Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-15
LOCAL NEWS.

RADICAL AFFAIRS. COL Robt. w. Hughes,
the Radical candidate for Governor, and Mr.
L. Fl. Chandler will speak at Sarepta Hall, in
this city, on Saturday night next
AT meeting Of that portion of the Radicals
OF Jefferson township who reside near the
northern side Of the canal locks, held last Sat
urday night in the house Of Allen Carter, a
committee was appointed to attend the Town
ship Convention and request the domination OF
one magistrate and Que constable from that
who came there from this city. and who, when
there, were beyond the jurisdiction of the city
police, might be arrested and properly dealt
with.
1t is announced that meeting OF the Rad-
Gals of the Sd Ward will he held at the old
Court House tomorrow mig aud be addressed
by Messrs. Edmund Burke, q. Z. Berkeley and
Lewis H. Payne, who are spoken OF 10 counec-
ton with the Radical mountainous for common
wealth attorney, sheriff, aud clark oflhe coun.
ty court
On Monday evening meetings Of the Radical
voters OF Jefferson and Arlington townships, in
this county, were held at Freedmen's Village
for the purpose of selecting delegates to the
County Convention, which meets on Friday
evening, to make nominations to fill the county
Offices, viz Sheriff, commonwealth 5 attorney,
county treasurer, superintendent OF the poor,
and county clerk.
The meeting at Arlington township elected
V. =. Corbett, George Ransom 3 ties, Benjl-
min Austin aud Henry Scott delegates:
jefferson township elected Il. s. Laws, f.
Pollard, j. w. Pendleton, +. Washington and
Isaac Green delegates
After the convention on Friday ratification
meeting will be held 81 eaches made by proml-
uent Radicals, and the nominees for the House
of d legates, Juo. B SyphaX aud l. Z. . Neal,
endorsed.
1t is understood that the Radicals of the
county, composed as they are, with but lew eX'
cepuons, OF cuored people, as the Government
won't give them their just share OF the offices
at its disposal, have determined to elect thelr
own tavoritcs to Office whenever 1t Is IN Their
power to do so, and that acting upon TINS de-
Termination they will at their convention next
Friday night nominate the following ticket ::
Y. Z. Corbett, county treasurer; ;. Laws
clerk Of the court; - Rutfiu, or Conserva-
tive, commonwealth attorney, and 5. Is. Cor
bctt, sheriff.
HONEYMOON IN JAIL--A colorcd wedding
took place here on Monday last, the bridal
party leaving afterwards 10 an omnibus for
Washington The bride and groom returned
that evening ADD took the outward bound train,
stopping at Manassas, where they put up at
tavero Soon after they got out, gentleman
who had been 10 the same Car with them miss
ed his valise, and as it contained valuabies,
when the train reached Bristoe, the next sta
ton, he also got out and walked back 10 Ma
uassas, aud 10 the room in which the happy
couple were taxing their rest, found his valise,
but it had been opened, aud what it had con-
tanned was gone, some of the missing articles
being upon the persons Of the slecpels. The
unhappy couple were at once arrested and ia ken
TO Breutsvie in the Jail at which place they
are spending their honeymoon.