Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-23
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An adjourned uan,n. Of the Conservative
Ward Sllrcrinrdcnjs viii he held NJ ;hc -.
flee of the CitJ Sergeant nsl 'riiay night next
for the Purpose, it is understood, Of dr:l Ia
ting the time aud place FIR holding ward uicc'-
logs to nominate clnGilates inr the City Coun
ell, aud appoint delegates to Il convcu!i'n to
nominate a candidate for Mayor. II Is sad on
the streets that III the event OF the passage OF
Il Till reducing the salary oi the II Iynr (;t'rt
from present appearances that seems almost
ccrtain) the number Of candidates ior that pc
slion will be considerably l:sscncd.
4 man named Henry haHdIil, a!ias faa-
do|ph, said to be well known ii the ncishhor.
hood of Ocropuan, where he lia> III r,l"lta-
ton OF being l.oiSc thief. was arrc-c,! il,
Washington yesterday charged with ..'c; liz Il
horse in Marylar,i.
Mr.. Samuel Walton, a Gnrmcr resilient of
Fairfax county, and o"c the Society oi Friends,
who received an appointment S)al" years az
in the Indiau agency in Iowa, is on a short VISIT
to his friends near Accolnk.
Con siderable feeling is manifested ly per.
sors living on Gibhun street, between Columbus
aud Alfred, by the enforcement Of in old law
Of Cuunci! prohibiting them from sling the
waste earth made in grading their >licwa X.
The freight train on the A. 4 +. Il. Il. thai
left here yesterday morning ian off the track II
Cherry Hill, smashed one Of the c,s and up
set two new empty passenger cars that were
on their way to Gen. Mahonc' $ road.
The weather to-day has made ovcrco.;s and
fires by no means uncomfortable. Though
Winter has not yet reached the lap ot May nc
is evidently hon!ng after and doing lis best TO-
wards achieving that position.
The only cases at police headquarters this
morning were james and Matte Davis. calorcd,
and Mike Morrisscy, all arrested Tor disorderiy
conduct, but all dismissed as the charge against
them was not SUSTAINED
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. WiIdman and their lite
daughter, hattie Of Lecsbur=, were thrown
from Lugyy on Friday last, and severely,
though not serious y Injured.
Mr.. Thos. Il, Ayrc, Il graduate of the ln:-
vcrsity of Virginia, has been chosen The l'rln-
cpa of the Lcesburg Academy, and has ac-
copied the position.
\ car load of sIlint coal, Il variety Of camel
coal, was received this morning by Mr.. }. J..
Agncw from Western Virginia, via the {. 4
q. r. r.
The Fire Department, consisting Of the
Chief Engineer. Wardcns aud Presidents al
companies Is called together to-motr"w hitht
at Tho Columbia Engine House.
The remains of the late IIowi>ou lloo". esq,
of Faruuicr county, reached here by Tie Lynch
burg train this morning and were uttered IN
Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Milburn is turning out from his Old cs
tablishcd Pottery, opposite the Taunery, some
of the best and finest ware he has ever manu-
tacrurrd.
Bishop Gibbons will visit this city on the 18Th
of May to administer the right vi confirmation
at ST. Mary's church.
Among the arrivals on cattle train ycstor-
day was a COW that had given birth To two hne
healthy calves in the car in which she cinic
Sturgeon. in market, this mornln:, was "!-
fcrca at 10 cts. per 10.
The weather. this morning, vas c"'1 AMI raw.