Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-06

dates OF the party there Is no DOUBT tlat those
candidates will he elected-and elected, too, by
Il handsome majority. The candidates Of the
Ralcals are not popular even among their own
party, and will not receive the entire support
Of their party.
CONSERVATIVE MEErING.-A meeting Of
the Conservatives will be held at Liberty Hall,
tonight, at which speeches will be made by the
candidates Of the party for the House OF Dele
ties, and by other distinguished speakers
The New MARKET lIousE-The new Mar
kct House is progressing as rapidly as possible,
Mr. f. H. Delehay, the contractor, expects to
complete that portion now under way by early
spring should the weather be favorable. The
building, when completed, will be one Of the
most imposing public cdfccs in the South 1t
will DC built of brick, and have front Of AS
feet each on Royal and Fairfax streets, and 23S
feet Oh Cameron street. enclosing the market
square on three sides. leaving Sharp-Shin alley
unuccupic,l, SO as to form an open carriage way
into the court yard and admit 4 free access Of
the Southern brcczes The Royal street wing
will he 80 feet inches deep, the Cameron street
wing 40 feet 9 inches, and the Fairfax street
wing 40 feet deep. The buildings will be main
~ two stories in height, but the monotony OF
the three fronts will be relieved by projecting
corner buildings, the interior arrangements OF
when have been so des gncd as to require an
Increased height for second story, VIZ: Council
Chamber Adcrmen's Chamber, Court House,
and hall of Engine House, and this increased
height will furnish the ground work for decor
ating the fronts by their roofs prcdomlnatlng
over those of the intermediate wings, where
smaller Offices arc mainly located; besides the
centre OF the Royal street front will be made
more Imposing by fac Slmc OF the tlmc-hon-
orcd Stccplc
Washington Lodge of Masons, whose Lodge
room w;s located in the old building, aud OF
course destroyed in the great lire, Will rebuild
on their old site-the centre OF tile square ON
Cameron street The front of the Lodge build
in. will be very imposing, with grouped clrcu-
lar windows, and very elevated ManSard cupola
roof fankcd by smaller Manslrd roofs. The
height from the pavement to top OF bau>tradc
ON cuma will be. 81 feet All the buildings
will be crowned by modern corlliccs of gaIvan-
lied iron and slate roofs making them tlrc
proof. The south end Of the Fairfax street
wing will contain the Engine House, adjoining
this will be the Station House, fitted up with
al; the modern improvements In the Fairfax
street wing will be also number Of Offices, aud
the main entrance to court room through
wil, iIiuit of STEPS 1T the side OF which Will be
the room for the clerk ut the court, and ut the
corner OF Cameron and Fairfax streets the room
Tor the archives Of the court, so arranged that
il can be fitted up with galleries Tor book cases
This room is entirely hire proof and separated
from the other building by heavy walls. In
the Cameron street wing adjoining the clerk
and archiyc room to the west will be the Spacl-
u,,, court room of IS feet i'll length, 81 feet In
width. and ~ feet high. This court room
will also be approached from Cameron street
lv private stairs ut the west end and next to
the Masonic Lodge. These private stairs will
be for the Judge and officers OF the court. At
the head of the stairs there will be jury rooms,
&c. The whole arrangement will be most COM
plctc, being nodded after the I. 5. court room
in Baltimore West of the Masonic Lodge, III
Cameron street wing, there will DC course OF
STAIRS IL. Corporation Offices. The Aldermen 5
Chamber will bc located at the corner loyal OF
and Cameron streets; the chamber for board OF
Comment ouncil at the corncro Royal strcctand
Sharp Shin alley The rooms will be large and
airy. In the Royal street wing, between the
Council and Aldermen Chamber, will be stu
atc,l the Mayor office, retiring room, tax col
l.ctor's Office Auditor Office, and committee
ronms. The whole building will he completed
during the coming year.
YESrHRpAY.-The morning Of yesterday
WAS cloudy, but by noon the sun was shngng
BRIGHTLY, and the weather during the rest of
the dav. and until twelve clock ut night, was
clear Is that of Indian Summer. Rev. {. Is.
i,ana preached in Christ Church in the morn
inc, and Rev. Mr. Wavland at the Methodist
Protestant Church, ard Rev MIR. Handy at
the BAPTIST Church at night. With these cxccp-
tons all the pull pits in the city were filled by
the resident clergy The following is 4 report OF
the work done during the day by the Young
Mems Christian Association "A the Aims
House services there was very large gather
ing from the ncghborhOod, full corpse OF
workers on hand, and the exercises were Of the
most interesting character. The Sunday prayer
meeting at tue I'd Presbyterian Church, was
more fully attended han OF late: the exercises
were full Of tcryor. and good attention gwen to
the speakers on the occasion. The meeting
will be held next Sunday in the lst Presby-
terrain Church" The chairman OF the jail
Committee gives the following report OF the
work tlouc ut that point - good number OF
the members Of the association were present,
and an unusually pleasant meeting was held.
The prisoners present engaged most earnestly
in the exercises, and expressed their hearty
thanks to those wholly their presence enabled
them to enjoy the privilege OF 4 religious ser
vice. 4 prayer meeting WAS held by the prison
ors themselves in The morning. This field Is an
uninviting one tut those engaging III 1t are
abun,lantiv rewarded for the labor bestowed
upon it. Any person feeling disposed to en-
rarc in the work are cordially invited to do
so'' The canal and Fi>htown committees.
were at work during the morning.
Y. NJ G.. \. Nlsillr ScuooL-RGroRT FOR
LAST W EEK-Mondny night, teachers pres