Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-27
LOCAL NEW S.
e. I.,ruAM's ADDRESS. Pursuant t. no.
ur HUGH Latham addressed large au-

Ma LATHAM AppAr"oo. - ulsu'a' - ~
:, ur Hugh Latham addressed large au
~ E.o,e at the Assembly Room last night :
,'>,.t tho,;. prcScn! We're u numier OF colored
,, VINO listened attcntircly to the speech.
w. ~. | announced that he had Invited all
1.,I hat he might present 10 them his clalDs
..' ,jrir suffrage for the position of Mayor.
!, .n.ak.uy vi the Lcv,sSalily embarrassing
non If enc who is obliged 10 talk about
'.,lt. he narrated his course of litc since
''''''h,ad la said that he was the first to
%.,,to Al.Xln!ria the late travel which had
. m. been Obliged to remain IN Washington
'...r hit. and that during tic late war he
y, .,r;,ic d his business, glvcu NJ his houses,
.''.', N ani done his duty, aud that When he
.,,.. hack j, vas Il find the hard earnings OF a
...,l. ii. Sw&p! away aud himself In bad
T'.,I M! iil-rr pared TO renew the toll by
,,,1l ii y ii.i b:cn acquired. lie gave
:.,,,ua .nnn1r til" Lar:ativc of his contests
,s.,j, III. Freedmen Bureau, and he claimed
49," l., bi> tar; and nerve he scared the sue
'..., If he evil government OF the clty against
,....i .ati,4,S Of those who desired to put
=, uater military rule He alluded to
~. i..,.s. A.. var, declaring i was douc by
~, ~, ,,~.,,.t,.ions Of his Position % the Sun
l,y when h, Thought invalid, but executed
! .
H., .,.w,y> 80 l bY the party nominations,
.'"!r Il. !cliun + ISL had, by his personal
.y.rri,s.. -ecus,d the election to Council OF
=. mast i tcrlliucd personal opponent, aud
..l.:.! !. ~, far li:al = good rule should not
,,.re tn.n WAYS. lie called the Auditor to
,r..,,... t!llt hi administration OF the Mayor
.f,. h,; h. n 4 financial Success, and read the
I,w;r.r ,larcuic;.t # the receipt, of that Of
t;r.. FIR tie ,iX months ending December 81,
I>-l. ,I.4aaml, S,6U4 So For the six
months ,,aiius peceulhcr 81 1872, Berkeley,
: 2>;. Il - making clear gain OF more than
Il, >1Iq3r IL Fix nIpGh~ He claimed that the
,so,l f'r the poor had been provided during
II .,uatcr pr. Of his administration free of
,,.,, - he city, and that the soui-house had
.l.o been kept up by concerts, &c with but
>n.A. pl:,c expense. In this he claimed he
lalas.iD saved more than his salary TO the
,i,v In conclusion. he asked the sutfrages OF
hi. t.l.ou-c,iz.u> in the previous nominating
election.
TIE C.,xAl.-'iIIH BoArMES's STRIKE AD-
.rsrEp.-.A dispatch was received to-day by
Nrti.v. Il iiltionasent Of the Hampshire and
naltin =, Coal Co. c nvcr.n" the gratifying ~
,.,!i..uce tina; The strike uf the boatlucn on the
Chr.a arake AMI iihi, taa. mad ended, anu
that boats h. !! comu@ncci loitlGs WHu coal
i,r tila Wal r. In" rates agreed upon are ) l. ~
to tieorgri w" aud 81 .ij 20 Al,Xaadra. The
Cumb,rlan! N.ys Il yesterday. says - Wo
boats lDedo; witt. " al lett tbs city Yesterday,
10th >ili ,.pc - AID c,i-;ael 10 F'rlvate III,
ui.iiu.I> !!r Wee the DIR. DeIaplane,
with lt; IT; ;,.r> u gal l'rr II tac,ck. and the
"A H. Miller, with IA to"> IT gas coal tor
li,,,r-vtown. Ih. latter vas the first boat
loaded tbs season.
FIRES At HAMILTON. Ga last Monday night
about n clock the drag store Of j. Samuel
Wm>.y:, a. II mtoa, Loud I'm county, was
discovered to b. ~ tire, caused, as supposed,
rom ashes hyovu from Il pipe, and before the
ia;nc> VIZ. cNt,ngu:-ird m,ldcrabe damage
,ya> ,jotr, AMI the o>, If drugs &c, Of Mr..
Wiln,.tt N n tr.h,y aI1uLt to 5000 or 5000.
to,.!~ilys II which 5 ii .janncy. of this city, is
agent. 'iay"alliny WIS but slightly damaged.
\ day or Two b fore. he capluct shop .; j. Z.
Scemcr ami he yiwci ing OF J. f. Bcuedum,
OF the sam si-:. accidentally took lire, but
We're say i @ilG lit.c ,!alnagu.
TIE CoEp&NxGp MAN. -Charcs Man!cy is
~enrcurci 20 be hang in tie jai! yard Of this
cay At noon 'o-:! rrfow for the murder of John
.I1nr'. ~ lie &. -at II III. 9TH OF July last, at
Tie ,..;t;t il petersburg. Manlcy shows
Ilc >,! .: lii Ing ,,'ay IN jail, being, if any
tHint, marc 9hy ti.au whcn he was lnprlS-
"'sd III >;',. denies that he struck the fatal
n"" ~ nag that he tried to save Mour"e
from beng rli tn gallowS IS IN progress Of
erection III III. yard Of the jill.
THE WoUNpF.D SCuooI. Boy. Master Nat
l'ou>h, who was acc!cutall: shot at B2thcl
Academy, near Warrenton, on Monday last,
>!' ilrs in il critical condition, though the
physician. entertain hopes vi his recovery. lie
Is .flcTc,ip;cn; orlhe kide>t treatment. Should
hi, as, take 4 f,voralh turn, it will be at least
three weeks before lie eau DC rcm'rcd t" MS
home in this city.
FIRE WARpEHs The Board oil Fire Ward
rl> met last night aud began the investigation
mo the charges against the engineer aud
..:;srr of The Columbia Company for neglect Of
lazy \ por,irn OF the cyl! cEcc was heard and
Tie " ;E,irnS adjourned TO meet ut an early day
al tn. cad o! tn, cnair na@, II resume the IN
vr>t .-l.lnn.
WALL sOranA HOUSE The English Opera
Company i, Walls Orcra Ilon>c, in Washing
t'u. w,rr, la>! night justly arp.auls,l, in their
'.a'!l.lon d Martha, The individual parts be-
.S well giyon, aud the ch ,ruscs showing q
marked ma,nvclucn, nu proceeding evenings.
i'@l-It Bale : opera, The Bohemian Girl
FISH TRADE. The trade at the fish wharf
IS growing as April approaches. Some 800
>I''! came W last night aud were purchased
II S.,tlS'tt .l,.,l This 81
, ~ hrra:Ai 50 per hundred Some
;" S-''>225 per thousand.
Lone FA>>AcE-The schooner Commerce.,
,aF,ala t.rar, loaded with wheat bound to
;i"'f>h'r-. Z, ro'ice of Which appeared