Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-21
ALEXANDRIA.

THE GG<ehe of yesterday evening has the fol-
lowing items:
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITATIVE condition of
affairs consequent upon the unfortunate diSa-
greement at present existing between the
Mayor and board of police, a statement of
which appeared in Yesterdays Gazette, still
continues to be the all-abs0rbing local topic OF
conversation. The captain OF the police .oree,
appointed under the provisions of the new
police bill, not recognizing the authority of the
Mayor to suspend him, continued squad No.
of that force on duty until 10 O'Clock last
night, when he relieved them with squads
Nos. and 8, selecting one Of the unOccupied
rooms in the new market-hOuse building as
police Headquarters. AT 1870 O'Clock, the
Mayor having sworn in twenty-five special
policemen at his office, placed them in charge
of Captain Hiram Webster and sent them out
with instructions not to modest or interfere
with the other force, to which similar instruc-
ton, ii was understood, had been issued.
Before they received their instructions the
Mayor was waited upon by Councilman Shinn
and City Sergeant Steuart and at their solicita-
ton, and with the understanding that the former
would use his utmost endeavOrs to have a called
meeting of the City Councils to-day consented
to defer the execution OF his design to arrest and
imprisOn the captain and leutena mt of the force
elected by the Council; and was explicit in his
other force. Both forces remained on duty all
night, and to-day representatives OF both au-
thOrities continue On duty throughout the CITY,
spectators were collected AZ and i'm the neigh
borhood Of the market square until a late hour
last night, waiting to see what would be the re-
suit OF the difficulty. AT o'clock this evening
the state Of affairs wss precisely as 1t was this
morning, but without some unders. sanding is
arrived at before 10 O'Clock tonight, it is ex-
pected that the Mayors deferred intention of
sTTestiDg the officers of the force appointed by
the Council will be executed.
THE LATE INCENDIARY ATTRMPT.-A large
crowd was present in the Council chamber this
morning TO hear the remainder of the evidence
in the case OF 1. Rammell and Samuel Ehrlicb
clerk q r. IN he mt
east corner Of King and Columbus streets,
charged with attempting to burn that store
$3.50 O'Clock, the accused appeared before Mayor
Latham and Justices Chler and NAV, but by
agreement of the counsel the further examin-
alton Of witnesses was waived, and the parties
admitted to bail, the proprietor in the sum OF
S2,0Co and the clerk in 81 600 for their appear
ance at the quarterly term of the Hastings
Court. next October. to answer the charge. Mr..
Col Z. r Stuart appeared as counsel for the ac-
cused, and the Commonwealth Attorney,
Capt. ID. l.. Smoot, for the prosecution.
EXCITING CHAsE-A cOlOred man, named
Henry johnson, convicted at the last term of
the Hastings Court of stealing the sail from a
l0ng-boat, and sentenced to six months confiae-
ment in the county Jail, escaped from that pri-
son this morning when the prisoners were I'm the
yard, by inserting a broom handle i'm the iron
grating Of a window and raising himself to the
toppf the wall, from which he jumped down on
the front porch and ran down st. Asaph street.
Turnkey Bernard Kline, who was sitting on the
porch at the time, cried out to the late city sea-
venger, Edward Price, who happened to be
passing at the time, "Catch him!" and this he
did after a short but exciting chase, in which
large number joined. He was taken back to his
old quarters and locked up securely.
PARDoNRD.-Sheriff O'Neal to- day received
from the Governor pardon for Hugh Strider,
confined in Jail for breaking into the store of
Messrs. Davy & Harmon nearly year ago.
Strider was at once released.
A NEW ORGANIzATIoN.-A Capital and
Labor CO-0peratiye Colonization S0ciety. or
Humanitarian Pioneers, was formed in New
York last week for the purpose Of promoting
emigration to the West. locating committee
Of three was appointed. which, with two practi-
cal agriculturists, leave for the prairies this
week. The committee is empowered to make
arrangements with Territories, States, govern
ment or railways for the grant, lease or pur-
general interest Of the society. Their return
from the prairies Is expected In three weeks,
when necessary steps will be taken for the emil
end OF August. 1t was resolved that all mem
hers wishing to leave the society could do SO at
any time. and have their money refunded.
The ERIE RAILROAD LKAsB.-An election
was held in Philadelphia yesterday by the
stockholders of the Erie railroad to approve the
new lease Of the road by the Pennsylvania
protest was presented on behalf Of the Cleve-
land, Plainsville and Ashtabula railroad to vote
| on nearly forty thousand shares owned by that
| company, ON the ground that the new lease Is
| in favor of that company, and the company
| should not be permitted to by its own vote to
| discharge themselves form the obligations Of
| the former lease. Sixty-three thousand one
and two thousand seven hundred and seventeen
| against, deciding the question in favor OF the
| new lease.
| GEORGIA PoLIrICs.-The Georgia Legislature
| is fairly at work upon regular business. The
Democratic Executive Committee Of that State