Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-03
GEORGETOWN.


the charter. the Board Of Aldermen and Board
OF Common Council met last evening in Join,
convention for the election Of town officers for
me enening year:
convention organized in the Council chamber
present, all the members of both boards, viz =
rive republican members of the Board OF Al
dermen and eight republican and three demo-
cratic members OF the Board OF Common Conn
ell. Alderman Henry ID. Cooke was called 10
the chair, and the convention proceeded to bal
lot Tor Recorder. An application was read from
j. Mason GoZZier. Mr.. Magruder nominated
Charles +. Peck, and Mr. Marbury Nominated
Hugh Caperton. Mr.. Peck declined Messrs
COX ana Curtis were appointed tellers for the
eEy ,. (nine votes necessary to choice
First Ballot-Peck, 4; Caperton, 4; Gozzler, Z;
no eltctlon. Second Ballot-Peck 10; Caper-
ton, 4; Walter 5. Cox, !. NJ. Peek was declared
elected, and the oath of office was administered
TO him by Judge Fisher.
Mr.. LAIRD Re- elected CIerE-Tbe new Rscorday
thersupon took the chair as presiding officer a.
provided In the charter, and announced the
next business In order to he the election of
clerk OF the corporation; when, on motion OF
Mr.. Collins MIR. Cooke ca t the vote of the con.
vention for VIM. Laird, and he was declared
unanimously reelected.
t,oar inspectOr-Letters were read from T..
BAKER and ID. McCann, who was recommended
by Evan Lyons. William III. Teuney and r. s
Cropley; also from Thomas e. Wheeler RECON-
mended by A. Ross Ray, David l.. Shoemaker,
Burroughs x DOugal, A. II. Herr, George Shoe
maker, Beall & Shoemaker, and Geo Waters:
also from Jacob Staub. recommended by Hart
lev * Brothers. j. G.. Waters. John Tenney, X.
ID. r. Robinson. The first ballot resulted,
McCann. 9; Staub, ;; Wheeler, ;; Peters, /: and
MI AcCann was declared elected.
inspector Of SplITtGou, Liquors and SdI>d Pro.
ossions.-,I q. johnson was nominated by Mr.
Marbury. and unanimously re- elected.
Tar CodectOr.-Mr. Magrudsr nominated G co.
w. Beall; Mr.. Casear nominated Peter Brr-
ry, ana MI Beall was elected-Beall, 8; Berry,
Matchmaker and .SoIer Of WeighIs and Near
ures.Letters applying for the position we're
read from John REYNOLDS, l.. l., Clements, A. L.
Grimes and W. II. Barker and the balIotin0 r.
suited: First-Grimes, 6; Barker. 4. Reynods
8, Clements. 2 blank, l. Sec0nd-Grimes ::
Elements, !; Barker, :, Reynolds. 1; blank
Ihird-Grimss, !; Clements, 4: Barker 3 Reyn-
olds, j; p. Coakley, I. F0urth-3rimes, 10:
Clements, 4; Barker, /, and the result when ~
nouneed, WAS greeted with cries of correct
from the large crowd assembled outside the
bar.
Inspector ard Marker of Lxmb,r.-Mr Grimos
nominated Columbus Thomas. NJ Cox nonu-
mated W: ii. Simms; and letter was read from
ID. r. Grimes applying for the position. The
WeiSher Of Hdy.-Letters were read from j.
h. Ferguson and II. +. Ritter, applying for the
position. Mr.; CASTELAR, nominated Philip Coax
lev, and Mr.. Marbury nominated A OfFutt
The ballot resulted: Coakley, .; Ritter, 6: or
futt, 2. -
Wood CorSer and k,dsur,r-The application
Oh Henry Burroughs WAS read, and Mr. Crime,
nominated james Ferguson. The vote resulted
OLeaTy. 1. -
Trus,-eiJor The Poor ana Observation-Disclosures
tons were received from NJ. V. Buckley g. A
ohutt, and II. ii. Dade. Mr.. Beail nominated
w. y. Fuller, Mr.. CASTELAR, nominated Collins
Crusor, Mr.. Pickrell nominated ". II. Craig
Mr. Crimes nominated r. Crouse. and six bal
lots Neis taken, Tesulung in the choica of
Nc~rs. Buckley and Dade.
- fir- COmmisSton,T.-The application of Isaiah
Lemon, Tor vacancy in the Board OF Fire
commissioners was read by the recorder. "A
voice go IN Lemons. and get spueeIed.0 Mr.
Cox nominated A. l.. Grimes Mr. Fuller nomi-
mated Joseph Nicholson. and the vote stood ON
TIE hI-t ballot Grimes s, Nicholson s. on the
second Nicholson 10, Grimes G. and NicL,l.on
was declared elected.
Chimney CONGRATULATIONS were re adj from
John W. Lee, VIM. Whelan and Chas. Lemon,
and the vote resuted-Lemon ., Lee ., whelan
), Irexler l. "a voice Bully for Lemon -
Surreyor.-Mr. Msrbury nominated n. ~
Brewer, and he was unanimously reelected
Horbor HdStsr.-There was an application
from > ii. Sherman. Mr.. Grimes nomirated
Adolphus Hall, and the vote stoOd-SLerman
s, Hall !; and the Chair declared Sherman
elected.
Street C6mmissioner.-when this once was
reached, the packed mass of human beings out
side the bar swayed to and fro in Intense anx-
iety. An application of j. II. Newman was
read, also Of X. X. Shekells, the present demo-
cratic commissioner. MIR. Cooke nominated
Basil Burroughs; and the hTst ballot resulted:
10; Shekells, ); Burroughs; ;, thus
electiDg Mr.. Newman.
Poltcs HGgistrate.-N. V. Buckey's (the pres
ent incumbent'sl application WAS re ad; and Mr..
CASTELAR, nom Inated VIM. II. Craig. The vote
stood; Buckley, II; Craig, q
xsssengerfar Boards, Mayor. and Clerk.-John
H. Ferguson was reelected.
sch 90! Gudrdidnj.-nr. Magruder nominated
MI. Coz; Mr.. Grimes nominated Mr.. Cesilear;
Mr.. Cox nominated MIR. Dunlop. Mr. DUNLOP
wished 1T understood that he did not desire the
position unless it was rendered gratuitously;
and hr. Beall remarked that Mr.. Dunlop W A.
one 3f the most efiicient members OF the board.
MI. Fuller nominated q. s. Rams0urg. member
or the old board, removed by the democrats
last year Other nOminatiC n of last year 8 board
were made The vote stood-Mr. Curtis being il
Hyde 10, Curtis II, Cox IA, Dunlop Is, Beail 10.
MaSee Ii, (all Of whom were elected, with :
votes each Tor CASTELAR, and Ramsburg-x tie
The second ballot resulted In the choice OF Mr..
Mr.. Collins was nominated, but
declined; and Mr. Pickrell stated that Ir. j.
Henry Wilson, of the old board, did not desire
to be considered candidate.
Small POB Physician for the Eastern Diuisi0n.-
The applications of IL. klenschmidt (last years
physicianl and Richmond Southwortn were
read Mr. Magruder nominated John kurtz.
and the first ballot resulted, Southworth $,
III. inscbmidt 4, Kurtz 3; second, Southworth II
h !einscbmidt 3, and Kurtz /.
Small Pos Physician for the Western District
he vote resulted, Appleby Is, and Klein
sCHinlut, NurtL, ana WllllAms each I.
Day Scdr>nger.-Applcat atoms were received
from Logan Williams, james Cornell, James
Davenport and Gassaway Waters, and DayelI-
port was elected on the fourth ballet.
. Night ScGrsnoer.-Applications were received
from VIM. W. Hunter, John w. Gross Cthe DEM
ocrztic incumDent) and Alfred Pope, when
Judge Fisher suggested that they " elect which,
ever one would give bond not to come around
before ten O'Clock at night" The baIlOting re-.
10, Hunter 3, Gross .. Mr.. Grimes
then moved that the clerk be instructed to de-
stroy the ballots 1T once, 80 that they would not
be Q su bject OF contention as last year but the
couldn't see il; the motion was lost,
and the joint convention thereupOn adjourned.
THK GEORGETOWN FLOUR TRADR.-Look at
these figures and see the extent of our hOur
manufactures for the past neutrality-suspicious.
during December last, 1G,i5S barrels, a. fol-
lows: Family, 5000; extra, 6.1S6; super, I5.3;
nne, Isl; LIST middlings, 81; I'd middlings. l.;
broad arrow. 121; rye, Is. For the quarter end
ing December 3lst last, 1874 barrels; and for
the wear Of 1870, a total OF ,3ll barrels.
DEPUTY FLOUR INsPRCTOR-Mr. ID. Nc Cam,
the new Flour Inspector. has appointed George
Peters (ceiored) his deputy, and both will enter
On their duties to morrow.
FIRH COhNIssIOHRRs' MHRTINs-Election Of
q Ctief Eagineer-The Board Of Fire Commits
sOners held a quarterly meeting yesterday At
ternOOn At ; o'clock, At the Mayors Office and
after re-electing Col. VIM. o. Drew chief Of the
IRE department for the ensuing year, confirmed
the appointment OF James Cleveland as foreman
OF the steamer Henry Addison, vice X. A.