Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-21
Meeting In Fairfax.


the 10Th inst, Dr.. Ira Williams in tie chair,
George Mason Secretary, AMI j. 81. Love, as
sistant Secretary.
Judge Henry W. Thomas explained lhat oHc
of the objects of the meeting WAS TIC election
of a County Superintendent aud Township
committees, to perfect the organization pro.
nonosed by the State Conservative Central
Committee ,,.,
On motion OF John Powell: DR.. Ira Williams
was unanimously appointed County oupcrln-
tcndent. with the following committees 10r
each township; DraiosviIIc, Jchn Powell, j.
~. Farr w. H. Bates, +. u. lowe; Prov-
;dence, L. D. ;,alGald, o. ". Hunt, +.
Vapsiyck, r. Hurst; Falls Church, ". II.
Daniels, B. f. Shrcvc, j. f. Reid, d. u.
Watkins Centrcvle, }. X. Purh, q. T.
Wright ". Il. MILAN, is. ID. uurr;'aek,
Mount Vernon, r. l.. Neyitt,. A. &. L.n,t-
street Geo Mason, }. O. kclby La@, T. T.
| Goodiue. ". i. Lee. B. Sklnntr, ). y.
| Marshall.
On motion OF James Slncs@r i. was
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint five
delegates to the Congressional Convention al
Alexandria on Thursday the 29;h Inst, select
ing those persons as delegates who nave been
named by the Township meetings Gs sach
Thereupop the following gentlemen were
appointed delegates: :,
Providence Township, Col Ii. B. Tyler, II.
G. Williams, Thomas Moore, Stephen Cuts. i.
D. Warfeld Cenclyi!ie, Jas. Sargstlr, J.I.
Worthington, G. p. Wright, ". L. MILAN,
]. R. Pugh Lee, p. Gooding, ". l.. Ice.
r r Scicctmau, 2. Cunningham, t. Woost-
er; Mount Vernon, J. 0. Kerry, Gee. Ma
son. A. G. Lapdstreet. Il. i Nvvit', j. II.
Marders: Falls Church. VIII. Daniels, Is. i.
Shreeye, John Cats. f. W. Wake field, j.
Bai'ey Drainsvrlle. J. Powell. f NJ. Lowe,
r. +, CARRIER H. Bickslcr X. {. Newman;
and on motion the President aud Secretaries OF
the meeting were added to the delega'lou.
Major Williams offered the following r'so'u-
ton, which was unanimously ainrtcd:
Resolued, That in the opinion Ut THIS meet
ing, Judge Henry W. Thomas, ty his; I:"n'S'
long ard faithful public scrvc $, extensive nc
ouaintance With political lit .lrS, and also ry
his sound Conservative principles Is enhcntiy
qualified for seat in the Natl NAL IIe=l >!ttnr'
at this particular crisis, and as such is cordially
and earnestly recommended to the considefa
ton of the Convention shortly 20 De- convent d
in Alexandra to dominate cludidst" IT rEc
Conservative party for CONGRESS from this DIS
trict, and our dec@ alton Is hereby Instructed
to use all honorable lneaus to procure hl$ nont
nation.
o. motion of John Powell the Township
committees were directed 10 call meetlpgs OF the
peoplc Ct their respective townships, 10 AZ
point delegates to meet at FairflxCOurt House.
in Convention. on Saturday, Octotcr lie lat,to
nominate candidates Tor the ccunty Offices to &c
filled at the November election.
Judge Thomas hen made Il short but s:ir-
ring address. which was followed By Ie" re
marks from Judge Sinclair OF Prince William,
pledging that county to the support OF Judge
Thomas.
On motion Of James Sapsstcri it was resolved,
that the proceedings Of this meeting be pub
lishcd in the Alexandria Gazette, acd the Rich
mond Conservative papclS be REQUESTED Ia
copy them, that the State Ctn'r.! COMMITTEE
NAV be aware Of cur action.
| o. motion it was resolved thai II ahr 81
the delegates to the Alcxandria Convention ~"
unable to attend the other delegates shall iii
up the vacancies.
The meeting then adjourned sinc C".
IRA WILLIAMS, Chairman.
q. Mason, Secretary, JAS. II. Love, ~.
| sistant Secretary.
ANDREW RUTHERaLEN.-A dispatch from
PhiJadcphi received here Sunday, stated that
Andrew RuthergIcn, ESD, late %s*;:ncc in
bankruptcy, was dying rapidly il that city, SUD
| his friends hclc have rcas0a 10 believe that hG
is Gre this dead.
Mr. RuthergIcn was naive Ui Glasgow
Scotland, and WAS in the &c h year OF his agc.
| His friends all say he has been in had health
since dragged from his sick room and >caice-
rated at the instanco OF Bona.
Although his conac,iloa with the h:lI.ru!r
court at first. in measure, prcjG1iccd persons
| against him. they soon learned that - isf :i0m
| symphathizing with rs icadug spIr,js 'l9 vas
as bitter against them is our ow: people.
When the Capitol disaster came upon our PEG
pie he gave libcraI.y to the families IT the
sufferers, as the writesr of this knows. InoSc
who knew him best we're lis warmeSt friends,
sure test that il ma0 has som.ihinE
| about him more than appears upon tic su:!2cH.
-Rich. Wing.
SWINDLERs.- A mong the mary dc:au ;Crs IN
the Navy is Past Assistant PaYmastcr 4. II.
lockwood, whose accounts show deficiency
of over $4,000. He resides ia Brooklyn, and
two suits have been Instituted against hIr!.-
The first suit has been Instituted against Linn,
self and his suretles to recover tttccH Thousand
| dollars, the amount OF his bond. and the "thcr
IS criminal prosecution against hlmscii::-
Warrants arc out for his arrest in beth suits.
| He has absconded The Government will pro-
baby never recover anything but the amount
of the bond, and must, tn rciorc. lose $l9 coo
There arc many others whose cases are as
bad and as soon as the accounting officers OF
the Treasury can unravel the Dcxtricab'r tan
| gle into which they rurposcIy placed thcr ae
counts, proceedings will DOUBTLESS IL lnsiiiu
| ted for the recovery Of the amount nt thcir
suretes and the punishment o. the oGtrn,ici'
N Y. Sun.
WHIsKEY METERS arc Violently alice l"s
political movements out West Commissioner
DeIano ordered certain kind OF ':ctcr ipr Dis
tillerics, to which the Western disillcrs o jet
! as too expensive and now they threaten TO
break up the republican party It the styl3 81
meter is not changed. The whiskry Interest
| is so influential in some portions ot tic West
that republican candidates arc tiGh:cncd about
the matter, and have Appealed TO The Commits
sioncr 70 change the meter accordingly This
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