Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-08
LOCAL n EWS.

LOCAL N ENtS.
ANNEXATION. The following account Of the
annexation meeting in this county Is taken from
the Washington Republican of this mornlng.
The muddy roads prevented the Gazette re-
,orer from sending in his account OF the pro-
ceedings but from gentleman who Was pre-
snt as spectator, it is understood that not
more than one dozen white persons were IN at
tendance and that all Of those were not III favor
of the movement
"a meeting Of citiz.ns Of Alexandria county,
Va, independent of politics, was held on
Thursday evening at the Columbia school house;
Mr.. w. A. Roe in the chair, and n. s. Wright
secretary.
The Chair stated that the meeting was an add
iourned meeting Of the citizens Ut the county
called for the purpose OF discussing, the qies-
ton of rerocession pro and con, and called up
on the secretary to read the minutes OF the last
meeting Not having them with him ne pro-
ceeded to give a synopsis of the proceedings
when he was interrupted by Austin Syphax.
who stated that he (Syphaxl had offered resp
lutions, at the last meeting retrocedlng the
cmoty back to the District of Columbia, and
his resolutions having been adopted the county
had committed themselves to retrocesslon:
The Chair again stated the object of the
meeting. -,
Mr., S. B. Corbett said he dill not see how
any meeting could commit the county to the
culsc Of retroccssion. This question required
great deal of cool deliberauoos on the one
land was the heavy debt OF the State, and on
the other haad was the heavy taxation OF the
District, and went on to complre the resources
Of the State with those of tue District.
MIR. Bartlett stated that he was 10 favor OF
rc;roccssion, because if the county was taken
l,,ck into the District, the District of Colum-
}ia would 40 something in behalf of the
schools, &c.
Mir. il. ID. Smith stated that the taxes Of the
county were double what they we're before the
rctroccssion of the county to the State, aud the
political status Of the State is such that they
must uccossari!y be increased still more. As
to the legality Of retrocessiou, it was proposed
20 test he ciSc III the Supreme Court. lie
was in favor ofrctrocessiOn
J. H. Stevens defeated candiat, thr the
county clrrkS!iip, supervisor of the poor aud
other offices too numerous to m"ntOu stated
that the Question was first agiated through
the columns of the National Republican; that
the paper was opposed to the measure, aud
c,n,inucl to abuse the reporters of the R.pub-
liam when he was interrupted by cries OF io
on. Etio, 20 on, Cato, you report for the
Giro iclr. He then got very much excited
and SAID that the men who arc the greatest ol,,
lpitniS Ul fCLfucCSSlDn are lilDSc wiz arc an
til. time seeking office.
Mr.. S B. Corbctt said he owne about three
hundred acres in the county, and that, III hs
opinion, the ouy legal manner to proceed was
for tie citizens to petition the Legislature TT
Virginia to hold a convention. and vote Tor or
against the measure proposed, and then to pc
titon Congress to take the necessary steps &c
carry on; the will of the people, for as to the
legality Of the last retroccSSo?, it had been
ratified 10y n contract between the State OF llr-
pinia and the Conceal Gnvcrumcnt and If that
was illegal the only redress was IN the Su-
premc Court; but action should first be taken
in the State Legislature.
Addresses were made by several others
when
Mr. J. II. Stevens, of the Treasury Depart
ncnt, offered resolution ludorSlng retrocesslon,
but which he afterwards withdrew amidst
much LAUGHTER, owing to its ungt ammat,c
reading, and motion was adopted to appoint
a committee Of three to ascertain the views OF
citizens of Alexandria on the subject, and re-
port next Thursday week. The meeting was
attended by nearly all the properly owners IN
the county.
RIVER News Navigation on the Potomac
has been again opened, and sailing vessels
we're passing down the river to day without
the assistance of tugs The trip of the boats
on the Washington ferry line have been re-
sumcd, and have been run regularly since
noon. A row boat has also been making trips
on the Maryland ferry ue, aud some OF the
Maryland market people brought over their
truck in their own boats. The two Philadelphia
steamers, New York and Ann Eliza, with
harg"s in tow. sailed this morning, as did also
the Government vessel Trianna for Annapolis.
Four tug boats passed through the draw IN the
! Tod RI oah
tie steamer Z. G. Knight which has been ~
Ing above there hcmmed in by the ice for some
weeks past, but they failed. and as the ice
closed in behind them they had some difficulty
IN getting back. Three Of them renewed the
attempt this morning, and at O'Clock tins
evening had gotten within short distance OF
the disabled vessel.
Police News. The Old police headquarters
on Fairfax street will be closed and the new
rooms in the market-house building, set apart
tor that service, be opened on Monday next.
Four cases of dlsordery conduct, one woman,
were before the Mayors court yesterday even
inS. Two Migrants who were there this morn.
my, after they had been discharged were found
prow!lug about the yards of some of the cltl
zens on Columbus street and were again taken
up but released upon promise to quit the city
1HthWlth One of the crew OF the U. ).
steamer Trianna, who had been taken up for
dl<orderly conduct, was released upon the sail
ing Of that vessel Information of mad dog
ON Pitt street, near St. Paurs Church, was
dged at the Mayors office this morning, but
when Officer Walker reached the designated
locality the rabd animal had goae.
FlSIING NEws-Mr John Horseman left
here this morning with his outfit and seine
hnu!ers for Belmont, where he will make
winter fishery Messrs. Travers and Cogswill
will leave on Monday for Deep Hole Mr..
Gibson, VIII, fishes at High Point was in the
city this m orning hunting up seine haulers.
PoToMAC RIVER PILOT BoAT.-Certain Of