Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-15

the importance of taking such action as would
secure the registration Of all such persons us
will be entitle to vote.
A colored member then offered a resolution
expressive of the sense Of the Radical voters OF
the 18th Ward in relation to the action of the
late convention in refusing to appoint Lewis
| Mckenzie one of the delegates to the State
convention which is to assemble at Richmond
| on the 18th proximo, which was discussed pro
and con BY several colored persons, when 1t
was withdrawn. ;,
A committee of three, consisting Of X b.
HOPKINS. George Cooper aud Charles Henry,
was appointed to secure the registration OF al
such persons in the 4th Ward who are likely
to vote the Radical ticket, who have not here
toIore registered
The above named committee were instructed
to procure list of the present registered voters
of the 4th Ward.
VIM Miller, colored, .hcn offered the follow
ing resolutions, which after some spirited dis
cuS,ion, we're. UPON motion OF Vim. Miller.
colored. declared adopted:
| RcsolrM by the Republican voters OF the attn
Ward. That we were and are opposed to send
ing any office. holder to the State Convention,
to be held in Richmond gu the 18th of April,
or that any should be appointed to the Nation
al Convention that meets at Philadelphla IN
June to nominate the Republican candidates
for President and \ ice President OF the tinted
States
Rcso1red, This being our view, and rs the
charge has been made by the Democracy that
it would be an ofice-holdess convention we
deem the selection Of the Collector OF Internal
Revenue of the 9TH District 10 be regretted by
all true Republicans.
Rcsolrel, That copy Of these resolutions be
forwarded to the President Of the State Con
ventiun to be laid before that body.
The meeting then adjourned
MAYORS OFFICE young men for
fighting. and disorderly conduct at Fishtown,
were discharged for want OF evidence.
John Smith, W. Fl. Scotland Ainny SOFT,
the latter wife, tor dlSordcrly conduct III a
house on West street between Cameron and
/ Queen, were fined and discharged.
| John kolb, for vagrancy, was discharged up.
on promise TO quit Tie city forthwith.
| Margaret Lucas, who had just escaped from
the work house, Tor dlsorderly conduct, was
sent back to her old quarters.
Jack Burnett, colored, for rDbb;ng the till
Of George Roy, also cnlored, was committed TO
the work house for 60 days.
Martha Bu;!er, colorcd. for 'iiSnrlrriy con-
duct. on complaint Of L,viuia Jackson, cnorcd.
was fined and discharged.
NIGlw REPORT Night clear and warm till
- clock. when it turned cloudy aud cool and
the wind changed tn the southeast. There
were M disturbances, nor any arrests. nor any
prisoners in the station house.
The CAHAL-Thirty- boats cleared from
Cumberland Friday, carrying 543,l1 tons oi
coal The arrivals were few, the detention he
ing caused, il was said, at the three-mie level,
near Hancock. hy >unken boat, neles stating,
the drawing off of the water 1t was expected
that the way would be open by Saturday The WA
ter on the Georgetown level was drawn of on Sa-
turday night, 70 have sumo $1,000 bricks clear.
ed from the channel Of the canal, which were
lost overheard from brick scow belonging to
Ridgeways kns. The bricks were taken out,
and navigation was resumed last night. Al
this city boats have been arriving aid depart
ing freely all day.
RIVER News Affair, on the rive, were
very quiet hismorning. The bark Mary Ann,
which cleared Saturday has not sailed yet, ow-
| inc to uutavuraGle winds. All the steamers
due yesterday arrived on time and all brought
compliments Of passengers and ful ireishts,
| The Columbia. from Baltimore. reports that
bound up, off piney Point, about SIX . clock
Yesterday morning. at which time loaded
schooner, and tug boat with four loaded barges
in tnw bound up, were also passed there
and that she passed four coasters. light bound
mp, this side of Piney Point.
BADLY BURNED. David Waters an engine
cleaner on the Alexandria and Washington
Railroad, was badly burned about eleven
O'Clock last Saturday mig ht in the round house,
ar the depot Of the q. A. 4 NJ K. H., by the
explosion of benzine cam from which he was
| filing lighted lamp Policemen Waters ano
! Horsenan who wcrc on that beat heard his cries,
went to his relief and took him to the drug
store Of Mr.. Samuel Luut, where his Injuries
were properly dressed.
FIRE .N.ARM-lhe slight alarm OF fire, about
ten 0 clock yesterday morning, was occasloned
by the partial burning of the roof OF framed
| house on West street. between PrlIce and Duke,
| occupied by some colored people. The flames
which caught from chimney, were frSt seen
by Mr. James rattersun and it was owing to
| that gentleman 5 excrtionS mainly that they
were extnguished, and that, too. without cans
| ing any general alarm or nccesSitalng the pre-
scuce of the fire department.
LOST Guild FoUND-A little child Of Mr..
Thomas Davis strayed away from its home 10
the lSt ward Yesterday evening but after being
absent all night was found this morning IN a
| house near the canal basin, into which II hau
! been taken and cared for.
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