Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-02
LOCAL NEWS.

c,1- The evidences of better feel
f' :. sn,rcial affairs are more and more ap-
'sr,nt and confidence seems to be rapidly re-
pa .a;nr Deposits Of currency are increasing,
'a'D; ~ few days. unless something unforeseen
AUS n'nu happen, the embarrassment will have
>''' y, and money be again easy, as it is known
p">.I ,ar,e amounts are held throughout the
'"', .,rv that will soon seek investment.
rrr LIBRARY. AT a regular meeting of the
r.,.,ors of the Alexandria Library Company,
'Il,St night, there were present: Messrs. s..
u nTE lanncy, President; Cook, kemper, Neale,
rit.,och IIooe, Boush, Latham, Leadbeater,
tin.,rdep and Blackburn.
eH TIs minutes of the last meeting having been
,.J and approved aud the report of the com
l:; ,,e. % the last concert given for the benefit
. :,bo company having been received, the resig-
u a, ~" Of Mrs Emma j. Young as Librarian
r 1'': accented, and the Board proceeded to the
'I'c,on Of her successor, the choice falling up
'n Miss Emily Epglish on the first ballot
" upssrs. Cook, Neale and Kemper were ap-
,,ntel A committee to secure the cooperation
:, ,be ladies in an exhibition of Jarleys Wax
WTks, to be given at an early day, for the pur-
,n,e Of repienishiug the treasury Of the com
f r and enabling them to make further pur-
sb,;ss of books to meet the demands of the
/, was also determined to have lectures DUR
nv the winter, aud it Is expected that W. W..
Walker, of Westmoreland, aud }. NJ. kilgour,
Of Ioudouu, will lecture for the benefit of the
company. "
\ RUNAWAY HORSE horse attached
10 the buggy in which Mr.. w. t. Herrick, Of
hi, city, and his wife were riding 90 the Ac-
ropk road, a few miles below here, yesterday
morning, became so much alarmed at the ap-
proach of some cattle from the opposite direc-
lion. that he was unmanageable. MIR. H., 6nd
pr that he could not hold him, attempted tc
ump out so as to seize him by the mouth, but
shle making the attempt, the horse wheeled
suddenly, threw him in tue road, ran the buggy
over him, and then dashed off into aud through
piece of adjoining woods, and did not STOP
until the wheels of the buggy becoming sc
eogged by underbrush as to be immovable, he
had broken ooose from it, and been brought tt
halt some distance farther on, and but few
PAGES from ravne fifty feet deep, by the
shafts which still cliugiug to him became en-
laughed among the trees. Mrs. Hcrrlck re.
NAMED in the buggy the whole time, aud for
lnateIy was uuinjurcd Mr. Herrck though
(alIy bruised, is not much hurt, and both he
and his wife have returned to the city.
QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF TIE
House OF DELEGATES The sixth section OF
article seven Of the Constitution Of the State
reads: ''Sheriffs shall hold no other Office.
By this section of the Constitution Sheriffs,
yhr in office, are incligbl c to all other Offices,
bl, the section, when read 10 connection with
The entire article, does not apply, it is said, to
CIV Screeauts As Sheriff cannot resign
his Office, Mr. |. e. O'Neal, the Radical can
tlate for the House of Delegates, is ineligible,
and if elected his election will be void. His surf
ties, on his official bond, however, can rule him
t, give other surities and fhe refuses to do so,
then his office will be vacant, and he becomes
eligible for any position. There is Coustitu-
ticnal provision against city officers being eIigi-
bic for the Legislature but this only appl5s to
officers elected under the city charter, and the
Ciry Sergeant not being such an officer is not
affected thereby.