Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-22
LOCAL NEWS.

| change Building Company was held at the
rooms Of the Corn Exchange" this morning,
Capt. NJ. Eldridge in the chair and Geo. p.
Shinn, Secretary.
After the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting, Geo, Y. Worthington, esq, Chair
man of the Committee to solicit subscriptions
to the stock Of the company submitted the fol-
lowing report
MIR. Chairman-On behalf of the Committee
which you appointed at our last meeting tor
the purpose Of soliciting subscriptions to the
most respectfully state that the response which
your committee has met with from the merch-
ants and other business men of Alexandria
evinces that there is life in the old land yet
The liberal spirit of enterprise displayed by our
citizens in aiding to erect a suitable building in
which the business men can daily meet, Is proof
that our efforts are duly appreciated, and Of the
necessity for the proposed improvements
With but little effort on the part Of your COM
mitteec, there have been 127 shares subscribed
for, and doubtless after our organization the bal
ance will be promptly taken; therefore, we feel
justified in saying that the project will be sue
cess and that the day is not far distant when
we will have erected q building that Alexan-
drians will be proud Of and the merchants and
business men will have suitable rooms to meet
| duce their friends and strangers into Your
committee has also instructed me to submit a
constitution for the organization of the COM
pany, to wit
| Art. provides that the company shall be
named and styled the Exchange Building
Company of Alexandria, Va
| Art provides that the capital stock shall be
not less than 5000 or more than $40, 1000, dlyld
ed in shares of $50 each; requires stock and
| transfer books to be kept, and designates the
| form and styles of stock certificates, &c; pro-
vides for each sharc of stock casting one vote in
elections, &C., and desgnates majority Of all
the stock as quorum.
Art specifics that the officers of the conf
pany shall consist Of President Vice President
and 5 directors to be elected by stockholders,
and Secretary and Treasurer to be appointed
by Directors with such compensation as they
may deem just authorizes the Directors to
purchase lots and erect buildings, &C., for the
use of the Corn and Flour Exchange and
to transact all other business of the company.
article ), Of the Treasurer: article 6, how the
Constitution may be altered or amended, and
article !, provides fora charter for the company.
The Constitution WAS taken up and adopted.
The Company then proceeded to vote for
officers and the following gentlemen were de-
clared duly elected to serve for the ensuing year
Geo. Y. Worthington, President; George H.
Robinson, Vice President; B. II. Lambert, P
B. Hooe, NJ. Eldridge, II. s. Wattles and
| Thomas Perry, Directors
The Board of Directors were authorized to
call for the first iustallmcnt on the stock, not
to exceed $50 per share, and to call for subse
| quent installments at such times as they deem
advisable and were authorized to keep open
the subscription books until POO shares were
subscribed
The meeting then adjourned.
IMMIGRATION AssocIATIoN.-A meeting of
the Immigration Association, was held at
the Custom House, last evening, at which a
number were present, Capt. NJ. Eldridge, in
the chair. and I. J.. Sanbornc, acting as Secrc-
tary. The Board Of Managers, according to
previous Instructions, reported plan of opera
tons, which was adopted by the association.
The plan embraces the publication of a paper,
as often as once in three months setting forth
the objects of the association, interesting fcl-
low-citizens in the cause, and placing before
the Northern public the many inducements to
settlers in this section of Virginia. The publ
cation is entrusted to the Board of Managers,
which consist of five, and will be made up of
communications from members, and others,
and such other material as may interest strang-
crs in the subject. The members were re-
uucsted to furnish in writing to the Secretary
of the association, for an early publication,
their several opinions on the advantages of
settlement in our vicinity, and to furnish also
lists of their Northern acquaintance. 1t is
designed to give the publication a wide circula-
ton through the North. Several new members
were present, and the general interests of the
association were discussed, developing au in
creased carncstncss on the part Of the mem
bers The association will meet hereafter on
the first Monday Of every month, at . clock,
in the Custom House
GOLD They ashington correspondent the
Baltimore Sun says "A little more than a
year ago the General Land Office called atten-
ton to the nugget Of gold, weighing considera-
bly, over nine ounces, found on the Potomac
river near Cabin John bridge, about ten miles
above this city The commissioner has just
received four specimens of gold quartz found
bv Mr.. w. II. Lpscomb on the bank of the
Potomac, near the Long bridge. The virgin
gold in these specimens is visible to the naked
eve and in general appearance they closely
resemble the samples Of gold quartz found at
various times in Montgomery county, Md,
and deposited in the mineral cabinet OF the
General Land Office.
For THE PEylTENTlARY.-Shcritf kurtz, Of
! Winchester. arrived here yesterday and lett or
the boat last night for Richmond: having II
4 oborro AnSon Thomas. colorcd, who has been