Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-04

the Second Ward Radicals was held last night
in the house at the corner of Pitt and Princess
streets, Larlin Patton, in the chair and H. ID.
Harmon, Secretary, for the purpose OF electlng
delegates to represent the ward in the County
Convention, to meet in this city to select dele
gates to the State Convention. The tollo6
persons were placed IN nomination: John Il.
Gray, L. D. Harmon, Richard Miles, Augustus
Thorp, Larkin Patton and Thos. Carroll. On
motion of L. D. Harmon it was resolved that
the candidates receiving the highest number Of
votes be declared elected. The result OF the
first vote was as follows John r. Gray, II !;
Thos. Carroll. IL; Richard Miles, IS; Llrkin
Patton, IL; Augustus Thorp, 81 j.. ID. Har-
mou. T. The result Of the vote being an
nounced, Mr.. Harmon complained OF lngrau
tude. stating that he had rented the room and
furnished fuel, and that he had always been
faithful republican. He insisted therefore that
he ought 10 have been elected and demanded
that another vote be taken for his beneht. his
republicanism was then vouched for by Richard
Miles and by Marshall Williams, who also
complained of the result of the vote. Mr.. uray
stated that he was credibly informed that !!
Was the desire OF the President OF the nlted
States that federal otice-holders be excluded
from the Conventions about beng held. re
therefore opposed Mr.. Harmon election.
Mr. Harmon in reply, said that was all hoSG
aud still insisted that he should be elected ana
after various speeches from others the voting
hy racit consent was renewed and resulted as
follows: Thorp, Harmon, 10; Patton, ~ !;
Carroll, II. When 1t was declared that John
r. Gray, Richard Miles, l.. ID. Harmon and
Larkin Patton, had been duly elected
Augustus Thorp Thos. Carroll and an I'M
known coiored man were elected alternates. y
collection was then taken mp to de'ray expenses
and the meeting adjourned.
TIE Coal TRADE-The different coal agen
cies stationed in this city having prepared
their yards, wharves and docks for an Iii.
creased trade, have commenced 10 receive coal
by canal from Cumberland and will speedily
begiu to ship it to all points along the upper
Atlantic coast. Ten vessels to be loaded by
the American Coal Company are already on
their way here, and an equal number are prob
ably bound to the other companies. OF the
facilities afforded by Alexandria for the ship
ment of coal it Is unnecessary to write, as they
are known to all engaged in the trade to lar
exceed that of any other point on the Potomac
and as relates to expenses, II Is equally well
known that vessels eau be loaded here at less
cost to their captains than at any other port III
the country.
RIVER NEws-The steamer Wawaset. from
Currioman, arrived yesterday evening. and the
Express FROM Baltimore, last night, both with
good treights and many passengers. The
steamer e. II. Stout from Philadelphia, ar
rived this morning. The Express reports the
steamer Paison, which sailed from here last Sat
urday for Philadelphia. hard and fast aground
at clock yesterday evening at Iompkln 5
Point. \ large tow Of barges from Phladel-
phia, loaded with street pipes tor ashlugton,
passed up this morning, and schooner, which
bad lost beth her nlasls, Was also tGwed by here
on her way to Washington,
FRESH FisH-The fishery still continue
back ward and prices consequently maintain the
high figures as which they have lately ruled.
The steamer WawaSet brought up yesterday
700 herring and 500 shad which had been
caught at one baul of the seine at White Point.
The receipts at Fishtown since yesterday $ re-
port have been $1,000 herring, 500 shad AMI
full supply of rock and perch: which sold, the
herring. at from 81 to $lG per thousand, the
shad at from 81 to $50 per hundred, the rock
at from - to 45 cents bunch. and the perch
at from 10 % cents bunch.
PRINCE GEORGES COURT.-Many persons
left here this morning 10 vehicles on the Mary
land ferry boat Virginia for Marlboro to at
tend the Prince Georges Court. which COM
meuced on Monday last
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