Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-13
LOCAL NEWS.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION. The municipal
election, in this place, will be held on the fourth
Thursday, the 23d of the present month, and
to ntght the Conservative voters are to meet in
their respective wards to select Candidates for
Council, and to appoint delegates to conven-
tion to nominate candidates for Mayor, City
Sergeant. Attorney &c ln these primary
meetings it is hoped there will be one entire
accord Of sentiment, harmony. an iguoring of
personal feehng-lf any exists, and that every
thing will be done for the best interests of Alex
andra and also for the success Of the Conser-
yative party at the election. The Conservative
majority is not SO great that any division can
be safely allowed or apathy permitted to exist,
for should either occur, aud a consequent de-
tcat enSue it would at once be heralded as a
Radical triumph, and though, however errone-
ou>ly, pointed out as an indication OF change
of sentiment, not only III the city, but IN the
State aud used in the Fall campaign as capital
Thus it behoves all who feel a proper solictude
in the true welfare of the city, and who take
an interest in the success Of Conservatism, to
see that nothing is done or left uudone that
will disSatisfy or in any way tend to distract
the organization. IF the proper nominations
are made, which will doubtless be the case, and
the proper exertions put forth there will be no
doubt of entire success on election day. TO this
end therefore let all lend whatsoever OF lntiu-
ence they may possess be II great or small.
MrRDERoUs ATTACK ON A RAILROAD Con
DrcToR.-Last night the Orange train which
left here at 9 O'Clock. in charge of Conductor
Philips, of the Alexandria 4 Washington Rail
road, to return when the 1888 through train
arrived from Baltimore, carried among Its pas
Seugcrs four Washington roughS. When the
train arrived at the Maryland Avenue depot
these men refused to leave the car. and began
to knock about the seats. Conductor Philips
told them to leave the car; whereupon they
made an attack upon hun. The brakesmen
had gone with the baggage truck TO the turn
table some distance off, but there happened to
be four freight hands Of the A 4 W Company
at the depot, and with the assistance of these
the Conductor drove the rowdies from the train,
not. however, without some severe knocks
This restored peace for awhile, but upon the
arrival of the train at First street, and while
the Conductor was seated on the platform
awaiting the arrival of the Baltimore passen-
gers, the same four ruffiaDs made another at
tack upon him with bricks and other missiles.
The Conductor was knocked from the platform.
but soon recovered himself, and with the as
siStance of engineer DemaiD and the fireman,
gave the roughs rougher treatment than they
expected, aud they ran Oft, one OF them with
his head cut and all of them bleeding FROM
blows inflicted by the Conductor aud his assist
ants. During the melee Mr.; Philips was cut
across the upper portion Of his arm, the wide
cash partly sevcriug the muscle. He, however,
brought the train on to this city, and then OBJ
taiuea the professional assistance of DR.. French,
by whom his wounds were dressed. No police
men appeared in the ncighborhood during
either melee.