Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-11
ALEXANDRIA,

THE PosrMAsTERsHIP.-T IL unite \
scramble for the position of postmaster of this
city. The term of w. ID. Massey the present
incumbent, expires in July proxlmo, and he ia.
We near, candidate for reappointment His
principal competitors are T. A. Stoutenburg, T..
Evans, n. Z. Trist, Andrew Jameson, John c.
Clarke, and Charles Whittlesey. = .
The Gazette Of last evening has the fol,oving
items:
PERIors SITuArIoN.-The late rains have
made all the streams in this neighborhood very
h,gh. Camsfon Run. which has been impassa-
pie once or twice since the LIST Of the month,
was very fun yesterday, when little son OF DIR.
6inson, tAleck,) who was crossing it on the foot
ieg, tell in, having been made dizzy by looking
Stream. Messrs. James Vernon and James Tat
terson were crossing the log at the time, and
seeing that the child was in imminent danger
the first named jumped into the run to save him.
rent too strong, and though he caught the child
they were both borne on BY the surginx freshet.
Mr.. Patterson, fearing that they would be
Se so aas not Ss
current, and, though he reached his friends,
was carried on with them down the stream and
all three would, it is said, have certainly been
lost but for the assistance of q gentleman whose
name was not ascertained. s4#H3 Z
A SHARP TRfCK.-A gentleman named
Kuhns having received circular from parties
in New York stating that they would furnish
MN wiz, coo o. money ~, OF 80 excellent an
formed two of the constables OF this city Of the
Proposition, and they ordered supply OF the
spurious money for the purpose Of detecting the
and yesterday they received by Adams Express
neat little box marked 9. o. d. s3l-25, which
was paid after the express matter for the north
had left. When the box WIS opened it vas
found to contain nothing but Jaw dust, and rs
J the money paid for II was still in the express
once an order was at once obtained for its ATT
~Ca~-r, rx,cr,ox r,..x.,,r
ONeal to-day served upon the following named
gentlemen o}icial notices that their election to
the different offices for which they were chosen
/ on the 26th ult. is contested It is understood
that the election OF the other candidates chosen
that day viii not be c0ntested:--Hugh Latham,
Il. s. Ashby, w. ID. COrse, Morton Marye, Jacob
Roxbury, H. X. Bradshaw, j. IA. steusrt,
john + Hi K. Field e o. Monroe nfep r.
Garter, Jonathan Ward, samuel Beach,
Samuel Jefferson. Ftsl ID
THE GrLLERe.-The OILERS Of Alexandra,
Fairfax and Prince William have prepared peei-
tons, which have been numer0usy signed and
which win be forwarded at once to the delegate
from this city, praying the LeRislature b fe-
spect their rights and regard their interests In
any Laws that may Be passed with to
lARR1srxD.AA young man named Edward
Meades was arrested in this city this evening,
on the strength Of Telegram received ffom
Washington charging him with robbery IN q .
I 0B. j. Dorsey, ef San Francisco, has
shipped $50 Cinnamon to New oslsae to work
on the plantations. - 3sail = bsi
ga writer on physiology announces that Il
people would avoid quarfsls, they should nol
sleep together under the eAme bedclothes.
| grin Boston, when man has been ont lon
ger Aea usual ON IN evening, his wife makes
ion." If he makes mistake or chic, - she takes
him across her knee at once. -, = -
1 sCSt Paul has the SMALLPOX. the steam man
and Mexican Buchanan. They did have Train,
but the Common Council got together 10 40 tts
nuisances, and George left st Paul IL In hard
luck.-N. y. Democrat. 49, ii &, - - :
Rome Of the Beecher girls used to cav that
she had three rulee to guide her in copying
her fathers MSS: If letter was dotted. II
wasn't J; IL . letter was crossed 1t wasn'i
n, and IL word began with q capital letter il
aSTennessee journals report that colored
schools are being rapidly organized ali over tue
State, planters and farmers' evIncine much
interest in their establishments. Tho Coiumbia
Herald says when there u = colOred school In 4
neiehborh0od there Is no difficulty In obsainin Z
1tb0rers. 50 = 80 - = =