Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-24
RADICAL WARD MEETING. AT late hour

last night, few of the colored members of the
Fourth Ward Radical Club, met at the Colored
Odd Fellows Hall, on Columbus street, aud
were called to order by John A. Seaton, who
| stated that the proceedings of the last meeting
were null and void, whereupon after a little
"sparring everything done at the last meet
ing was undone and, A. w. Harris was elected
| President, R. Lyles, Vice President, and I. B.
Pinn, Secretary of the club for the ensuring
three mouths.
The annexation question was then taken up
and after wranele, that lasted until II o clock,
the action of the last meeting was endorsed.
Any one who suggested doubt as to the pro-
priety of going back to the Deestrict, was as
sailed violently, and his republicanism and de-
votlon to his race at once questioned, until as
q go. Douglass told them, the man who dared
| to express an opinion at variance with the ma
jority was vi6ed and hooted down, aud lie
given, al every meeting, to their boasted watch
word of =" freedom. y Once or twice there were
some harsh expressions used by the members
towards one another, such as lie, . jack
daw, " fool, " &C., but they did not appar-
emily disturb the harmony of the meeting,
which adjourned after / o'clock
RIVER News. Last night did the business
SO far as blockaling the river aad suspeuding
navigation is concerned, and this morning, Mr..
Cox, the proprietor Of Opossu Hail. on the
opposite shore, crossed the river on the ice :
the first time that feat has been accomplished
this season. The ferry boats attempted TO
keep open the route between here and Wash
iugton, but after succeeding after great Difficult
ty, and with much delay in making trip apiece
rellnquished the effort aud have hauled off VA
til milder weather. All the routes run on the
Potomac have closed and the river presents an
unbroken sheet of ice as far as the eye can
reach in either direction. The steamers Wa
waset and Columbia bound for this port have
gone to Baltimore and those steamers as well
as the Express and Georgcanna, have been
Withdrawn from their lines, for the winter. The
trips of the Southern Mail boat have also been
suspended The steamer New York, sailed
from Philadelphia for this port, but has stop
ped at some point on the canal. The steamer
+. G. Knight, which arrived yesterday even
ing from New York reports the Lady of the
Lake still fast aground off Matthias Point.
Nothing has been heard of the two tug boats
that started to the assistance OF the last named
steamer yesterday.
SMALL Pox There have been no new cases
of small pox reported to the Superintendent of
Police to day though case Is said to have
manifested itself on Fayette street, bet ween
Wolfe aud Wilkes. The house South of St.
Mary Cemetery has been vacated by its late
occupant and the Superintendent Of Police has
been authorized by the Board of Health to tit
it up for hospital and supply 1t with the ne
cessary furniture as soon as he shall deem 1t
necessary, and to employ physician to attend
such patients as may De sent there. As all the
existing cases in the city, aud it may be said
there are but two are reported to be GONZALES
cent, none of them viii! be sent to the hospital.
The disease is said to be spreading near Clouds
Mill 10 Fairfax county, six cases being reported
10 that neighborhood.
[. 0. O. FAN election of officers of Mar
ley Eucampment, No. 6, l. 0. 0. F., was held
last night with the following result. VIM. +.
Latham, G. P; Henry Hooge, Ii. F.; Z. A.
Simpson, S. W.; Hugh Latham, Scribe; ). r..
Devaughn, Treasurer; j. r. Sherwood, j. ".
Elections in all the other bodies Of the order
will be held in the interval between now and
New Years.
ALL RA1L.-Last Sunday was the last day
for the boat on the Potomac to connect with
the day train on the Richmond, Frcdcricks-
burg and Potomac Railroad for this winter.
From now the trains will run through on the
Alexandria and Frederick burg Railroad short
eniug the time from Richmond to Washing