the Po-
tice Board, administered an oath to the privates
and officers of the new force to execute the laws
Of the CORPORATION; and to discharge the duties
divided the force in three squads Of seven
each. designated each man by a certain num-
Der, Instructed Captain Webster to take charge
and directed the two other squads to as
semble ct the watch-house at ten O'Clock
tonight rslieye squad No: L, and to re-
As soon rs the Instructions were Delivered
Mayor Latham appeared, and, addressing Capt.
Webster. said. &" forbid You or any others
from obeying these instructions and from going
on duty Captain Webster replied, az was
elected by the Council and / shall obey their
orders" He then called squad No. together
and marched them Off to their respective beats.
ing the members Of the Board of Police, and
the captain and lieutenant OF police, and has
published notices directing the members Of the
City Council to assemble IN special meeting to-
DECLARING n mi
mand or the night watch, and calling upon the
citizens for support.
A DRRANGED MAN KMLRD-Night before
last, as we are informed, a young man, named
mother, and whose mind became deranged du-
ring the war i'm consequence OF a wound i'm the
head from she'll, succeeded in Guiding the vigil
lance OF those in whose care he was, and divest-
ing himself of all clothing, started up the rail-
road track as fast as he could run, passing I'm his
tight one or two persons. who were unable to
saw the approaching train, but kept on his mad
race faster, II possible, than before, and ran d.
rectly against the locomotive OF the down train,
which was in rapid motion. The conclusion
killed the unfortunate man instantly, his body
being thrown considerable distance from the
track and shockingly mutilated.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
ROAD general meeting OF the Alexandra
and Fredericksburg Railway Company was held
In this city to-day, in pursuance Of notice pub
lished in this paper. The following board was
eiecteus VIZ: U. Is. hOberts, president; w. 3,
Lincoln, Montgomery Slaughter, Reuben John
ston, j. p. Green, Albert Hewson, Thomas f..
Scott, and X. ID. Barclay, directors. The work
OF construction will begin SO soon as the location
to OccOquan river is completed.
SENT TO JAIL.-A colOred man, from Manas-
sas, named John Washington, for stealing a car
pet bag from the depot OF the A, l.. * III. X. r.,
belonging to a gentleman from Georgetown,
named Robert Butler, was committed to Jail for
his appearance at the August term Of the Hus-
uDgs Court.
DEcLINEs.-Albert Fair, who was elected a
member OF the police force last night, declined
to accept the position, and George Ogden, as a
ready man, was sworn in to-day to serve in his
place until the Council filled the vacancy.
ELECTKD.--All bat six OF the nominees of the
Board Of Police were elected policemen by the
City Council last night.
LEPT.-General Lee left this morning tor Ra-
venswOod, Fairfax county.